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50/1 winners for @azzybearand @RUGbut they were not enough to get into the top 4
Congratulations to the winner @justanotherpunter
Well done to 2nd @roger2256, 3rd @kenisbusyand 4th @Kingdom for
36 players in profit and an overall profit of 54 points, fantastic tipping !

 


 

No logic mostly in these competitions but fair play to those that try to win by whatever means suits.Shocked tbh to win most winners again,completely unexpected and only ever aim for a top 25 which usually means a month in profit.Maybe backs up my suggestion for the additional prize of best overall total in the most winners compy as the fairest and most accurate reflection? I would not figure I don't think but seems to me a fair few would have a chance and deserve a reward for consistency without being chinned by a pinsticking guess or two?
No offence intended btw,prize will be going to Ukraine again so many thanks MC,maybe you could make the additional prize the target for similar? Happy New Year all and well done to all who managed a profit in 2022!!

@Fader
 
As well as @avongirl, I would like to thank you for the work you do for the community PL.
A forum like punter lounge functions because of people like you who spend time organizing tournaments and competitions.
I would like to wish you all a great year in 2023.

Players through to the next GW are below.
Please do me a favour and LIKE this post if you're ready to get straight into the weekends matches. If I get more than 20 likes then I will know that the majority are ready to go on. I don't want lots of people going out because they spent Christmas away from the forum. Many thanks

Thank you, Heisenberg. Much appreciated for your kind words. Hope you had a lovely Christmas and have a Happy New Year. 

I think I've won it 7-8 times in total, going back before 2016.  Such a great competition and the work that goes into running it, always amazes me.  Keep up the great work everybody, as I'm sure everybody is as grateful as I am in entering all the comps ?

once again, sorry for formatting. 
Congratulations once again to BBBC, who wins the World Cup tournament. Also congrats to the rest of the top 4, who receive a prize. Please PM me your Paypal details
1 - BBBC (£80)
2 - Catijohn (£60)
3 - Alley Cat Glover (£40)
4 - tonythepaint (£20)

I come and go as most of you have noticed this more than proves that the guy who does the work here is a class act 

Great idea for the annual competition , would keep players motivated to keep going whatever their position.
Would think £120 would be a good monetary target as it's currently £10 for the monthly most winners so just multiply by 12 , keeps it all mathematically tidy.
Current bets per month minimum is 15 so why not 180 bets for the annual competition , again keeps it mathematically tidy without needing reference all the time.
 
Just a thought , great gesture whatever you decide MC.   

F I N A L L Y . . . . .
Here we are with the end of season result of the competition.  The games were so long ago that I'd forgotten what a tough week for successful bets it was, our second worst week of the season and we only managed 19 winners and a loss for the week.  Maybe partly down to lots of glory bets understandably going for the high price win.  Bets of the week went to @Alley Cat Glover with a 10/1 double, and @MABS a 7/1 treble.
An overall losing season for us, Divisions 1 and 5 ended with a small profit but the star performers were Division 7 with a massive overall profit, well done guys.
Congratulations to our overall champion @cookro who has been around the top for most of the season.  One to follow with a modest staking strategy and 5 good wins!   Mention also to @Peter York who managed 7 wins over the season with only a couple of odds-on.
 
Overall table here (which determines your Division for next season).  Well done to the 38 who made a profit

 

I now need to win a mug so I'll have a proper bash at the naps comp in the new year, none of these weedy odds on shots !

well best suggestion is prob leave things as they are especially after all the crying and screaming over the last rule changes. its not like this happens that often. ?

Great stuff BBBC , fantastic total    ?
 
That's a monumental effort Fader , great example of dedication and commitment     

Great stuff BBBC , fantastic total    ?
 
That's a monumental effort Fader , great example of dedication and commitment     

Thanks Fader for running the comp ... i would have gladly swapped it for an England world cup win ?

