from the Meadowlands Media Relations Department
East Rutherford, NJ — The Meadowlands’ 20-cent Survivor Pick-10 wager may no longer be new, but based on the bet’s pool totals and payoffs, it continues to shine.
On Saturday (Jan. 20), the wager’s total pool moved past the $20,000 mark for the third time since the bet’s inception on Nov. 4. A total of $21,653 was poured into the pot and one superb handicapper who ‘survived’ seven races — which included winners who scored at odds of 33-1 and 23-1 — was rewarded with a payout of $18,404.80.
Even when the total pool isn’t sky high, the payout can still be huge. The Friday (Jan. 12) pool saw $15,204 in wagers, and when the bet concluded when they hit the wire in race six, one shrewd player walked away with $12,920.56.
It should be noted that some of the money earmarked for the Pick-10 may have instead been bet into the Pick-5 pool, which exploded to more than $250,000 with the enticement of a $28,000 carryover that night.
The Big M’s signature wager, the Pick-4, averaged a little over $80,000 per night in action over last weekend, with Saturday’s winners — despite having a 2-1 shot and a 5-2 shot win the middle two legs of the sequence — walking away with $2,022.60 for a 50-cent bet.
Don’t leave early: The carryover for the Late 20-cent Jackpot Super High Five — which requires a single-ticket winner to rake the pot — stands at $75,102.54.
Racing continues Friday night at the Big M at 6:35 p.m.