Perhaps you haven't heard of ESPN's online cash game, "Streak for the Cash." To be honest, I only just stumbled onto it a mere couple of months ago. The game essentially presents daily games from the sports world to choose from at certain odds based on the ability of teams and individual players. An example you could choose from would be will Tom Brady have more or less than 15o yards in the first half? These numbers are altered based on several elements such as whether the game is home or away or whether he is playing against a stifling defense that week etc. Another example would be will Manchester United win against Villarreal or will Villarreal win or draw. Percentages of what other participants have picked appear beneath the options.
This game has a leaderboard for who has the longest streak of wins and the winner at the end of the month receives the winnings of a minimum of $50,000 dollars in the pot. However if you somehow achieve getting a streak of over 27 wins in a row, the cash pot accrues into the next month where that person can seek to increase the winnings up to $150,000 for example.
I have personally sucked at this game! I would be lucky to get a streak of 7 or 8 games! This is not so much for my lack of knowledge of sports but more because it is a game of luck and excitement. Despite my losing, I have found that participating in the game has given me a level of interest in many games I would otherwise not care about at all. I believe this game truly gives fans a stock in a much wider range of games than they normally would have cared about. I have found a wider range of sports to be that much more exciting simply due to the thrill of predicting what will happen against your friends. Overall, a great time!
-Yoni Berhanu
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