How many accounts would be required to garentee getting the title?
I tried to do the math and came up with either 13 or 17 billion
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EzWinz [#2]you are on something its around 1 in thousands
The 2 ways i tried were these: 4!^4x8! or 2^5^4x2^14
Number of outcomes in a group: 4! = 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 24
Number of outcomes for 2 groups = 24 x 24 = 576
Number of outcomes for 3 groups = 576 x 24 = 13,824
Number of outcomes for 4 groups = 13,824 x 24 = 331,776
Therefore, 331,776 accounts.
edit: the above is only for groups.
Assuming playoffs pickem works the same (pick 1st through 8th), then
331,776 x 8! = 13,377,208,320
So you need 13 over billion accounts in a simple pick 1st through 8th on playoffs.
However, in playoffs, 7th/8th, and 5th/6th are placed the same, so really it isn't 8! for playoff outcomes
it will be 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x (4 choose 2) = 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 6 = 10,080
so the actual number of accounts needed is 10,080 x 331,776 = 3,344,302,080
so in reality, you only need a little over 3.3 billion accounts
DSGFan [#9]Number of outcomes in a group: 4! = 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 24
Number of outcomes for 2 groups = 24 x 24 = 576
Number of outcomes for 3 groups = 576 x 24 = 13,824
Number of outcomes for 4 groups = 13,824 x 24 = 331,776
Therefore, 331,776 accounts.
edit: the above is only for groups.
Assuming playoffs pickem works the same (pick 1st through 8th), then
331,776 x 8! = 13,377,208,320
So you need 13 over billion accounts in a simple pick 1st through 8th on playoffs.
However, in playoffs, 7th/8th, and 5th/6th are placed the same, so really it isn't 8! for playoff outcomes
it will be 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x (4 choose 2) = 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 6 = 10,080
so the actual number of accounts needed is 10,080 x 331,776 = 3,344,302,080
so in reality, you only need a little over 3.3 billion accounts
and then u have to account for playoffs
DSGFan [#9]Number of outcomes in a group: 4! = 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 24
Number of outcomes for 2 groups = 24 x 24 = 576
Number of outcomes for 3 groups = 576 x 24 = 13,824
Number of outcomes for 4 groups = 13,824 x 24 = 331,776
Therefore, 331,776 accounts.
edit: the above is only for groups.
Assuming playoffs pickem works the same (pick 1st through 8th), then
331,776 x 8! = 13,377,208,320
So you need 13 over billion accounts in a simple pick 1st through 8th on playoffs.
However, in playoffs, 7th/8th, and 5th/6th are placed the same, so really it isn't 8! for playoff outcomes
it will be 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x (4 choose 2) = 8 x 7 x 6 x 5 x 6 = 10,080
so the actual number of accounts needed is 10,080 x 331,776 = 3,344,302,080
so in reality, you only need a little over 3.3 billion accounts
uh playoffs or nah?
Aayan [#10]and then u have to account for playoffs
Is playoffs the same where you just pick 1st through 8th?
DSGFan [#12]Is playoffs the same where you just pick 1st through 8th?
I actually have no clue how they'll do it, a bracket would make sense since it would feel weird to pick 2 teams for 5-6th and 7-8th, but they still might just make us pick through 1st-8th
Aayan [#14]I actually have no clue how they'll do it, a bracket would make sense since it would feel weird to pick 2 teams for 5-6th and 7-8th, but they still might just make us pick through 1st-8th
I was doing brackets for the groups which is where 2^5 came from. There's 5 games in the group and you lose or win each one meaning theres 2 options for 5 games.
Shamu [#15]I was doing brackets for the groups which is where 2^5 came from. There's 5 games in the group and you lose or win each one meaning theres 2 options for 5 games.
I just edited my comment. the answer is 3.3 billion
Aayan [#14]I actually have no clue how they'll do it, a bracket would make sense since it would feel weird to pick 2 teams for 5-6th and 7-8th, but they still might just make us pick through 1st-8th
I just edited my comment to address this. Basically 5th/6th and 7th/8th will have the same placement.
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