Wednesday, April 2, 2014

$5.6 million Beat the Streak is 6 trillion times easier than a perfect bracket

$5.6 million Beat the Streak is 6 trillion times easier than a perfect bracket
April 2, 2014
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MLB.com Beat the Streak Presented by Dunkin' Donuts 15 seconds a day. $5.6 million reasons to play. Download on the App Store. Pick 1-2 players a day as you try to get a hit in 57 straight games and win $5.6 million. It's been 14 years and more than 50 million attempts -- it's time for someone to win already. New for 2014: Beat the Streak giveaway scratch-off cards - over 1 million prizes for streaks as low as 5! It's easy to win as you'll get one do-over when you lose a 10-15 game hitting streak, courtesy of Dunkin' Donuts. *Odds based on the following simple math: 9.2 quintillion-1 (Bracket Odds) divided by 1.52 million-1 (Beat the Streak odds).  Beat the Streak odds calculated by taking the percentage of games the top 10 hitters in each year from 2009-2013 got hits (.779) and putting that number to the 57th power. Got it? We thought so.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Must be a legal resident of the U.S. or Canada (excl. Quebec) & of legal age of majority in jurisdiction of residence. Ends following conclusion of final game of 2014 MLB regular season. The Grand Prize of US$5,600,000 is subject to applicable taxes & awarded as winner's choice of (i) a 30-yr annuity of US$186,667 per year without interest, or (ii) lump sum payment of the estimated present value of that annuity as of March 10, 2014 of approximately US$3,205,000. If no eligible participant achieves a 57-game hitting streak, Grand Prize will not be awarded. In no event will more than 1 Grand Prize be awarded. Void in Quebec & where prohibited.
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