$100,000 prize to run 627 balls

[Scott Lee]

Bob...More than a year ago Bob Owen (co-founder of OB cues) offered a $100,000 award to anyone who could break Mosconi's record. The caveat was it had to be done on Don's personal table, and video-recorded by Don's guy. There was no fee involved, but nobody stepped up, perhaps because it had to be done at Don's home in TX.

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com

About a year ago there was a plan to have a series of long 14.1 matches that would have the possibility of a 527 run. The players in the matches would have been guaranteed some appearance money and there would have been a large bonus for a 527 like $100,000. That didn't happen to come together but it was pretty close. A run in a match format like that is a different animal than a solo high-run attempt, of course.

 

[Bob Jewett]

Bob...More than a year ago Bob Owen (co-founder of OB cues) offered a $100,000 award to anyone who could break Mosconi's record. ...

That was the offer I was referring to, or perhaps an earlier version. Part of that $100,000 was mine. The project was cancelled for personal reasons, not for a lack of volunteer shooters.

 

[sjm]

That was the offer I was referring to, or perhaps an earlier version. Part of that $100,000 was mine. The project was cancelled for personal reasons, not for a lack of volunteer shooters.

Yes, I also committed 10,000 to that project, which never came off. The format was to be long matches between the most elite players, not practice/exhibition runs, which is exactly why I favored it.

 

[deanoc]

$1000 gets 1 turn to win $100,000 cash

open to john schmidt and any other living pool player

straight pool rules on my home table,videoed or by posting in advance if we have a table at the derby and several contestants

my table is a new gold crown 5 with simonis and 4.5 pockets

if regulat guys want to put up $100 pr attempt i will offer them a price
perhaps same money

you guys can pool your money and stake a player


just a thought but i have the money to fade the proposition a shot at the money

way better than the lottery

 

[mikemosconi]

$1000 gets 1 turn to win $100,000 cash

open to john schmidt and any other living pool player

straight pool rules on my home table,videoed or by posting in advance if we have a table at the derby and several contestants

my table is a new gold crown 5 with simonis and 4.5 pockets

if regulat guys want to put up $100 pr attempt i will offer them a price
perhaps same money

you guys can pool your money and stake a player


just a thought but i have the money to fade the proposition a shot at the money

way better than the lottery

I don't think anyone on earth will take you up on this one turn at that price, but at least it is a start in the right direction.

 

[Texas Carom Club]

I don't think anyone on earth will take you up on this one turn at that price,

Thats why he said it lol

 

[sfleinen]

I don't think anyone on earth will take you up on this one turn at that price, but at least it is a start in the right direction.

What is odd is that Mosconi's 526 stood for 65 years, and only in recent years, maybe one or two low-priced (by comparison) short-lived bounties along the way.

Why is it all of a sudden such a large price tag is placed on John Schmidt's 626 only a little over a week after he achieved it? Is it that there's a contingent/demographic out there that DON'T WANT John Schmidt to hold this record and want it taken away from him post-haste?

-Sean

 

[Island Drive]

Pie in the Sky

open to anyone
$1000 pr attempt

would anyone like to take a shot at the money?

anyone can play
straight pool rules,627 consecutive ball run to win $1000,000

or put up $100 pr attempt to win $10,000

my 9 foot gold crown,new 4.5 pockets and level
no tricks

What happened to 5'' pockets?

What trips my trigger. Someone wanting to bet that high, but forgetting to put a ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,comma after the top number....all I'm seeing is a million with no comma or is it 100,000 ????

 

[Poolhall60561]

Dean,

I think it took John more than a 100 tries to hit the 626.
Your offer should be $100 for each attempt and $100,000 when you hit it.

You will need to put up and feed the players as they attempt this on your home table. May take years.

Good Luck

 

[deanoc]

why don't you make it $100 entry fee

if you guys want to offer more make the offer

 

[Luxury]

What happened to 5'' pockets?

What trips my trigger. Someone wanting to bet that high, but forgetting to put a ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,comma after the top number....all I'm seeing is a million with no comma or is it 100,000 ????

Looks like a million without the comma. But I'm guessing he meant 100k. He's asked us to stop helping him though so...

 

[Bob Jewett]

Dean,

I think it took John more than a 100 tries to hit the 626.
Your offer should be $100 for each attempt and $100,000 when you hit it.

You will need to put up and feed the players as they attempt this on your home table. May take years.

