
How much will Stand Up 2 Cancer Raise?
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Between Ted Kennedy, Patrick Swayze, John McCain, and Christina Applegate, cancer has been in news a lot lately. Tonight, a telethon designed to turn the tide on cancer research will air across all the major networks. There are enough stars for an award show already lined up and more being announced daily. Past major telethons, such as the ones hosted after Katrina, have raised 30-40 million dollars whereas the past American Idol fundraiser garnered closer to 80 million. How much will this one raise? More
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As reported by a major mainstream news source at least one week after the airing of the show to account for later donations.
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Less than 20 million |
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20 to 40 million |
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40 to 60 million |
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60 to 80 million |
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80 to 100 million |
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More than 100 million |
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Suspend date: Fri 5th Sep 5pm PDT Settlement date: Thu 11th Sep 4:46am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Fri 5th Sep 5pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Less than 20 million: 5%, 20 to 40 million: 10%, 40 to 60 million: 20%, 60 to 80 million: 25%, 80 to 100 million: 20%, More than 100 million: 20%
Action history:
Cancer survivors Christina Applegate, Patrick Swayze, Sheryl Crowe, cyclist Lance Armstrong and dozens of other celebrities took part in the one-hour special shown simultaneously on three U.S. television networks on Friday.
Suspend date: Fri 5th Sep 5pm PDT Settlement date: Thu 11th Sep 4:46am PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Fri 5th Sep 5pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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