Who makes the best burrito in the country? It seems like an impossible question to answer, yet a team of statisticians is determined to crown a champion. Nate Silver, who is perhaps best known for predicting electoral votes and NBA championships, is the man behind the website fivethirtyeight.com. This summer, the website launched a burrito bracket in order to determine statistically, where lies the nation’s best burrito. Independent Producer Gideon Brower has the story.
This segment was made possible by KCRW’s Independent Producer Project.