$3M in cash, tax free today

You instantly become the 300th best in the world at any sport of your choosing--and you'll be 300th best for the next 5 years.

You instantly become the 3000th best in the world at any sport of your choosing--and you'll be 3000th best for the next 20 years.

For the sports choices, you're still you in terms of size, appearance, background, etc. You'll just be much stronger, faster, more coordinated, etc.

You can pick the sport and position, though you can't be a basketball center/forward if you're less than 6'6"/6'3" IRL as that would be entirely unreasonable.

While in general you would remain 300th or 3000th best for the 5 or 20 years, you have the same proclivity to injury as an average pro rookie. So if you take enough hits, you may get injured and might not be 300th/3000th best until you recover.

You also need to work out and practice as much as the average pro to maintain, or you'll start slipping.

Which do you pick? And if one of the sports ones, which sport do you choose?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811770&forum_id=2)#49519917)

You'd probably make the most in the NBA. Def more than 3 million. I'd do soccer though there are so many leagues everywhere, the 300th best player is probably at a decent big club in europe making a good wage

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811770&forum_id=2)#49519963)

This guy was repairing car windshields and ended up playing in the premier league https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jermaine_Beckford

Jamie Vardy had a similar path and he is still playing in Serie A now at 38

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811770&forum_id=2)#49520071)

Anyway, how do you make it to the NHL? At least with baseball and soccer, there are a bunch of pro to semi-pro leagues all over the world, so there would be a reasonably clear path to trying out for a low-level team, dominating, and making it to the shoe.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811770&forum_id=2)#49520003)

Now just give me the cash

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811770&forum_id=2)#49520047)

If you don't, you'll slip at the same rate an average pro would. You'll still probably be really good practicing 2 hours a week and going for a light jog.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811770&forum_id=2)#49520131)

how long is a good q and i have no idea. i do know a couple doods working in baseball including a minor league manager i could call and ask about trying out but idk

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811770&forum_id=2)#49520330)

What sport would be most likely to get me a ridiculous long term contract within the first five years? Then I could suck balls for the next 5 years and still get paid millions.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811770&forum_id=2)#49520145)

In any event, how much would the 300th best poker player make? 3000th? You have to put up a bunch of money too, and there is a lot of variance in there that might cause you to start losing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811770&forum_id=2)#49520167)

Edit: have to be 50. Seems like easily the best choice if you're over 50.

I'd probably just take the cash then.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811770&forum_id=2)#49520205)

Seems like soccer is the best way to monetize this given how many international teams there are, but I’m leaning toward the $3M.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811770&forum_id=2)#49520218)

Who goes off the board is weighted by position. E.g., 20 QBs probably go in the top 300 due to their value and the scarcity of NFL-level talent. Fewer kickers or linebackers would go in the top 300. So, you might be the 20th best QB or the 2nd best kicker or the 15th best linebacker.

Of course, you won't actually get drafted. That's just how good you'll be. You have to find your own way onto a team.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811770&forum_id=2)#49520481)

Sure there are injury risks, but i'd be willing to take that risk for glory and the likelihood that i make substantially more than $3 million in my 5 years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811770&forum_id=2)#49520518)

If e-sports count as sports and I were a hot, young girl, I might try to become the 3000th ranked player in Fortnite or some other super popular online game. If you are in the top 3000 of a game played by millions, then you will be in the top 0.001% of players. If I started a Twitch stream where I dominated every game I entered while showing tons of cleavage, I'm sure I would be raking in millions in no time. And my gaming skills would last about as long as my looks. I don't think that top 3000 would be good enough to become a major streamer unless I had the cleavage to go along with it, though. And that's pretty much the only scenario I can think of where top 3000 is good enough to get you more than $3 million.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811770&forum_id=2)#49522489)

you're still much, much better than 99% of people

would be a lot of fun, you'd crush any sort of firm / company or local tournament etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811770&forum_id=2)#49523479)

but likely not as fun as you imagine. golf is frustrating for good players too. theyre still always thinking they shouldve done better and in this hypo you still have to keep up with practicing to maintain the skill level

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811770&forum_id=2)#49523618)