Zap2It Article-Bets off on winner
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Zap2It Article-Bets off on winner
Abby7 | Thursday, November 07, 2002 - 06:21 pm     I was just checking the Zap2It site for tv listings. They just posted an article regarding bets being off on the winner because the winner might be known. Apparently, the Bachelor's hometown suddenly started betting on one person to win. They think there is a link. I don't know how to post it here but go to Zap2It.com. The article is on the top heading at this time. |
Ryn | Friday, November 08, 2002 - 08:30 am     "Gaming Site Suspends 'Bachelor' Betting " http://tv.zap2it.com/news/tvnewsdaily.html?28819 |
Jbean | Saturday, November 09, 2002 - 06:33 am     ok, i have some comments to make about this article. i live in springfield, so as you can imagine, everyone here is interested in the show, aaron being a hometown boy and all. we've never really had this type of media attention. aaron was on a radio interview on My Country 100.5 yesterday morning regarding this article. He said that the fine for spilling the results are $5 million, which he says he doesn't have....duh, who does? as for the bets on that website, they attribute that to the interest in the show from the locals. after wednesday night's show, it seems almost obvious who aaron is going to pick. the radio interview told which one the bets were high on, i won't say who, just in case, but i think it is obvious to anyone who watched wednesday's show. i will also try to post the link to the local paper's article yesterday. |
Fruitbat | Saturday, November 09, 2002 - 06:46 am     Jbean, email me who is the favored one to win in Springfield, pretty please? I want to know! |
Minnyace01 | Saturday, November 09, 2002 - 06:59 am     Fruitbat - it was taken off of the board at WWTS early in the week, prior to the airing of the show, because of all of the large bets (max of $300 each) coming in from Springfield being wagered on Helene. |
Fruitbat | Saturday, November 09, 2002 - 07:05 am     Thanks Minnace. That was my guess. |
Jbean | Saturday, November 09, 2002 - 07:46 am     Ok, here is the link to the News-Leader online story www.springfieldnews-leader,com/webextra/bachelor/index.shtml however, it doesn't always seem to work for me, so if you can't get it through this link and you really want to read it, go to www.springfieldnews-leader.com then at the bottom of the page, under 7 Day Archive, go to Friday, and select section "Life". This will take you to yesterday's life section. Click under "the Bachelor" on "Online Site suspends wagering on Buerge over bets". this will take you to the story that also has quotes from his co-workers, and also archives of previous bachelor stories and photo galleries. sorry it took so long, the link hasn't been working for me and i wanted to post an alternate way to get there just in case. kind of cool to have a local "hottie" celebrity. lol |
Jbean | Saturday, November 09, 2002 - 07:56 am     ok, sorry, i obviously don't know how to post links, even after looking at the formatting. sorry, i tried. |
Pamy | Saturday, November 09, 2002 - 08:01 am     I am surprised you could bet on the show, it is not live, right? The reason you can't actually vote in Vegas for Survivor is because it has all ready been filmed. |
Minnyace01 | Saturday, November 09, 2002 - 10:32 am     Pamy - if you're familiar with off shore wagering that is done on the internet, they will allow you to bet on Survivor. It will stay on the board as long as the wagering pattern stays stable and does not indicate that people know the outcome as happened in The Bachelor. |
Pamy | Saturday, November 09, 2002 - 01:02 pm     Thanks Minny, hadn't heard of that before, interesting! |
Sbw | Saturday, November 09, 2002 - 04:37 pm     JBean, thanks for the link to the article. Sounds like speculation to me, probably good speculation IMO. But the tabloid angle is definitely true and the person that started it, could have gotten a lot more money that way. |
Sbw | Friday, November 15, 2002 - 12:01 pm     There is an article on CNN about Bachelor today and it talks about the bets. It says that a radio station in Springfield said that Helene had been spotted in Springfield so that could explain why the rash of bets. Of course the show denies that she has been in Springfield. They have seen each other since the final taping but it has been out of the USA. |
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