diff --git a/web/lib/firebase/contracts.ts b/web/lib/firebase/contracts.ts
index 2751e9bb..0fea53a0 100644
--- a/web/lib/firebase/contracts.ts
+++ b/web/lib/firebase/contracts.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   updateDoc,
   where,
 } from 'firebase/firestore'
-import { sortBy, sum, uniqBy } from 'lodash'
+import { partition, sortBy, sum, uniqBy } from 'lodash'
 
 import { coll, getValues, listenForValue, listenForValues } from './utils'
 import { BinaryContract, Contract } from 'common/contract'
@@ -303,62 +303,63 @@ export async function getClosingSoonContracts() {
   return sortBy(chooseRandomSubset(data, 2), (contract) => contract.closeTime)
 }
 
-export const getRandTopCreatorContracts = async (
+export const getTopCreatorContracts = async (
   creatorId: string,
-  count: number,
-  excluding: string[] = []
+  count: number
 ) => {
   const creatorContractsQuery = query(
     contracts,
     where('isResolved', '==', false),
     where('creatorId', '==', creatorId),
     orderBy('popularityScore', 'desc'),
-    limit(count * 2)
+    limit(count)
   )
-  const data = await getValues<Contract>(creatorContractsQuery)
-  const open = data
-    .filter((c) => c.closeTime && c.closeTime > Date.now())
-    .filter((c) => !excluding.includes(c.id))
-
-  return chooseRandomSubset(open, count)
+  return await getValues<Contract>(creatorContractsQuery)
 }
 
-export const getRandTopGroupContracts = async (
+export const getTopGroupContracts = async (
   groupSlug: string,
-  count: number,
-  excluding: string[] = []
+  count: number
 ) => {
   const creatorContractsQuery = query(
     contracts,
     where('groupSlugs', 'array-contains', groupSlug),
     where('isResolved', '==', false),
     orderBy('popularityScore', 'desc'),
-    limit(count * 2)
+    limit(count)
   )
-  const data = await getValues<Contract>(creatorContractsQuery)
-  const open = data
-    .filter((c) => c.closeTime && c.closeTime > Date.now())
-    .filter((c) => !excluding.includes(c.id))
-
-  return chooseRandomSubset(open, count)
+  return await getValues<Contract>(creatorContractsQuery)
 }
 
 export const getRecommendedContracts = async (
   contract: Contract,
+  excludeBettorId: string,
   count: number
 ) => {
   const { creatorId, groupSlugs, id } = contract
 
   const [userContracts, groupContracts] = await Promise.all([
-    getRandTopCreatorContracts(creatorId, count, [id]),
+    getTopCreatorContracts(creatorId, count * 2),
     groupSlugs && groupSlugs[0]
-      ? getRandTopGroupContracts(groupSlugs[0], count, [id])
+      ? getTopGroupContracts(groupSlugs[0], count * 2)
       : [],
   ])
 
   const combined = uniqBy([...userContracts, ...groupContracts], (c) => c.id)
 
-  return chooseRandomSubset(combined, count)
+  const open = combined
+    .filter((c) => c.closeTime && c.closeTime > Date.now())
+    .filter((c) => c.id !== id)
+
+  const [betOnContracts, nonBetOnContracts] = partition(
+    open,
+    (c) => c.uniqueBettorIds && c.uniqueBettorIds.includes(excludeBettorId)
+  )
+  const chosen = chooseRandomSubset(nonBetOnContracts, count)
+  if (chosen.length < count)
+    chosen.push(...chooseRandomSubset(betOnContracts, count - chosen.length))
+
+  return chosen
 }
 
 export async function getRecentBetsAndComments(contract: Contract) {
diff --git a/web/pages/[username]/[contractSlug].tsx b/web/pages/[username]/[contractSlug].tsx
index f9f45144..f7a5c5c5 100644
--- a/web/pages/[username]/[contractSlug].tsx
+++ b/web/pages/[username]/[contractSlug].tsx
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@ export async function getStaticPropz(props: {
   const contract = (await getContractFromSlug(contractSlug)) || null
   const contractId = contract?.id
 
-  const [bets, comments, recommendedContracts] = await Promise.all([
+  const [bets, comments] = await Promise.all([
     contractId ? listAllBets(contractId) : [],
     contractId ? listAllComments(contractId) : [],
-    contract ? getRecommendedContracts(contract, 6) : [],
   ])
 
   return {
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ export async function getStaticPropz(props: {
       // Limit the data sent to the client. Client will still load all bets and comments directly.
       bets: bets.slice(0, 5000),
       comments: comments.slice(0, 1000),
-      recommendedContracts,
     },
 
     revalidate: 60, // regenerate after a minute
@@ -83,7 +81,6 @@ export default function ContractPage(props: {
   bets: Bet[]
   comments: ContractComment[]
   slug: string
-  recommendedContracts: Contract[]
   backToHome?: () => void
 }) {
   props = usePropz(props, getStaticPropz) ?? {
@@ -91,7 +88,6 @@ export default function ContractPage(props: {
     username: '',
     comments: [],
     bets: [],
-    recommendedContracts: [],
     slug: '',
   }
 
@@ -188,15 +184,17 @@ export function ContractPageContent(
     setShowConfetti(shouldSeeConfetti)
   }, [contract, user])
 
-  const [recommendedContracts, setRecommendedMarkets] = useState(
-    props.recommendedContracts
+  const [recommendedContracts, setRecommendedContracts] = useState<Contract[]>(
+    []
   )
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (contract && recommendedContracts.length === 0) {
-      getRecommendedContracts(contract, 6).then(setRecommendedMarkets)
+    if (contract && user) {
+      getRecommendedContracts(contract, user.id, 6).then(
+        setRecommendedContracts
+      )
     }
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [contract.id, recommendedContracts])
+  }, [contract.id, user?.id])
 
   const { isResolved, question, outcomeType } = contract