diff --git a/common/antes.ts b/common/antes.ts
index c396edad..d36ef584 100644
--- a/common/antes.ts
+++ b/common/antes.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export function getFreeAnswerAnte(
     amount,
     shares,
     outcome: '0',
-    probBefore: 1,
+    probBefore: 0,
     probAfter: 1,
     createdTime,
     isAnte: true,
diff --git a/common/contract.ts b/common/contract.ts
index c977fdff..17c4918e 100644
--- a/common/contract.ts
+++ b/common/contract.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ export type Contract = {
   lowercaseTags: string[]
   visibility: 'public' | 'unlisted'
 
-  outcomeType: 'BINARY' | 'MULTI'
-  outcomes?: 'FREE_ANSWER' | string[]
+  outcomeType: 'BINARY' | 'MULTI' | 'FREE_RESPONSE'
+  multiOutcomes?: string[] // Used for outcomeType 'MULTI'.
 
   mechanism: 'dpm-2'
   phantomShares?: { [outcome: string]: number }
@@ -34,3 +34,5 @@ export type Contract = {
   volume24Hours: number
   volume7Days: number
 }
+
+export type outcomeType = 'BINARY' | 'MULTI' | 'FREE_RESPONSE'
diff --git a/common/new-contract.ts b/common/new-contract.ts
index c7b56c90..263877f1 100644
--- a/common/new-contract.ts
+++ b/common/new-contract.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { calcStartPool } from './antes'
-import { Contract } from './contract'
+import { Contract, outcomeType } from './contract'
 import { User } from './user'
 import { parseTags } from './util/parse'
 import { removeUndefinedProps } from './util/object'
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export function getNewContract(
   slug: string,
   creator: User,
   question: string,
-  outcomeType: 'BINARY' | 'MULTI',
+  outcomeType: outcomeType,
   description: string,
   initialProb: number,
   ante: number,
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ const getBinaryProps = (initialProb: number, ante: number) => {
     pool: { YES: poolYes, NO: poolNo },
     totalShares: { YES: sharesYes, NO: sharesNo },
     totalBets: { YES: poolYes, NO: poolNo },
-    outcomes: undefined,
   }
 }
 
@@ -73,8 +72,6 @@ const getFreeAnswerProps = (ante: number) => {
     pool: { '0': ante },
     totalShares: { '0': ante },
     totalBets: { '0': ante },
-    phantomShares: undefined,
-    outcomes: 'FREE_ANSWER' as const,
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/functions/src/create-answer.ts b/functions/src/create-answer.ts
index 1b6d5f2f..6c28b245 100644
--- a/functions/src/create-answer.ts
+++ b/functions/src/create-answer.ts
@@ -44,13 +44,10 @@ export const createAnswer = functions.runWith({ minInstances: 1 }).https.onCall(
         return { status: 'error', message: 'Invalid contract' }
       const contract = contractSnap.data() as Contract
 
-      if (
-        contract.outcomeType !== 'MULTI' ||
-        contract.outcomes !== 'FREE_ANSWER'
-      )
+      if (contract.outcomeType !== 'FREE_RESPONSE')
         return {
           status: 'error',
-          message: 'Requires a multi, free answer contract',
+          message: 'Requires a free response contract',
         }
 
       const { closeTime } = contract
diff --git a/functions/src/create-contract.ts b/functions/src/create-contract.ts
index 18042768..bb78f134 100644
--- a/functions/src/create-contract.ts
+++ b/functions/src/create-contract.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as functions from 'firebase-functions'
 import * as admin from 'firebase-admin'
 
 import { chargeUser, getUser } from './utils'
-import { Contract } from '../../common/contract'
+import { Contract, outcomeType } from '../../common/contract'
 import { slugify } from '../../common/util/slugify'
 import { randomString } from '../../common/util/random'
 import { getNewContract } from '../../common/new-contract'
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const createContract = functions
     async (
       data: {
         question: string
-        outcomeType: 'BINARY' | 'MULTI'
+        outcomeType: outcomeType
         description: string
         initialProb: number
         ante: number
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const createContract = functions
         return { status: 'error', message: 'Missing question field' }
 
       let outcomeType = data.outcomeType ?? 'BINARY'
-      if (outcomeType !== 'BINARY' && outcomeType !== 'MULTI')
+      if (!['BINARY', 'MULTI', 'FREE_RESPONSE'].includes(outcomeType))
         return { status: 'error', message: 'Invalid outcomeType' }
 
       if (
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export const createContract = functions
           )
           await yesBetDoc.set(yesBet)
           await noBetDoc.set(noBet)
-        } else if (outcomeType === 'MULTI') {
+        } else if (outcomeType === 'FREE_RESPONSE') {
           const noneAnswerDoc = firestore
             .collection(`contracts/${contract.id}/answers`)
             .doc('0')
diff --git a/functions/src/place-bet.ts b/functions/src/place-bet.ts
index 3be51790..e37dc12c 100644
--- a/functions/src/place-bet.ts
+++ b/functions/src/place-bet.ts
@@ -42,12 +42,11 @@ export const placeBet = functions.runWith({ minInstances: 1 }).https.onCall(
         return { status: 'error', message: 'Invalid contract' }
       const contract = contractSnap.data() as Contract
 
