Geek Bets

Every once in a while (it’s actually very common now…) the Gabbing Geek podcasters like to bet each other over geeky things.  Here’s where we can record the bets, the stakes, and the winners.

Pending Bets:

This Year:

Bet:  Taylor Swift’s Era Concert movie’s opening weekend with surpass $100m domestically.  (Watson says No.  Ryan says Yes.)

Bet:  Brie Larson will do a full on singing number in The Marvels.  Not just a line or two.  (Watson says No.  Ryan says Yes.)

Bet: When they announce a sequel to Red Notice, they will announce more than one sequel. (Watson says No.  Ryan says Yes.)

Bet: Mara Jade will appear in a Star Wars feature film by the end of 2023. (Ryan says no. Watson says yes.)  

Bet: Thrawn will appear in a Star Wars feature film by the end of 2023. (Ryan and Jenny says no. Watson says yes.) 

Bet: The Writers and Actors Strikes will end in 2023.  (Watson says No.  Ryan says Yes.)

 

 

 

 

 

Further out:

Bet: A new James Bond will be cast within six months of the end of the Writers and Actors’ Strike.  (Ryan says yes.  Watson says no.)

Bet:  Trump will be the Republican nominee should he choose to run for President as a Republican.  (Watson says yes.  Ryan says No.  Push if he drops out before first primary or caucus)

Bet: Mutants Order to Appear in MCU Draft. Ten picks from a set list. First to appear in MCU gets 10 points, second nine points, down to 1 point for the last to appear. First Geek to 28 points wins. Stakes: Lunch Bet.  Current Count:  Ryan: 10, Watson: Big Fat ZERO.

Ryan:  Prof X  (10 points; Patrick Stewart in Multiverse of Madness…dammit…); Wolverine; Storm; Iceman; Jean Grey

Watson: Magneto; Beast; Cyclops; Rogue; Angel (He was destined to be the last pick.)

Bet: California will get to 85% vaccination rate before NY. Source  (Ryan says yes.  Watson says no.)

Bet: Netflix will win a Best Picture Oscar before Amazon (Ryan says yes.  Watson says no. No one saw Apple TV+ taking one first….)

Bet: The Zatanna feature will not have Madame Xanadu, despite her iconic presence in the DC Universe.  (Jenny says she will not appear, Ryan must take the yes side).

Bet: AMENDED BET:  A new actor will appear in the MCU to play Wolverine before any appearance, even in cameo, of Hugh Jackman. In order to qualify as a cameo, it would need to be new footage filmed by Jackman.  Former Bet: That Hugh Jackman will return as Wolverine in a principal role after the third standalone Wolverine film.  Ryan says yes, Watson says no.  (Fortunately no longer a controlling factor: Watson wins if Hugh Jackman dies.  Update:  Watson needs him dead again. (Watson: That makes me sad.  Ryan: It should.))

Bet: Before the end of 2025 it will be ANNOUNCED that Austin will be the home of a big three sports (MLB, NBA, NFL) franchise. (Watson says yes. Jenny says no). Stakes: A team jersey.

Bet:  A new human (irrespective of nationality) will step on the moon while an astronaut who has already landed there before (youngest is 87) is still living to see it.  (Ryan says yes.  Watson says no, but hopes he is wrong because Buzz should live forever!)

Bet: Before the end of 2030, Marvel will announce an adaptation of Marvels (whether movie, special, or series; either animated or live action) based on the Busiek/Ross series. (Watson says No. Ryan says Yes.)

Bet:  There will be a Snap spinoff game (Not just a card game.  One using the same engine/licensed from the Marvel Snap company, etc) before the end of 2025.  Jonathan is the judge in case of ambiguity.  (Ryan says no. Watson says yes.)

Much Further out:

Bet: A human being will set foot on Mars before the end of 2050. (Ryan says no. Watson says yes.) Stakes: Coffee. (And that’s real coffee. No synth-coffee or Soylent Green Drink or whatever they’re slurping in the apocalypse.)

