NASCAR Picks Contest jackpot is now $200
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The contest is entering its fifth week and there has yet to be a winner. That’s bad news on one hand, but good news in the fact the jackpot has climbed to $200.
The rules are simple but the contest is tricky. You have to pick the top three Winston Cup race finishers – in exact order – to win. Thus far, the closest ballots have contained two of the top three finishers, but in the wrong order.
It’s not easy but the contest adds an extra dash of excitement to race day when cold cash is at stake. For this week’s Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington, the jackpot is $200. If no one wins this week, the jackpot will be $250 for the Food City 500 at Bristol the following week.
If no one wins by the time the first Talladega race rolls around April 21, the jackpot will be $400. If no one wins the entire 36-race season, every entry form received will be placed in a box and a winner drawn at random. At that point, the payoff will be $1,800.
Entry forms are available in Sunday’s paper for the race the following week. That provides five days to return entries to the Standard or to drop them off at four convenient locations around Warren County by the deadline at 3 p.m. Friday.
If you can’t make it to town, entries are accepted at Prater’s BBQ in Morrison and at General Equipment Company toward Dibrell. In town, they are accepted at Outdoor Shop, Riverside Custom Accessories and the Standard.
Hard to pick
Several ballots for last week’s race included winner Tony Stewart and runner-up Dale Earnhardt Jr., but not third place Jimmie Johnson.