Week 17 ProContest Pari-Mutuel Results

To finish the NFL regular season contests, ProContest.com offered a free play NFL Week 17 game.  The game consisted of four yardage-based questions/races:  Quarterback, Running Back, Wide Receiver and Team Defense.

This was another early the offering of this new fantasy sports game that combines pari-mutuel wagering (Win, Place, Show) with fantasy statistics.

Here are the results for the various game elements along with their final odds to Win as determined by contest entrants:

Quarterback (QB)
Win    Brees NO / 9:1
Place  Rodgers GB / 11:1
Show  Manning DEN / 11:1
Favorite:  Romo DAL and Field/Other QB at 6:1

Running Back (RB)
Win    Field/Other RB / 12:1
Place  Morris WAS / 9:1
Show  Peterson MIN / 7:1
Favorite:  Peterson MIN at 7:1

Wide Receiver (WR)
Win    Crabtree SF / 9:1
Place  Other/Field WR / 7:1
Show  Johnson HOU / 9:1
Favorite:  Johnson DET and Field/Other WR at 7:1

Defense (D/ST)
Win    Denver / 6:1
Place  Other/Field DEF / 13:1
Show  Other/Field DEF / 13:1
Favorite:  Seattle at 5:1

For the QB position, three very good quarterbacks did well, even in late December.  And, in addition, the final odds for each were very nice.  Romo was expected to do well and interest was generated by the field entry, but neither of these two favorites finished in the money.

For the RB position, expectations and interest were high on Peterson MIN, and he did not disappoint.  The favorite did finish in the money, but just a bit shy of two other performances that were also spectacular, breaching 200 yards rushing each.

For the WR position, the field entry did Place, but the other favorite, Johnson DET, did not finish in the top three.  Smart folks did do well by selecting Crabtree SF to Win, with final odds at 9 to 1.

Denver was close to being the odds-on favorite, going off at 6 to 1, and getting the Win.  Two of the field entries Placed and Showed.  The favorite, Seattle at 5 to 1, did not finish in the money.

We'll have a similarly formatted game for the NFL playoffs ready to go on Wednesday, so keep your eyes peeled and get ready to register on ProContest.com and play (if you are residing in the eligible locations).  This game again will be free to enter.  This will be the last game of the NFL season, but we will explore crafting games for the upcoming Arena Football League season, so those fantasy football enthusiasts don't get too discouraged.

Also, we're looking at crafting a new game for the NFL never before seen.  Stay tuned to ProContest's blog for further developments on that, other games/sports, and general ProContest info.