The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono Rainbow Pick 5, offered on the last 5 races of each night, is now at a jackpot of $126,965.44 going into the Saturday, July 29th harness racing card.
The wager has become extremely popular, and even though there can be only one winner to claim the large jackpot, and even though bettors may think it is difficult to hit, in the last week alone, there have been occasions, going into the last race, where some lucky fan just missed winning the large jackpot. On one race night, there was one live ticket, and that bettor’s winning horse came in 2nd.
Another race night, we had five different horses live in the last race, and the horse that won the race only had two live tickets.
Fans who are picking all five winners have been winning attractive consolation jackpots.
The Rainbow Pick 5 will be races 10-14 on Saturday night, and is a twenty cent wager with a 15% takeout. Plans for a mandatory payout are in the works, and will be announced when a decision has been made.
Racing continues at the track in Northeast PA in Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday with a Post Time of 6:30PM; and Sunday nights at 7:30PM. On September 4th, Mondays move to 4:30PM Post.
Jennifer Starr – The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono