I'm trying to talk my partner into hedging our bets on a large possible payout in our march madness pool. There was 669 players each putting in $25. Any ideas would be helpful he is not wanting to hedge anything.
1st place pays out 65% or $10,871
2nd place pays out 20% or $3,345
3rd place pays out 10% or 1,672
I can not place 4th place but it would pay out the remaining 5%
here are our possibilities: We are Obvious 4<table style="border-spacing: 0pt;" border="1"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" align="center">[SIZE=-1]if[/SIZE] MICHIGAN ST[SIZE=-1] beats [/SIZE] W VIRGINIA
[SIZE=-1] in the final, then the possible winners are...[/SIZE]</td></tr> <tr><td align="center">Entry</td><td align="right">Score</td><td align="center">Result</td></tr><tr><td>mtopor</td><td align="right">128</td><td align="center">place 1 winner</td></tr><tr><td>chicken dinner</td><td align="right">117</td><td align="center">place 2 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Obvious 4</td><td align="right">107</td><td align="center">place 3 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Brian Gilligan</td><td align="right">105</td><td align="center">place 4 winner</td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="border-spacing: 0pt;" border="1"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="3" align="center">[SIZE=-1]if[/SIZE] W VIRGINIA[SIZE=-1] beats [/SIZE]MICHIGAN ST
[SIZE=-1] in the final, then the possible winners are...[/SIZE]</td></tr> <tr><td align="center">Entry</td><td align="right">Score</td><td align="center">Result</td></tr><tr><td>Obvious 4</td><td align="right">139</td><td align="center">place 1 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Bring It On</td><td align="right">127</td><td align="center">place 2 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Stinkball</td><td align="right">124</td><td align="center">tiebreak:161</td></tr><tr><td>jackie wolborsky</td><td align="right">124</td><td align="center">tiebreak:124</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table style="border-spacing: 0pt;" border="1"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="3" align="center">[SIZE=-1]if[/SIZE] MICHIGAN ST[SIZE=-1] beats [/SIZE] DUKE
[SIZE=-1] in the final, then the possible winners are...[/SIZE]</td></tr> <tr><td align="center">Entry</td><td align="right">Score</td><td align="center">Result</td></tr><tr><td>mtopor</td><td align="right">128</td><td align="center">place 1 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Brian Gilligan</td><td align="right">105</td><td align="center">place 2 winner</td></tr><tr><td>chicken dinner</td><td align="right">101</td><td align="center">place 3 winner</td></tr><tr><td>aceblade 2</td><td align="right">99</td><td align="center">place 4 winner</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table style="border-spacing: 0pt;" border="1"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="3" align="center">[SIZE=-1]if[/SIZE] DUKE[SIZE=-1] beats [/SIZE]MICHIGAN ST
[SIZE=-1] in the final, then the possible winners are...[/SIZE]</td></tr> <tr><td align="center">Entry</td><td align="right">Score</td><td align="center">Result</td></tr><tr><td>Bookey67</td><td align="right">127</td><td align="center">tiebreak:155</td></tr><tr><td>wildcats1</td><td align="right">127</td><td align="center">tiebreak:146</td></tr><tr><td>mazanec1</td><td align="right">123</td><td align="center">place 3 winner</td></tr><tr><td>i ding</td><td align="right">122</td><td align="center">place 4 winner</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table style="border-spacing: 0pt;" border="1"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="3" align="center">[SIZE=-1]if[/SIZE] BUTLER[SIZE=-1] beats [/SIZE] W VIRGINIA
[SIZE=-1] in the final, then the possible winners are...[/SIZE]</td></tr> <tr><td align="center">Entry</td><td align="right">Score</td><td align="center">Result</td></tr><tr><td>Obvious 4</td><td align="right">123</td><td align="center">place 1 winner</td></tr><tr><td>69Nicole</td><td align="right">113</td><td align="center">place 2 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Big Brown</td><td align="right">98</td><td align="center">place 3 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Sloan Goforth</td><td align="right">97</td><td align="center">tiebreak:160</td></tr><tr><td>rsb1</td><td align="right">97</td><td align="center">tiebreak:158</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table style="border-spacing: 0pt;" border="1"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="3" align="center">[SIZE=-1]if[/SIZE] W VIRGINIA[SIZE=-1] beats [/SIZE] BUTLER
