Ahead of Barack Obama's democratic nomination acceptance speech in Denver this Thursday, Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has released a wide range of betting opportunities on the presidential hopeful's performance.
Paddy Power is offering betting on what "cliché" Obama will use first during his much hyped speech. "I'm fired up" is the bookmaker's 6/1 favorite with J.F. Kennedy's "Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names" is a less likely 100/1 shot.
Paddy Power is also betting on the color of Obama's tie as well as how many sips of water he takes during the speech.
Paddy Power said "This speech will be history in the making and will be watched by millions -- it's so much better fun if you can have a flutter on it too! I'm told that Obama has some Irish ancestry so I'm sure he won't be short of a word or two. It would be quite funny if he opened up with 'life is like a box of chocolates' -- who knows maybe he'll have a bet and do just that!"
Paddy Power Democratic Convention Betting:
Which of the following clichés will Obama mention first during his acceptance speech on Thursday?
10/1 Time for Change
12/1 I'd like to thank my wife
12/1 As I stand here today
12/1 Fundamental belief
12/1 Defining moment
12/1 God Bless America
14/1 Let me be clear
14/1 War on terror
14/1 Politics of hope
14/1 Common purpose
16/1 Crossroads of history
16/1 I have a dream
16/1 Pursuit of happiness
16/1 I'm fired up
16/1 Building a better America
18/1 My civil liberties
18/1 Same old politics
18/1 Core Values
18/1 Hungry for change
18/1 It won't be easy
20/1 Honor for me
20/1 Safe from harm
20/1 Don't get me wrong
20/1 Decent shot at life
20/1 They said this day would never come
20/1 Change is coming to America
25/1 There are better days ahead
25/1 Challenges that face us
25/1 Make Washington work
25/1 Hard to believe
25/1 We cannot lose hope
25/1 We can be one people
25/1 We'll have to make hard choices
100/1 Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
100/1 An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind
250/1 Let's get ready to rumble
250/1 Life is like a box of chocolates
500/1 Always bet on black!
How many times will Obama mention 'Change'?
During the recent Nevada Democratic debate, Obama mentioned change 15 times in the 28 responses he gave. In his victory speech in South Carolina he said the word "change" almost once every minute. How many times will Barack mention change during his acceptance speech of Thursday?
20/1 None
8/1 1 - 5 Times
4/1 6 - 10 Times
3/1 11 - 15 Times
2/1 16 - 20 Times
7/4 Over 20 Times
Color of Obama's Tie
Style conscious Barack is a big fan of blue ties but what color tie will the presidential hopeful wear during his acceptance speech on Thursday?
11/10 Blue
11/4 Grey
4/1 Black
8/1 Red
10/1 White
12/1 Pink
50/1 Bow tie
How many Sips of Water will Obama take?
Thursday's acceptance speech will be the biggest of Obama's political career so far. Will the proven public speaker hold his nerve? How many sips of water will Obama take during his acceptance speech on Thursday?
5/1 None
3/1 1 - 3 Sips
7/4 4 - 6 Sips
4/1 7 - 9 Sips
11/4 10 or more Sips
Who will the TV cameras cut to most during Obama's acceptance speech on Thursday?
5/4 Oprah
4/1 George Clooney
6/1 Robert DeNiro
8/1 Will.I.Am
10/1 Samuel L Jackson
12/1 Jennifer Aniston
14/1 Scarlett Johansson
16/1 Ben Affleck
18/1 Eva Longoria
20/1 Chris Rock
20/1 Cameron Diaz
25/1 Jessica Alba
25/1 P Diddy
50/1 Paris Hilton
500/1 Rev Jeremiah Wright
Specials
5/1 Hillary Clinton to be shown crying during Obama's acceptance speech
10/1 Any of the delegates to be pictured eating fried food
12/1 Obama to trip up on stage
50/1 Obama to come out on stage with his zipper open
33/1 A power cut during the speech
100/1 Speech to be interrupted due to a streaker on stage
Winning Candidate (Next President)
4/9 Barack Obama
13/8 John McCain
1000/1 Paris Hilton