Big M Survival Challenge Announced

Published: April 14, 2015 03:42 pm EDT

Details regarding the Meadowlands Racetrack’s upcoming survival challenge have been released.

The survival challenge will start on Friday, May 1 and it will be powered by 123Racing. Enrollment is now open.

A release from the track states that the game covers the Meadowlands’ Summer Championship Meet and that the challenge will conclude on Hambletonian Day (Saturday, August 8).

The winner is determined by the highest total bankroll at the end of the challenge based on a $2 ‘across the board’ wager (win, place and show) on selections for three designated races each program.

However, to continue in the game, entrants have to ‘survive’ by finishing in-the-money (first through third) with at least one of their selections each day. Failing to do so or not making selections will knock the player out of the game. To aid in the player’s survival, a ‘lucky horseshoe’ is given. The lucky horseshoe is a ‘free pass’ given to all challenge participants that allows the player to survive if he does not make selections for a race card of all three of his selections fail to hit the board.

The grand prize is $2,000. The second-place prize is $1,000. The third-place prize is $500. There is also a bonus award of $500 for ‘Most Number of Winners.’

The contest is open to legal residents of the United States and Canada that are 18 years and older, and all selections must be made through the format provided on the survival challenge website page. No selections will be accepted by phone, fax, email or any other means. Trackmaster Platinum Past performances for the three designated races will be provided through the game board.

The deadline for selections each day is 30 minutes before 7:15 p.m. post time for the first race. Exceptions include Saturday, May 2 (first post is 5:30 p.m.), Friday, July 10 (first post is 5:30 p.m.), Saturday, July 11 (first post is 5:30 p.m.) and Hambletonian Day (post time 12 noon). After 30 minutes to post, all selections are final.

To set up a username and password, and for more of the contest rules, visit survival-challenge.com.

(With files from the Meadowlands)

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