Whitney Wolfe Herd, the billionaire founder of the dating app Bumble, won the top prize in Bloomberg’s March Madness Charity Challenge for Men by answering 43 out of 63 games correctly. did.
Her bracket selections included correctly selecting the entire Midwest region and betting that the University of Connecticut would beat Purdue University in Indiana in Monday’s matchup.
UW, the favorite to win back-to-back NCAA championships, did just that. That means Hurd predicted the outcome of the tournament with 68% accuracy. luck Previously reported.
The 34-year-old dating app mogul, whose net worth is pegged at $320 million by Forbes magazine, has also generated more than $1 million for her chosen charity, Baby2Baby. Baby2Baby is an organization that provides diapers, clothing and other necessities to children living in poverty. Los Angeles area.
What’s even more surprising is that Hurd told Fortune magazine that “there are no basketball geniuses here,” adding, “It takes a little research and a lot of luck.”
“The best part is the impact this fun competition has on our charity recipients,” added Hurd.
Representatives for Hard at Bumble did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
According to the rules of Bloomberg’s “Conflict for a Cause,” Participants, who are giants in the world of business and finance, choose a charity and pledge to donate $20,000 to fill out a slot.
Half of the total pot will be donated to the charity of the three participants with the most accurate placements in the men’s tournament. The other half will be in the top three on the women’s side.
On the women’s side, K. Don Cornwell, co-founder and chief of sports investment firm Dynasty Equity, topped the leadership board with an accurate 86% of her brackets.
“I can’t give away all my secrets, but it has to do with picking more winners than losers,” Cornwell said. He correctly predicted that undefeated South Carolina would defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes and their star player Caitlin Clark in the final. To Fortune.
Cornwell attributed his prediction to South Carolina’s “great leadership” and “balanced roster,” Fortune reported.
In the women’s category, billionaire Cliff Asness of AQR Capital Management and Ken Griffin, founder and chief of Citadel, took second and third place respectively.
Also in the top 10 were Citadel Securities chief Peng Zhao in sixth place, Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman in seventh place, and Blackstone executive David Blitzer in ninth place.
Hurd also competed in the women’s championship, finishing 13th.
In the men’s category, investment mogul Joe Reese, former Macy’s chairman Terry Lundgren and Apollo Global Management’s billionaire co-founder and CEO Marc Rowan They finished 2nd, 3rd, and 4th behind Hurd.
