spot the bookmaker's I'm a Celebrity binge

Post by **spot** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:50 am

Carolly;1053764 wrote: Ideas for Spot taking bets on.

1.Who can make the most posts in a day and NO games can be taken into account on the posts as sorry but thats an easy way to gain post count:sneaky:....no smilies...and has to be more than 10 words in a post:Dand the posts cannot be repeated.

2.Who can post the most jokes in a day;)

3...........Got to fink some more on that.......so brb:D:driving:

It helps if it's possible to know who's won, Carolly. Newspapers don't come up with tables of FG posts with most jokes and no word gaming.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:52 am

i have links to your bookies now,, im just gonna check they work;):D

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:54 am

spot;1053770 wrote: It helps if it's possible to know who's won, Carolly. Newspapers don't come up with tables of FG posts with most jokes and no word gaming.Well how about this idea...............a Thread is posted and asked who wants to take part and then the betting begins:D

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:56 am

Carolly;1053776 wrote: Well how about this idea...............a Thread is posted and asked who wants to take part and then the betting begins:D

that means people actually working to win carol:wah: its not a bet

and you know what happens with competitions here:sneaky::wah::wah::wah:

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:59 am

kazalala;1053780 wrote: that means people actually working to win carol:wah: its not a bet

and you know what happens with competitions here:sneaky::wah::wah::wah:Of course people will know fgs but in any comp they do and is fun watching them trying to win:wah::wah:

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:02 am

Carolly;1053784 wrote: Of course people will know fgs but in any comp they do and is fun watching them trying to win:wah::wah:

eh?:-3

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:03 am

I enjoy games but so wished you didnt earn cash doing them and let them count as postcounts as somehow it just dont seem fair and im talking about in general now.Theres people also on Forums that just say hello and nofing else to gain the above and again old fashioned I may be but I dont fink its right...........says she getting off her soap box;)

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:06 am

kazalala;1053788 wrote: eh?:-3eh what:-3:wah::wah:

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:07 am

Carolly;1053791 wrote: eh what:-3:wah::wah:

didnt understand your post.............at all:-3:wah::wah::wah:

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:32 am

kazalala;1053792 wrote: didnt understand your post.............at all:-3:wah::wah::wah:
Ok............A Thread is posted saying we are gonna have a comp and the rules explained.then the betting starts after the guys put their names down who wants to play:D and then each put a thread up and over a week we see how many posts they make on it:D:guitarist

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:39 am

Carolly;1053802 wrote: Ok............A Thread is posted saying we are gonna have a comp and the rules explained.then the betting starts after the guys put their names down who wants to play:D and then each put a thread up and over a week we see how many posts they make on it:D:guitarist

still sketchy:rolleyes:and do the people putting threads up bet, and like i said earlier,,, competitions dont do well here:sneaky::palso i couldnt be bothered:wah:

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:40 am

kazalala;1053810 wrote:

still sketchy:rolleyes:and do the people putting threads up bet, and like i said earlier,,, competitions dont do well here:sneaky::palso i couldnt be bothered:wah:
Well of course they can bet on themselves fgs...like anyone entering any comp can...like the owner of a horse or dog can........thats what makes it so much fun:D:guitarist

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:17 am

Can see Spot was well impressed then:rolleyes::D

Post by **spot** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:20 am

Carolly;1053989 wrote: Can see Spot was well impressed then:rolleyes::D

I said earlier, it helps if it's possible to know who's won. I've no idea how anyone would evaluate the winner - everything I've done so far has involved looking up an authoritative announcement. The idea of scoring a contest has its drawbacks in terms of the time it might take. I'm watching but I'm not exactly volunteering so far.

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:26 am

spot;1053996 wrote: I said earlier, it helps if it's possible to know who's won. I've no idea how anyone would evaluate the winner - everything I've done so far has involved looking up an authoritative announcement. The idea of scoring a contest has its drawbacks in terms of the time it might take. I'm watching but I'm not exactly volunteering so far.

What I suggested just means the person who does the most posts in the way I explained earlier with certain rules that I showed .....on a special Thread they set up themselves and let it run for say a week.Still its your betting office and your dosh.......surpose you could always have a dance comp:D:guitarist

Post by **spot** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:28 am

Carolly;1054005 wrote:

What I suggested just means the person who does the most posts in the way I explained earlier with certain rules that I showed .....on a special Thread they set up themselves and let it run for say a week.Still its your betting office and your dosh.......surpose you could always have a dance comp:D:guitarist

But how's it to be scored? I've no problem with the way you've described it, just with how to handle it. My question's about the mechanism, the process, the step by step workflow to get to a result.

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:38 am

spot;1054008 wrote: But how's it to be scored? I've no problem with the way you've described it, just with how to handle it. My question's about the mechanism, the process, the step by step workflow to get to a result.Ok how about this.......After you know who would want to take part you make up the odds on the way YOU think it would go....eg....you may think Chez (if she wanted to enter) would win so you would make her favourite with your own odds....3/1 or something like that, less or more as it would be your decision.The most important part of the rules though would have to be the part that says no less than 10 words and must not include in that 10 any smilies and must not repeat any posts;):DA week for the person to post on their own thread in the comp IMO would prove to be fun.....if there game to do it of course

Post by **spot** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:43 am

Carolly! How do I score the game!!

