A Quarterback vs. a Zookeeper?
Bodog.com Posts Odds on Survivor Guatemala
August 15, 2005
- Today, Bodog.com
posted odds on who will be the winner of the 11
th edition of the Emmy award-winning series Survivor.
The online sportsbook, casino and
poker site, now considered the “go to”
source for television proposition bets, announced
the odds on the candidates vying for the $1 million
payoff in the jungles of South America.
“I am always amazed by the
amount of interest the Survivor series generates
among our bettors,” says Calvin Ayre, Founder
and CEO of Bodog.com. “Our pop-culture bettors
have such a deep understanding and knowledge of
the show that they have successfully predicted
the winners of each of the past Survivor editions.”
The last Survivor edition, which
took place on the Pacific island chain of Palau,
saw 75% of Bodog.com bettors back the winner Tom
Westman.
The 11 th edition of Survivor features
in its 16-player roster, a one-time Dallas Cowboys
quarterback named Gary Hogeboom, a sports radio
talk show host, a zookeeper, and two Ivy League
graduates.
The Bodog.com book managers use
certain criteria when coming up with the
contestants’ rankings. The criteria include:
Historical evidence, such as the character make-up
of past winners and losers; demographics, such
as gender, age, and physical attributes; and sentimental
and popular culture value - an assessment of how
the general public feels about each
contestant.
Just recently, Bodog.com announced
that it had created a separate committee to monitor
the betting action on reality television proposition
bets. During one of the Survivor editions, Bodog.com
book managers noticed a few suspicious bets being
placed on its Survivor odds. It was later revealed
that a few insiders at CBS were betting heavy
on one of the contestants, as they had knowledge
of the winner prior to it being made available
to the public.
“We learned from that experience,
and now know how to detect it before it happens
again. It is a risk, but one that we are willing
to take. The entertainment props are designed
for the average bettors who enjoy wagering as
it enhances the watching experience of their favorite
reality television shows,” says Ayre.
Currently, the two contestants
that are considered favorites at 2/1 odds are
Danni, a sports radio talk show host; and Gary,
an ex- NFL quarterback turned real-estate developer.
At 20/1 odds, Lydia, a fishmonger from Washington
State is slated to be the first axed.
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