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Will Michael Phelps Appear First on Letterman or Leno?
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2008/08/michael-phelp-5.html
Background:
But Dave Letterman has a long tradition of getting world-class sports stars to immediately appear first on Late Night, -- including NFL, NBA, and MLB stars; NASCAR and Indy 500 winners, as well as Tour de France winners ... and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Winners!
Will Michael Phelps first appear live, in person, on Leno or Letterman?
Settlement details:
Only live appearances, in person, shall qualify for settlement.
This may suspend early, based on an announcement from NBC or CBS -- but ought NOT SETTLE until Michael Phelps's appearance has occurred, (Too many appearances have been postponed on both programs due to the growing airline snafus.)
As reported by a major mainstream news source, and confirmed by either NBC or CBS.
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Phelps appears on Jay Leno's TONIGHT SHOW |
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Phelps appears on LATE NIGHT with David Letterman |
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Phelps doesn't appear by Dec 5, 2008 |
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Suspend date: this Friday 8pm PST (2 days to go) Settlement date: Wed 27th Aug 3:59am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Tue 26th Aug 4pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Phelps appears on Jay Leno's TONIGHT SHOW: 47%, Phelps appears on LATE NIGHT with David Letterman: 47%, Phelps doesn't appear by Dec 5, 2008: 6%
Action history:
newswrangler newswrangler: Suspended pending settlement newswrangler: Winning prediction = "Phelps appears on Jay Leno's TONIGHT SHOW"
"David Letterman and Jay Leno have been fighting to round up America's Olympic stars.
The victor? NBC's Jay Leno, who interviews swimmer Michael Phelps (picutred) on the Monday, Sept. 8, edition of "The Tonight Show." It will be Phelps' first late-night stop since the Beijing Games ended."
<http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2008/08/michael-phelp-5.html>
Late prediction voids: At least 7:00PM EDT tonight.
There likely are earlier reports. (market suspended)
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Suspend date: this Friday 8pm PST (2 days to go) Settlement date: Wed 27th Aug 3:59am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Tue 26th Aug 4pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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secondly...he's probably coming through LA on the way home and it would be convenient to stop there first before going to NY then the Carolinas...........
The television latenight world has just been turned upside down. NBC has just announced that Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps will be taking over the Tonight Show, replacing Jay Leno. The development is a major setback for Conan O'Brien who was supposed to take over the show.
http://www.datelinehollywood.com/dateline_hollywood/2008/08/shocker-michael.html
http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/jay_leno_reconsiders
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