Someone should tell this guy that the wheel isn't all red and black.
And what's with this guy not getting paid by Sky? If he was smart, he'd have gotten them to pony up some more money for his wager and really put it all on the line.
Posted by Peter at April 7, 2004 03:53 PMYou can bet on whether the dude is going to win or lose with the "Paddy Power" bookmakers. 5/6 (on a true 17/18 shot) he loses, even money (on a true 18/17 shot) he wins, naturally. If he's lucky, the Hard Rock Casino might go down to a single zero, like the European wheels, to half the house vig.
I think there must be something in it for him from Sky. Perhaps he's just a big publicity junkie and figures that four weeks of publicity afterwards, win or lose, is worth 2.64% of all his worldly goods. Paddy Power also let you bet on him presenting a show on Sky by the end of the year - I think 4-1 (or 5-1?) is not too bad a set of odds, considering.
Posted by: Chris M. Dickson on April 7, 2004 07:13 PMContext?
Posted by: dave on April 8, 2004 12:45 AMWhoops, didn't see the link last night (tho I hunted for it).
Posted by: dave on April 8, 2004 01:23 PMI think Sky should pony up the tux, on the condition that it be part of the wager, and they should have one of those wooden barrels with the shoulder straps nearby for him to change into should he lose. Now THAT would be good TV.
Posted by: Chris Lemon on April 8, 2004 02:08 PMHe pulled it off, the lucky fool.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040411/people_nm/bet_briton_dc_1
Posted by: Scott Hardie on April 11, 2004 04:51 PM