10. The nursing home residents agreed to gamble their monthly checks to try and come up with money to buy the nursing home. By which method of gambling were they attempting to raising the money?
From Quiz 1.1/2 "Highway to Heaven: Part 1 and 2"
Answer:
Betting on a horse race
It was Mark's idea, because Jonathan admitted he could call the winner before the race began. Jonathan was extremely reluctant to gamble, but agreed to do it for altruistic reasons. They placed a bet on the number five horse, whose odds were 30-1. The horse, Devil's Land, came in second. Fortunately (or maybe a higher power intervened), Sidney's ticket read out that the bet had been placed on the winner, number seven's Cindy Kim. They were able to buy the nursing home. Either Michael Landon was deliberately trying to give the horses sweet names (one was named Betsy), or he had no real knowledge of what race horse names were like. The race took place at the Santa Anita track in Arcadia, California.