Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Sanjaya Malakar Proposition Bets on Bodog.com - American Idol 6 Betting

If you just can't get enough Sanjaya Malakar, here is a way to keep him in your life. Bodog.com is offering a couple of proposition bets for the ousted American Idol contestant. You can no longer pull for him to win America's favorite singing competition, but you can place a wager on his future career choices.

SANJAYA MALAKAR EXPLAINED

For those who don't know who the hell Sanjaya is, let me clue you in. Sanjaya Malakar was a contestant on American Idol 6. The teenage singer was one of the last choices to make the final 24, when the American public begins to vote on the contestants.

Early on, Sanjaya was an underdog to make the final twelve, who are considered the "finalists". These are the twelve singers who go on the American Idol Tour this summer.

Once the final twelves were chosen, Sanjaya stood out as the worst singer of the bunch. It became a running joke with the judges, specifically Simon Cowell, about how bizarre it was the Sanjaya continued to make the cuts.

VOTE FOR THE WORST

Howard Stern started touting Sanjaya on his Sirius radio program. He wanted his listeners to vote for Sanjaya, therefore assuring the worst American Idol contestant would win the contest.

A website named votefortheworst.com has been doing the same since 2004. The site founders believe that American Idol unfairly chooses bad singers in order to make good reality t.v., unfairly turning away better singers who should get their chance. So they vote for the worst contestant, so the American Idol producers don't see their chosen contestants win the contest.

Unlike previous weak links, Sanjaya decided to embrace his role. Known for his flowing locks, he began to take on another look every week. It all started with a pigtail mohawk the likes of which most mainstream Americans had never seen. He went with a frizzy look another week. During Latin music week, he wore a pencil thin mustache and goatie.

Basically, Sanjaya played it to the hilt.

...AND THE RESULTS ARE IN

It worked, too, because the kid became the American Idol breakout sensation of the year. His singing eventually did him in, though. Despite being the only contestant that every American (even those who don't watch the show) seemed to talk about, he was voted off the show last week.

But he made his mark. Sanjaya has become an American celebrity, so it's time to cash in. This Bodog bet allows you to wager on his chosen method of cashing in. So here are the bets.

THE BODOG BETS

What will Sanjaya Malakar's next career move involve?

Television Guest Star - 2/1
Fast Food Commercial - 5/2
Accept a Movie role - 9/2
Hair Product Commercial - 5/1
Appear in a Broadway Musical - 6/1
Game Show contestant - 8/1
Guest on Howard Stern Show - 8/1
Guest Host on the View - 10/1
Guest Judge on American Idol - 20/1

Now that Sanjaya is no longer on American Idol 6, will this week's ratings be higher than last week's ratings?

-110 * Higher than 10.9
-130 * Lower than 10.9

Sanjaya Malakar Proposition Bets on Bodog.com - American Idol 6 Betting