2012 Bet 'Em IndyContest - Indianapolis round 5

[NaBUru38]

Hello, folks! The Month of May has begun, so welcome to the Indianapolis round 5 of the 2012 Bet 'Em IndyContest. This is a fast month, so don't blink an eye!

Of course, we have two sets of bets, for qualifying and the Indianapolis 500. The respective deadlines are just before Fast Friday (Friday 18 at 12:00 Eastern / 16:00 UTC) and Carb Day (Friday 25 at 11:00 Eastern / 15:00 UTC).

You can pick the same driver for one qualifying bet and one race bet, but not for two bets of the same set. This round we don't just have higher bets, we have extra bets too.

Qualifying bets:

o- Polesitter ($ 800)
o- First Row ($ 200)
o- Fast Nine ($ 60)
o- 24th ($ 20)
o- 33rd ($ 10)
o- Engine on pole ($ 200)
o- Engines in first row ($ 60)

Race bets:

o- Winner ($ 3,000)
o- Podium ($ 800)
o- Top 5 ($ 200)
o- Top 10 ($ 60)
o- Top 15 ($ 20)
o- Winning engine ($ 200)
o- Led most laps ($ 60)

Current standings after round 4:

1st - Daisy: $ 31,400
2nd - WAT: $ 22,000
3rd - Mythoughtsareracing: $ 17,700
4th - Marcostraz: $ 10,150
5th - NaBUru38: $ 8,600
6th - Chiana: $ 5,400
7th - Flyin Ryan: $ 2,900
8th - Barnett: $ 2,400

You can start betting, but I'm posting the stakes on Monday 14 and 21 respectively. See you later!

[marcostraz]

What is "Engines in first row"? We have to post the order of first row engines (f.e., Honda-Chevrolet-Chevrolet), or only the engines, without an order (f.e., Honda and Chevrolet)?

[NaBUru38]

I will decide the bets on Monday 14, but the options will be five: all Honda, all Chevy, 2 Hondas / 1 Chevy, 2 Chevys / 1 Honda, and at least 1 Lotus.

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Originally Posted by NaBUru38

I will decide the bets on Monday 14, but the options will be five: all Honda, all Chevy, 2 Hondas / 1 Chevy, 2 Chevys / 1 Honda, and at least 1 Lotus.

No "all Lotus" option? Too bad

[NaBUru38]

If you could pick that, stakes would kill the competition! :P

[Daisy]

What are stakes on that bet? 1 / 10.000? Then I might go for it, lol.

[NaBUru38]

Ok, I'll add it

[NaBUru38]

So, the qualifying bets for the Indianapolis round 5 are:

o- Polesitter ($ 800)
o- First Row ($ 200)
o- Fast Nine ($ 60)
o- 24th ($ 20)
o- 33rd ($ 10)
o- Engine on pole ($ 200)
o- Engines in first row ($ 60)

Here's the drivers stakes for qualifying:

o- 2 to 1: Castroneves, Dixon, Power.
o- 4 to 1: Briscoe, Franchitti, Hinchcliffe, Kanaan, Hunter-Reay.
o- 8 to 1: Hildebrand, Bell, Pagenaud, Rahal, Sato.
o- 15 to 1: Andretti, Barrichello, Bourdais, Wilson, ServiÃ*.
o- 30 to 1: Carpenter, Conway, Jourdain, Tagliani, Viso.
o- 50 to 1: Cunningham, Figueiredo, Kimball, Newgarden, Saavedra.
o- 100 to 1: Alesi, Clauson, De Silvestro, Jakes, Legge.

The stakes for the engine on pole are:
o- 3 to 1: Chevrolet
o- 4 to 1: Honda
o- 10,000 to 1: Lotus

The stakes for engines in first row are:
o- 3 to 1: 2 Chevys / 1 Honda
o- 4 to 1: 2 Hondas / 1 Chevy
o- 5 to 1: all Chevy
o- 10 to 1: all Honda
o- 1,000 to 1: at least 1 Lotus.

If a driver in the stakes list changes team, the stakes hold. If a driver not included in the stakes list replaces another, then it takes the replaced driver's stakes.

Remember that the deadline is Friday 18 at 12:00 Eastern / 16:00 UTC, that means just before the Fast Friday practice session. Good luck!

