Warren Buffett is like a Scrooge McDuck for the Modern Age – incomprehensibly wise, universally philanthropic and obnoxiously loaded. Buffett’s net-worth exceeds some third-world countries’ annual GDP, a sum he accrued through years of shrewd business investments – and now he wants to give you a piece of that fortune.

A billion-dollar piece of it.

Buffett has teamed with Yahoo and Quicken Loans for a March Madness bracket-challenge, and the sage soul that completes their bracket with all of the winning teams will take home a billion-dollars of Buffett’s cash. 

While that all sounds well and good, before you take to your keyboards in pursuit of your status as America’s next billionaire – here’s the caveat: the odds of correctly filling out a March Madness bracket is 1 in 9.2 quintillion. Statistically, you have a better chance of being struck by lightning twice while simultaneously being consumed by a school of cybernetic sharks that juggle in their downtime.

Although the odds are colossal, the promotion is a stroke of publicity brilliance, as aside from the global attention it’s receiving, it also bolsters Yahoo’s user-base (it requires an account to signup), and involves a brief questionnaire provided by Quicken Loans regarding personal information. Essentially, the Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge is serving as a lead-generation service for Quicken, and a boost for Yahoo, a search-engine in decline since Google took over the universe.

Contest creators are estimating that as many as 15 million people will participate, which is vast exposure for Yahoo and an ever-expanding litany of names for Quicken Loans’ associates to contact–who just may be in need of a new car or home. It’s a solid example of the PR absurdity that exists and the lengths that corporate America and its elite will go to for widespread media attention.

The Oscars are essentially the crown jewel of awards season; the Super Bowl of cinematic accomplishment, if you will. At the end of each telecast there are always the moments that caused you to double-take, or go online to watch them again. Here are my top-five moments.

1. The Selfie Heard ‘Round the World

While killing some host-time, Ellen DeGeneres made her way through the audience, where she corralled a group of A-listers and had Bradley Cooper take a selfie. The picture was immediately uploaded to DeGeneres’ Twitter account, where it made history by becoming the most retweeted photograph of all time. There was so much attention paid to the tweet that it actually crashed Twitter momentarily.

2. Matthew McConaughey Wins Best Actor

Alright, alright, alright! Matthew McConaughey parlayed his first career Oscar nomination for Dallas Buyers Club into a win, and continued his magnificent career turnaround – being dubbed The McConaissance – which includes a Golden Globe for the same category. McConaughey has come a long way from his reputation as the requisite romantic comedy pretty boy, beginning with The Lincoln Lawyer and culminating with his performance as Ron Woodruff in Dallas Buyers Club. Most critics are predicting an Emmy in his future as well for the magnificent work he’s been turning in on HBO’s True Detective.

3. Bill Murray is Still Unpredictable and Endearing

Bill Murray presented the Oscar for Best Cinematography alongside Amy Adams, and after rattling off the list of nominees, he paid homage to his friend Harold Ramis, who passed away the week before.

“”We forgot one. Harold Ramis for ‘Caddyshack,’ ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Groundhog Day.’”

The crowd responded with a round of applause, and it made for a touching, impromptu moment in an awards show that, for the most part, sticks to its script.

4. Bizarro John Travolta 

This wouldn’t be considered a ‘best’ moment, but definitely notable. At this point I’m convinced that John Travolta has been replaced by an extraterrestrial doppelganger. He appeared utterly robotic as he took to the stage with a blank gaze and introduced Broadway star Idina Menzel, but disastrously mispronounced her name as something that sounded like ‘Adele Dazeem.’ It was odd, it was difficult to watch, but it was absolutely memorable.

5. Lupita Nyong’o Wins Best Actress

Actress Lupita Nyong’o was officially introduced into the lexicon of great film stars as she won the Best Actress Oscar for 12 Years a Slave. She gave an earnest and heartfelt acceptance speech which touched many in the live and television audience.