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- Updated: May 25, 2016
A first-year Beat the Streak participant from Allen Park, Mich., has become the first player during the 2016 season to tally 40 straight correct picks.
The participant is Nathan Bowdler, a mechanical engineer who plays BTS under the username, “nathanbowdler.” He advanced to the 40-mark on Tuesday night when Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts and Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy both recorded hits.
That means Bowdler is that much closer to 57 consecutive correct picks — one more than Joe DiMaggio’s famed hitting streak in 1941 — and therefore the grand prize. No participant in the 15 previous seasons of BTS has reached that reward, which is now worth $5.6 million.
Bowdler started playing BTS this year, as he joined a group of his fiancee’s father’s colleagues that competes to see who can build the longest streak each month. “If I get to 57, I’m going to give each of the guys in our Beat The Streak group a nice percentage, pay off my student loans and buy a house for me and my fiancee,” Bowdler said. “We have a baby due October 28th.
“Also, I’d like to visit every ballpark in the MLB with my future brother-in-law, Joey.”
Bowdler was able to increase his streak to 40 on Tuesday using the “Double Down” …
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