A guy I know isn’t very good at making correct sports bets. It seems that almost every time he picks a team or a point spread or whatever, he ends up losing. It’s gotten to the point where I joke (though not in his presence) that it’s a surefire plan to make millions—simply ask him what his picks are and then…DO THE OPPOSITE!!

Take the NCAA Tournament. Because of his bad luck (or whatever you want to call it), he wound up placing second in the pool I was in. Ok, I know you’re reading that now and thinking “If he sucks so much, how did he end up winning money??”

The answer is simple. He wrote down the wrong team to win! He meant to write Arizona, but accidentally put UNC, thus ensuring his victory. So technically the streak still holds. It seems fitting that the only way he won was by mistake.

So, while I’m sad that I fared so poorly in the tournament, I was very amused by this turn of events.

Posted at 9:42 AM |