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is that a real bet. bet >> real. i'd say it's a bet. i don't think she will. i'm going to say fake. > that's fake. i made that up. but you can bet on beyonce's shoe b color and what color dres she'll be wearing at half time. the betting favorite is black. i really expected more of o american betting.ng. i would have thought they would have really covered the ground. this is the land of freedom. i should have freedom in my betting choices. how many times will the word dab be said, over under two. is that a real bet or a fake. >> i would say real. i w i would say yeah to that one. you can bet if cam newton will dab. you can count on how many times he'll dab during the game. i'll say at least 20 times. he'll be dabbing all day. d will left shark show up at this year's super bowl. is that a real or fake bet. >> fake. fake. that's a real bet. you can bet that left shark is going to show up 15 to 1. >> when you're in vegas, you cac bet on everything. e > coming up, the fourth rankedd terps basketball host their second straight team at home at the xfinity center. > t

do a straight bet. >> okay. >> then i can place my bet, confirm it.nd watch out for the tweet button. >> so we just sat in the middle of manhattan and made an online bet with a company in panama. >> panama. after i set up the account, i couldn't quite figure out how to deposit money when i got a phone call on my cellphone, and a guy walked me right through how to put money on the book using my credit card. >> you didn't ask for help. >> no, just got the call. >> you just got a call. >> yeah, and he just assured me that there wouldn't be anything on my credit card statement that said "betonline." and sure enough, this is the company that eventually showed up on my credit card statement. >> a company that sells safety goggles and gloves and hard hats? >> that's the one. >> narrator: so we tried to order some work boots. >> bogdanich: is this moser safety? >> narrator: but the woman who answered there said it was actually "a third-party payment support service for gaming and betting sites." >> bogdanich: is your company helping an online gambling ring ev

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they bet the favorite. they bet the overs.s makers, they adjust to that. >> bookie agrees, he said when it comes to betting it is business. >> statistics, watch the line movement, watch where the money is going, definitely not with your heart, that's not the way to go. >> little luck doesn't hurt even for the expert. >> gambling gods, they're a fickle bunch. sometimes on your side, sometimes they are not. >> all right, that was jessica dean reporting, in case you were wondering, a lot of people we had panthers pegged to win, right? philly took the broncos, he would have made money on that bet. >> i didn't win anything. >> likewise. >> now, cold play bridges pies and love to the superbowl 350's half time show. >> with a little help from beyonce and bruno mars, chris martin put on a show stopper. >> ♪ beautiful day ♪ >> oh, martin stayed video screen showing some of the best former half time performances, but, the big party was on the field when beyonce showed everyone she runs the world. >> ♪ >> taking the stage at the superbow

as for the prop bets.. with more than 400 on the board - there were a few that well. those included mvp, player to score the first td, total rushing yards by cam newton and jersey number of player to score the first t-d that was a fun one. jackson's fumble recovery (numero 97) meant all those who bet "the over" - cashed out. so it was a fun game betting wise. sportsbooks say they'll now turn their focus to march madness.. which is just around the corner. the only other event that even comes close to super bowl. several watch parties were in sunday. the downtown las vegas events center -- threw game bash" people from all over attended the and as the teams went head to head - so did their fans denver. i love my team i love my state" brenda filger, panthers fan: i do not play in the nfl im just a fan here so i would appreciate it if the broncos fans would just tone it down a little bit and stop cussing me out this is the first big game bash party hosted by the events center. with the new hampshire primary just

he has been out there saying that legalized sports betting would be better. and he has a good point. would you rather have the mob controlling sports betting or rather have the government? also, everybody wants revenue. this would be a new revenue stream for the leagues and it would be especially new revenue stream to the states. >> at present, is there any regulatory in place or is this all operating as a black market until we have some regulation? >> the federal law is in place that basically bans it everywhere, except nevada and three other states where it's basically limited to horse racing tracks. but if this law is overturned or if congress gets together and passes a new law, we could see las vegas style betting all around the country. >> so what do you think is going to happen in new jersey? >> it's a tough one. there was real heavyweights involved in the hearing on wednesday. it seemed like the judges were pretty skeptical. so i think new jersey has an uphill battle. i expect there to be a decision within six months. >> do you think ultimately a >> i

