Smack-a-doodle-don't: Rome 'Smackoff' early odds
As warped as it might be to even consider posting realistic odds for Friday's Jim Rome 14th annual "Smack-Off," and with apologies to whomever is running the fansites Stucknut.com or The Andrew Extravaganza and seem to be far more diligent in posting predictions based on the history of this event, we've crunched the numbers and stuck our finger to the wind to establish this as our true gauge as to what may happen between the hours of 9 a.m. and noon Pacific Daylight Time on the 25th day of April in the Year of our Lord 2008 (heard in Southern California on KLAC-AM 570):
Ineligible:
==Sean the Cablinasian (five-time winner; on a station that competes with Rome in the Houston market)
Previous winners with exemptions:
==Iafrate: 4/1
==Silk in Huntington Beach: 11/1
==Jeff in Richmond: 12/1
==Stevie Carbone: 45/1
==Doc Mike DiTolla: 500/1 (has he just disappeared?)
==Jeffery DiTolla: 500/1
==JT The Brick (the first winner in 1995, who parlayed that into a syndicated talk-show gig, and reportedly said he'd participate last year, but didn't): 1,995/1
Other returning invitees:
==Terrence in Sierra Madre (aka: The Best Caller Never to Win a Smack-Off): 3/2
==Jay Mohr: 5/2
==Greg in Vegas: 5/1
==Joe in O.C.: 6/1
==Rachel in Houston: 8/1
==Trapper in Dana Point: 17/1
==Jeff in Phoenix: 30/1
==Casey in Vegas: 35/1
==Corey in Ann Arbor: 35/1
==Mike in Wichita: 40/1
==Irie Craig: 45/1
==Oren in Denver: 45/1
==Lear in Anapolis: 50/1
==Gino in San Antonio: 650/1 (even taking into account he came on the show Thursday, had his say, and then claimed he could not be there for Friday's event)
==Jim in Fall River: 650/1
New invitees:
==Chad in Portland: 22/1
==Bode in Pearland, Texas: 65/1
==JD in Nashville: 750/1
==Brendan in Wilmington: 12,551/1
Has absolutely no chance:
==Vic from NoCal (aka, Mr. Wednesday, called his shot last year and did not show up; called his shot again this week, also claiming he'd pull a 'Vic Hat Trick' in winning as a rookie, doing it after calling his shot, and going wire-to-wire -- which included a request that he go first, pulling a Sergei Bubka and setting the bar high so the rest of the field was like Dan O'Brien at the '96 Olympics. Real fresh. He also claims to have a direct line into the show to help his cause. Or, to set up complete disappointment).
==Odds subject to change depending on what knucklehead tries to call his shot on today's show.
==Listen to Rome's promo for Friday's event.
Comments
Epic! Thanks for breaking it all down. Much better analysis than the losers ast stucknut.
Should be a good show on Friday.
Posted by: Climbing Narcissist | April 25, 2008 8:27 AM