Nachos and NASCAR
This week's blog is best enjoyed whilst listening to this fantastic ambiental house composition from 1990. I remember listening to this song in my bedroom when I was younger and thinking how wonderful the desert sunsets must have been... And then this week, we were lucky enough to start the week with some little fluffy clouds and a fantastic sunset over Phoenix.
We had Friday off work to commemorate Veterans' Day. Damn, it feels good to be a veteran! We ventured a little further from the hotel for dinner and came across this little fellow outside PF Chang's restaurant:
And then on Saturday, the highlight of the week - Nascar! It's essentially a hillbilly jamboree with a lot of background noise masquerading as a motorsport. On the plus side, there was an awesome 'smoke show' before the race featuring a father/daughter stunt driving team, two brothers riding motorbikes inside a steel ball and the British drifting champion, Baggsy, sliding around the car park.
And finally an update on my new hobby / income stream. My matched betting profit for this week = £190.03 Total to date = £204.92 And here is a worked example to explain the process...
Betfred offers a £30 free bet when you stake at least £10 as a joining offer. I found odds of 6 to BACK Burton to beat Millwall in the football league match on 4 Nov. I found LAY odds on Betfair of 5.5 - this actually produced an overround book and so I was guaranteed a profit regardless of the result.
I placed a BACK (normal) bet £10 on Betfred at odds of 6 for a potential win of £60, or a profit of £50, if Burton WON and I would lose £10 if Burton DID NOT WIN (i.e. lost OR drew).
I then placed a LAY bet (i.e. accepting someone else's BACK bet) of £11.01 at odds of 5.5, for a potential WIN of £10.46 (my £11.01 stake -5% commission) if Burton DID NOT WIN and a LOSS of £49.55 if Burton WON.
Regardless of whether Burton won or did not win, I would be £0.45 better off with a £30 free bet to come:
- Burton win = £50 from Betfred, £49.55 to Betfair = +£0.45
- Burton do not win = £10 to Betfred, £10.46 from Betfair =+ £0.46
After this, I used the £30 free bet on the Sweden v Italy football match with the following odds:
Betfred, final score 1-1 = 6.5, stake = £30, potential profit = £165, potential loss = £0 (free bet)
Betfair, final score 1-1 = 7.2, stake = £23.08, potential profit = £21.93 (£23.08 -5% winning commission), potential loss = £143.10
- Score 1-1 = £165 from Betfred, £143.10 to Betfair = £21.90 profit
- Score not 1-1 = £0 from Betfred, £21.93 from Betfair = £21.93 profit
I have no idea what the final score was, but it wasn't 1-1, so I received £21.93 from Betfair.
Total profit for the two stages = £22.39.
Total time expended = 10 mins.
Tax due = £0
Simples.
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| Little fluffy clouds |
I have spent most of the week learning to play my new video game! I don't have a photo of my setup, but it comes complete with a touch screen, throttle and stick. Lots to learn, but I'm getting better each day...
On Thursday this week, Maps and I hosted our coursemates for pre-dinner drinks at the hotel prior to heading out for nachos and pizza.
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| Waiting for the crew to arrive |
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| Victor, Johnny, Alfa, Maps, Mickey, Crab (back), Rehab (front), Siv and me! |
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| Too many drinks, too few nachos |
We had Friday off work to commemorate Veterans' Day. Damn, it feels good to be a veteran! We ventured a little further from the hotel for dinner and came across this little fellow outside PF Chang's restaurant:
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| Horse of the week |
And then on Saturday, the highlight of the week - Nascar! It's essentially a hillbilly jamboree with a lot of background noise masquerading as a motorsport. On the plus side, there was an awesome 'smoke show' before the race featuring a father/daughter stunt driving team, two brothers riding motorbikes inside a steel ball and the British drifting champion, Baggsy, sliding around the car park.
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| Baggsy wearing down his tyres |
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| These girls kept blocking my view of the good stuff :( |
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| 'merica! |
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| Double 'merica! |
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| The world's least interesting motorsport |
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| Ear plugs essential! |
And finally an update on my new hobby / income stream. My matched betting profit for this week = £190.03 Total to date = £204.92 And here is a worked example to explain the process...
Betfred offers a £30 free bet when you stake at least £10 as a joining offer. I found odds of 6 to BACK Burton to beat Millwall in the football league match on 4 Nov. I found LAY odds on Betfair of 5.5 - this actually produced an overround book and so I was guaranteed a profit regardless of the result.
I placed a BACK (normal) bet £10 on Betfred at odds of 6 for a potential win of £60, or a profit of £50, if Burton WON and I would lose £10 if Burton DID NOT WIN (i.e. lost OR drew).
I then placed a LAY bet (i.e. accepting someone else's BACK bet) of £11.01 at odds of 5.5, for a potential WIN of £10.46 (my £11.01 stake -5% commission) if Burton DID NOT WIN and a LOSS of £49.55 if Burton WON.
Regardless of whether Burton won or did not win, I would be £0.45 better off with a £30 free bet to come:
- Burton win = £50 from Betfred, £49.55 to Betfair = +£0.45
- Burton do not win = £10 to Betfred, £10.46 from Betfair =
After this, I used the £30 free bet on the Sweden v Italy football match with the following odds:
Betfred, final score 1-1 = 6.5, stake = £30, potential profit = £165, potential loss = £0 (free bet)
Betfair, final score 1-1 = 7.2, stake = £23.08, potential profit = £21.93 (£23.08 -5% winning commission), potential loss = £143.10
- Score 1-1 = £165 from Betfred, £143.10 to Betfair = £21.90 profit
- Score not 1-1 = £0 from Betfred, £21.93 from Betfair = £21.93 profit
I have no idea what the final score was, but it wasn't 1-1, so I received £21.93 from Betfair.
Total profit for the two stages = £22.39.
Total time expended = 10 mins.
Tax due = £0
Simples.
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