they will bet on them.dds are created so there will be equal amounts on either side. and they ching on a daily basis in the same way the news cycle does. >> for those listening on the radio or not seeing the screen, clinton is still odds on favorite to win. then trump, robb rubio, sanders, cruz, bloomberg, kasich, biden and romney. if you had to make a best case bet on anybody right now, what would it be? >> there is an interesting phenomenon that happens sometimes where you can bet on two different candidates and ensure you are going win one way or the other. right now it's about a 99% chance that it's going to be hillary and trump based on statisticians. mathematically those odds would make you want to bet on one or the other. i believe that right now we have a spot -- we call it a middle where you can actually bet on both. if you bet $80 on trump you would win $200 if he wins. if you bet $140 on hillary, you would win $100 if she wins. so if hillary wins, you win $100 but you lost your $80 on trump. righ

and you bet on it, you'll win $180 for every $100 you bet. show us exactly how cam newton would dance, guillermo. >> jimmy: that's the cam newton dance. you keep dancing throughout this. will the panthers players -- keep dancing -- who score the first touchdown give the football to a boy or a girl? sometimes they give the ball to people in the crowd. if it's a boy the odds are 1-2, bet $100, win $200. if a girl, bet $300 to win $200 -- do they assume there are more boys or girls in the stands? this is real, keep dancing, what color will beyonce's foot wear be when she comes onstage for the halftime show? black pays 3-2, gold brown is 5-2, white is 2.75-1, silver/gray is 4.75-1. any other color is 7-1 odds. get nothing at all. will peyton manning announce his retirement in the postgame interview? yes is 5-1. no means you get $1,000 to win $100. will peyton manning cry during the postgame interview? yes is 6-1. no is negative 1,500. no, peyton manning will not cry, papa john does not allow peyton manning to cry. this one is morbid, will there b

go ahead and place your bets bet now. we're going to be checking outg o some of the more unusual super bowl wagers you can make this weekend. > whether beyonce will have a wardrobe malfunction. >> that's than would of the bets you can make. worker productivity falling in the final three months of 2015 the biggest drop we've seen in in two years. small business is looking good, pretty good.d. according to a new report around 30 percent of small businesses and their owners o raising salaries for their employees last month. m more good news if you're buying a home mortgage rates falling for a fifth straight week. now, the lowest level we've seen s in nearly a year. y the average fixed rate just abop 3.7 percent.ent. how about a toy truck recall. it's true. dollar genoise calling about 27,000 of its toy construction vehicle also. apparently the remote controls can short-circuit causing a fire f and a burn hazard. the store is giving full refunds for all the trucks. that's business. i'm neil cavuto. uto. i do everything on the

lewis. - jack, let him bet any way he wants. - well mary, it's silly to come out to track and bet on anything. (audience laughing) look, mr. lewis, i have been following these horses all season and i know what i'm talking about. - jack, please. - mary. speedy girl can't lose. - jack, i'm sorry, but i'm betting flying cloud. - okay, (laughs) it's your dough. don't say i didn't tell you. (audience laughing) - [voiceover] the horses are nearing the starting gait. - well, i'm going up to the window and make my bet. five dollars on the nose. (audience laughing) - say, mary? - yes, me. lewis? - i been thinking, if jack bets five dollars on a horse, he must know something. - are you kidding? he read four books on american history (audience laughing) - well, i'm going to change my bet. i'm putting 100 dollars on speedy girl. - oh, will you do me a favor and bet two dollars for me? - i'd be glad to, mary. - thanks. - [voiceover] the horses are in the starting gait. - gee, i'm glad i got there in time. - [voiceover] now they're all in the gait and there they go. going into the first turn is wi

i bet you're glad to have a nice home to return to after work. you bet i am. can i fix you a drink? thank you, sweetheart. i bet some fellows at the office aren't that lucky. none of them are. some of them probably aren't even married. are you driving at something, sam? why would you say that? something about your approach. there are probably lots of attractive bachelors at the office, aren't there? why? darrin, does every question have to have a "why" behind it? look, sam, nobody asks a question like that without having an ulterior motive. now, you own up. what is it? do you have some single girlfriend who's looking for a husband? well, there is one lovely girl i know. uh-huh. who? gertrude. do i know her? you met her at the hospital benefit. oh. was she the one with the... no, that's lola. no, i think you're thinking about nancy. i am thinking about nancy. forget about nancy! think about gertrude. i'm afraid she didn't make much of an impression on me. she'll make a fine impression on some poor lonely boy at your office. no, she won't. i don't know any poor lonely boys. what about