-      const { closeTime, outcomes } = contract
+      const { closeTime, outcomeType } = contract
       if (closeTime && Date.now() > closeTime)
         return { status: 'error', message: 'Trading is closed' }
 
-      const isFreeAnswer = outcomes === 'FREE_ANSWER'
-      if (isFreeAnswer) {
+      if (outcomeType === 'FREE_RESPONSE') {
         const answerSnap = await transaction.get(
           contractDoc.collection('answers').doc(outcome)
         )
@@ -60,21 +59,15 @@ export const placeBet = functions.runWith({ minInstances: 1 }).https.onCall(
         .doc()
 
       const { newBet, newPool, newTotalShares, newTotalBets, newBalance } =
-        isFreeAnswer
-          ? getNewMultiBetInfo(
-              user,
-              outcome,
-              amount,
-              contract as any,
-              newBetDoc.id
-            )
-          : getNewBinaryBetInfo(
+        outcomeType === 'BINARY'
+          ? getNewBinaryBetInfo(
               user,
               outcome as 'YES' | 'NO',
               amount,
               contract,
               newBetDoc.id
             )
+          : getNewMultiBetInfo(user, outcome, amount, contract, newBetDoc.id)
 
       transaction.create(newBetDoc, newBet)
       transaction.update(contractDoc, {
diff --git a/functions/src/resolve-market.ts b/functions/src/resolve-market.ts
index 201087d2..d0b6d1da 100644
--- a/functions/src/resolve-market.ts
+++ b/functions/src/resolve-market.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export const resolveMarket = functions
       if (outcomeType === 'BINARY') {
         if (!['YES', 'NO', 'MKT', 'CANCEL'].includes(outcome))
           return { status: 'error', message: 'Invalid outcome' }
-      } else if (outcomeType === 'MULTI') {
+      } else if (outcomeType === 'FREE_RESPONSE') {
         if (outcome !== 'CANCEL' && isNaN(+outcome))
           return { status: 'error', message: 'Invalid outcome' }
       } else {
diff --git a/web/pages/[username]/[contractSlug].tsx b/web/pages/[username]/[contractSlug].tsx
index fec1880d..98c314a4 100644
--- a/web/pages/[username]/[contractSlug].tsx
+++ b/web/pages/[username]/[contractSlug].tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export async function getStaticProps(props: {
   const [bets, comments, answers] = await Promise.all([
     contractId ? listAllBets(contractId) : [],
     contractId ? listAllComments(contractId) : [],
-    contractId && contract.outcomes === 'FREE_ANSWER'
+    contractId && contract.outcomeType === 'FREE_RESPONSE'
       ? listAllAnswers(contractId)
       : [],
   ])
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export default function ContractPage(props: {
             comments={comments ?? []}
             folds={folds}
           >
-            {contract.outcomes === 'FREE_ANSWER' && (
+            {contract.outcomeType === 'FREE_RESPONSE' && (
               <>
                 <Spacer h={4} />
                 <AnswersPanel
diff --git a/web/pages/create.tsx b/web/pages/create.tsx
index 0df46d4d..8a8f7e2b 100644
--- a/web/pages/create.tsx
+++ b/web/pages/create.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { ProbabilitySelector } from '../components/probability-selector'
 import { parseWordsAsTags } from '../../common/util/parse'
 import { TagsList } from '../components/tags-list'
 import { Row } from '../components/layout/row'
+import { outcomeType } from '../../common/contract'
 
 export default function Create() {
   const [question, setQuestion] = useState('')
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ export function NewContract(props: { question: string; tag?: string }) {
     createContract({}).catch() // warm up function
   }, [])
 
-  const [outcomeType, setOutcomeType] = useState<'BINARY' | 'MULTI'>('BINARY')
+  const [outcomeType, setOutcomeType] = useState<outcomeType>('BINARY')
   const [initialProb, setInitialProb] = useState(50)
   const [description, setDescription] = useState('')
   const [tagText, setTagText] = useState<string>(tag ?? '')
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ export function NewContract(props: { question: string; tag?: string }) {
             name="opt"
             checked={outcomeType === 'BINARY'}
             value="BINARY"
-            onChange={(e) => setOutcomeType(e.target.value as 'BINARY')}
+            onChange={() => setOutcomeType('BINARY')}
           />
           <span className="label-text">Yes / No</span>
         </label>
@@ -153,9 +154,9 @@ export function NewContract(props: { question: string; tag?: string }) {
             className="radio"
             type="radio"
             name="opt"
-            checked={outcomeType === 'MULTI'}
-            value="MULTI"
-            onChange={(e) => setOutcomeType(e.target.value as 'MULTI')}
+            checked={outcomeType === 'FREE_RESPONSE'}
+            value="FREE_RESPONSE"
+            onChange={() => setOutcomeType('FREE_RESPONSE')}
           />
           <span className="label-text">Free response</span>
         </label>