Just an FYI for everyone about a couple of the participants. Karol Lucan is the Karol from Olympic that I speak about sometimes. Buzz Daly and Jimmy Vaccaro are the same cats that have articles on the main page of the site.
STARDUST INVITATIONAL HANDICAPPING TOURNAMENT
Second Round -- Match 1
Andy Iskoe
vs.
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 27, 2002. 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.
November 8, 2002 -- Andy Iskoe vs. Jimmy Vaccaro
Andy Iskoe's Selections --
North Carolina State + 6 1/2 over Maryland
South Carolina + 4 1/2 over Arkansas
Texas A&M + 10 over Oklahoma
Baltimore Ravens - 5 1/2 over Cincinnati Bengals
Arizona Cardinals - 3 over Seattle Seahawks
Kansas City Chiefs + 6 1/2 over San Francisco 49ers
Best Bet: Minnesota Vikings + 1 over New York Giants
Jimmy Vaccaro's Selections
South Florida - 17 over Memphis
U of Tennessee + 9 over Miami Fla
Texas A&M + 10 over Oklahoma
Boston College + 3 1/2 over West Virginia
Syracuse + 11 over Virginia Tech
U of Washington + 5 1/2 over Oregon State
(BEST BET) : U of Houston - 1 over East Carolina
NEXT WEEK: Papa Joe Chevalier vs. Karol Lucan
Second Round Matches
UPCOMING MATCHES --
November 15 -- Papa Joe Chevalier vs. Karol Lucan
November 22 -- Rudy Ruettiger vs. Lance Zierlein
November 29 -- Buzz Daly vs. Mike Lee
Roster of This Season's 16 Contestants --
Bert Osborne -- Sports Book Director, Coast Properties
Papa Joe Chevalier -- Sports Talk Radio Show Host -- Sporting New Network
Buzz Daly - Author & Off Shore Sports Book Expert
Greg Daraban -- Professional Handicapper Don Best Sports
Andy Iskoe (of Logical Approach) -- Professional Handicapper & Author
Mike Lee -- Professional Handicapper
Karol Lucan -- Professional Oddsmaker
Cesar Robaina -- Professional Oddsmaker
Wayne Root -- Professional Handicapper
Rudy Ruettiger -- Motivational Speaker ("Rudy" of Notre Dame fame)
Ted Sevransky -- Professional Handicapper
Scott Spreitzer -- Professional Handicapper
Jerry Tarkanian -- UNLV Basketball Coaching Legend
Jimmy Vaccaro -- Legendary Las Vegas Sports Book Director (Mirage)
Ken White -- Professional Handicapper & Odds Consultant
Lance Zierlein -- Houston, TX Sports Talk Radio Show Host
Results of Previous Matches
First Round Results--
Papa Joe Chevalier (4-3) defeated Bert Osborne (2-5)
Lance Zierlein (3-4) defeated Ken White (2-5)
Andy Iskoe (4-3) defeated Ted Sevransky (3-4)
Rudy Ruettiger (3-3-1) defeated Jerry Tarkanian (2-5)
Buzz Daly (3-4) defeated Wayne Root (2-5)
Karol Lucan (3-4) defeated Cesar Robaina (1-5-1)
Jimmy Vaccaro (4-3) defeated Scott Spreitzer (4-3) *
Mike Lee (4-3) defeated Greg Daraban (3-4)
Second Round Results
Semi-Finals
* Won as a result of Best Bet tie-breaker
Through 8 weeks of this season's contest, the handicappers
combined to go 47- 63-2 overall for 42.7% including Best Bets going 3-12-1 for 20.0%