Bet: Rian Johnson will direct all three of his announced Star Wars trilogy. (Ryan says yes. Watson says no).

Completed Bets:

Ryan/Watson: +0

Historical Gift Cards paid:

Ryan (4/5/21)*

Ryan (1/7/22)** (Lunch bet payment)

Cancel Cards Outstanding:  Ryan (0); Watson (0)

Bet: Bob Barker will still be alive at 12:01am PST January 1, 2024.  (Ryan says Yes.  Watson says he will NOT go over.)  Winner: Watson (He did  NOT go over!)

Bet: The combined domestic gross of Sonic the Hedgehog parts 1 ($146m) AND Part 2 ($190m) will make more (Sonic total: $336m) than the domestic gross of the Flash Movie in Battle of the Speedsters.  (Watson says yes, Ryan says no.) Winner: Watson ($336m vs a platry $108m)

Bet: Barbie grosses  $120m+ million domestically.  (Watson says no.  Ryan says yes.) Winner: Ryan (Note: Barbie blew this out opening weekend.  Shit line!)

Bet: Over/under opening weekend for Barbie + Oppenheimer is at $175m.  (Watson says over.  Ryan says under.) Winner: Watson ($244.5m!  Barbie giveth, Barnie taketh away for Ryan…)

Bet: Trump will be indicted on charges related to the classified document investigation before January 6, 2024.  (Watson say Yes.  Ryan says No). Winner: Watson

Bet: Top Gun Maverick will be the highest grossing film of 2022 DOMESTICALLY.(Ryan says no. Watson says yes.) Winner: Watson

Bet:  Indiana Jones 5 appearing at Cannes over/under for the standing ovation is 6.5 minutes. (Watson says over.  Ryan says under.) Winner: Ryan (a suspicious five minutes after a 6’3″ bearded man pulled the fire alarm…)

Bet: 65’s Rotten Tomato line is set at 59.5% (Watson says Under.  Ryan says Over)Winner: Watson (35%)

Bet: Ant-Man 3’s Rotten Tomato line is set at 87.5% (Watson says Over.  Ryan says Under) Winner: Ryan (48%)

Bet:  Puss in Boots: The Last Wish over/under domestic box office will be $75m (Watson says over . Ryan says under.)  Winner: Watson

Bet: Knives Out 2 will be streamed for 350+ million hours (henceforth MH) in its first four weeks.   (Watson says yes.  Ryan says No.) Winner: Ryan

Bet: Top Gun Maverick will be the highest grossing film of 2022 GLOBALLY.  (Ryan says no. Watson says yes.) Winner: Ryan

Bet: Marvel will open Black Panther in the January to April timeframe whenever of the year it is released. (Watson says no, Ryan says yes.) Winner: Watson (November)

Bet: Marvel will have “Wakanda Forever” in the title of the second Black Panther movie. (Watson says yes, Ryan says no.) Winner: Watson

Bet: Thor: Love and Thunder will gross more domestically than MoM (~$410m currently)?  (Ryan say Yes, Watson says No) Winner: Watson (MoM- 411m; Thor- 343m)

Bet: Black Adam to make $70m+ in its opening weekend.  (Watson says yes.  Ryan say No.) Winner: Ryan

Bet:  Ryan knows what he did to get that extra $5.  Sick bastard.  Winner:  Ryan and the Devil…

Bet: Nope’s Rotten Tomato line is set at 89.5% (Watson says Under.  Ryan says over) Winner: Watson (83%)

Bet: Before the end of 2022, Marvel announces a live action appearance of one of the following (Ryan says Yes.  Watson says No):
– Alpha Flight (any member of the team to appear in their first issue)
– Power Pack (or a member other than Franklin Richards)
– Namor
– Captain Britain
– Nova Winner: Ryan (Namor)

