Has anyone on SBR come close to winning ESPN's Streak for the Cash?

ouman101 · 02-09-11, 03:04 PM

2 months ago, I made it to a streak of 17.....which still isn't close to winning anything, but is my best so far.

freeVICK · 02-09-11, 03:04 PM

wow 12 is crazy good. only got up to 7 myself

rm18 · 02-09-11, 03:05 PM

i either got 17 or 18 lost on Fullerton world series

Dabeergod · 02-09-11, 03:06 PM

9 is my highest..... then I gave up... Very hard to nail them all

ngates815 · 02-09-11, 03:07 PM

I got to 11...only did it for 2 months. havent done it in long time.

LChruscial85 · 02-09-11, 03:08 PM

damn...I can't imagine gettin to 17 or 18 and losin...i'd be pissed....just the thought of all the money your so close to...I haven't come close to 12 in a couple months..I think 5 has been my highest since....January was tough in general for me...Sportsbetting and Streak for the Cash

yisman · 02-09-11, 03:14 PM

No.

k13 · 02-09-11, 03:17 PM

If any of these idiots were that good they be turning all these 10+ streaks into millions. Only takes $10 to start.

Multiple-accounts ftw.

spargament · 02-09-11, 03:53 PM

I'm sure on my first account on espn (I had an insider account i got as a gift with mag subscription...lol @what a waste paying for espns info is) I hit around 15 before losing, lol while I'm up 300+ conventional units this week im still like 1-7 in Streak For the Cash hahahaha

Rookie-Capper · 02-09-11, 03:54 PM

9 is my longest

rsnnh12 · 02-09-11, 03:56 PM

Had a streak of 23 last year. Cracked under the pressure though, my streak started late so I had to make some tough picks to catch up to the leaders, and I failed miserably. Haven't had a streak higher than 10 since

Fieldysnuts44 · 02-09-11, 03:57 PM

Hit 17 in a row last month.It is kind of a bummer after its gone,because you start thinking about that money. I did wager on all those games so i made some money,just not 100 grand.

mikejamm · 02-09-11, 04:00 PM

Ran one up to 17 and blew it on a sheep following "favorite"! Should've stuck with the dogs!

LChruscial85 · 02-09-11, 04:29 PM

Originally posted by rsnnh12

Had a streak of 23 last year. Cracked under the pressure though, my streak started late so I had to make some tough picks to catch up to the leaders, and I failed miserably. Haven't had a streak higher than 10 since

Wow sooo close...that must have been tough to swallow...

stealthyburrito · 02-09-11, 04:40 PM

hit 9 at one point last year, no where close to the leaders.

Romanov · 02-09-11, 04:44 PM

Well there is a way to guarantee any streak you want:

Take whatever streak you want, say of 27 since that is what is needed, and take 2^27 = 134,217,728

Sign up for 2^27 accounts and have 1/2 of them pick a side to a game and the other half pick the opposing side. From there repeat the process with the remaining accounts. I am sure you could create a computer program to do this.

On a serious note,

If those of you who can get 15 in a row or so, I bet it is possible to create a macro without getting caught that will sign up for 2^12 (4096) accounts if you have it done so from different IPs. From there, you just need a 15 win streak to win the cash

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Lets assume there are 15 plays a day for 365 days of the year: that's 5475 plays. But if you pick a game a day, the longest streak you can expect (assuming these are 50% props which I have no idea if they are):

.5^k = 1/365

k= 4

You can expect a streak of 4 games to happen once a year. The needed streak of 27 is facking crazy considering that 4 is the longest you could expect picking blindly. That streak is impossible

ouman101 · 02-09-11, 04:51 PM

Originally posted by k13

If any of these idiots were that good they be turning all these 10+ streaks into millions. Only takes $10 to start. Multiple-accounts ftw.

You realize that there is usually one pick a day that is off considerably right? All the time they will have "Team X wins by 15" and the spread is only 11 or so. So they don't exactly correlate as far as being able to win bets. The game that I lost my streak 17 on was the Heat vs. Dallas. The heat were at home and favored by 7 and all you had to do was pick the winner of the game. Even though I was getting 7 "free" points, the heat still lost and so did my streak.

timmyboy34243 · 02-09-11, 04:54 PM

16 is my highest, only 2 times in double digits.......

nyjets15 · 02-09-11, 05:08 PM

14 is my highest and it was starting to get exciting

if you pick your spots, theres usually at least 1-2 games a day where the actual line is -190/-200

yisman · 02-09-11, 05:14 PM

I've gone cold this year, but in 2009 I had six double digit streaks and my winning percentage was .638.

my entry

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