blow up the tote

verb

Etymology

From the whimsical notion that the payout on a particularly high-priced longshot might be a larger number than the tote board is capable of computing and/or displaying.

Definitions

  1. To win a race as a long shot.

    • Giacomo blew up the tote by winning the 2005 Kentucky Derby at odds of 50-1.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for blow up the tote. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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