Bet: Thor: Love and Thunder’s Rotten Tomato line is set at 90.5% (Watson says Over.  Ryan says Under)Winner: Ryan (68%)

Bet:  In Thor: Love and Thunder, there will be a reference to whether the Gods were snapped by Thanos.  It doesn’t matter whether they were, but only discussion of the Gods’ status.  (Watson says Yes.  Ryan says No.)  Winner: Ryan

Bet: Thor Love and Thunder will open to a bigger OW than Dr Strange: MoM ($187,420,998)? (Ryan say Yes, Watson says No)  Winner: Watson ($148m)

Bet: Game of Thrones will announce a series set after Jon Snow rides his horse into the woods at the end of S8 before the end of 2024. (Ryan says Yes.  Watson says No).  Winner: Ryan

Bet: Top Gun: Maverick will make more than $100m on its four day opening weekend.  (Watson says No.  Ryan says Yes.) Winner: Ryan ($160m).

Bet: Over/under on how many minutes standing ovation Cannes gives Top Gun Maverick is 5.5. (Watson takes under) Winner: Watson (it was five minutes in some damn good Cannes applause line setting by Ryan…)

Bet: Dr Strange 2 will score above 87.5% on Rotten Tomatoes.  (Watson says No.  Ryan says Yes.)  Winner:  Watson (74%)

Bet: Illuminati Membership Draft. Betting who is a member of the teased Illuminati in Dr Strange, Multiverse of Madness.

Rules:

• We do five rounds with a snake draft.
• You can name the character and not the version. E.g.- You say Tony Stark and you get him whether he’s played by RDJ or Tom Cruise.
• Professor X is off the board
• Round 1 picks are worth 1 point, round 2 picks are two points and so on to five points for round 5 (think about the counter-intuitive strategy there!!!)
• Points are awarded only for DS:MoM onscreen appearances or expressly name dropped references (e.g.- “Ego was a member until his son killed him” counts. “A celestial was a member until his son killed him would not.”)
• Must clearly be members of the Illuminati. Not just a cameo appearance.

Clarification: They have to be seated at the table or mentioned in a way that expressly indicates they are Illuminati MEMBERS.  E.g.- If Dr Strange is time hopping and Tom Cruise Iron Man shows up in a fight, he doesn’t count toward the Illuminati unless he’s noted as a member specifically.

Draft:  (points/rounds in order)

Ryan

1- Namor

2- Reed Richards

3- Kang

4- Dr Strange  <– best pick of the draft

5- Peter Parker

Watson

1- Iron Man

2- Black Bolt

3- Odin

4- Adam Warlock

5- Moondragon Winner: Ryan since we counted Dr Strange

Bet: Morbius will score above 34.5% on Rotten Tomatoes.  (Watson says Yes.  Ryan says No.) Winner: Ryan (16%).

Bet: George RR Martin will release Winds of Winter before the end of day PST, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (Ryan says Yes.  Watson says No) Winner:  Watson

Bet: Encanto will win Best Animated Feature. (Ryan say Yes. Watson says No) Winner: Ryan.

Bet: The Batman will score above 86.5% on Rotten Tomatoes.  (Watson says No.  Ryan says Yes.) Winner:  Watson

Bet: The Batman will earn $300M+ domestically. (Ryan says Yes.  Watson says No) Winner: Ryan

Bet: Jennifer Hudson will earn an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Aretha Franklin in Respect. (Watson says no, Ryan says yes. Watson thinks she actually will, but loves the sweet, sweet action…) Stakes: Coffee  Winner:  Watson

Bet: The first MCU film to open with a rotten (sub 60%) RT score will make over $200M (Ryan says yes. Watson says no.) Stakes: Lunch. Winner:  Watson

Bet: Matrix: Resurrections will score above 59.5% on Rotten Tomatoes.  (Watson says No.  Ryan says Yes.) Winner: Ryan (64%)