[SIZE=-1] in the final, then the possible winners are...[/SIZE]</td></tr> <tr><td align="center">Entry</td><td align="right">Score</td><td align="center">Result</td></tr><tr><td>Obvious 4</td><td align="right">155</td><td align="center">place 1 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Bring It On</td><td align="right">127</td><td align="center">place 2 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Stinkball</td><td align="right">124</td><td align="center">place 3 winner</td></tr><tr><td>DMAC3</td><td align="right">120</td><td align="center">place 4 winner</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table style="border-spacing: 0pt;" border="1"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="3" align="center">[SIZE=-1]if[/SIZE] BUTLER[SIZE=-1] beats [/SIZE] DUKE
[SIZE=-1] in the final, then the possible winners are...[/SIZE]</td></tr> <tr><td align="center">Entry</td><td align="right">Score</td><td align="center">Result</td></tr><tr><td>69Nicole</td><td align="right">113</td><td align="center">place 1 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Obvious 4</td><td align="right">107</td><td align="center">place 2 winner</td></tr><tr><td>aceblade 2</td><td align="right">99</td><td align="center">place 3 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Bookey67</td><td align="right">95</td><td align="center">tiebreak:155</td></tr><tr><td>wildcats1</td><td align="right">95</td><td align="center">tiebreak:146</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table style="border-spacing: 0pt;" border="1"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" align="center">[SIZE=-1]if[/SIZE] DUKE[SIZE=-1] beats [/SIZE] BUTLER
[SIZE=-1] in the final, then the possible winners are...[/SIZE]</td></tr> <tr><td align="center">Entry</td><td align="right">Score</td><td align="center">Result</td></tr><tr><td>Bookey67</td><td align="right">127</td><td align="center">tiebreak:155</td></tr><tr><td>wildcats1</td><td align="right">127</td><td align="center">tiebreak:146</td></tr><tr><td>mazanec1</td><td align="right">123</td><td align="center">place 3 winner</td></tr><tr><td>i ding</td><td align="right">122</td><td align="center">place 4 winner</td></tr></tbody></table>
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1st place pays out 65% or $10,871
2nd place pays out 20% or $3,345
3rd place pays out 10% or 1,672
I can not place 4th place but it would pay out the remaining 5%
here are our possibilities: We are Obvious 4<table style="border-spacing: 0pt;" border="1"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" align="center">[SIZE=-1]if[/SIZE] MICHIGAN ST[SIZE=-1] beats [/SIZE] W VIRGINIA
[SIZE=-1] in the final, then the possible winners are...[/SIZE]</td></tr> <tr><td align="center">Entry</td><td align="right">Score</td><td align="center">Result</td></tr><tr><td>mtopor</td><td align="right">128</td><td align="center">place 1 winner</td></tr><tr><td>chicken dinner</td><td align="right">117</td><td align="center">place 2 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Obvious 4</td><td align="right">107</td><td align="center">place 3 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Brian Gilligan</td><td align="right">105</td><td align="center">place 4 winner</td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="border-spacing: 0pt;" border="1"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="3" align="center">[SIZE=-1]if[/SIZE] W VIRGINIA[SIZE=-1] beats [/SIZE]MICHIGAN ST
[SIZE=-1] in the final, then the possible winners are...[/SIZE]</td></tr> <tr><td align="center">Entry</td><td align="right">Score</td><td align="center">Result</td></tr><tr><td>Obvious 4</td><td align="right">139</td><td align="center">place 1 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Bring It On</td><td align="right">127</td><td align="center">place 2 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Stinkball</td><td align="right">124</td><td align="center">tiebreak:161</td></tr><tr><td>jackie wolborsky</td><td align="right">124</td><td align="center">tiebreak:124</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table style="border-spacing: 0pt;" border="1"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="3" align="center">[SIZE=-1]if[/SIZE] MICHIGAN ST[SIZE=-1] beats [/SIZE] DUKE
