Almost Better Than Christmas

Truly this is one of the greatest times of the year: March Madness! Buzzer-beaters, upsets, dark-horses, Cinderella teams, and the 6^th man! These are just a few of my favorite things! Sing your heart out Julie Andrews! I started the celebration with a trip to Wendover to play a few parlays. I mostly played 3 game parlays where to win you have to win all 3 games. The tricky part in choosing the winning team is the point spread. For example, the UCONN—a 4 seed and San Diego—a 13^th seed had a 13 point spread that favored UCONN. I chose UCONN thinking they would easily beat SDU by 13 points or more. Oh no, it was a big upset and the only game I lost on that particular ticket; stupid UCONN!#@%*. However, I did win on a few tickets! Thanks to the rebounding power of Miss State!

Another great thing about Wendover is the scenic drive. It is so beautiful. That is, if you like salty barren wastelands. Blah, what a crappy drive. Really though, at a casino you can be thoroughly entertained by spectating other people. You don’t even have to spend money! It’s always a fun time to spectate other people in their emotional gambling distress, especially on the roulette table. People are married to certain numbers or behaviors; there is absolutely no logic but only a guess. In a matter of 20 minutes I saw one guy lose $100 betting on the same numbers, more specifically, “Red 5.” That was HIS number and by damn, he knew it was going to hit! I even asked him why he bet so heavily on red 5. His reply, “One time I won on it really big.” Which is code for, “One time I was 3-sheets to the wind and accidentally put half of my chips on red 5 and the great-white-ball happened to land on red 5 on that spinny-thingy.”[belch]