CBonez89 wrote:Hey guys. ive had the downs for about a week now... must have bet on it 10 times now.the last few times ive been picking the 99-1 odds dog.the 19-1 won a few times... was close.until this morning, I hit the jackpot and my 99-1 dog won, I got 200,000k, bought some land, 3 buildings. I loved it, definitely changed/speed up the game for me a lot.what im wondering is how often does the 99-1 dog actually win?first few times betting on him and throwing 2000$ down the drain sucked.... but im definitely not complaining now. well worth it. im just gonna keep betting on him and hope he wins 1/10 races! Its luck

isnt drool brittania the 99-1 odds dog?I am doing the same strategy... except im picking the lowest odds dog. well see how it goes I guess.

ohhh ok, I had a feeling the names changed on me, wasnt positive though.

Yea oh and congrats btw. I did notice not a chance and obedience school drop out switch names only with each other

CBonez89 wrote:what im wondering is how often does the 99-1 dog actually win?<snip>im just gonna keep betting on him and hope he wins 1/10 races! The odds are pretty much as indicated ... 99-to-1 means there's about a 1 percent chance this dog'll win. That does not mean that you are guaranteed to win once out of every 99 bets. It could happen more often, or less often, the odds represent a likely average or median.Late last year I was on a hot streak ... won the 99 to 1 dog three times in the month of October alone. Haven't won again since.hth, ymmv

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drosax1
11 years ago
kristiangrassy wrote:
I only bet on 99-1. With the belief that every 100 races I'll win, and basically get my money back in 1 nice lump sum. i.e. prize winnings = $200000,
100 bets x $2000 = $200000
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Having said that, i'm currently well passed the 100 bets ATM, and long overdue for a win :?

Unfortunately it's not 1 win every 100 plays
skydude252
11 years ago
drosax1 wrote:
kristiangrassy wrote:
I only bet on 99-1. With the belief that every 100 races I'll win, and basically get my money back in 1 nice lump sum. i.e. prize winnings = $200000,
100 bets x $2000 = $200000
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Having said that, i'm currently well passed the 100 bets ATM, and long overdue for a win :?

Unfortunately it's not 1 win every 100 plays

Yeah, you only have a little under a 2/3 chance of winning a 1/100 chance in 100 plays.
hankscorpio23
11 years ago

There is a thread out there with the odds.

I recall the 99-1 has a 1.25% chance to win which is slightly better than 99-1 and therefore profitable in the long run but nowhere close to the 1 in 10 that OP was hoping for.

In the end they all pay about the same expected profit in the long run. But if you are short on cash I would recommend the favorite for the least volatility.
drosax1
11 years ago
hankscorpio23 wrote:

There is a thread out there with the odds.

I recall the 99-1 has a 1.25% chance to win which is slightly better than 99-1 and therefore profitable in the long run but nowhere close to the 1 in 10 that OP was hoping for.

In the end they all pay about the same expected profit in the long run. But if you are short on cash I would recommend the favorite for the least volatility.

99-1 is slightly better than 99-1?
hankscorpio23
11 years ago
drosax1 wrote:
hankscorpio23 wrote:

There is a thread out there with the odds.

I recall the 99-1 has a 1.25% chance to win which is slightly better than 99-1 and therefore profitable in the long run but nowhere close to the 1 in 10 that OP was hoping for.

In the end they all pay about the same expected profit in the long run. But if you are short on cash I would recommend the favorite for the least volatility.

99-1 is slightly better than 99-1?

1.25% is slightly better than 99-1.
drosax1
11 years ago
Yea you said 99-1 had the 1.25% chance which was slightly better than the 99-1
lightestbulb
11 years ago
drosax1 wrote:
Yea you said 99-1 had the 1.25% chance which was slightly better than the 99-1

99-1 in the real world is 1%. That's what they meant. 99-1 in the game has better odds than a REAL 99-1. 8)
amauthe8
11 years ago
I won the 99-1 three times this week. That being said, I won't win again now till Christmas. I always bet 99-1. That being said, I'm also level 38 with like 6 mil in the bank, so I always bet on 99-1. If I was lower I'd probably stay away from SD altogether.
Stapler88
11 years ago
Just got this today... first time ever!!

Think I did 99-1 for about a month... yeah!!
MuleHeadJoe
11 years ago
Just an fyi ... the lowest odds dog (2 to 1) will win over 50% of the time. If you pick the 2-to-1 every time, he wins about 11 or 12 times out of 20.

Someone posted the actual percentages for the odds last year, I can't find that post any more. But my experience validates the above percentage.