you can already bet on next year's super bowl. the 49ers have 50-1 odds to win the big game -- and the raiders are 30-1. knutson says sports betting slows down after football season is over. the next big events are march madness and the kentucky derby. covering the big story live, paul nelson, channel 2 news. if watching super bowl commercials is your favorite part of the game... then you've probably seen the beloved budweiser clydesdales. well, four of them... now retired... live in west monroe, louisiana. mary beth harter got marshall four years ago. and from there... bill... casino.. and sammy. she's helped turn m-b-h farm into a clydesdale retirement home. and she says caring for these guys is a 24/7 job. "it's an honor but i'm not going work caring for them the way they should be cared for, it's a lot of work and very specific taking care of these feet that are big and the white hair that they've got." harter says before you can own one of these horses you have to meet certain requirements to ensure they get the best possible

i need to know it's in good hands you're making a good bet. i want to know i'm making a great bet. so, where are your partners? waiting for you to blow me off? uh, i'm sorry, i-i don't know what you -- alex's cousin jimmy is in the fight scene in south dakota. and guess what -- he's never heard of bill wells. [ chuckles ] [ clicks tongue ] sweetie... sweetie. i-i think you're getting a little paranoid. so you think you can come to my town, huh? us country bumpkins, right? 'cause all we n do is kick ass. i'll show you what us ass-kickers will do. whoa. alright. leave her alone. oh, look -- look who's here. wells. so, where's the rest of your crew? in the getaway car? yeah, all right. rker, hardison, break it down. we're out of here. come on. oh, you talk in a wire, huh? pretty fancy. yeah, nothing but the best for you, rucker. yeah, well, we're not all frauds. people do want to see you fight. so why don't you take on tank here? i got five seconds to kill out of my day. no, no, no. not here, tank. but, you know, you're probably right. but that's the thing. you know, see, you're favor

the westgate offers about 400 prop bets for the season ending game. weirdest prop bet... one of the biggest super bowl parties will be taking place.. downtown. the downtown las vegas events center will host its first ever "big game bash". it's on the corner of carson and third - near the fremont street experience. it's owned and operated by "the d" resort. a massive 20,000- square-foot is ready with stadium seating .. and giant high-def television screens. politics seems to be the other big draw to las vegas this year.. and the presidential campaign is back in the valley tonight. former president bill clinton is scheduled to campaign for his wife, hillary, in about an hour at the united brotherhood of carpenters international training center in las vegas. then tomorrow .. plans on going to pahrump to campaign for hillary at manse elementary school at 9:45 in the morning. both events are open to the public .. but you need to sign up in advance through the clinton campaign web site. nevada's largest newspaper .. and our main has endorsed rubio for the state's republican cau

of bets...they're offering 836 different ones on this year's game. erin:"so let's talk prop bets this year....of course there's always how many field goals and how many touchdowns....but this year you can bet on which will be more? the number of nevada made 3 point goials or b- marshall's assisted and solo tackles...combined. or.... unlv's points or manual sanders receiving yards....or which will be greater...the number of rory milroy's fourth quarter birdies.....or total panther punts." the spread is changing almost by the hour...and most of it's going to carolina....but that by the hour...and most of it's going to carolina....but that can change pretty quickly too. joe:"two years ago for superbowl there was a lot of money on denver the seattle money shoed up late that year and we expect that opposite this year with all the early money on carolina....and mone money to come in on denver closer to kick off." and they will be ready for all those last minute bets at the sunday at 8 a-m... with kickoff 3:30 p-m... only on c-b-s. "now here's mike alger's first look at the pinpoint 2 foreca

cory: this other bet is a way to way to lower a expectations, they're just bets. to other thing they did lower those expectations as to have a fantastic quarter for their core business. the core of the business, their core advertising business is increasingly mobile, showed 24% year-over-year gains.