[NaBUru38]

o- Polesitter: Franchitti
o- First Row: Hinchcliffe
o- Fast Nine: Pagenaud
o- 24th: Kimball
o- 33rd: Alesi
o- Engine on pole: Honda
o- Engines in first row: 2 Chevys / 1 Honda

[mythoughtsareracing]

o- Polesitter Dixon
o- First Row Newgarden
o- Fast Nine Clauson
o- 24th Barrichello
o- 33rd Alesi
o- Engine on pole Honda
o- Engines in first row 2 Hondas/1 Chevy


So what happens to our pick for 33rd if there aren't 33 cars to qualify (specifically if Dragon & Lotus don't get their %&#@! figured out)?

[NaBUru38]

Then it's the last qualifier.

[marcostraz]

o- Polesitter: Dario Franchitti
o- First Row: Takuma Sato
o- Fast Nine: Marco Andretti
o- 24th: James Jakes
o- 33rd: Simona de Silvestro
o- Engine on pole: Honda
o- Engines in first row: all Honda

But the quotes for 24th and 33rd are the opposite, right? The last (Alesi, Clauson, De Silvestro, Jakes, Legge) are the favorite for the last spots, and they must have the lower quotes, right?

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o- Polesitter ($ 800): Dixon
o- First Row ($ 200): Newgarden
o- Fast Nine ($ 60): Clauson
o- 24th ($ 20): Jakes
o- 33rd ($ 10): Alesi
o- Engine on pole ($ 200): Honda
o- Engines in first row ($ 60): all Honda

[NaBUru38]

Daisy, Chiana, folks, please hurry up! The deadline is in very few hours.

Originally Posted by marcostraz

But the quotes for 24th and 33rd are the opposite, right? The last (Alesi, Clauson, De Silvestro, Jakes, Legge) are the favorite for the last spots, and they must have the lower quotes, right?

No, no, bets are like usual. If Simona or Alesi qualify last, betters earn $ 1,000.

[Daisy]

I almost forgot qualifying is this weekend. Luckily I just checked a news message which said the date:

o- Polesitter ($ 800): Newgarden
o- First Row ($ 200): Franchitti
o- Fast Nine ($ 60): Clauson
o- 24th ($ 20): Conway
o- 33rd ($ 10): Alesi
o- Engine on pole ($ 200): Honda
o- Engines in first row ($ 60): 2x Honda - 1x Chevy

[marcostraz]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

No, no, bets are like usual. If Simona or Alesi qualify last, betters earn $ 1,000.

But Simona or Alesi are the favorite for last spot...they should have the lower quote, like the favorites for the pole have the lower quote for the pole...it's the same reason...

[NaBUru38]

Nah, having multiple sets of stakes would make the Bet 'Em IndyContest too complicated.

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So, these are the results of the 2012 Indianapolis 500 qualifying:

o- Polesitter: Briscoe (4 to 1)
o- First Row: Briscoe (4 to 1), Hinchcliffe (4 to 1), Hunter-Reay (4 to 1)
o- Fast Nine: Briscoe (4 to 1), Hinchcliffe (4 to 1), Hunter-Reay (4 to 1), Andretti (15 to 1), Power (2 to 1), Castroneves (2 to 1), Newgarden (50 to 1), Kanaan (4 to 1), Viso (30 to 1)
o- 24th: Saavedra (50 to 1)
o- 33rd: Alesi (100 to 1)
o- Engine on pole: Chevrolet (3 to 1)
o- Engines in first row: all Chevy (5 to 1)

The optimal bets were: Briscoe for the pole ($ 3,200); Hinchcliffe or Hunter-Reay for the first row ($ 800); Newgarden for the fast nine ($ 3,000); Saavedra for 24th ($ 1,000); Alesi for 33rd ($ 1,000); Chevrolet for pole ($ 600); and all Chevy for the first row ($ 300), totalling a maximum earning of $ 7,200.

Nobody picked Briscoe for the pole. NaBUru38 picked Hinchcliffe for the first row and earned $ 800. Marcostraz picked Andretti for the fast nine and earned $ 900. Nobody chose Saavedra for the 24th spot. NaBUru38, mythoughtsareracing, WAT and Daisy picked Alesi for the 33rd spot and earned $ 1,000. Nobody picked Chevrolet for the pole and nobody picked an all Chevy front row.

So here's the 2012 Bet'Em IndyContest qualifying results at the Indianapolis 500.