No problem mate and sure that MC will appreciate all the feedback he receives.
Final point on the race in question and the comment about never touching Irish racing , when you have an 80% over broke on the place side it shouldn't matter whether it's Royal Ascot or Outer Mongolia as with that sort of math's in your favour it's not a case of fancying a horse but more a case of always finding a selection to exploit the opportunity.
Good punting   ?
 

No problem mate and sure that MC will appreciate all the feedback he receives.
Final point on the race in question and the comment about never touching Irish racing , when you have an 80% over broke on the place side it shouldn't matter whether it's Royal Ascot or Outer Mongolia as with that sort of math's in your favour it's not a case of fancying a horse but more a case of always finding a selection to exploit the opportunity.
Good punting   ?
 

Sometimes the ignorance of triple digit horses is misplaced especially in the right shape of race so the 250/1 shots maybe not as wild as they seem in selected races.
The race in question was an 8 runner 2yo stakes race with a mixture of poor & unraced horses , the bookmaker in question saw fit to offer 150/1 bar three with the remaining 4 runners all quoted at 250/1 , the place percentages worked out at 220% which is 80% below the 300% par book for 3 places.
The horse in question had finished 13 lengths behind the fav previously with connections maybe assuming it could get somewhat closer this time after a run , looking at the 150/1 bar three with only 8 runners you could be forgiven for thinking very little improvement would be good enough for a place anyway and it was all about getting one of the front three out of the frame as the horse had the best credentials to sneak a place if that was the case , as stated the race was pretty poor and the lower the standard the more likely you get unreliable form especially with improvement after just one run and the mathematics of an 80% place over broke made it necessary to find an e/way bet at the value offered.
In my view the 5 rags in the race should have varied between 50/1 to 100/1 albeit 4 or 5 times those odds on the win part of the exchange but they were offered at excessive odds due to ignorance/incompetence by the odds compilers who failed to recognize the shape of the race in question , the reason they left the odds at those exorbitant prices for most of the day was due to the fact there was no place liquidity on betfair for a race of that type for arbers to take advantage , otherwise the 250/1 would have become 50/1 or 66/1 very quickly.
Apologies for the rambling Justanotherpunter but just making a point that sometimes total rags are too easily discarded and in this case whilst the 250/1 was not far off what the win part should have been given its chance of winning the 50/1 a place at 1/5th looked too good to miss.
Good luck today   

5pm Dundalk  Oneplusone  ( each way )  250/1 Bet 365

No arguments here MC , we won't know the accuracy of any proposal until 12 months time anyway as it's impossible to evaluate as an exact science.
Your proposals give everyone a fighting chance and a reward for some consistency and/or some inspired selections throughout the year.
 
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No arguments here MC , we won't know the accuracy of any proposal until 12 months time anyway as it's impossible to evaluate as an exact science.
Your proposals give everyone a fighting chance and a reward for some consistency and/or some inspired selections throughout the year.
 
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It is difficult to make £10 profit in any single month, to make £120 for 12 months is a very tough ask.
To make a return of 10% over a year would be a very good return so I think it makes sense to set it at this level.
To keep the maths simple I suggest a minimum of 200 selections and a minimum profit of £20. 

Great idea for the annual competition , would keep players motivated to keep going whatever their position.
Would think £120 would be a good monetary target as it's currently £10 for the monthly most winners so just multiply by 12 , keeps it all mathematically tidy.
Current bets per month minimum is 15 so why not 180 bets for the annual competition , again keeps it mathematically tidy without needing reference all the time.
 
Just a thought , great gesture whatever you decide MC.   

I am with you on this, as i see it and its only my personal opinion the spirit of the comp is nap of the day i, like many submit every day. The month i won it even when i was well in front  i still submitted daily, A month later i would have won the comp again if i had stopped at 20 but i like "the spirit" of the comp so always submit daily. I recognise that people go on hols or are occasionally ill so cant submit every day but i think 20 per month is far fairer than 15 (25 would be my choice). and maybe a ten month comp ie drop the worst 2 months of each of the competitors.

5pm Dundalk  Oneplusone  ( each way )  250/1 Bet 365