ODDS ‘N’ ENDS:
All-defeated or undefeated? Unlikely
By Jeff Haney

Thu, Nov 20, 2008
Las Vegas Sun

Jeff Haney writes about our prop bets on the Titans going undefeated and the Lions going 0 and 16.

Four players from across Nevada selected a perfect card and won $1,500 each in the Lucky’s Progressive Carryover Contest for Week 11 of the pro football season.

Going into Monday night’s game between the Browns and Bills, 25 players were alive to win a share of the $6,000 weekly prize. Of those players, 21 needed favored Buffalo at home.

The Bills took their first lead of the game, scoring a touchdown with just over two minutes left, but the Browns’ Phil Dawson nailed a 56-yard field goal with 1:39 left to put Cleveland ahead en route to a 29-27 win.

Two of the winning players submitted their picks at Lucky's Race & Sports Book the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno. One winner submitted his picks at Buffalo Bill's in Primm. One winner submitted his picks at Terrible's Town Casino in Pahrump.

In addition to the Browns, the four contest winners also correctly picked the 49ers, Broncos, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Colts, Cowboys, Dolphins, Giants, Packers, Panthers, Saints, Steelers and Titans in Week 11. The Eagles vs. Bengals game ended in a tie, so players selecting either team were credited with a win.

The $100,000 Lucky’s Progressive Carryover Pro Football Contest, unique in Nevada, requires players to pick all the winners of each week’s Sunday and Monday night games without the point spread. If nobody selects a perfect card, the contest prize carries over to the following week, with $6,000 being added to the total.

The contest resumes this week with a $6,000 prize. Picks can be submitted until 9 a.m. Sunday at any Lucky’s Race & Sports Book in Nevada. Lucky’s has sports books as the following casino locations: The Plaza and Terrible’s in Las Vegas, Terrible’s Primm Valley Resorts, Terrible’s Town and Terrible’s Lakeside in Pahrump, the Grand Sierra in Reno, Casino Fandango in Carson City and the Red Lion in Elko.

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The Arizona Cardinals resisted a late scoring drive by the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night and made 40 Lucky’s contest players across Nevada $150 richer.

All 40 contestants who picked all 12 Sunday pro football games correctly needed the Cardinals, 10-point favorites at home, to complete a perfect card in the Progressive Carryover Contest and win a share of the $6,000 weekly prize.

The Cardinals trailed with less than 5 minutes left in the game, but a late touchdown put them ahead 29-24. The 49ers subsequently drove down the field and threatened to score in the final seconds, but were stopped on the 2-yard line.

In addition to the Cardinals, the 40 contest winners also correctly picked the Chargers, Colts, Dolphins, Falcons, Giants, Jaguars, Jets, Panthers, Patriots, Ravens, Titans and Vikings in Week 10.

Horseplayers in Southern Nevada have an opportunity every Friday to compete for prizes and bragging rights at Lucky's Race Books in our free Lucky Fridays Handicapping Contests.

The contests use Hollywood Park’s Friday race cards every week for through December 19. The format requires each player to place a mythical $2 Win and Place wager on one horse in each race. The player with the highest mythical bankroll at the end of the card at each Lucky’s Race Book will receive a $100 betting voucher. Consolation prizes, including buffet coupons and show tickets, will be awarded to the second- and third-place finishers each week.

There will be a $500 grand prize for the player with the highest score among all Lucky’s Race Books over the seven weeks of the contest.

Lucky Fridays contests are completely free to enter. They will be conducted every Friday at the Plaza Hotel & Casino, Terrible’s Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Terrible’s Town Casino in Pahrump and Terrible’s Primm Valley Resort.

Registration each Friday closes a half hour prior to post time. Hollywood Park’s Friday first race is 7:05 p.m. on Nov. 7, 14 and 21. Starting Nov. 28, Hollywood Park moves to a 12:30 p.m. post time on Fridays.

The weekly and cumulative contest standings will be posted every week at www.betatluckys.com.

WEEK 2 RESULTS AND STANDINGS 

WEEK 1 RESULTS AND STANDINGS 

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For the second straight week, a single player selected a perfect card in the Lucky’s Race & Sports Book Progressive Carryover Pro Football Contest.

Lucky's football contest winner Bruce Gentry accepts his $6,000 prize check at the Red Lion from manager Robi Hight.

Bruce Gentry, who submitted his picks at the Red Lion Hotel & Casino in Elko, went 14-0 with his picks in Week 9 of pro football season and gets the entire $6,000 prize.

Bruce was the only player alive for the jackpot going into Monday night, needing a win by the Steelers to take home the prize. The Steelers rolled to easy 23-6 victory over the favored Redskins.

In addition to the Steelers, Bruce correctly picked the Bears, Bengals, Buccaneers, Cardinals, Colts, Dolphins, Eagles, Falcons, Giants, Jets, Ravens, Titans and Vikings in Week 9.

Steve J., a 59-year-old retired truck driver, took home the first jackpot of $48,000 in the Lucky’s Race & Sports Book Progressive Carryover Pro Football Contest.

Lucky's football contest winner Steve J. (center) accepts his $48,000 prize check at Terrible's Hotel & Casino from Jimmy Vaccaro (left), director of sports operations and public relations, and Dan Shapiro, director of marketing.

Steve, a Las Vegas resident originally from Milwaukee, submitted his picks at Terrible’s Hotel & Casino on Flamingo and Paradise. He was the only contestant in Nevada to pick the winners of all 13 Sunday games correctly without the point spread. He needed the Tennessee Titans to win their Monday night home game against the Indianapolis Colts to claim the prize.

After falling behind 14-6, the favored Titans rallied to win 31-21. The Titans tied the game with 3:21 left in the third quarter after scoring a touchdown followed by a two-point conversion.

“After the two-point conversion, I wasn’t concerned,” Steve said. “I knew they would win.”

Nobody selected a perfect card in Week 7 of Lucky's $100,000 Progressive Carryover Contest. The prize increases to $48,000 for this week's contest covering all the Sunday games and Monday night. The current week's prize is the largest for a free football contest in the State of Nevada.

Nineteen players were tied with the best score on Sunday at 12 and 1.