My biggest jackpot win was here too! But seriously FP and Port Elizabeth racing offer pick 6 value for smaller players because of the multiple couplings. Overseas they have neither couplings nor fractional betting PLUS the minimum pick 6 bet is $2 or 2GBP (in the UK they call the pick 6 the jackpot and they have a special pick 6 called the scoop 6 based on races all over the country) so imagine how bankrolled you have to be to have a decent shot.
A win is better than the old proverbial kick in the behind and first worry about having a winning ticket then worry about your percentage.
I have a pick 6 odds calculator which tells you in advance what the odds of your perm is like so:
0.8 (first 3 in betting) x 0.3 (favorite) x 0.8 (first 3 in the betting) x 0.9 (first 8 in the betting x 0.8 (first 3 in the betting) x 0.3 (banker favorite)= 0.041472 = 4.15% chance = 24-1 chance pretty much long shot territory and one of the reasons why multiple tickets work better in that you can spread your odds over several tickets favoring some over others. Then you must still work out if this ticket is worth playing because the only leg where you allow for an upset is the 0.9 (first 8 in the betting) leg. What will the pick 6 pay out if no outsider wins.? Figure that out in advance (approximately) rather than load your tickets with mainly favorites and hope for a big payout. It's not going to happen because everybody else has those same horses. You need to add some value somewhere by adding runners that the public shouldn't like odds wise but that you reckon has a chance.
If anyone wants me to calculate the odds of their perm just email me and I will post it.
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