Odds Favor Al Gore for Nobel Peace Prize

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20071009/sc_livescience/oddsfavoralgorefornobelpeaceprize


Al Gore is a 5:2 favorite to win the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, while President George Bush is the definitive long shot at 100:1.

The right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair also come in at 100:1 at BetUS.com, where anyone can place a bet on just about anything.


The pop star Bono is holding his own at 25:1 as of press time. Oprah Winfrey is a more distant 50:1. Martti Ahtisaari, past president of Finland, is among the favorites at 5:1.

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"If Al Gore won an Academy Award and the Nobel Peace Prize for 'An Inconvenient Truth,' it would probably be considered the most successful documentary in history,” said BetUS.com spokesperson Reed Richards. “All the candidates have done such great work, just to be nominated is a reward in itself.”

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Edit- The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded this Friday.

what are the odds that he'll announce his run if he wins?

they are based upon amount of bets. Those are different things. All those odds suggest is that many people are betting that Gore will win while few are betting that Limbaugh or Blair will.

what they believe the outcome of the bet will be.

isn't worth much

Good luck, Al!

sadly, I usually lose.:shrug:

ie. "If I believe enough that he's going to win that I put money on it, maybe that will somehow do a little bit to cause him to win!"

although he has an excellent shot at the Nobel Peace Prize.

uguu

any news yet?

I hope congratulations are in order soon.