you can bet on what are known asp bets. they come up with creative ways -- i thought it would be fun to go through some of them. come over here. you don't really have to come anywhere, i'll go over here.ting propositions on what they call the board is about cam newton and his touchdown celebration. if he scores a rushing touchdown, what will he do first? you can bet on that. if he, for instance -- let's getre. guillermo? you can help us with this. [ cheers and applause ]my: okay, so if cam newton -- this is a real thing you can bet on. are you going to hit me with that football? all right. if he dances on his own, solo, and you bet on $180 for every $100 you bet. show us exactly how cam newton would dance, guillermo. >> jimmy: that's the camyou keep dancing throughout this. will the panthers players -- keep dancing -- whohdown give the football to a boy or a girl? people in the crowd. bet $100, win $200. bet $300 to win $200 -- do they assume there are more boys or girls in the stands? this is real, keep dancing, what color

when you won that -- >> the bet? >> jimmy: no, not the bet. [ laughter ] the trophy itself. i mean, what was the immediate impact? >> honest to god? you can actually kind of see this on the tape. i went -- i took the award from sylvester stallone and i turned about 15 years to figure out what that was. and it was that i didn't know or care about anyone in that audience. and i hadn't -- i felt like a complete outsider. and i felt that i had won it easily 25 years too soon. >> jimmy: really. >> and i felt this kind of stab of anxie. at that moment. >> jimmy: why do you think you won it too soon? >> because i had nothing to shoot for. i had notng ahead of me. you know, when i say nothing, i don't literally mean nothing. but that was no longer ahead of me. >> jimmy: what about all the sex, though, you know? >> that made it tter. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that takes a little of the sting out of it. >> anonymous sex, beautiful women throwing themselves at you >> jimmy: if you'd brought me to the awards i would have put it in perspective for you immediately. wh

denver print house and rocky mountain apparel are also did you bet on the super bowl and win? well those winnings are taxable. according to the american gambling association americans bet more than four billion dollars on super bowl 50. some people don't realize that those winnings are taxable...others choose to ignore it since the i-r-s isn't aware of each and every bet. so marty... how's lots of people made bests on last nights game. since the broncos won... a lot of winnings will be coming to colorado. north carolina's governor pat mccrory will send 50 cases of north carolina turkey burgers, and 50 cases of turkey sausage to a colorado food bank. he'll also send a donation of dog food to an animal shelter and the charlotte media. mayor jennifer roberts will pay michael hancock by wearing a peyton manning jersey and posting a photo on her twitter page. hancock and roberts made the phone call last week. and the north carolina zoo and the western north center will greet guests in broncos entrances, holding congratulating denver on the win. and we made a bet with our sister sta

you can already bet on next year's super bowl. the 49ers have 50-1 odds to win the big game -- and the raiders are 30-1. knutson says sports betting slows down after football season is over. the next big events are march madness and the kentucky derby. covering the big story live, paul nelson, channel 2 news. a large ridge of high pressure will settle in over the west coast for the next week, giving skies and high temperatures in the low 60s tuesday will give way to a few clouds midweek, but temperatures will stay up in the 60s into the weekend, with lows near the freezing mark. winds will generally light throughout the week. thanks mike. republican state senator greg brower is formally resigning from his northern nevada seat. this announcement comes months after an announcement that he would not be seeking assemblywoman heidi gansert, and businessman eugene hoover are running on the republican side. reno attorney devon reese is racing for the democrats. turning to the crime beat... sparks police are investigating an alleged armed

some people betting here may be fools making bad bets, but the crowd of people probably won't. you see that on the tv show "who wants to be a millionaire." >> can i ask the audience? >> you want to ask the audience? >> contestants can ask the audience, or an expert. >> the experts do pretty well. they get the answer right 65% of the time. but the audience gets it right 91% of the time. >> yes! $50,000! >> political prediction markets have a long history. 100 years ago, they were popular. >> they weren't really legal for the most part, but they reported. newspapers reported on them because it's what they had to report on them. these were bookies, i guess. >> yes. >> in fact, there was more money trading back and forth in the election markets, and the stock markets around 1900, so this was a big deal. >> and the predictions were pretty accurate. >> of course. >> they correctly predicted fdr's lix. and melection. and mckinley's. and many more. but sadly, our government often bans gambling. here officials take an axe to casino equipment. >> turns out that all of our familiar financ

