Suspicions about 'Apprentice' wagers - Bookie suspends betting
09-29-04, 09:47 AM
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Suspicions about 'Apprentice' wagers - Bookie suspends betting
Suspicions about 'Apprentice' wagers
Bookie suspends betting because of 'unusual pattern'
Wednesday, September 29, 2004 Posted: 1314 GMT (2114 HKT)
Editor's Note: The following Associated Press article reveals possibilities about the outcome of "The Apprentice." If you'd prefer not to know anything, please stop reading now.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Uh-oh. This might fire up Donald Trump.
An offshore bookie has suspended betting on the winner of the second season of NBC's "The Apprentice," citing an "unusual betting pattern on two contestants" from accounts originating in New Hampshire.
"We don't know if this is some kind of link to the contestants or some way involved with the production," BetWWTS.com wagering director Stuart Doyle told The Associated Press Tuesday. "When this has happened before, it's because someone has known the outcome."
This is the fourth reality-TV-related incident on which BetWWTS.com has suspended wagering because of unusual betting patterns. Last year, CBS's "Survivor: Pearl Islands" winner Sandra Diaz-Twine received numerous wagers from Vancouver, British Columbia, before the first episode even aired. Similar incidents occurred during "Survivor: The Amazon" and the second installment of ABC's "The Bachelor."
"We are considering not offering betting on reality shows that have been pre-taped," said Doyle. "It simply seems impossible not to have to suspend them very quickly."
Unlike the "Pearl Islands" incident where the suspicious Vancouver wagers occurred near the winner's home in Fort Lewis, Washington, none of the "Apprentice" candidates seem to have New Hampshire ties, according to their NBC bios.
(Stop reading now if you don't want to know the suspicions about the show's outcome.)
(Once again: Please stop reading if you don't want to know anything.)
"When we see a lot of bets with $300 then that's very suspicious," said Doyle, who noted typical bets are about $25.
"We're not going to speculate on the outcome at all," an NBC spokesman told the AP Tuesday. "The finale is live and there won't be a winner until the finale."
Last year, it came down to two finalists: Kwame Jackson and Bill Rancic, who won the $250,000 job of overseeing a Chicago building project.
According to NBC, Mark Burnett noted that all "Apprentice" leaks thus far have proved to be false.
Before the betting was suspended, consulting firm owner Elizabeth Jarosz, 31, led the pack with 5-to-1 odds, investment firm partner Pamela Day, 32, had 7-to-1 odds and marketing director John Willenborg, 24, had 8-to-1 odds to win.
The second season of "The Apprentice" was filmed in early summer, giving the plethora of production crew and the 18 candidates, who are all required to sign nondisclosure agreements, plenty of time to let "The Apprentice" out of the bag.
"We'll wait and see what happens," Doyle told the AP. "We'll still pay the individuals already involved, but we watch the show with maybe a little more inside information than the average viewer."
Bookie suspends betting because of 'unusual pattern'
Wednesday, September 29, 2004 Posted: 1314 GMT (2114 HKT)
Editor's Note: The following Associated Press article reveals possibilities about the outcome of "The Apprentice." If you'd prefer not to know anything, please stop reading now.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Uh-oh. This might fire up Donald Trump.
An offshore bookie has suspended betting on the winner of the second season of NBC's "The Apprentice," citing an "unusual betting pattern on two contestants" from accounts originating in New Hampshire.
"We don't know if this is some kind of link to the contestants or some way involved with the production," BetWWTS.com wagering director Stuart Doyle told The Associated Press Tuesday. "When this has happened before, it's because someone has known the outcome."
This is the fourth reality-TV-related incident on which BetWWTS.com has suspended wagering because of unusual betting patterns. Last year, CBS's "Survivor: Pearl Islands" winner Sandra Diaz-Twine received numerous wagers from Vancouver, British Columbia, before the first episode even aired. Similar incidents occurred during "Survivor: The Amazon" and the second installment of ABC's "The Bachelor."
"We are considering not offering betting on reality shows that have been pre-taped," said Doyle. "It simply seems impossible not to have to suspend them very quickly."
Unlike the "Pearl Islands" incident where the suspicious Vancouver wagers occurred near the winner's home in Fort Lewis, Washington, none of the "Apprentice" candidates seem to have New Hampshire ties, according to their NBC bios.
(Stop reading now if you don't want to know the suspicions about the show's outcome.)
(Once again: Please stop reading if you don't want to know anything.)
Spoiler:
"When we see a lot of bets with $300 then that's very suspicious," said Doyle, who noted typical bets are about $25.
"We're not going to speculate on the outcome at all," an NBC spokesman told the AP Tuesday. "The finale is live and there won't be a winner until the finale."
Last year, it came down to two finalists: Kwame Jackson and Bill Rancic, who won the $250,000 job of overseeing a Chicago building project.
According to NBC, Mark Burnett noted that all "Apprentice" leaks thus far have proved to be false.
Before the betting was suspended, consulting firm owner Elizabeth Jarosz, 31, led the pack with 5-to-1 odds, investment firm partner Pamela Day, 32, had 7-to-1 odds and marketing director John Willenborg, 24, had 8-to-1 odds to win.
The second season of "The Apprentice" was filmed in early summer, giving the plethora of production crew and the 18 candidates, who are all required to sign nondisclosure agreements, plenty of time to let "The Apprentice" out of the bag.
"We'll wait and see what happens," Doyle told the AP. "We'll still pay the individuals already involved, but we watch the show with maybe a little more inside information than the average viewer."
09-29-04, 11:04 AM
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I can't believe it either. There has got to be insiders on all of these shows that know the results, or at least, the final two (like in Survivor and the Apprentice).
09-29-04, 02:44 PM
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On Imus this morning, Donald Trump talked about the story and the rumors. He said that neither of the people who were heavily bet on end up winning. Take that for what it's worth.
09-29-04, 04:43 PM
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Originally posted by WildcatLH
On Imus this morning, Donald Trump talked about the story and the rumors. He said that neither of the people who were heavily bet on end up winning.
On Imus this morning, Donald Trump talked about the story and the rumors. He said that neither of the people who were heavily bet on end up winning.
09-29-04, 09:55 PM
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That's suspicious in itself. If what he says is true, he's essentially revealing information about the show that was supposed to be kept secret. I wonder how Mark Burnett feels about that?
That's suspicious in itself. If what he says is true, he's essentially revealing information about the show that was supposed to be kept secret. I wonder how Mark Burnett feels about that?
