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SEMI-FAMOUS PEOPLE OFFICE POOL: SWEET SIXTEEN EDITION

by Mag.Com Staff

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Doogie's got him now, but watch the pundit on the outside.


Famous people are different than we are. Sure, they love March Madness like we do, but at the end of the day, they get into gold-plated helicopters and fly off to cooler parties than we do. So, we decided to give 'em their own office pool. We hitchhiked across the info superhighway to find the best in celebrity brackets. During the first round, we were shocked when Neil Patrick Harris went 16-0 on Day One. Doogie's still up top, but watch out for Tucker Carlson on the outside...

Here's how it works: we're giving 5 points for a correct first round pick; we'll add three if you pick a Giant Killers game correctly (Jamal Lewis had Davidson in the Sweet Sixteen, and Alyson Hannigan picked Siena over Vanderbilt, but otherwise it didn't play in much). A second round correct pick got you 7 points. Through the first two rounds:

(1) Neil Patrick Harris (210 points) [Ed's note: Only person in this compilation who picked WVU over Duke]
(2) Kevin Harvick (205 points) [Ed's note: Has Georgetown in the Final Four, though. Buh bye]
(2) Tucker Carlson (205 points) [Ed's note: Weird]
(4) Antawn Jamison (202 points) [Ed's note: If UNC wins, he's a threat here]
(5) Mike Conley Jr (198 points) [Ed's note: His bracket is shot, as he picked IU over UNC]
(6) James Carville (195 points) [Ed's note: Texas makes the Final Four and he's strong]
(7) Jeff Probst (187 points) [Ed's note: He has a perfect East and a pretty good everything else]
(7) Jamal Lewis (187 points) [Ed's note: Picked Davidson over Georgetown, but Tennessee all the way might doom him]
(7) Ben Cardin (187 points) [Ed's note: If the West Regional Final is UCLA vs. Xavier and UCLA wins, he might win this thing]
(10) Serena Williams (185 points) [Ed's note: Yea ]
(11) Elliott Sadler (183 points) [Ed's note: Has Duke in the Elite Eight, so may be doomed]
(12) Barack Obama (180 points) [Ed's note: Doesn't stand much of a chance; should focus on Presidency]
(13) Craig Ferguson (178 points) [Ed's note: If Stanford makes the Final Four, he might win this puppy]
(14) Kaley Cuoco (175 points) [Ed's note: Needs Tennessee over Louisville, and we're just not feeling that right now]
(15) John Thune (173 points) [Ed's note: He looked real strong mid-day Friday]
(16) John McCain (171 points) [Ed's note: His West is shot, but then again, aren't all of ours?]
(17) Alyson Hannigan (159 points) [Ed's note: SAY MY NAME, VANDERBILT!]
(18) Austin Kearns (158 points) [Ed's note: Let's hope the Nats season goes better. Ha. Oh wait.]
(19) Grady Sizemore (153 points) [Ed's note: He'll always have his looks. Until they fade. ]


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