the westgate offers about 400 prop bets for the season ending game. weirdest prop bet... and coming up at 5:30 hear from more visitors who are in town to celebrate the big game. panthers quarter back cam newton is also a favorite for the super bowl's most valuable player. one of the biggest super bowl parties will be taking place.... the downtown las vegas events center will host its first ever "big game bash". a massive 20,000- square-foot tent will be set up at the outdoor venue... with stadium seating.... and giant high-def television screens. there will also be food and drink specials... and special guests from las vegas radio stations. "the greatest thing about super bowl and vegas go together, when you see super bowl is such a big thing and all gambling this has become our pop culture. this is biggest day of year in america in a lot of ways, and having las vegas ready to bring in 300,000 visitors excited and coming, i think it's great." the downtown las great." the downtown las vegas event center.... is on the corner of carson and third - near the fremont street exp

for sports betting. steve mikkelson- "we have over 200 props. basically every play throughout the game has action on it. it is unbelievable." so who will you be making the game a little more interesting on? we reached out to our facebook friends ky addlibs sports bookie steve has some advice... steve mikkelson- "you're gonna be watching the game. what do you wanna cheer for? that's what you should wager on! to back it up. and believe me it makes it a lot more interesting when you have a wager on it." great wager wisdom there...bet on who you want to root for. head to our facebook page, we'll be talking about who you will be rooting for this sunday all meteorologist jeff martinez for let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the weather. mostly cloudy skies for your friday, with highs in the mid to upper 40s and light winds. it's going to be a beautiful weekend, with partly suny skies and highs in the low 50s, warming up into the low 60s by the middle of time to check out our roa

bet isn hahaha! goveor hickenlooper and the governor of h calina will bh be attending the ser bowl -- eering on their respecve teams. and take this sign broncos fanshienlooper will also be celeating his birthday on super wl sunday. li in pueblo, le howland, news five. ter the pahers and broncos ayers... talked to the dia for the final time before e me... it was time to get bactok. both teams held practices today--the broncos worked out at "stanford stadium". the seiowaclosed to the media and publ, but f-media releasedomay's practice. as of tonight, the oddmakers have the pantheras a 5 and lf poi favori to beat troncos xxxx but--broos fs aren't worried out the teams "underdog status". if anying. harder!!" news five's sports director grant ech caught up fans and former bronco rrell davis san fransco. everyone's exced forunday, gran there aon oexcitement... when we got in on sunday there were peopl stuff was happening but it didn't feelike there was there was this buzz that usually cos with a lge event.

when you won that -- >> the bet? >> jimmy: no, not the bet. [ laughter ] the trophy itself. i mean, what was the immediate impact? >> honest to god? you can actually kind of see this on the tape. i went -- i took the award from sylvester stallone and i turned and i went -- and it took me about 15 years to figure out what that was. and it was that i didn't know or care about anyone in that audience. and i hadn't -- i felt like a complete outsider. and i felt that i had won it easily 25 years too soon. >> jimmy: really. >> and i felt this kind of stab of anxiety. at that moment. >> jimmy: why do you think you won it too soon? >> because i had nothing to i had nothing ahead of me. you know, when i say nothing, i don't literally mean nothing. but that was no longer ahead of me. >> jimmy: what about all the sex, though, you know? >> that made it better. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that takes a little of the sting out of it. >> anonymous sex, beautiful women throwing themselves at you on central park west -- it heals. >> jimmy: if you'd brought me to the awards

you can bet on this. if you bet yes and there is an earthquake during the game and you survive, you get 10 times your money. and you go to hell. guillermo. thank you. >> guillermo: thank you. >> jimmy: thank you, you did a great job. more americans gamble on the super bowl than any other sporting event. you don't have to wait for sports to gamble. i sent my cousin sal to the mirage hotel in vegas to roam aroundndike some sort of gambling fairy with some unusual proposition bets of his own. >> sal: sir, i will give you $20 if you tell me the sex of the next person that walks out of these elevators. >> sal: female, all right. let's watch and wait. why female? >> just a guess. >> sal: just a guess? are you usually right about these things? >> yeah, usually. >> sal: how much have you won off this game before? >> haven't played this one. >> sal: oh! are you a guy or a girl? you're a guy, right? yeah. sorry, you lost. that's totally a guy. man or woman? >> woman. >> sal: woman, all right. let's see. and it is -

