A lucrative total Single 6 Jackpot pool of around $1 million is expected to be up for grabs Friday at Churchill Downs on closing night of the Louisville racetrack’s 38-day Spring Meet.
A $146,754 carryover was triggered when multiple tickets hit Thursday’s six-race sequence for $3,499.42 apiece.
Because Friday is closing night, there will be a mandatory payout in the Single 6 Jackpot with all monies distributed to ticket holders with the most winners in the six-race series. Saturday night’s Single 6 Jackpot, which only costs 20 cents per combination, will cover Races 5-10 starting at approximately 7:57 p.m. (all times Eastern).
“I wouldn’t be surprised if the pool swells to around $1 million,” said Rick Smith, Churchill Downs’ Senior Director of Mutuels.
The daily six-race sequence has challenged bettors to select the winners of six consecutive races but the Jackpot pool only is paid if there is a single winning ticket. When multiple tickets contain six winners – which has been the case for each of the last 22 race days – 90 percent of that day’s pool is paid out and 10 percent is added to the Jackpot carryover.
Takeout on the Single 6 Jackpot is just 15 percent, which is one of the lowest multi-race wager takeout rates in American racing.
A $146,754 carryover was triggered when multiple tickets hit Thursday’s six-race sequence for $3,499.42 apiece.
Because Friday is closing night, there will be a mandatory payout in the Single 6 Jackpot with all monies distributed to ticket holders with the most winners in the six-race series. Saturday night’s Single 6 Jackpot, which only costs 20 cents per combination, will cover Races 5-10 starting at approximately 7:57 p.m. (all times Eastern).
“I wouldn’t be surprised if the pool swells to around $1 million,” said Rick Smith, Churchill Downs’ Senior Director of Mutuels.
The daily six-race sequence has challenged bettors to select the winners of six consecutive races but the Jackpot pool only is paid if there is a single winning ticket. When multiple tickets contain six winners – which has been the case for each of the last 22 race days – 90 percent of that day’s pool is paid out and 10 percent is added to the Jackpot carryover.
Takeout on the Single 6 Jackpot is just 15 percent, which is one of the lowest multi-race wager takeout rates in American racing.
