Money Matters
hoffse
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So I'm not a sports fan at all, but I finally decided to be a team player and participate in my firm's March Madness tournament for the first time this year. It was only $10. They just published the results from the last few days, and I'm currently in second place!! I think it's made the people who actually care a little upset.
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Semi-MM-Related - March Madness
This is only MM-related because it relates to gambling...
So I'm not a sports fan at all, but I finally decided to be a team player and participate in my firm's March Madness tournament for the first time this year. It was only $10. They just published the results from the last few days, and I'm currently in second place!! I think it's made the people who actually care a little upset.
Crazy.
They give away cash prizes for first, second, third, and last place, so I'm crossing my fingers that this continues!
Does anybody else play? How are you doing?
Re: Semi-MM-Related - March Madness
I've only done football pools. Usually lose, lol. But a few years back I bought into a Superbowl pool at a friend's party and my $10 bet won me $200 for one of the quarters.
I think that is what is fun about sports pools and even horse racing (for anyone who has ever been to the track). They are both types of gambling that can be done for a small amount of money, but gives you a chance to "root" for a particular outcome.
I actually live less than two blocks from the race track in NOLA and, not that my H and I go very often, but its a free entrance and you can literally bet as low as $1 that a particular horse is going to win or show. You can watch all 12-15 races, lose on every single one, but still have a cheap and fun time yelling for your horse.
Awful! $20 buy in. This is my time of year! I did pick a lot of upsets, just not the right ones. I had Sparty in my final 4, but a good chunk of the people I work with are MSU alums. They had them going all the way. Which was my saving grace. Tom Izzo is having an awful year. Professionally and privately, I suspect, with his dad passing away a few months ago, and especially after what is happening with Mateen Cleaves.
After the first night I had a perfect bracket, until Saturday. Last night Wisconsin winning and Xavier losing, plummeted me down to nearly last place. I was yelling at the TV last night, but since my alma mater didn't make the tournament, I woke up feeling like, "damn, that was fun". I love the excitement of the "one and done". (Even though I'm losing). We usually have a pizza party at the end of it, so not all my money is going to waste...