Advanced Food Club Guide by NemesisCW

—-Introduction—-
Many people do not know what the Food Club is. The Food Club game can be found under the luck section of games. It is a betting game where you can bet on multiple competitors in 5 different matches. You can bet on one guy, or combine the bet and try for a bigger prize. Seem confusing? You won’t be after you read this.

—-Payoff—-
Well, the payoff is determined by how long you have been playing Neopets. It is determined by this simple formula. 50 + (Number of days playing Neopets x 2)
So, if I have been in Neopets for 50 days, I can make 150 np bets. If I have been playing Neopets for 500 days I can make 1050 np bets. The payoff is also determined by the odds in each day, sometimes the odds are good and you’ll get a lot of np, if not, you get low np. My best payout in one day is 70,000 np. I have been playing Neopets for 19 months. With this guide, I will give you tips on how to make the most of your money on this wonderful np payout game.

—-What to Ignore—-
Ignore the match description, the food, the people and their allergies and favorites. Why? Because it’s already calculated in their ratios. It’s a waste of time trying to figure out what food the players are allergic to and what are their favorites.

—-Making np—-
First, go to the food club’s main page( http://www.neopets.com/pirates/foodclub.phtml )
Second, go to “Place a Bet.” It’s near the top.
Third, look at each match that you can bet on. There are 5 of them: Shipwreck, Lagoon, Treasure Island, Hidden Cove, Harpoon Harry’s.
Next, look for matches that have the ratio seen here:
xxxxx[13:1]
xxxxx[11:1]
xxxxx[7:1]
xxxxx[2:1]
This ratio is PERFECT for a bid, since the 2:1 ratio is your best bet in this type of bet and will almost always win. I’ll call these Base Bets.
Now, look for another Base Bet, if there are 2 in all, good. If 3 Excellent, you’ll make a LOT of money if there are 3. Why? I’ll explain.
OK, I’ll make up a Food Court match:

As you can see, Shipwreck is a Base Bet, so is Treasure Island. So make your maximum bets on Ray, Al, and Ray&Al, for a total of 3 bets.
Harpoon Harry’s match is too close to call, and they don’t have good payouts. So ignore these at all cost.
Lagoon is known as a Fork Bet, since there are 2 close people that are going to win and 2 bad people who won’t win. These Fork bets are to be used with Base Bets to increase your payout by a lot.
So in this case make these bets: Ray&Al&Peter, Ray&Al&Amy. For a total of 5 bets. You already know that Ray and Al are going to win, so basically all you can do is win more. Remember that they odds multiply so betting on Ray&Al&Peter, for example, is a 8:1 ratio, but really it’s 2:1. Same thing goes for Ray&Al&Amy, but it’s 12:1 instead of 8:1.
Next, look at Hidden Cove. It’s like Harpoon Harry’s, but they have a little bigger payout. All the players are equal but their payouts are bigger, This is called an Auto Win Bet. It can also be a three way like [13:1][4:1][5:1][4:1].
These are also used with Base Bets. (Now you know why they’re called Base Bets, they are used with everything.)
So, make a bet on Ray&Al&Cam, Ray&Al&John, Ray&Al&Megan, and Ray&Al&Lucy. Making it 9 bets total.
Last, Make a Backup Bet. This bet is a failsafe way to earn back you money in case, IN CASE, as I stress it, one thing goes wrong in the setup. You see in Shipwreck that Harry has 7:1? That could be a problem. Harry could win and all you money is down the tube. BUT, if you make a backup bet, you’ll win back all your money and a little more. What you do is make a simple little bet on Al&Harry. This ratio is 14:1. If this is the case, you win back all your money and 3x your max bet. Remember the results of the food club are posted every day at 2:15 PM NST. They say 2:00 PM, but they have to compete first, so it takes 15 minutes. Read the meanings below before placing any bets!
OK, so let’s say that Ray, Amy, Al, Megan, and Jill won.
Let’s see our earnings (500 max bet on left ):

Ray[2:1]:1000
Al[2:1]:1000
Ray&Al[4:1]:2000
Ray&Al&Amy[12:1]:6000
Ray&Al&Megan[20:1]:10000
Subtotal:20000np
minus np spent on betting:5000np
You just made 15,000 np in one day!

Now let’s see if things gotten wrong:
Harry, Peter, Al, Cam, and Jason won.
Al[2:1]:1000
Harry&Al[14:1]:6000
total: 7000np
minus from betting:5000np
Total:2000np
2000 np made, not bad.

Always try to combine Multiple base bets with fork bets to maximize your payout.

—-Meanings—-
Base Bet– Base Bets are matches with a 2:1 or 3:1 ratio, and the rest of the ratios are 5:1 and up.
Fork Bet– Fork Bets are used with Base Bets to give you more money. They have 2 bad ratios (11:1 and 13:1) and 2 decent ratios (2:1 to 6:1)
BET ON BOTH THE DECENT RATIOS WITH THE BASE BETS!!!
Auto Win Bet– Auto Win Bets are also used with Best Bets to make you money. These are matches with every player that are almost equal AND have high ratios (4:1 to 8:1). IMPORTANT! If a match has ratios 13:1 13:1 13:1 13:1. USE THIS MATCH WITH BASE BETS!!!!!
Backup Bet– Fail-safe bet, Usually 2:1 with a 5:1, 6:1, or 7:1

—-Final Thoughts—-

Rarely, even the backup bet loses and you lose everything. Doesn’t matter, the next day you can make up that amount, and the next day, and the next. Know when it seems like a good day to bet and which days are bad. That way, you can prevent yourself from losing all your money. – NemesisCW