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Eighth Grader From Pittsburgh Has Last Remaining Perfect Women's NCAA Bracket
Otto Schellhammer's bracket outlasted over 5 million women's entries in ESPN's Tournament Challenge after correctly predicting the first 48 games, approaching a nearly one-in-a-million feat.
- On Wednesday, eighth grader Otto Schellhammer from suburban Pittsburgh holds the sole perfect women's NCAA tournament bracket among more than 40 million entries across major contests.
- Despite holding the perfect bracket, Schellhammer told The Associated Press on Wednesday that his success was "100% luck," adding he knows "basically nothing about any type of basketball."
- The feat is better than one-in-a-million; the NCAA tracked 5.2 million women's entries this year versus 36 million men's entries, according to Mike Benzie, NCAA Digital senior director of content.
- Schellhammer has correctly predicted 48 games in ESPN's Tournament Challenge, leaving him 15 away from perfection; he predicts No. 3 seed TCU will defeat South Carolina in the title game.
- His mother, Amy Schellhammer, who played high school basketball, said "I think it's absolutely hilarious," as Otto remains focused on reaching the April 5 final in Phoenix.
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March Madness: An eighth grader from Pittsburgh is all alone with a perfect women’s NCAA bracket
The only perfect bracket left after the opening weekend of the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments — from more than 40 million entries across all the major contests — was produced not by some college basketball expert or betting guru…
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