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 Scripps
National Spelling
Bee Odds (2008)
Betting on the
Scripps National
Spelling Bee?
Say what? It's
true, online
gambling website
BetUS.com
has once again
released Scripps
National Spelling
Bee odds for the
2008 event, which
takes place May 29
and May 30.
"This one is HUGE
for us each year,"
admitted Reed
Richards,
Spokesperson for
BetUS.com.
Indeed it is.
Gambling911.com
received thousands
of inquiries for the
Scripps National
Spelling Bee last
year and the year
prior to that.
Media outlets also
enjoy the type of
betting offered on
this contest.
"One of the best
betting options ever
offered is the
BetUS.com wager on
whether the winner
of the Scripps
Spelling Bee will
wear glasses,"
commented
Gambling911.com's
own Payton O'Brien.
Traditionally, the
favorite has always
been "Yes".
This year BetUS.com
was offering even
odds on the winner
wearing glasses.
Young students from
across the US and
Canada will have to
out-spell 287 other
middle school
students beginning
May 29 if they're
going to take home a
trophy, $35,000 in
cash and recognition
as the best speller
in the country at
the 2008 Scripps
Spelling Bee in
Washington.
The buzz surrounding
the "Bee" as it's
known in
intellectual and
crazed parental
circles has grown
exponentially in
recent years, and in
2008, the hype is
ready to explode.
People are
completely
mesmerized by the
spectacle of nerdy
stardom and nowhere
else is this more
evident than in the
huge up-tick in site
traffic at the
largest, most
successful
sportsbook on the
web BetUS.com by
site0users looking
to wager on every
possible scenario
regarding the
world's largest
educational
challenge.
BetUS.com posted
odds on every
possible Bee
scenario – including
whether the winner
will be wearing the
stereotypical
studious costume of
spectacular
spectacles! Whoa,
try spelling that
three times
fast!!!!!!
Oddsmakers at
BetUS.com posted the
following odds on
all things Scripps
National Spelling
Bee:
Betting Odds
Available Here
Gender of winner
Male 5/7
Female 1/1
Winner to wear
glasses
Yes 1/1
No 5/7
Length of winning
word
Over 8.5 2/3
Under 8.5 11/10
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Jordan Bach,
Jagajeet Chiba,
BetUS.com News,
Gambling911.com
Originally published
May 27, 2008 11:00
pm EST |
