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So is the only way to get the Perfect Bet Award to double up by betting it all on #1? What would be considered a Perfect Bet if nobody bets it all on the winner?
I wasn't an economics major, but I do think it's fun watching the way people bet - put it all on one team? split between two strong teams? spread it around? I wish I knew what the best strategy is, but I don't. (Of course, the best strategy is just to pick the winning team...)
This week's payout table is interesting because the payout for 3rd place is the same as last week's payout for 2nd place. So with fewer teams to pick from, you have three shots to get at least 50% increase, compared to only two shots last week. Of course, the opposite holds for the bottom half of the table - there are three ways you could lose 50% or more of your bet on a team. So does that mean someone should be on more teams or fewer teams this week, compared to last week? These kinds of things make this such a good game!
So what does this mean for my bets this week? I'm going to put it all on one team that I think has a good shot at finishing in the top three:
p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e -
p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e -
p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e -
p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e - p l a c e h o l d e r t e x t g o e s h e r e -