One of us is failing to communicate, I'll try using different words if you like but I can't see what I'd do to know who wins.

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:51 am

spot;1054020 wrote: Carolly! How do I score the game!!

One of us is failing to communicate, I'll try using different words if you like but I can't see what I'd do to know who wins.Spot sorry I said at the start...the one with the most posts;)

Post by **spot** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:55 am

Carolly;1054029 wrote: Spot sorry I said at the start...the one with the most posts;)

I'd read that bit. I'm entering unknown territory here but are you suggesting that I get out a pad of paper and manually count the posts - that I have to look at each one in turn, decide whether it's a valid post and make a pencil tick on my score sheet and then add the ticks together at the end?

And that this involves keeping track of which threads are valid threads for the purposes of the contest?

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:23 am

Carolly;1054005 wrote:

What I suggested just means the person who does the most posts in the way I explained earlier with certain rules that I showed .....on a special Thread they set up themselves and let it run for say a week.Still its your betting office and your dosh.......surpose you could always have a dance comp:D:guitarist

you volunteering to run this little competition then?:sneaky:

;):D

Post by **spot** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:27 am

I have the rather horrid reservation that if I make a book on it and offer odds, some slimy critter is going to fix the result to make money out of it. Nobody here is going to fix the result of the Championship League or an entire ITV series - I don't make the same claim about Division Two for obvious reasons, but the Championship is a bit out of ForumGarden's reach.

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:38 am

kazalala;1054066 wrote: you volunteering to run this little competition then?:sneaky:

;):DSeriously now..........no I would not step on Spots toes.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:39 am

spot;1054074 wrote: I have the rather horrid reservation that if I make a book on it and offer odds, some slimy critter is going to fix the result to make money out of it. Nobody here is going to fix the result of the Championship League or an entire ITV series - I don't make the same claim about Division Two for obvious reasons, but the Championship is a bit out of ForumGarden's reach.

i think it would be too much hard work anyway

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:40 am

spot;1054074 wrote: I have the rather horrid reservation that if I make a book on it and offer odds, some slimy critter is going to fix the result to make money out of it. Nobody here is going to fix the result of the Championship League or an entire ITV series - I don't make the same claim about Division Two for obvious reasons, but the Championship is a bit out of ForumGarden's reach.Spot how they gonna make money out of it if its in their interest to win as oh ye I forgot.....the winner would get $1000;)

Post by **spot** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:43 am

Carolly;1054100 wrote: Spot how they gonna make money out of it if its in their interest to win as oh ye I forgot.....the winner would get $1000;)

I could see someone as innately competitive[1] as Kaz betting on someone else to the tune of 10,000 casino dollars and then throwing the contest.

[1] "innately competitive" is a euphemism for something far nastier.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:47 am

spot;1054103 wrote: I could see someone as innately competitive[1] as Kaz betting on someone else to the tune of 10,000 casino dollars and then throwing the contest.

[1] "innately competitive" is a euphemism for something far nastier.

oi!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **spot** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:38 pm

spot;1053681 wrote: spot the bookmaker's current bets on I'm a Celebrity Series 8

Carolly

1,000 casino dollars on Ewbank at 5/1

1,000 casino dollars on Swash at 5/1

1,000 casino dollars on Esther at 15/1

1,000 casino dollars on Robert Kilroy Silk at 3/1

Kaz

1,000 casino dollars on any boy band member at 2/1

1,000 casino dollars on Abbey Clancy at 3/1

Chezzie

2,000 casino dollars on Esther at 15/1

Finding things which are kept adequately under wraps seems more difficult than I'd assumed.

Thank you all and congratulations to those who won, I look forward to any further business you might care to place my way.

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:12 am

spot;1054850 wrote: Finding things which are kept adequately under wraps seems more difficult than I'd assumed.

Thank you all and congratulations to those who won, I look forward to any further business you might care to place my way.Thankyou Spot for your very prompt payment and guess Ewbank was a Red Herring lol.Tell you what though...in the RW I bet your colleges are not happy bunnies.:rolleyes:

I think this money may only be on loan as since Laura came out of XFactor I really am not sure now about Cheryl as I also feel the public could go right against Diane now ..........still time will tell and thanks again:D

Now we will have whoses gonna win for the next great bet:-3;)

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:41 am

erm do we know who is in now then?

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:42 am

kazalala;1054939 wrote: erm do we know who is in now then?

Yes babe we do:D:driving:

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:42 am

Carolly;1054941 wrote: Yes babe we do:D:driving:

well do i get to know?:sneaky:

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:45 am

kazalala;1054942 wrote: well do i get to know?:sneaky:
I gotta go....look up on the internet babe;):driving:

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:46 am

well i thought it would be posted on here when it was announced

ok i'll go look:rolleyes:

Post by **spot** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:51 am

kazalala;1054948 wrote: well i thought it would be posted on here when it was announced

ok i'll go look:rolleyes:

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! (Series 8 UK - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia))

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:00 am

spot;1054954 wrote: I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! (Series 8 UK - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia))

thanks spot,, but thats not telling me anything

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:19 am

ok think i got it:D is this the list spot?

