Streak For The Cash...

**Tsoprano** · 03-15-09, 09:11 PM

My streak is currently 26

About to pick my 27th play....

**SamsNCharge99** · 03-15-09, 09:11 PM

I got up to 13 one time....but in the last 3 weeks, I;ve been on 15 losing streak which was on losing streak leaderboard, then i won then another 8 gm lsing streak HAHA

I gave up

**Shortstop** · 03-15-09, 09:12 PM

How bad would someone be sweatin' out that game.

**Tsoprano** · 03-15-09, 09:14 PM

Hedging it for a couple hundred grand would be nice

**ryanspeer2001** · 03-16-09, 01:37 AM

If you got to about 23-24 wins you could actually start hedging out to a small extent so you can at least turn a six figure profit.

**Tsoprano** · 03-16-09, 02:03 AM

Originally posted by ryanspeer2001

If you got to about 23-24 wins you could actually start hedging out to a small extent so you can at least turn a six figure profit.

true

**MonkeyF0cker** · 03-16-09, 02:19 AM

How?

**Shortstop** · 03-16-09, 02:26 AM

Yeah, how would you do that?

I thought it made sense at first, but the more I think about it....

**ryanspeer2001** · 03-16-09, 03:07 AM

With 23 wins....

Game 24 hedge for $20k Hedge Wins net of $20k
Game 25 hedge for $45k = Net of $35k
Game 26 hedge for $100k = Net of $35k
Game 27 hedge for $250k = Net of $85k

If you win and lose all 4 of your hedge bets you would Net ~$540k from winning the Streak for Cash.... Probably about $250k after taxes.

There are tons of combos and angles to look at but his is just a very simple and raw one.

**MonkeyF0cker** · 03-16-09, 03:12 AM

Where are you going to wager these amounts and do you currently have an expendible $415,000 to make those wagers in the first place?

**Fiasco** · 03-16-09, 03:13 AM

I would struggle getting 20k down on a game

**ryanspeer2001** · 03-16-09, 03:14 AM

Originally posted by MonkeyF0cker

Where are you going to wager these amounts and do you currently have an expendible $415,000 to make those wagers in the first place?

Well of course there are problems and for most it starts with $415,000 of invisible money and second it goes to where the hell can someone lay that kind of wood.

It is theoretically possible but highly improbable. But so is going 23-0 to start.

**MonkeyF0cker** · 03-16-09, 03:18 AM

It's not practical, nor wise. How can you even guarantee that ESPN will be doling out the money in the first place?

**ryanspeer2001** · 03-16-09, 03:24 AM

Originally posted by MonkeyF0cker

It's not practical, nor wise. How can you even guarantee that ESPN will be doling out the money in the first place?

I believe someone actually won it when it used to be 26 games. Don't have a link but it may be in an old thread here.

**MonkeyF0cker** · 03-16-09, 03:49 AM

What if they found some way that violated their rules or something along those lines if you were to finally win? There's no guarantee there.

**ryanspeer2001** · 03-16-09, 03:52 AM

Originally posted by MonkeyF0cker

What if they found some way that violated their rules or something along those lines if you were to finally win? There's no guarantee there.

With money there is no guarantee especially since it is their contest and they can do as they please but what else can I say? It is so improbable to begin.

**MonkeyF0cker** · 03-16-09, 03:56 AM

Just not worth throwing $415k at...

**Shortstop** · 03-16-09, 04:00 AM

I'd get my attorney involved if I hit 26 in a row.

**Shortstop** · 03-17-09, 01:59 AM

6 IN A ROW

21 more consecutive selections and I'm a millionaire.

**yisman** · 03-17-09, 02:02 AM

yeah, the guys who get big streaks keep getting knocked off.

I had 5 different streaks of 5 or longer but could never get to 10.

I quit last week when my latest 5 game streak was broken. The contest ends at the end of March.

**ryanspeer2001** · 03-17-09, 02:03 AM

Originally posted by yisman

yeah, the guys who get big streaks keep getting knocked off.

I had 5 different streaks of 5 or longer but could never get to 10.

I quit last week when my latest 5 game streak was broken. The contest ends at the end of March.

Nice avatar,

Advice Dog is win.

**yisman** · 03-17-09, 02:04 AM

Originally posted by ryanspeer2001

I believe someone actually won it when it used to be 26 games. Don't have a link but it may be in an old thread here.

It's not ESPN. It's State Farm.

A guy won when it was 25. They upped it to 27 and made the matchups more difficult to prevent a repeat.

clip of winner I think he was a UPS worker or something, IIRC

Originally posted by ryanspeer2001

Nice avatar,

Advice Dog is win.

Thank you. I quite agree. There are a ton of good ones out there.