On Thursday morning, hours before the Glimm Memorial NCAA Tournament Pool kicked off, Jen Millman suffered from a bout of indecisiveness. She had already submitted her two brackets – Chessmaster and Chessmaster 2 – but she wasn’t happy with them. She resubmitted one, then the other, then sent a flurry of emails as she decided which brackets to actually keep.
After one day of the Glimm Memorial, it looks like she kept the right ones. In her revised Chessmaster 2 bracket, she correctly picked 14 of 16 games, including upsets by Yale, Wichita State, Arkansas-Little Rock and Gonzaga. Chess master 2’s 27.5 points is good enough for first place. The Chessmaster bracket isn’t far behind, tied for third with 25 points. In between is Ezra Kleinbaum, with 26.5 points.
Others didn’t fare so well. For much of the day, Baby Bonsai (1-year-old Asa Kleinbaum) was stuck in last place, but he rallied in the late games to move up to 192nd place. Now, Jon Karlin and Aarthi Padmanabhan share the cellar.
Games resume at noon today, so as always, check theglimm.com for updates throughout the day.
| Rk | Entry Name | Score | Upset Pts | Poss | Pick Pct. | Champion |
| — | The Results | 29.5 | 13.5 | 161.5 | 100.0% | |
| 1 | Chessmaster 2 | 27.5 | 13.5 | 157.5 | 87.5% | Kansas |
| 2 | Ezra Kleinbaum | 26.5 | 13.5 | 156.5 | 81.2% | Kansas |
| 3 | Chessmaster | 25.0 | 11.0 | 151.0 | 87.5% | Kansas |
| 3 | sparty722 | 25.0 | 10.0 | 155.0 | 93.8% | Mich St |
| 3 | Donald Drumpf | 25.0 | 11.0 | 151.0 | 87.5% | Kansas |
| 3 | Ghost of Garland | 25.0 | 10.0 | 155.0 | 93.8% | Kansas |
| 3 | Michael Rosenberg | 25.0 | 10.0 | 155.0 | 93.8% | Mich St |
| 3 | KCB 1 | 25.0 | 10.0 | 145.0 | 93.8% | UNC |
| 9 | mike lazarus | 24.5 | 12.5 | 156.5 | 75.0% | Ky |
| 9 | Eli the great | 24.5 | 12.5 | 150.5 | 75.0% | Kansas |
| 9 | Name a Mountaineer | 24.5 | 13.5 | 152.5 | 68.8% | Mich St |