Good Luck

I'm certain Dean has not thought through all the details. He will also have to adjust the A/C to 95/95, periodically rub coal dust on the table -- especially the cushions -- and arrange for rap music or the Swingle Singers or John Philip Sousa to be on the loudspeakers next to the table. Or maybe all three in rotation.

Dean is not a detail person.

 

[logical]

At least with $1000 in lottery tickets I have a chance at winning. If it took JS 100 tries after preparing for months or years the guy that's arguably the best in the world has a 1% chance of winning this proposition and everyone else has a fraction of a percent.

Mosconni wouldn't take this bet if he was alive and I wouldn't stake him.

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[mikemosconi]

What is odd is that Mosconi's 526 stood for 65 years, and only in recent years, maybe one or two low-priced (by comparison) short-lived bounties along the way.

Why is it all of a sudden such a large price tag is placed on John Schmidt's 626 only a little over a week after he achieved it? Is it that there's a contingent/demographic out there that DON'T WANT John Schmidt to hold this record and want it taken away from him post-haste?

-Sean

I think it is much more that people who really care about the sport now see an opportunity to jump start it here in the U.S. with John's recent accomplishment. marketing involves generating interest, right? so John's accomplishment has generated some interest- NOW would be the time to use the accomplishment to promote the game- not a year from now- this has nothing to do with taking it away- more to do with contributing to the sport as a whole.

 

[deanoc]

i told my wife i was going to risk $100,000 against a possible $1000

she said we can lose $100,000 or win a lousy $1,000

"you must be crazy"

which one of you would like to risk $100,000 to win $100 ? It doesn't sound too
profitable to me

no tricks,no gimmicks,excellent playing conditions,standard pool table
best cloth

i ,myself have always been a sucker for big odds,say 1000 to 1

my thinking is what if i lose $1,000 life goes on
but if i win $100,000, now that is a life changer if i am a pool player

now if you only have a few hundred to risk,win $10,000 for every $100 you bet

in fact I will let you guys shoot at Mosconi's old record

again no gimmicks,no funky table,or odd ball rules

i could even put up a challenge style table like at the derby


don't get me wrong,i am trying to win,but aren't we all

 

[jrctherake]

open to anyone
$1000 pr attempt

would anyone like to take a shot at the money?

anyone can play
straight pool rules,627 consecutive ball run to win $1000,000

or put up $100 pr attempt to win $10,000

my 9 foot gold crown,new 4.5 pockets and level
no tricks

^^^^^^^^^^^

IS A JOKE!!!!!!!!!

Just another NIT bet.

 

[Low500]

i told my wife i was going to risk $100,000 against a possible $1000
she said we can lose $100,000 or win a lousy $1,000
"you must be crazy"
which one of you would like to risk $100,000 to win $100 ? It doesn't sound too
profitable to me
no tricks,no gimmicks,excellent playing conditions,standard pool table
best cloth
i ,myself have always been a sucker for big odds,say 1000 to 1
my thinking is what if i lose $1,000 life goes on
but if i win $100,000, now that is a life changer if i am a pool player
now if you only have a few hundred to risk,win $10,000 for every $100 you bet
in fact I will let you guys shoot at Mosconi's old record
again no gimmicks,no funky table,or odd ball rules
i could even put up a challenge style table like at the derby
don't get me wrong,i am trying to win,but aren't we all

Since I am a hopeless broke, I'd like to go in with you on about $300 worth of your action...
That 14.1 ghost is a baaaaaaaaaaad mutha'.
(They're not going to go after THAT ghost with any hard cash.)

 

[jrctherake]

Dean, sir, im not calling you a nit but anyone that takes the bet of:

$1000 a try to run tht many balls is,

Completely STUPID

There's not a human on the planet that could win that bet, hell, there's not a human on the planet that could break even on that bet.

Dean, your are a VERY shrewd business man, thats for sure!

 

[deanoc]

if you think i am offering a bad line,
why don't you offer more raise the bet to $1,000,000
or lower the attempt price to $1

what do people pay to try high run at the derby $100
and what do they win? a few thousand?

offer me some 1,000 to one propositions

knocking for the sake of knocking is bad business for pool

if you like a game bet
if you don't,don't,but it is considered
poor form to knock

 

[Bob Jewett]

... what do people pay to try high run at the derby $100 and what do they win? a few thousand? ...

This year it was $100 for 12 tries. They were competing against other players and not required to run 300, for example. The added money was about three times the total entry fees and there were no greens fees or admin fees. The top eight ended up with enough money to pay for their trip to DCC: