DUBLIN, June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Shrewd Punters Hatch Michael Jackson Betting Coup
German doctor Gunther von Hagens has given Irish bookmaking outfit Paddy Power a potential EUR80,000 (USD$112,500) bloody nose with his claims that an agreement was in place with Michael Jackson to plastinate his remains upon his death. Von Hagens has caused controversy around the globe with his practice of embalming corpses with preserving polyurethane. The doctor also preserved Michael Jackson's late pet monkey, Bubbles, using the same process a number of years ago
Paddy Power was offering odds of what will happen to Michael Jackson's remains with a traditional burial or cremation the two most likely outcomes. Others options such as blasting into space and recycling were also available to bet on.
One of the most bizarre options however was for the singer's body to be preserved in plastic at very unlikely odds of 100/1. However shrewd punters managed to get wind of von Hagen's plans and placed bets in excess of EUR800 (USD$1,120) on Jackson's remains to be "plastinated". Should this happen Paddy Power will are now facing a payout of EUR80,000.
Paddy Power said "There's no doubt about it; we've got a right kicking where the sun don't shine from these punters. The average bet was less than EUR25 so it didn't show up on our radar until it was too late and now we're faced with a massive payout should Gunther get his way. Just like the German doctor, I take my hat off to these crafty punters, well played!"
Paddy Power are offering numerous Michael Jackson betting opportunities including the odds on the global television audience for the singers funeral (between 750 million and one billion is the odds-on favourite) and the percentage of tweets containing the words "Michael Jackson" that are sent next week.
What will happen Jacko's remains? 13/8 Buried 5/4 Cremated 4/1 Plastinated (from 100/1) 10/1 Donated to Medical Research 33/1 Cryogenically Frozen 100/1 Blasted into Space 500/1 Recycled 1000/1 Frozen in Carbonite Global television audience for Michael Jackson's funeral 6/1 Less than 500 million 7/4 500 million - 750 million 4/5 750 million - 1 billion 2/1 Over 1 billion Will Neverland be Michael Jackson's Final Resting Place? 2/5 Yes 13/8 No Percentage of Global Tweets referencing "Michael Jackson" WC: 29/06/09 5/4 16% - 20% inclusive 2/1 21% - 25% inclusive 5/2 10% - 15% inclusive 4/1 Less than 10% 6/1 26% - 30% inclusive 8/1 31% - 35% inclusive 16/1 36% - 40% inclusive 28/1 41% - 50% inclusive 33/1 Over 50% inclusive Best Selling Michael Jackson Album of 2009 5/4 Off the Wall 6/4 Thriller 2/1 Bad 6/1 Dangerous 8/1 HIStory 10/1 Invincible 16/1 Ben 20/1 Forever, Michael 28/1 Music and Me 33/1 Got to Be There (Market excludes compilations) Name of the Michael Jackson Movie 4/1 Michael 8/1 Invincible 9/1 Thriller 10/1 You Are Not alone 10/1 Leave Me Alone 12/1 Bad 16/1 Prince of Pop 16/1 Dangerous 16/1 Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough 18/1 Man in the Mirror 18/1 We're Almost There 20/1 What More Can I Give 20/1 One Day in Your Life 33/1 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 33/1 I Just Can't Stop Loving You 50/1 Black or White 66/1 Beat it 66/1 PYT (Pretty Young Thing) 100/1 The Lost Children All prices remain subject to fluctuation. For more information contact; Ken Robertson Paddy Power plc Mob: +353-87-8528718 ken@paddypower.com
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CONTACT: For more information contact; Ken Robertson, Paddy Power plc,
Mob: +353-87-8528718, ken@paddypower.com
