TVG Cash Keeper Contest Help

[Gookieheimowitz]

For all my horse race guys I'm looking for input on the Cash Keeper Contest .

Every Friday you are given a 1k bankroll. The object of the game is to answer ten questions correctly all while maintaining the bankroll.

So for example . Will Droopy Dog finish in the top 3 of race 7 at Del mar. Then you wager accordingly. You can wager the whole 1k yes or no and if you hit now you have 1k for second question. The kicker is if you split it say $800 yes and $200 no you only carryover the amount wagered . If you answer ten questions correctly you keep the remaining balance.

I've made it as far as question 6 with my 1k roll still in play. Is this proper game theory? I see zero reason to bet less on either side.

Also it runs Friday and Saturday with say 20 questions to chose from each day.

If anyone is interested I'd love to do a group session and try and crack this thing. We could get in the chat I'll list the questions as they are unlocked.

Let me know .

[Gookieheimowitz]

Hutmaster where you at.

All my horse race guys let's do this. If we make it through all ten questions everybody gets a piece. Who participated.

[mdj1980]

I've been playing this most weeks and the most I ever won was $1. I think when I did the math, you could split every question and still take home a guaranteed $0.91...although they probably wouldn't let you break a dollar.

Of course I wasn't going to do that, just to try and make $1, but what it told me was that if you agree that most of the questions are 50/50 shots, then that was your expected return.

Sure, they all aren't 50/50 and if you know a lot about horse racing maybe you can get the questions right 60-70% of the time or more....I don't know, I really don't know much about horse racing...I just set up an account on there to get the bonus money and once I cashed that out I've only played their specials/promotions.

Not only am I not that knowledgeable about horse racing, but I have also run really bad in this contest. What usually happens is I'll start by putting 800-900 on one side of something I'm at least reasonably sure about (will this 2/1 shot win in a field of 9...NO...will this 3/1 shot at least place in a field of 7...YES). And then inevitably I am wrong and left with like 100-200 that still has to last for 9 questions, so I just punt it off and bust.

The time I won $1 I just wanted to make sure they would pay, and see how long it would take to pay if I won, so I put everything except for $1 on one side of the last question. And of course lost that too.

But if anyone doesn't have an account on there, I would recommend getting one and running the bonus if you can play in your state. Deposits and cashouts are easy and the site is reputable so no worries about not getting paid. I've run the bonuses on the major horse racing apps (DRF, TVG, NYRA and Twin Spires) and made over $800...it's nice because usually you can earn your bonus money while playing on one of their other promotions, so you kind of double-dip and don't have to worry about losing.

[Gookieheimowitz]

I've yet to split ant questions. Always putting the full 1k on either side.

What I have found is the questions of will Droopy dog finish in top 3 are the easiest. I lay off the will win or top two questions.

I really think this contest is winnable but it's much harder than it sounds .

[Gookieheimowitz]

So if anybody wants to participate in this I'll be in the chat tomorrow around 11-12 PST

[Gookieheimowitz]

Q1
18min 56sec to MTP
SARATOGA R3
$1000
YOUR BANKROLL
Will # 5 Behind the Couch (ML 5/2) finish in the top 2?

First question of the day : This is a tough one . Six horse field . Kid is Frosty has won two in a row . Behind the couch has finished 2nd and 3rd in lower company in his last two starts . There are two Finger Lakes shippers who could very easily win this race . Added distance of 9 Furlongs . Four of the Six runners could win. I normally won't go for questions that involve a top two finish . So I will pass on this . If I was forced to answer I would be on the NO Side.


Would have won this question as Behind the couch was eased on the turn but was never involved in the race. Finger lakes shippers finished 1st and 3rd with Kid is frosty 2nd .