Senior Superlatives Super Parlay

On Wednesday, the Pinetree, B-CC’s yearbook, released a form to vote for senior superlatives. Just a few of the categories are “best dressed”, “most likely to get canceled”, and “class clown”.
True democracy has been injected back into our community, but we must remember that with voting comes immense responsibility. I personally did a lot of research, consulted academic sources, and really took time to think a lot about every vote I made.
In this article I will tell you who to vote for, saving you time, energy, and research, using objective and mathematical methods: betting odds.
For all nay-sayers of gambling and betting, I leave you with this: 93% of gamblers quit right before they would have hit the big one {Source: Gabe Gebrekristose, 2023}.

Most Likely to Become a Professional Athlete
Tomas Minc: -10,000*
Minc on being a favorite: “I just focus on my grind, let the rest play out”

Best Dressed
Eli Toure: -650*
Toure on being a favorite: “Motto is: Be Yourself. Be Unique. Be a Monster…and accept every freaky-fierce flaw.”

Bethesda Mom and Dad
Jack Heintz + Mia Seltman: +150*
Freddie Brown + Eva Hauf: +275*
Heinz/Seltman on being a favorite: “It’s an honor being recognized for such a prestigious position”
Brown/Hauf on being a favorite: “Eh Jack and Mia are the real winners”; “nothing king about it TBH”

Most School Spirit
Kyle Tatelbaum: -350*
Tatelbaum on being a favorite: “Would be gang”

Most Likely to be President
Aaron Tiao: -600*
Tiao on being a favorite: “Job’s not finished, let the polls speak”

Class Clown

Michael Shapiro: -225*

Shapiro on being a favorite: “I think you got the wrong guy”

*Betting odds briefly explained
+(plus) and -(minus) odds: Outcomes with minus odds (for example -175) are the favorites in a scenario. Outcomes with plus odds (for example +175) are the underdogs in a scenario. The number signifies how likely it is to happen, for example, if you place a bet with +500 odds, there is a 500 to 1 chance of it happening. Therefore, minus odds are safer to bet on than plus odds, but the higher the odds mean the more money you get.

over/under (O/U): betting on an over/under means you are betting on the number of times something will happen. For example, if an O/U is set at 9.5 and you bet on the under, the final outcome would have to be 9 or less. If you took the over, the final outcome would have to be 10 or more. The .5 is just used to account for all possible outcomes and avoid refunds (if the o/u was set at 2 and the outcome was 2, the bet would be refunded).

Boosted (outcome odds that have significantly changed after being initially set because of external circumstances)
OVER 9.5 non-seniors to receive nominations: +350⟶ +575
1 joke nomination to win: +200⟶ -150
1 person to be voted for a category they don’t think they fit and refuse the nomination: +500⟶ +125