2022 Bet 'Em IndyContest - Indianapolis 500 Sweepstakes

[NaBUru38]

Hi, folks! It's time to revive the Bet 'Em IndyContest for next Sunday's Indianapolis 500.

As in earlier editions, earnings for each bet are proportional to the stakes:

o- 3 to 1: Dixon, Power, Newgarden.
o- 6 to 1: Castroneves, O'Ward, Kanaan.
o- 10 to 1: Carpenter, Montoya, Palou, Sato, Johnson (R).
o- 20 to 1: Andretti, Pagenaud, Ericsson, Herta, McLaughlin.
o- 40 to 1: Rosenqvist, VeeKay, Ferrucci.
o- 60 to 1: Rossi, Rahal, Karam, Hildebrand.
o- 100 to 1: Daly, Harvey, Grosjean (R), Malukas (R), Kirkwood (R).
o- 200 to 1: Kellett, Wilson, Lundgaard (R), Ilott (R), DeFrancesco (R).

o- Chevrolet: 2 to 1.
o- Honda: 2 to 1.

o- Old winner: 2 to 1.
o- New winner: 10 to 1.

Top 10 finishing drivers award money as follows:

o- 1st - $ 1000
o- 2nd - $ 600
o- 3rd - $ 400
o- 4th - $ 300
o- 5th - $ 200
o- 6-10th - $ 100

Please pick 5 different drivers, the belt winner and a manufacturer.

o- Milk - 5x money; race winner.
o- Premium - 2x money; only top 5 finishes.
o- Regular - 1x money.
o- Alternative - 1x money; no 15x drivers or under.
o- Fresh - Rookies only ($ 50)
o- Belt Challenge: Old winner vs New winner ($ 500)
o- Manufacturer - Race winner ($ 1000)

Please place you bets before Sunday noon. Have fun!

[NaBUru38]

My bets:


o- Milk - Newgarden
o- Premium - Castroneves
o- Regular - Palou
o- Alternative - McLaughlin
o- Fresh - Malukas
o- Belt Challenge - New winner
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet

[Hawkwood]

Milk - Palou
Premium - Sato
Regular - Carpenter
Alternative - Hildebrand
Fresh - Johnson
Belt Challenge - New winner
Manufacturer - Honda

[gert]

o- Milk - Dixon
o- Premium - Palou
o- Regular - Power
o- Alternative - Rosenqvist
o- Fresh - Lundgaard
o- Belt Challenge - Old winner
o- Manufacturer - Honda

[Adam43]

o- Milk - Palou
o- Premium - VeeKay
o- Regular - Dixon
o- Alternative - Pagenaud
o- Fresh - Grosjean
o- Belt Challenge - New winner
o- Manufacturer - Honda

[NaBUru38]

So, these are the results of the 2022 Indianapoalis 500:

o- 1st: Ericsson ($ 20,000)
o- 2nd: O'Ward ($ 3,600)
o- 3rd: Kanaan ($ 2,400)
o- 4th: Rosenqvist ($ 12,000)
o- 5th: Rossi ($ 12,000)
o- 6th: Daly ($ 10,000)
o- 7th: Castroneves ($ 600)
o- 8th: Pagenaud ($ 2,000)
o- 9th: Palou ($ 1,000)
o- 10th: Ferrucci ($ 4,000)
o- Fresh ($ 50): Malukas ($ 5,000)
o- Belt Challenge ($ 500): New winner ($ 5,000)
o- Manufacturer ($ 1000): Honda ($ 2,000)

Here's the results of the Bet'Em IndyContest:

1st: Gert - $ 14,000

o- Milk - Dixon ($ 0)
o- Premium - Palou ($ 0)
o- Regular - Power ($ 0)
o- Alternative - Rosenqvist ($ 12,000)
o- Fresh - Lundgaard ($ 0)
o- Belt Challenge - Old winner ($ 0)
o- Manufacturer - Honda ($ 2,000)

2nd: NaBUru38 - $ 11,000

o- Milk - Newgarden ($ 0)
o- Premium - Castroneves ($ 0)
o- Regular - Palou ($ 1,000)
o- Alternative - McLaughlin ($ 0)
o- Fresh - Malukas ($ 5,000)
o- Belt Challenge - New winner ($ 5,000)
o- Manufacturer - Chevrolet ($ 0)

3rd: Adam43: $ 9,000

o- Milk - Palou ($ 0)
o- Premium - VeeKay ($ 0)
o- Regular - Dixon ($ 0)
o- Alternative - Pagenaud ($ 2,000)
o- Fresh - Grosjean ($ 0)
o- Belt Challenge - New winner ($ 5,000)
o- Manufacturer - Honda ($ 2,000)

4th: Hawkwood: $ 7,000

o- Milk - Palou ($ 0)
o- Premium - Sato ($ 0)
o- Regular - Carpenter ($ 0)
o- Alternative - Hildebrand ($ 0)
o- Fresh - Johnson ($ 0)
o- Belt Challenge - New winner ($ 5,000)
o- Manufacturer - Honda ($ 2,000)

Congratulations to Gert!


Curiously, nobody hit any Milk pr Premium award.

[Adam43]

Well done gert.

But overall poor show from us there. I scored on the two 50:50 questions!