Carly Zucker

Brian Paddick

Martina Navratilova

Robert Kilroy-Silk

Simon Webbe

George Takei

Esther Rantzen

Dani Behr

Nicola McLean

i think i may owe you some money

Post by **spot** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:23 am

Sorry, FG screws up brackets. It works now.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:24 am

kazalala;1052584 wrote: Ok I reckon i'll play safe(ish) and go for a generalised bet:D

I'll Have $1000 on any boy band member

alos i think they have to have a model in there usually so i'll have another $1000 on Abbey Clancy:D

ang on .. i lose my bet on Abbey Clancy,, but i win my bet on any boy band member with simon Webb ... Simon Webbe Singer-songwriter, manager and ex-member of boyband Blue.

so does that mean im even ,,

Post by **spot** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:27 am

kazalala;1054982 wrote: ang on .. i lose my bet on Abbey Clancy,, but i win my bet on any boy band member with simon Webb ... Simon Webbe Singer-songwriter, manager and ex-member of boyband Blue.

so does that mean im even ,,

No, it means you've won 1,000 casino dollars overall. Congratulations.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:29 am

spot;1054985 wrote: No, it means you've won 1,000 casino dollars overall. Congratulations.

ahhh :yh_rotfl i just went back to look at the odds and was thinking that

ta very much mr Bookmaker:D maybe you can win some back when they get in there

Post by **spot** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:31 am

kazalala;1054986 wrote: ahhh :yh_rotfl i just went back to look at the odds and was thinking that

ta very much mr Bookmaker:D maybe you can win some back when they get in there

You needed to claim, I had no idea who they were except Mister Sulu.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:35 am

spot;1054990 wrote: You needed to claim, I had no idea who they were except Mister Sulu.

i see ok i will show you:D

Brian Paddick

Ex-Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Metropolitan Police and politician.

Carly Zucker

Personal trainer and Chelsea footballers Joe Cole’s fiancée.

Dani Behr

Television presenter and singer.

Esther Rantzen

Journalist and television presenter.

George Takei

American actor of Japanese descent best known for his role in the TV series Star Trek, in which he played the helmsman Mr. Sulu on the USS Enterprise. Most recently, he played Hiro Nakamura's father Kaito Nakamura on the NBC television show Heroes.

Joe Swash

Actor who played Mickey Miller in the television soap opera EastEnders.

Martina Navratilova

Former World No. 1 women's tennis player.

Nicola McLean

Page Three model, Daily Star cover girl, WAG and TV star.

Robert Kilroy-Silk

Politician, Independent Member of the European Parliament and a former television presenter.

Simon Webbe

Singer-songwriter, manager and ex-member of boyband Blue.

Post by **spot** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:44 am

Quite so. I'd assumed it was impossible to drag an unfit desk-bound 68 year old charity activist onto a jaunt like that, it'll teach me to be more cautious in future. I've no idea what the program's about but I'd assumed they had to rough camp with no creature comforts. If that's what they're claiming then take it from me, they're cheating and there's luxury caravans to retire to off-set.

SuzyB · Post by **SuzyB** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:47 am

I reckon Carly is going to win

I met Robert Kilroy-Silk, his daughter was on the same ward as me when I was having Sam

Post by **spot** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:55 am

Now, in order to draw up some usable odds I need to know what this godforsaken game's about.

Do the public vote?

Do people resign? Do they get failed by judges?

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:57 am

spot;1054995 wrote: Quite so. I'd assumed it was impossible to drag an unfit desk-bound 68 year old charity activist onto a jaunt like that, it'll teach me to be more cautious in future. I've no idea what the program's about but I'd assumed they had to rough camp with no creature comforts. If that's what they're claiming then take it from me, they're cheating and there's luxury caravans to retire to off-set.

they also get set tasks to do spot,,, gross things as well some of them ,, eating bugs, confined to a wooden box while rats run all over them,, things like that,,, they have to do well enough to get enough "stars" to feed their camp,,, but they can decline and they go hungry or after a certain amount of time if they cant go on ,, they shout Im a celebrity get me out of here!!!:wah:

Post by **spot** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:58 am

Does one contestant get ejected every week?

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:58 am

spot;1055008 wrote: Now, in order to draw up some usable odds I need to know what this godforsaken game's about.

Do the public vote?

Do people resign? Do they get failed by judges?

the public vote for who they want to do the tasks ,,, they also vote for who gets evicted. try watching a bit of it spot:wah:

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:00 am

SuzyB;1054998 wrote: I reckon Carly is going to win

I met Robert Kilroy-Silk, his daughter was on the same ward as me when I was having Sam

you will ahve to hav a bet Suzy

spot;1055011 wrote: Does one contestant get ejected every week?

ermm once they start geting evicted i think its every day

but remember the public vote also every day on who will be next to do a task