Hells Kitchen Spoiler?

by Bodog Beat Entertainment Buzz  |  June 6th, 2007

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Bodog's oddsmakers had to pull the betting lines after multiple accounts were linked back to the network behind Hell's Kitchen's production. (Courtesy Fox)

 

Spoiler Alert: Reality TV is notorious for breaking wannabes who can't take the heat. Nothing could be truer than "Hell's Kitchen" – a show that pulls in big ratings as often as its celebrity chef pulls out his hair. Now in its third season, "Hell's Kitchen" offers viewers high-drama with an easily enraged British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, who takes on a group of 12 wannabe chefs and verbally abuses them. The last man (or woman) standing in this competition wins a head chef at a new restaurant at the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Las Vegas, earning a quarter-of-a-million-dollar salary, as well as a percentage of the profits of the restaurant.

The first episode gave us a healthy dish of a sobbing Asian Cowboy along with Chef Gordon Ramsay calling the female team, "Hell's Bitches." All the ingredients of a hit reality TV show — and with huge ratings, averaging 8.2 million viewers in its debut episode — the popularity of Gordon Ramsay's tirades is at an all-time high.

However, after the premiere episode aired, Bodog.com's security team noticed suspicious betting patterns as multiple accounts were linked back to the television network behind the show's production. The odds for 30-year-old Hell's Kitchen contestant Rock started out at 7/1 and closed at 2/1 before Monday night's show started.

Of course, the outcome will remain in speculation until the final episode airs, however, Bodog removed the odds on the winner and will not be taking anymore bets. Bodog has shut down "Survivor" betting action twice, once in 2003 and again in 2006 when network employees began placing bets.

Bodog still offers odds on other reality TV shows including, "So You Think You Can Dance", "America's Got Talent" and other "Hell's Kitchen" bets. Head over to the Bodog Sportsbook for all your reality TV odds.