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    MHB What is a Prize Payout Calculator and How Can It Help with Variable Inputs?

    Thank you for the coding. I can handle C++ so I'll translate it and put into procedure to test. It may be a while but I'll get some feedback to you. Bob
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    MHB What is a Prize Payout Calculator and How Can It Help with Variable Inputs?

    "If there is too little money in the pool, there is no solution. And if there is just enough money, you will indeed get a steep slope..." Then it is up the the director to adjust how many places he will pay and what the top and bottom amounts are. The number of participants varies per event...
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    MHB What is a Prize Payout Calculator and How Can It Help with Variable Inputs?

    I am attaching two images one from a default setting after importing the total entry$. The other is a balanced payout but had to mess with the smoothing too much. Despite what the smoothing (K) is set at the total payout should always be in balance just with a tighter or bigger spread of payouts...
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    MHB What is a Prize Payout Calculator and How Can It Help with Variable Inputs?

    Thank you for the reply. Yes on the total payout must match the amount in the payout pool. Depending on the amount of the total pool, the difference in the total of all the calculated payoff /place can be thousands off unless I start messing with "K." I can get it pretty close but then the...
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    MHB What is a Prize Payout Calculator and How Can It Help with Variable Inputs?

    Hi all, I am a programmer and in one of my projects I need a cash payout calculator based on upper and lower minimums and variable input. Here are the variables: Total amount to payout Total number of payouts Set minimum first place payout Set minimum last payout "K" to vary the slope of the...
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