Yes! Who was the winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee last year? Quickly! It’s okay, I didn’t know either. Apparently a young chap by the name of Sameer Mishra was king nerd last year, spelling “guerdon” correctly to take down the title. I’d love to know what he spent his $30,000 prize money on. I’m willing to bet it wasn’t season tickets to the Redskins.
Spelling Grandmaster Mishra was the focus of cable news networks, not so much for winning but for his awkward, geeky reaction to the word “numbnut”.
I know nothing about this years contestants and I’m not about to start researching now, but my obsession with betting in stupid and crazy events means I can’t resist having a flutter on this one. Luckily the nerds over at BetUS share my passion and have quite a few options available. They get off to a good start with Gender of Winner where Male is the favorite selection at 13/17 ($1.76). Wanna bet that the winner will be wearing glasses? BetUS will give you 6/5 ($2.20) if they do.
The problem with nerds is that they often delight in taking thinks way too far, if you don’t know what I mean check out the line at the cinema at midnight on opening night of the next Star Trek film. The Mensa members at BetUS are no different and have set prices on Will a parent yell at a Moderator? and Will a contestant vomit during the Spelling Bee? (which pays a 4/1).
The winner of this years event will be crowned on Thursday, May 28th. You can check out all the option on the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee betting page at BetUS. The event is broadcast nationally in the states on ABC from 8pm eastern.
My money is on a female winner.
Tue, May 19, 2009
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