Question

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Lovely Laurel

I'm fairly new to the game, so please don't hold it against me if this question has a simple explanation.

Today at Arlington, in the final race, the superfecta pool was 59k. The dollar super paid 200k+....how does this work?

I don't see how that can be right. It can't pay more than was in the pool.

[Lovely Laurel]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I don't see how that can be right. It can't pay more than was in the pool.

That's how it reads on the chart.....possible misprint?

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by Lovely Laurel

That's how it reads on the chart.....possible misprint?

No. . . what I said is right. . . this question comes up all the time.

[NTamm1215]

There were two dimes on the winning combination, just like what Hockey said. The net pool after takeout was about 44k and each dime paid around 21,700.

NT

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

There were two dimes on the winning combination, just like what Hockey said. The net pool after takeout was about 44k and each dime paid around 21,700.

NT

Yes, that makes sense. $21,700 is correct. $217,000 would be impossible.

And it wouldn't matter if there were a couple of $.10 tickets or a couple of $1 tickets, it would still pay the same.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

No. . . what I said is right. . . this question comes up all the time.

I don't get it. Explain it to me. Why would it pay more for $.10? If there is only $59k in the pool, where is the other $150k coming from?

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I don't get it. Explain it to me. Why would it pay more for $.10? If there is only $59k in the pool, where is the other $150k coming from?

The tote has to show a $1 or a $2 payoff, thus the reason for it showing that much.

So technically, in the totes eyes, there was 590k in the Super pool

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Scav

The tote has to show a $1 or a $2 payoff, thus the reason for it showing that much.

So technically, in the totes eyes, there was 590k in the Super pool

The bottom line is that both guys got $21,700. If these two guys played $1 tickets, they would have still gotten $21,700.

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I don't get it. Explain it to me. Why would it pay more for $.10? If there is only $59k in the pool, where is the other $150k coming from?

Nobody got $200K - but they list super pay-outs for $1.

Each $.10 ticket was worth $20K or so (1/10 of the $200K $1 pay-out)

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

Nobody got $200K - but they list super pay-outs for $1.

Each $.10 ticket was worth $20K or so (1/10 of the $200K $1 pay-out)

Alright, I got it now.

[hockey2315]

Personally I think they should list all pay-outs for the minimum . . . $.10 super, $1 tri, exacta, etc. . .

Originally Posted by hockey2315

Nobody got $200K - but they list super pay-outs for $1.

Each $.10 ticket was worth $20K or so (1/10 of the $200K $1 pay-out)

Horse racing and its archaic ways
of figuring payouts. But at least this
is one uniformity, or fairly uniform, from track to track.

It also is a nice little Vegas type slot
bells and whistles ploy (even if unintended)

A 200K payout sounds a hell of a lot better.
Walk around any OTB and you hear people
constantly saying did you see that payout
for that tri... did you see that payout for
that pik 4... Lotto stuff.