(expired)Meteorite Lands In Ireland – When Will The Precious Rock Will Be Found, And Will Traces Of Primitive Life Be Found On The Meteorite?

Bookies Paddy Power today reported an astronomical amount of bets following the exciting news that a meteorite had landed in Ireland.

Not only are punters eager to bet on when the precious rock will be found but they’re also keen to put their money on the chance of traces of primitive life being found on the meteorite.

It’s 9/4 with Paddy Power that the valuable space rock is found before Saturday and just 3/1 that evidence of life is found.

The blazing fireball, said to be a space rock traveling at over 100,000mph, is thought to have landed somewhere in Cavan but could have hit surrounding areas. It’s odds-on at 1/3 that the rock is discovered in Cavan, 6/1 it’s found in Monaghan and 25/1 it appears in County Louth.

As for what will happen the rock once the public get their hands on it? Paddy Power are betting 13/8 it will go on display in the National Museum, 40/1 it goes on display at the upcoming Meteor Music Awards, 33/1 it gets sold to NASA and 1000/1 it gets positioned on top of the Spire in O’Connell Street. There’s even 33/1 available that it will be snapped up by The Hard Rock Café!

And if that wasn’t enough to fire punters up, the cheeky bookie has also opened betting on what name the meteorite will be given. It’s 8/1 to be nicknamed ‘Shamrock’, 14/1 to be dubbed ‘Dickie Rock’ and 80/1 to be landed with the name ‘Sharon Stone’!

Specials
3/1 Primitive life to be found on the Meteorite
5/1 The Meteorite to be the oldest object on Earth

Where will the Meteorite be found?
1/3 Cavan
6/1 Monaghan
8/1 Longford
10/1 Leitrim
12/1 Meath
20/1 Westmeath
25/1 Louth

When will the Meteorite be found?
9/4 Before Weekend (Before Sat 6th Feb)
11/4 At the Weekend (Sat 6th – Sun 7th)
7/2 Next Week (Mon 8th – Sun 14th)
8/1 Two Weeks (Mon 15th – Sun 21st)
6/4 Not Found

What will happen to the Meteorite?
13/8 Put on display in museum
10/1 Cut up and framed and sold to tourists
25/1 Bought by Meteor
33/1 Be sold to NASA
33/1 Bought and put on display by the Hard Rock Café
40/1 Put on display at the upcoming Meteor Awards
50/1 Sold to Russian Government
100/1 Be sold to Richard Branson
1000/1 Put on top of the Spire in O’Connell Street

What will the Meteorite be named after?
8/1 Shamrock
10/1 Stephen Gately
12/1 Michael Jackson
14/1 Dickie Rock
20/1 Bono
20/1 Sean Quinn
25/1 Westlife
33/1 Gay Byrne
40/1 Robbie Keane
50/1 Jedward
50/1 Enya
80/1 Sharon Stone
100/1 Bertie Ahern
100/1 Brian Cowen

How old will the Meteorite be?
6/4 Under a Billion Years Old
3/1 1 Billion – 2 Billion
7/4 2.5 Billion – 4 Billion
5/1 4.5 Billion or older

What type of Meteorite will it be?
2/5 Stony
5/2 Iron
8/1 Stony-Iron

How much will it sell for?
6/1 Less than $100 per gram
8/1 $100 – $250
9/2 $251 – $400
3/1 $401 – $550
5/2 $551 – $700
4/1 $701 – $850
9/1 $851 – $1000
5/1 Over $1000 per gram