Bet: Eternals will earn more domestically than Black Widow. (Ryan says Yes.  Watson says No) Winner: Watson

Bet: A Streaming service will pay $200m+ for a movie from another studio that is already complete in 2021. (The film does not have to drop in 2021; just the deal being announced). (Ryan says Yes.  Watson says No). Winner: Watson

Bet: JK Rowling will announce a new narrative book (can be a collection of short stories, but excluding reference type books) set in the Potterverse before the end of 2021.  (Ryan says Yes.  Watson says No). Winner: Watson

Bet: Now You See Me 3 will be released before the end of 2021?  (Ryan says yes.  Watson says no.)  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson

Bet:  There will be a scene from a previous movie in S-M3 where Stan’s cameo is used. Some form of Stan Lee cameo based on old footage or photos from prior films.  (Ryan says no. Watson says yes.). Winner: Ryan

Bet: Toby Maguire’s screentime in the third Tom Holland Spider-Man movie will be 5 minutes or less.  (In costume or out. So even if the suit is CGI, if it is the Maguire Spidey, it counts as long as he is onscreen). (Ryan says No.  Watson says Yes).  Winner: Ryan

Bet: Spider-Man : No Way Home will score above 74.5% on Rotten Tomatoes.  (Watson says Yes.  Ryan says No.) Winner: Watson (94%)

Bet: Tom Holland will appear in the MCU as Spider-Man (with Sony’s blessing) before the end of 2024. (Ryan says yes. Watson says no). Winner: Ryan

Bet: Spider-Man : No Way Home to make $200m+ in its opening weekend.  (Watson says yes.  Ryan say No.) Winner: Watson

Bet:  Mitchell v the Machine (Watson) or Encanto (Ryan) to win Best Animated Feature Oscar.  Watson gets 2 to 1 odds.  Winner: Ryan

Bet:  Suicide Squad will have an RT score higher than any MCU feature film released in 2021 (excludes Streaming series, even though Ryan….who is shit…doesn’t believe in the difference anymore. That guy is shit…).  (Ryan says No.  Watson says Yes). Black Widow: 80%; Suicide Squad: 96%; Shang Chi: 92%; Eternals 46%. Winner: Watson

Bet: No Time to Die will score above 78.5% on Rotten Tomatoes.  (Watson says No.  Ryan says Yes.) Winner: Ryan. (84%)

Bet:   Ryan will watch more than 139.5 new movies (as agreed by both Watson and Ryan as to what constitutes a 2021 new release) before the end of 2021.  (Ryan says Yes.  Watson says No) Winner: Ryan (Movie 140 seen on 10/24/21)

Bet: WB will green light the sequel to Dune before it opens. (Ryan says No.  Watson says Yes). Winner: Ryan (Greenlit 4 days later hee hee)

Bet: Venom 2 will score above 34.5% on Rotten Tomatoes.  (Watson says Yes.  Ryan says No.) Winner: Watson. (60%)

Bet: The top grossing film of 2021 will make more domestically than Bad Boys For Life (~$204.4m).  (Ryan says Yes.  Watson says No) Winner: Ryan

Shang Chi Bet #4 :Shang Chi weekend two drops off less than 64.9% (using three day from opening weekend).  (Watson says no.  Ryan says yes) Winner:  Ryan (53%)

Shang Chi Bet #3 :Shang Chi grosses $88m opening weekend (4 day).  (Watson says no.  Ryan says yes) Winner:  Ryan ($90M)

Shang Chi Bet #5 :Shang Chi will score above 83.5% on Rotten Tomatoes. *(Measure at 8am PST on following Wednesday)* (Ryan says No.  Watson says Yes).   Winner: Watson (92%)

Shang Chi Bet # 1: Shang Chi grosses more domestically than Dr. Strange’s domestic gross ($232.6 million).  (Watson says no.  Ryan says yes.) Winner: Watson

Shang Chi Bet #2 :Shang Chi grosses more than $514m in China.  (Watson says no.  Ryan says yes) Winner: Watson

Note: The loser three of the five bolded bets above shall send the winner an action figure of Shang Chi as a trophy representing their everlasting shame. Should one geek win all five of the bolded bets above, this constitutes “Running the Full Shang Chi” and the losing geek must also send the winner an item signed by a cast member of the film.

