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A Dumb Sports Bet

My friend Staffan and I have a dumb recurring yearly bet on Seattle sports. The bet revolves around the Seattle Mariners and Seattle Sounders. If the Mariners make the playoffs, I pay Staffan $2. If the Sounders make it to the Western Conference Finals, Staffan pays me $2. On paper, that sounds heavily weighted in his favor. AND YET. The Mariners have made the playoffs once since 2001, and the Sounders are an elite team.

I update the running totals once a year, some time around October and November depending on the results.

YearMariners?Sounders?Net Result
2017+$4
2018+$0 (bad)
2019+$4
2020+$4
2021+$0 (bad)
2022-$4
2023+$0
2024+$4

😞 We have yet to encounter the best case scenario. Original Article