A good bad finish

It goes without saying that if you fail to win a single hand in a tournament, you're virtually guaranteed not to make the money. Not winning a single hand certainly qualifies as a bad finish. It can never be considered a good one. However, can it ever be considered a good bad finish? In other words, can you ever finish high enough to consider that you've beaten the odds, even though you failed? I believe the answer to this is yes. Last night, in the first tournament I entered, I didn't win a single hand. Nevertheless, not only did I outlast the late registration period, I ended up in the 44th percentile.

style flavor buy_in  entry players entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE   174000  26000       6      68   18    38        0
MTT   NLHE    45000   5000       6      73   21    24        0

delta: $-250,000
MTT NLHE balance: $42,723,268
2021 balance: $16,901,500
blue distance: $294,200
balance: $94,566,953