Game: Bet on the Champion

[Levenspiel]

Simplest game ever.
You have 1000 hypothetical IBN currency. Bet on the champion. Distribute your money as you like and we'll see how much you'll make in the end.

odds
USA - 1.75/1
Spain - 2.75/1
Greece - 12.75/1
Serbia - 17.5/1
Argentina - 23.5/1
Turkey - 23.75/1
Brazil - 30.5/1
Lithuania - 54.5/1
Slovenia - 63.5/1
Russia - 77.5/1
France - 83.5/1
Croatia - 88.75/1
Puerto Rico - 120/1
Australia - 150/1
Germany - 200/1
Canada - 500/1
China - 750/1
New Zealand - 1100/1
Angola - 1250/1
Lebanon - 1500/1
Iran - 1625/1
Ivory Coast - 3000/1
Jordan - 5000/1
Tunisia - 5000/1

source for odds: oddschecker.com

-Betting ends 28-Aug-2010, at 15:00 CET-

[CG]

i bet every single cent on USA

[Levenspiel]

Editing is allowed until the deadline:

so my new bets (still trying to figure it out ):
Greece - 100
Serbia - 100
Argentina - 100
Brazil - 100
Lithuania - 100
Slovenia - 100
Russia - 100
Croatia - 100
Puerto Rico - 100
Australia - 100

[sseppel]

All in for Spain.

[Adon]

How much euroes is 1 IBN currency ?
..hmmm,never mind......
all in for Greece

[beychang]

If it's not USA, it will be Spain. Chances for Greece and Turkey is little.
So 1.75X=2.75Y and X+Y=1000
USA:611
Spain:389

[Jeriho]

Slovenia - 100
USA - 900

[Levenspiel]

If it's not USA, it will be Spain. Chances for Greece and Turkey is little.
So 1.75X=2.75Y and X+Y=1000
USA:611
Spain:389

So you don't wanna make any money? The max you can earn is 69.25.

[mvblair]

Fun idea!! Winner gets to brag in their signature?

USA............201
Spain..........200
Argentina....151
Serbia........150
Greece.......149
Australia.......51
Puerto Rico...26
Croatia........25
Turkey.........24
Brazil...........23

Can anybody tell that I'm not very confident in my picks?

I might have to change this. I need to put some money on Angola, my sentimental favorite. Plus, it looks like I'm going to lose a lot of money no matter who I pick!!

[felix_r]

USA - 572 x 1.75 = 1001
Greece - 236 x 12.75 = 3009
Serbia - 172 x 17.5 = 3010

Spain - 20 x 2.75 = 55 (money for taxi so I can come back home, if I'll lose all my money)
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I'll explain:

USA probably will meet Spain in the semi. If USA will win Spain, I'm covered. If Spain will win USA, Spain will be too tired in the final, and Greece/Serbia will win.

[AiwiTo]

Greece - 400$
Serbia - 400$
Lithuania - 200$

[g.g]

I bet all (1000) for Greece.

I am not that confident that they would win it but together with Serbia it seems the only way to win the game if you pick one of those two teams and they win it.

[Luíz for 3]

(NT, Factor, IBN Currency, Money)

ESP: 2.75, 220, 605
USA: 1.75, 200, 350
SRB: 17.5, 120, 2100
TUR: 23.75, 120, 2850
ARG: 23.5, 100, 2350
GRE: 12.75, 100, 1275
PUR: 120, 60, 7200
BRA: 30.5, 50, 1525
LTU: 54.5, 30, 1635

Let's Puerto Rico!!!

[Perseus]

Greece and Serbia are great bets ,why Spain is so low?

[beychang]

So you don't wanna make any money? The max you can earn is 69.25.

I just don't want to lose my money, but if Greece or any other team be the dark horse, game over to me.
If China be the Champion, , who care about money.