1. NaBUru38: 0 + 800 + 0 + 0 + 1,000 + 0 + 0 = 1,800
2. mythoughtsareracing: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1,000 + 0 + 0 = 1,000
2. WAT: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1,000 + 0 + 0 = 1,000
2. Daisy: 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1,000 + 0 + 0 = 1,000
5. marcostraz: 0 + 0 + 900 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 900

I won qualifying! Actually, I'm the only one who recovered the $ 1,350 we bet this time. It was tougher to pick with so many cars. I will increase the stakes for the race.

Current standings after São Paulo round 4:

1st - Daisy: $ 32,400
2nd - WAT: $ 23,000
3rd - Mythoughtsareracing: $ 18,700
4th - Marcostraz: $ 11,050
5th - NaBUru38: $ 10,400
6th - Chiana: $ 5,400
7th - Flyin Ryan: $ 2,900
8th - Barnett: $ 2,400

See you on race day!

[Daisy]

Well, Newgarden was worth the gamble, but those Chevy's are very quick.

Question, is it possible to bet in advance? Due to a plannend holiday I cannot bet on 3 races in June.

[NaBUru38]

So, the race bets for the Indianapolis round 5 are:

o- Winner ($ 3,000)
o- Podium ($ 800)
o- Top 5 ($ 200)
o- Top 10 ($ 60)
o- Top 15 ($ 20)
o- Winning engine ($ 200)
o- Led most laps ($ 60)

Here's the drivers stakes for qualifying:

o- 3 to 1: Briscoe, Castroneves, Power.
o- 6 to 1: Dixon, Franchitti, Hinchcliffe, Kanaan, Hunter-Reay.
o- 12 to 1: Andretti, Hildebrand, Bell, Rahal, Sato.
o- 25 to 1: Barrichello, Bourdais, Pagenaud, ServiÃ*, Viso.
o- 50 to 1: Carpenter, Figueiredo, Newgarden, Tagliani, Wilson.
o- 100 to 1: Conway, Cunningham, Jourdain, Kimball, Saavedra.
o- 200 to 1: Alesi, Clauson, De Silvestro, Jakes, Legge.

The stakes for the winning engine are:
o- 3 to 1: Chevrolet
o- 6 to 1: Honda
o- 10,000 to 1: Lotus

If a driver in the stakes list changes team, the stakes hold. If a driver not included in the stakes list replaces another, then it takes the replaced driver's stakes.

Remember that the deadline is Sunday 27 at 11:00 Eastern / 15:00 UTC. Good luck!

[NaBUru38]

Originally Posted by Daisy

is it possible to bet in advance? Due to a plannend holiday I cannot bet on 3 races in June.

Of course you can, daisy. Please do that in the AJ Foyt Trophy thread I'll open in a few minutes.

The June races will have the usual bets, except that Milwaukee is special like Long Beach. Also, you should place your bets on the AJ Foyt Oval Trophy too.

[marcostraz]

o- Winner: Graham Rahal
o- Podium: James Hinchcliffe
o- Top 5: Marco Andretti
o- Top 10: Tony Kanaan
o- Top 15: Justin Wilson
o- Winning engine: Honda
o- Led most laps: Ryan Briscoe

[mythoughtsareracing]

o- Winner James Hinchcliffe
o- Podium Scott Dixon
o- Top 5 Graham Rahal
o- Top 10 Townsend Bell
o- Top 15 Sebastian Saavedra
o- Winning engine Chevy
o- Led most laps Marco Andretti

[Daisy]

o- Winner ($ 3,000) Hinchcliffe
o- Podium ($ 800) Castroneves
o- Top 5 ($ 200) Andretti
o- Top 10 ($ 60) Newgarden
o- Top 15 ($ 20) Kimball
o- Winning engine ($ 200) Chevrolet
o- Led most laps ($ 60) Briscoe

[NaBUru38]

o- Winner: Castroneves
o- Podium: Dixon
o- Top 5: Kanaan
o- Top 10: Barrichello
o- Top 15: Newgarden
o- Winning engine: Chevrolet
o- Led most laps: Briscoe

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o- Winner ($ 3,000): Andretti
o- Podium ($ 800): Castroneves
o- Top 5 ($ 200): Newgarden
o- Top 10 ($ 60): Jakes
o- Top 15 ($ 20): Clauson
o- Winning engine ($ 200): Chevrolet
o- Led most laps ($ 60): Briscoe