Cash spent: $260.20* ($26.02* average per day) *not counting the $1-$11 per day I spent parking and eating at the restaurant nearby...probably a $6 average, so ~$320.20/~$32.02
I expected to spend about $250 at the fair -- eating beforehand every day broke my expectations for budgeting though. Oh well -- I was gonna eat anyway.
Cash just on entry fees and Bottle Up: $147 ($14.7 average per day)
I beat the $15 average expectation ($10 entry fee + $5 for two tries) due to free tickets and Greggory sponsoring me that final night as well as a $3 discount on the entry fee one day.
Total stands with money on the line: 10/16 (62.5%)
Times the bottle stood up on the first try with money on the line: 6/10 (60%)
I used to be able to stand the bottle 90% of the time, but real talk this percentage in a live setting is probably within 10% of the game-runners' numbers.
HOW DO I SAVE MONEY NEXT YEAR?!
I see some ways to improve my numbers next year:
The foolmo technique: just don't go. Not an option, because...
The sponsor technique: ...I think I can find people who'll pay me to win prizes in future years. I have pictures to market this now and can get people to see this is a fine deal in the future!
The frugal technique: don't spend money anywhere else in the fair but the entry fee and Bottle Up. This will be a very good policy moving forward and it will be easy to at least trim down.
The git-gud technique: learn more carnival games and win more prizes per day. Nah, I'm good love.
The season pass technique: find out about this season pass and see how much lower I can get entry fees than $10 a night (though my average this year is really $8.70). I don't know how big the savings for this would be yet.
The confidence technique: I would have saved more money if I would have done $3 for one try every time instead of playing it safe with $5 for two tries every time. $3*16=$48 VS $5*10(+$5*2)=$60.
The practice technique: I really didn't practice much leading up to this -- I waited until more or less the week of the fair opening to get my reps in, and I goofed around some practicing through the week but really I could have prepared better. 62.5% is impressive, but I could do better.