[SIZE=-1] in the final, then the possible winners are...[/SIZE]</td></tr> <tr><td align="center">Entry</td><td align="right">Score</td><td align="center">Result</td></tr><tr><td>mtopor</td><td align="right">128</td><td align="center">place 1 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Brian Gilligan</td><td align="right">105</td><td align="center">place 2 winner</td></tr><tr><td>chicken dinner</td><td align="right">101</td><td align="center">place 3 winner</td></tr><tr><td>aceblade 2</td><td align="right">99</td><td align="center">place 4 winner</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table style="border-spacing: 0pt;" border="1"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="3" align="center">[SIZE=-1]if[/SIZE] DUKE[SIZE=-1] beats [/SIZE]MICHIGAN ST
[SIZE=-1] in the final, then the possible winners are...[/SIZE]</td></tr> <tr><td align="center">Entry</td><td align="right">Score</td><td align="center">Result</td></tr><tr><td>Bookey67</td><td align="right">127</td><td align="center">tiebreak:155</td></tr><tr><td>wildcats1</td><td align="right">127</td><td align="center">tiebreak:146</td></tr><tr><td>mazanec1</td><td align="right">123</td><td align="center">place 3 winner</td></tr><tr><td>i ding</td><td align="right">122</td><td align="center">place 4 winner</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table style="border-spacing: 0pt;" border="1"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="3" align="center">[SIZE=-1]if[/SIZE] BUTLER[SIZE=-1] beats [/SIZE] W VIRGINIA
[SIZE=-1] in the final, then the possible winners are...[/SIZE]</td></tr> <tr><td align="center">Entry</td><td align="right">Score</td><td align="center">Result</td></tr><tr><td>Obvious 4</td><td align="right">123</td><td align="center">place 1 winner</td></tr><tr><td>69Nicole</td><td align="right">113</td><td align="center">place 2 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Big Brown</td><td align="right">98</td><td align="center">place 3 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Sloan Goforth</td><td align="right">97</td><td align="center">tiebreak:160</td></tr><tr><td>rsb1</td><td align="right">97</td><td align="center">tiebreak:158</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table style="border-spacing: 0pt;" border="1"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="3" align="center">[SIZE=-1]if[/SIZE] W VIRGINIA[SIZE=-1] beats [/SIZE] BUTLER
[SIZE=-1] in the final, then the possible winners are...[/SIZE]</td></tr> <tr><td align="center">Entry</td><td align="right">Score</td><td align="center">Result</td></tr><tr><td>Obvious 4</td><td align="right">155</td><td align="center">place 1 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Bring It On</td><td align="right">127</td><td align="center">place 2 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Stinkball</td><td align="right">124</td><td align="center">place 3 winner</td></tr><tr><td>DMAC3</td><td align="right">120</td><td align="center">place 4 winner</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table style="border-spacing: 0pt;" border="1"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="3" align="center">[SIZE=-1]if[/SIZE] BUTLER[SIZE=-1] beats [/SIZE] DUKE
[SIZE=-1] in the final, then the possible winners are...[/SIZE]</td></tr> <tr><td align="center">Entry</td><td align="right">Score</td><td align="center">Result</td></tr><tr><td>69Nicole</td><td align="right">113</td><td align="center">place 1 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Obvious 4</td><td align="right">107</td><td align="center">place 2 winner</td></tr><tr><td>aceblade 2</td><td align="right">99</td><td align="center">place 3 winner</td></tr><tr><td>Bookey67</td><td align="right">95</td><td align="center">tiebreak:155</td></tr><tr><td>wildcats1</td><td align="right">95</td><td align="center">tiebreak:146</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table style="border-spacing: 0pt;" border="1"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" align="center">[SIZE=-1]if[/SIZE] DUKE[SIZE=-1] beats [/SIZE] BUTLER
[SIZE=-1] in the final, then the possible winners are...[/SIZE]</td></tr> <tr><td align="center">Entry</td><td align="right">Score</td><td align="center">Result</td></tr><tr><td>Bookey67</td><td align="right">127</td><td align="center">tiebreak:155</td></tr><tr><td>wildcats1</td><td align="right">127</td><td align="center">tiebreak:146</td></tr><tr><td>mazanec1</td><td align="right">123</td><td align="center">place 3 winner</td></tr><tr><td>i ding</td><td align="right">122</td><td align="center">place 4 winner</td></tr></tbody></table>
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