In the end, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray’s hardly daring March Madness picks worked — and he even topped President Obama’s much-heralded bracket.
Gray, who competed in ESPN’s online tournament challenge using the username “VinceGray3,” correctly predicted Kentucky as the national champion. By the time the confetti fell in New Orleans on Monday night after the Wildcats rolled over Kansas, Gray had firmly secured his spot in the 91st percentile of ESPN’s competition.
The president, who spent much of the tournament above the 90th percentile, ended up in the 63rd percentile.
Had Gray entered The Washington Examiner’s friendly office competition, he would have finished second and easily beat Wilson Building reporters Liz Farmer and Alan Blinder.
There was no word Tuesday about whether the mayor planned to leave office to pursue a lucrative career in basketball prognostications.
He was, though, planning to focus on a different sport on the District’s Primary Day and play in the infield in a charity softball game at Nationals Park.
