2016 Bet 'Em IndyContest - round 6 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

[NaBUru38]

Hi, folks! Welcome to round 6 of the 2016 Bet 'Em IndyContest. For the 100th time, 33(ish) cars will try to complete 200 laps at the 2.5-mile oval faster than anyone on the world.

You must pick 5 different drivers and a manufacturer:

o- Premium - 2x money; only top 5 places.
o- Regular - 1x money
o- Alternative - 1x money; no 10x drivers or under
o- Fresh - Rookies only ($ 50)
o- Belt Challenge - Pagenaud vs Montoya ($ 500)
o- Manufacturer on pole ($ 500)

The award money for top 10 finishers is as follows:

o- Win - $ 3000
o- 2nd - $ 1000
o- 3rd - $ 800
o- 4th - $ 600
o- 5th - $ 500
o- 6th - $ 400
o- 7th - $ 300
o- 8th - $ 250
o- 9th - $ 200
o- 10th - $ 150

The stakes for Indianapolis 500 qualifying are:

o- 3x: Dixon, Montoya, Pagenaud.
o- 5x: Hunter-Reay, Castroneves, Power, Kanaan.
o- 10x: Hinchcliffe, Newgarden.
o- 20x: Andretti, Bell, Carpenter, Muñoz, Serviá.
o- 30x: Rahal, Bourdais, Hildebrand, Kimball, Aleshin, Rossi (R).
o- 60x: Sato, Tagliani, Chaves, Chilton (R).
o- 80x: Karam, Pigot (R), Brabham (R), Daly (R).
o- 120x: Hawksworth, Clauson, Lazier, Legge, Mann, Wilson (R).

Please place your bets before Sunday noon. Have fun!

[Mekola]

o- Premium - Hinchcliffe
o- Regular - Castroneves
o- Alternative - Muñoz
o- Fresh - Daly
o- Belt Challenge - Montoya
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet

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o- Premium - Carpenter
o- Regular - Hunter-Reay
o- Alternative - Mann
o- Fresh - Brabham
o- Belt Challenge - Montoya
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet

[NaBUru38]

Oops, I forgot to say the stakes for the manufacturer win.

Chevrolet: 3 to 1
Honda: 6 to 1.

My bets:

o- Premium - Power
o- Regular - Hinchcliffe
o- Alternative - Serviá
o- Fresh - Chilton
o- Belt Challenge - Montoya

[icemachine]

o- Premium - Castroneves
o- Regular - Hinchcliffe
o- Alternative - Rahal
o- Fresh - Chilton
o- Belt Challenge - Montoya
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet

[NaBUru38]

So, here's the results of the 2016 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race:

o- Win - Rossi ($ 90,000)
o- 2nd - Muñoz ($ 20,000)
o- 3rd - Newgarden ($ 8,000)
o- 4th - Kanaan ($ 3,000)
o- 5th - Kimball ($ 15,000)
o- 6th - Hildebrand ($ 12,000)
o- 7th - Hinchcliffe ($ 3,000)
o- 8th - Dixon ($ 750)
o- 9th - Bourdais ($ 6,000)
o- 10th - Power ($ 750)
o- Fresh - Rossi ($ 1,500)
o- Belt Challenge - Pagenaud ($ 1,500)
o- Manufacturer - Honda ($ 3,000)

Earnings of each better:

Mekola: $ 20,000

o- Premium - Hinchcliffe ($ 0)
o- Regular - Castroneves ($ 0)
o- Alternative - Muñoz ($ 20,000)
o- Fresh - Daly ($ 0)
o- Belt Challenge - Montoya ($ 0)
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet ($ 0)

Chiana: $ 0

o- Premium - Carpenter ($ 0)
o- Regular - Hunter-Reay ($ 0)
o- Alternative - Mann ($ 0)
o- Fresh - Brabham ($ 0)
o- Belt Challenge - Montoya ($ 0)
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet ($ 0)

NaBUru38: $ 3,000

o- Premium - Power ($ 0)
o- Regular - Hinchcliffe ($ 3,000)
o- Alternative - Serviá ($ 0)
o- Fresh - Chilton ($ 0)
o- Belt Challenge - Montoya ($ 0)

Icemachine: $ 3,000

o- Premium - Castroneves ($ 0)
o- Regular - Hinchcliffe ($ 3,000)
o- Alternative - Rahal ($ 0)
o- Fresh - Chilton ($ 0)
o- Belt Challenge - Montoya ($ 0)
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet ($ 0)

Results of round 6 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race:

1st - Mekola: $ 20,000
2nd - NaBUru38: $ 3,000
3rd - Icemachine: $ 3,000
4th - Chiana: $ 0

Congratulations to Mekola! He won big money by picking Muñoz, who finished second.

Out of 23 individual bets, only three were hits. This is probably the worst performance in the history of the Bet 'Em IndyContest.

Season earnings after round 6:

1st - NaBUru38: $ 33,000
2nd - dmcga: $ 29,100
3rd - Icemachine: $ 28,900
4th - Salamus: $ 25,600
5th - Mekola: $ 22,400
6th - Richy: $ 17,300
7th - Yannick: $ 6,000
8th - Gomick: $ 1,000

Detroit is next weekend, stay tuned!

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Lol. Nice disaster. Oh well just an one-off