Jimmy Vaccaro
Contest Format -- 16 nationally prominent celebrities & handicappers have been invited by the management of the Stardust Race & Sports Book to compete for a winner-take-all $10,000 prize. Each week two contestants are matched against each other in a head to head meeting with each handicapper making 7 selections against the pointspread at the Stardust using the line at approximately 8:30 PM (the contest airs over radio station KDWN (AM 720) at 9:00 PM and is also available for broadcast on the Internet). One of the 7 selections is designated as a Best Bet. The winner is determined by the handicapper having the greater winning percentage with all selections rated equally. The Best Bet is used only as a tie breaker in the event both handicappers have the same record on all 7 selections. Pushes are ignored (thus 5-2 would lose to 4-1-2). The winner will be the handicapper who successfully wins a total of 4 matches with the finals to be held in week 17, December 17, 2004. The weekly contest is held in the Race & Sports Book at the Stardust at 9:00 PM on Fridays and is open to the public.
September 17, 2004 -- Vinnie Magliulo vs. Jimmy Vaccaro
Vinnie Magliulo's Selections
North Carolina State - 1 1/2 over Ohio State
Texas A&M + 1 1/2 over Clemson
Arizona State - 1 1/2 over Iowa
New York Giants + 3 over Washington Redskins
Kansas City Chiefs - 7 over Carolina Panthers
San Diego Chargers + 3 New York Jets
BEST BET: ***** U of Arizona + 11 over Wisconsin *****
Jimmy Vaccaro's Selections
***** U of Arizona + 11 over Wisconsin *****
Auburn - 1 1/2 over LSU
UCLA Pick 'em over U of Washington
Nevada Reno - 16 over U of Buffalo
Dallas Cowboys - 4 1/2 over Cleveland Browns
Indianapolis Colts + 1 1/2 over Tennessee Titans
BEST BET: Jacksonville Jaguars + 3 over Denver Broncos
##### OPPOSING SELECTIONS IN SAME GAME #####
***** BOTH HANDICAPPERS MADE SAME SELECTION *****
NEXT WEEK: 3rd First Round Match -- Pete White vs. Cesar Robina
UPCOMING MATCHES --
Sept 24 -- Pete White vs Cesar Robina
Oct 1 -- Kevin O'Neill vs Mile Orkin
Oct 8 -- Dave Malinsky vs Brent Carter
Oct 15 -- Trace Fields vs Rob Veno
Oct 22 -- Papa Joe Chevalier vs Mark Franco
Oct 29 -- Ted Sevransky vs Al McMordie
FINALS will be held on
December 17, 2004
Roster of This Season's 16 Contestants --
Brent Carter -- Professional Poker Player and Sports Bettor
Papa Joe Chevalier -- Sports Talk Radio Show Host -- 2 Time Stardust Champion
Steve Fezzik -- Professional Sports Handicapper & Bettor & 2003 Stardust Runner Up
Trace Fields -- Professional Sports Handicapper and Author
Mark Franco -- Professional Sports Handicapper
Vinnie Magliulo -- Long Time Las Vegas Oddsmaker & Sports Book Director
Dave Malinsky - Professional Sports Handicapper
Al McMordie -- Professional Sports Handicapper
Kevin O'Neill -- Professional Sports Handiapper -- 1 of 2 to post a Stardust 7-0 week
Mike Orkin -- Professor of Statistics -- 1 of 2 to post a Stardust 7-0 week
Cesar Robina -- Professional Oddsmaker
Ted Sevransky -- Professional Sports Handicapper
Dave Stratton -- Managing Editor for "Gaming Today" -- Defending 2003 Champion
Jimmy Vaccaro -- Legendary Las Vegas Sports Book Director (Mirage)
Rob Veno -- Professional Sports Handicapper
Pete White -- Professional Sports Bettor (and father of Oddsmaker Ken White)
Results of Previous Matches
First Round Results--
Steve Fezzik (4-3 BB-W) defeated * David Stratton (4-3 BB-L)
* Won as a result of Best Bet tie-breaker
Through 1 week of this season's contest, the handicappers
combined to go 8 - 6 - 0 overall for 57.1% including Best Bets going 1 -1 - 0 for 50.0%
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Consensus Selections of All 410 Contestants (top 5 selections in Bold) *
Denver (58) - 3 vs. JACKSONVILLE (88)
BALTIMORE (42) - 4 1/2 vs. *Pittsburgh (107)
DETROIT (57) - 3 vs. Houston (65)
TENNESSEE (34) - 1 vs. *Indianapolis (156)
GREEN BAY (60) - 9 vs. Chicago (50)
*Washington (97) - 3 vs. N Y GIANTS (40)
NEW ORLEANS (48) - 7 1/2 vs. San Francisco (37)
ATLANTA (46) - 2 vs. *St Louis (99)
*KANSAS CITY (108) - 6 vs. Carolina (25)
Seattle (61) - 2 1/2 vs. TAMPA BAY (65)
DALLAS (72) - 4 1/2 vs. Cleveland (55)
New England (56) - 8 vs. ARIZONA (49)
OAKLAND (74) - 3 1/2 vs. Buffalo (38)
N Y Jets (73) - 3 1/2 vs. SAN DIEGO (57)
CINCINNATI (82) - 4 1/2 vs. Miami (57)
PHILADELPHIA (45) - 3 1/2 vs. Minnesota (44)
Top 5 selections are in Bold type
# in parentheses indicates contestants selecting that team
(i.e. 58 contestants took Denver - 3 vs. JACKSONVILLE)
HOME TEAM shown in CAPS
* There may be weeks when fewer than all contestants submit entries
5 Top Selections Based On Times Selected
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Indianapolis (156)
Kansas City (108)
Pittsburgh (107)
St Louis (99)
Washington (97)
5 Top Selections Based On Widest Margins
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Indianapolis (+ 122)
Kansas City (+ 83)
Pittsburgh (+ 65)
Washington (+ 57)
St Louis (+ 53)
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