Punters head further North in Meteorite search!

Punters are going stir crazy betting on where a meteorite, which crashed to earth in Ireland last Wednesday evening, will be found according to bookmaker Paddy Power.

So far all attempts to find the precious rock have proved fruitless but County Donegal has now entered the race as a hot contender at 5/4 following new reports from Astronomy Ireland that it may have landed further north.

Not only are punters eager to bet on where the precious rock will be found but they’re also keen to put their money on whether or not it will be found at all as well as the chance of traces of primitive life being found on the meteorite.

It’s 2/5 with Paddy Power that the valuable space rock is found and just 7/4 it will remain a lost object forever.

As for what might 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’!

Will the Meteorite be found?

• 2/5 Yes
• 7/4 No

Where will the Meteorite be found?

• 4/6 Cavan
• 5/4 Donegal
• 8/1 Monaghan
• 8/1 Longford
• 12/1 Leitrim
• 14/1 Meath
• 20/1 Westmeath
• 20/1 Louth

Specials

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

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