Sports Media

WHEN INFONAUTICS SAYS "ONE IN 1.3 QUADRILLION," THEY MEAN IT

7.14.2000

          PA-based Infonautics Inc., a "fledgling" sports Web
     site, is offering NFL fans the chance to win $20M and
     tickets to the next 20 Super Bowls if they "correctly
     predict the league's final regular-season standings,
     conference and Super Bowl winners," according to Scott
     Newman of BLOOMBERG NEWS.  The promo is being run through
     www.20million.com.  Univ. of Southern CA math professor
     Kenneth Alexander said that the chances of a "casual" sports
     fan predicting the outcome are one in 1.3 quadrillion. 
     Newman notes that Infonautics has a $20,000 insurance policy
     "backed by" Lloyd's of London that would pay the prize.  The
     company hopes promo publicity will drive traffic to its main
     sports site, www.sportssleuth.com (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 7/14).

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