Here's a little something from our friends over at BetUS:

FRIDAY THE 13TH – PUBLIC FEAR PROMPTS ANALYSTS TO POST PREDICTIONS ON PUBLIC’S LUCK: SITE USERS LOG ON TO WAGER

BetUS.com Posts Odds On Likely Scenarios For Friday The 13th

October 10, New York – This Friday is Friday the 13th, and people are taking notice. To many, Friday the 13th is a day to fear, or at least be wary, and strangely, there is evidence to suggest that Friday the 13th is actually unlucky due to heightened anxiety levels amongst the public. Such anxiety has prompted speculation and distress surrounding this coming Friday, and the largest, most successful online sportsbook, BetUS.com posted predictions regarding lucky and unlucky events for the day.

Analysts at BetUS.com, the same site which posted odds on whether the world would end on 6-6-2006 earlier this year posted odds as to likely events on this coming Friday, October 13th. People are flooding the site to wager on what may or may not happen as a result of the unlucky day.

"Historically, we've seen there's a good reason to pay attention to Friday the 13th. Whether you believe in the superstitions, or not, many people agree the strangest things are bound to happen on that day and we've seen a flood of interest in this prop.”

Analysts at BetUS.com posted the following odds for Friday, October 13th:

Which of the following will occur?

The World to End: 1,000,000/1
You lose your job: 100/1
Your spouse leaves you: 500/1
You throw out your back: 250/1
You go bankrupt: 500/1
You get a flat tire: 50/1
You break your leg: 100/1
A bird will poop on you: 100/1
You will get sick: 50/1
You will get locked out of your house/apt: 50/1
Your car will get towed: 100/1
You will get a ticket (speeding, parking, etc.): 50/1
You will lose all your hair: 250/1
Your car will get stolen: 100/1
You will place a winning bet at BetUS.com: 1/1 EVEN ODDS
You will hit a Royal Flush at BetUS.com poker site: 250/1
You will find money: 50/1
You will slip on banana peel: 100/1
You will win the lottery: 500/1

Additional sports and newsworthy odds can be found at:
www.BetUS.com.

I'm thinking maybe I should try a throw a couple of bucks at Megabucks tonight and see how it goes!

Labels: Friday the 13th, random

posted by Kari at 11:38 AM