america with legalized sports betting. that was the second-best super bowl ever, just behind the $119 million bet the year before. while we expect a new record to be set this weekend, the more than $120 million that will be wagered legally in nevada is a drop in the bucket compared to the $4.1 billion that the american gaming association estimates will be wagered illegally on the super bowl this year. as impressive as those numbers are, the super bowl is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to sports betting in nevada. last year, a record $4.5 billion was wagered at race and sportsbooks, with the nfl and college football accounting for basketball, which has gained ground in recent years thanks to the popularity of march madness, finished the year second with $1.3 billion in reported wagers. sports betting grows more popular every year, and that means rising gaming revenue for sportsbooks. since 2011, sportsbook revenue has grown by 41 percent. that is 10 times the growth rate reported for overall gaming revenue, which

come take a look at the betting sheet, here at the south point and get your bets in now. dr feinberg, kitty the yorkie predicted the superbowl winner coming up... see their shocking picks... is that kitty perry going towards the panthers! she's gonna lose one of her 9 lives red... all for women! the awareness going on today that raises money for heart disease. do you remember the 21st night of september? love was changing the minds of pretenders while chasing the clouds away music legend maurice white has died. the earth, wind and fire founder and front-man passed away in his sleep wednesday. during his career white was awarded 7 grammys, a doctor of music from berklee college of music and inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. he was 74 years you're watching fox5 news this morning with monica jackson, jason feinberg, dave hall and maria silva. weather 24/7 with cassandra jones and your traffic solutions. this is fox5 news this morning. the u-s unemployment falls to lowest level in 8 years. the labor department says the unemployment rate dipped to 4- point-9 percen

a bet? a bet. and if you don't pass, you do the dishes for a whole month. a bet? a bet. hey, it's getting late. you kids better get moving now. time's running out. bye, sweetheart. see you later, daddy. you be careful. okay, we'll be careful. and you all go straight to school, you hear? and come straight home. yeah, without a doubt. okay, baby. oh, baby, i sure hope junior does make it. me too. imagine -- next year, yeah, florida, that's something i've been looking forward to -- the whole family sitting there watching junior march down the aisle in his cap and gown, the head of his graduation class. i'll settle for the middle of the class. i'll settle for the end of the line. ma, here's my report card -- all a's and one b. i'll catch up with you yet, michael. michael, thelma, i'm so proud of you. oh, and look at that, thelma -- an "a" in english, b-plus in algebra, and "a" in history! oh, your daddy is gonna be so proud of you! we got two geniuses here. well, mama... now from the sublime to the ridiculous. don't forget, mama -- i'm the victim of 300 years of oppression.

some people betting here may be fools making bad bets, but the crowd of people probably won't.t on the tv show "who wants to be a millionaire." >> can i ask the audience? >> you want to ask the audience? >> contestants can ask the audience, or an expert. >> the experts do pretty well. they get the answer right 65% of the time. but the audience gets it right 91% of the time. >> yes! $50,000! >> political prediction markets have a long history. 100 years ago, they were popular. >> they weren't really legal for the most part, but they reported. newspapers reported on them because it's what they had to report on them. these were bookies, i guess. >> yes. >> in fact, there was more money trading back and forth in the election markets, and the stock markets around 1900, so this was a big deal. >> and the predictions were pretty accurate. >> of course. >> they correctly predicted fdr's lix. and melection. and mckinley's. and many more. but sadly, our government often bans gambling. here officials take an axe to casino equipment. >> turns out that all of our familiar financial institut

bet with on these things? >> oh, people in the biz. >> jimmy: i see. betting against yourself. >> i bet against myself when i did "the apprenticeship of ditty kravitz." people said i was going to be nominated, i said no, they said yes, i said i bet you, and i was right and they were wrong. so then i figured out richard gerton, marcelo mastrani, woody allen, john travolta. i'm a lock. i'm a lock, i mean -- plauds applause [ applause ] >> jimmy: did you win any money? >> i won a lot of money. >> yes. then next year -- >> jimmy: what maniacs bet against you? >> the next year i won a lot of money betting -- quick, tell me who won the best actor last year. and the answer was me. that's how fast people forget. >> jimmy: really. >> yeah. that's a true story. >> jimmy: did that change your life? immediately? when you won that -- >> the bet? >> jimmy: no, not the bet. [ laughter ] the trophy itself. i mean, what was the immediate impact? >> honest to god? you can actually kind of see this on the tape. i went -- i took