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Old 12-20-2013, 05:22 PM
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Default Santa Anita Showvivor contest

$10,000 ShowVivor
Begins Thursday, December 26


Play in Santa Anita's revamped ShowVivor Online Contest with $10,000 in prize money. Now a season long contest, go after prize money in five different categories: longest show streak ($5,000), longest win streak ($2,000), most wins ($1,000), most places ($1,000), and highest win payout ($1,000). The contest will begin Thursday, December 26 and end on Sunday, June 29. Register today and don't forget to make your first pick on Opening Day.
Opening Day
Thursday, December 26


http://showvivor.santaanita.com/


Here we go again...somebody here grab this one...we are due.
Yikes, 6 months...hope i last more than two days
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Old 12-20-2013, 06:02 PM
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6 months. Makes Thoroenduro look down right short. Thing is though I would probably be lucky to make it 6 days.
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Old 12-20-2013, 06:05 PM
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6 months. Makes Thoroenduro look down right short. Thing is though I would probably be lucky to make it 6 days.
That is my goal too
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Old 12-20-2013, 07:13 PM
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I don't know what to do with myself with all the contests ending... I'm ready to start another one!

Making Christmas cookies can only kill the time for so long.


I am sure I will bomb out after day one though
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Old 12-20-2013, 08:57 PM
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Im ready
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Old 12-21-2013, 09:03 AM
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They're going to June?????

Might as well sign up for Showvivor II at the same time.
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Old 12-23-2013, 07:04 AM
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I don't think anyone has read the rules. No one is ever out of this contest.
If your horse fails on day 1.....

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Every live race day the entrant can select one horse from one race through the ShowVivor website 10 minutes before the first post. There are 5 different ways to win between December 26 through June 29:

1.Longest Show Streak - Correctly select a horse to finish no worse than third on consecutive live race days. If the entrant's selection does not finish first, second, or third the entrant can start a new streak on the next day. If the entrant fails to make a selection, the streak is still alive, but credit will not be given for that day.
2.Longest Win Streak - Correctly select a horse to win on consecutive live race days. If the entrant's selection does not finish first, a new streak can be started on the next day. If the entrant fails to make a selection, the streak is still alive, but credit will not be given for that day.
3.Most Total Wins - Select the most winners between the dates listed above.
4.Most Total Places - Select the most places between the dates listed above. (Horses that finish second only)
5.Highest Win Payout - The entrant that selects the horse with the highest win payout between the dates listed above.
http://showvivor.santaanita.com/rules.php
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Old 12-23-2013, 08:18 AM
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I don't think anyone has read the rules. No one is ever out of this contest.
If your horse fails on day 1.....


http://showvivor.santaanita.com/rules.php
Good luck to all!
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"In the event that the entrant did not make any selections or missed the deadline to make selections, the entrant will not be allowed to make a pick for that day. The entrants "Show Streak" and "Win Streak" is still alive, but will not get credit for that day."
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Old 12-24-2013, 10:47 AM
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I don't like this format much. If you take it even semi-seriously, then you're committing your attention for 6 months. You could run a 60-day streak of successful show picks, have by far the longest streak, but still feel you need to start a new streak in case someone passes your 60.

Previously there was satisfaction in watching the field quickly narrow down. Going from 6000 entrants to 600 usually took, what, a week? Now there will be 6000 for the duration.

That said, the new format is a smart move by SA. Instead of a handful of people paying attention after the first 2 weeks, they will probably have thousands still playing and paying attention for months.

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Old 12-24-2013, 10:53 AM
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Dunbar has nailed it!
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Marketing ......... hmmm, what a concept
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Old 12-25-2013, 10:29 AM
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they should have changed the name too
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Old 12-25-2013, 01:44 PM
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Posting my choice today, gotta wok tomorrow

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Race 8

Distinctive Passion (FL)
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M/L: 6/1
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Old 12-25-2013, 04:36 PM
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Me too picking early..no work just have time..made selection and clicked on it and note came back FIVE times 'are you sure'..were they trying to tell me something..anyways, got 5 confirming emails...not a good start, i'm scared..my first pick was the 7 and switched to the 2..

12/26

race 3 #2 Cavalletta
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Old 12-25-2013, 06:54 PM
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Played Race 4, #9 Big Macher

.............as an aside, listening to Trevor pronounce this horse's name must make the owners howl.....Trevor doesn't do Yiddish very well.
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Old 12-25-2013, 08:46 PM
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Posting now because I'll be at the track tomorrow

Went with my favorite horse, #10 Mr. Bossy Pants in the 5th.

Good luck everyone!
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Old 12-26-2013, 07:30 AM
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Race 2-#5 Battled

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Old 12-26-2013, 07:50 AM
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My Happy Face in the 6th

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Old 12-26-2013, 10:49 AM
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Race 5 ~ #5 Battled

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Old 12-26-2013, 12:02 PM
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I don't think anyone has read the rules. No one is ever out of this contest.
If your horse fails on day 1.....


http://showvivor.santaanita.com/rules.php
Good luck to all!
Prizes
•Longest Show Streak: $5,000
•Longest Win Streak: $2,000
•Most Total Wins: $1,000
•Most Total Places: $1,000
•Highest Win Payout: $1,000

Longest show streak payoff more than win streak?
Bout 5-6 years ago YB had a whodoyoulike contest site..the longest show steak was the winner period..if you lost a race you started over again..at the end of the contest period the longest streak was the winner...and you could make picks at a number of tracks...in one of the contests i was the leader with 10 straight then my next pick failed...started new streak and got to 9 then the contest ended..winner had 16 straight..
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