The NCAA Tournament that was a bit more predictable this year and the continued dominance by one team rewarded the top players in the annual OSGA NCAA Bracket Challenge. The 22nd year for the bracket challenge featured a $10K perfect bracket prize, a $1000 prize pool, boosted prizes for OSGA Members and Sweet 16 prizes from top online sportsbook, BetAnySports.

We are happy to announce “tks777” as the winner of the 2024 OSGA NCAA Bracket Challenge! Tks777 had UConn winning the Championship game and had Alabama and Purdue in his Final Four. He had a two point winning margin by collecting a whopping 90 points to cash for the top cash prize of $500!

“patek” was near the top of the leaderboard throughout much of the tourney, firing 42 correct picks and amassing a massive 45 points after the first two rounds! patek was oh-so-close with 88 points and unbelieveably, ended up in second place for the 2nd year in a row! His 2nd place repeat is good for a $250 prize. However, Patek is STILL an OSGA VIP Member and finished in the top four spots on the leaderboard, so he gets a Boosted Prize! We are awarding $500 to patek and thank him for being a valued OSGA Member!

In any tourney bracket contest, they key to winning is simply having the team that hoists the trophy and cuts down the nets, as the winner is worth 10 points, as are the two combined Final Four games. The dominance by Connecticut sealed the deal for everyone who cashed for a prize. UConn backers dashed to the front of the leaderboard, as all of the top 18 finishers had the Huskies to win it all.

“DrDWatt” and “TallShip” both came from way down the leaderboard to wind up tied for third place with 84 points. Both players had UConn facing Purdue in the final, with UConn as their winner. We were forced to go to the tie-breaker, which was the total for the NCAA Championship game. DrDWatt chose 142 and TallShip had 155. The final score of 75-60 in the Championship game rewarded “Under” bettors and DrDWatt! DrDWatt cahsed for $150 and TallShip rounded out the cash prize with $100.

After 22 years, we still enjoy hosting an NCAA Tournament bracket contest ad giving away csh prizes, especially boosted ones to OSGA Members. Watching the leaderboard, as well as our own OSGAJim’s picks (39th place), adds a little excitement around OSGA for the three weeks of college hoops Madness.

Congratulations to everyone who played and to these who cashed in! Head to the OSGA NCAA Bracket Challenge leaderboard to check the standings and see how you fared versus other players. We are going to make our annual Progressive Pick ‘Em the biggest ever, with a huge surprise for players, when NFL football returns in the fall.

Become a member today to get in on the members’ only extra prize offerings for our annual NFL Progressive Pick ‘Em.