Shang Chi Final Results: Watson 3- Ryan 2.

Bet: The first Broadway musical (not Hamilton) to open after Covid will do so within 6 weeks of the first play to open after Covid.  (Ryan says Yes.  Watson says No). Winner:  Ryan

Bet: Space Jam 2 will score above 43.5% on Rotten Tomatoes. *(Measure at 8am PST on following Wednesday)* (Ryan says No.  Watson says Yes). Winner:  Ryan

Bet: Hamilton will draw more than 19.3m (Game of Thrones finale) first day domestic viewers (Watson says No, Ryan says Yes). *(If no reliable measurements, it will be a push)* Stakes: Hamilton swag. Winner: DRAW.  No data source.  Will award if info is forthcoming.

Bet: Black Widow will score above 87.5% on Rotten Tomatoes. *(Measure at 8am PST on following Wednesday)* (Ryan says No.  Watson says Yes). Winner: Ryan.

Bet: Jonathan Majors will appear in Season 1 of Loki (even if only a cameo). (Watson says Yes, Ryan says No). Winner: Watson

123 Bet: Will there be a Black Widow movie between the beginning of 2021 and the end of 2024?  (Watson says Yes.  Jenny says No.)  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson (2021)

Bet: Black Widow will open, either steaming or theatrical, on or before June 27th. (Ryan says yes.  Watson says no.) Winner: Watson (July 8)

Bet: A Quiet Place 2 makes more in its four day Memorial Day opening weekend than GvK did in its Wednesday to Sunday frame, $48.5m. (Ryan says Yes.  Watson says No) Winner: Ryan ($58.5M)

Bet: Mortal Kombat will score above 55.5% on Rotten Tomatoes. (Watson says No, Ryan says Yes). *(Measure at 8am PST on following Wednesday)* Winner: Watson (54%…but damn great line setting by Ryan!)

Bet: Without Remorse will score above 77.5% on Rotten Tomatoes. (Watson says No, Ryan says Yes). *(Measure at 8am PST on following Wednesday)* Winner: Watson (44%)

Bet: The Justice League Snyder Cut will score above 40.5% on Rotten Tomatoes. (Watson says Yes, Ryan says No). *(Measure at 8am PST onfollowing Wednesday)* Winner: Watson (71%)

Bet: Godzilla v King to make $10m+ in its opening weekend.  (Watson says yes.  Ryan say No.) Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson ($32m/ 3-day)

Bet: Chaos Walking will score above 29.5% on Rotten Tomatoes. (Watson says Yes, Ryan says No). *(Measure at 8am PST on following Wednesday)* Winner: Ryan

Bet: Chaos Walking to make $10m+ in its opening weekend.  (Watson says No.  Ryan say Yes.) Winner: Watson

Bet: Raya and the Last Dragon to make more than Wonder Woman 1984 ($20.2m) in its opening weekend.  (Watson says No.  Ryan say Yes.) Winner: Watson

Bet: The word “mutant” will be used in the final episode of Wandavision. (Watson says Yes. Ryan says No). Winner: Ryan

Bet: Will McConnell vote to convict OR Disqualify Trump in an impeachment trial? (No includes that there is no vote or he dies before the vote. A straight Censure would be a No unless it follows a conviction vote). Ryan says Yes. Watson says No. Winner: Watson

Bet: Trump will not be President when Biden takes office. Ryan says Yes. Watson says No. Winner: Watson

Bet: Will any 2020 movie be released in theaters on its original date scheduled at the time of the start of the pandemic?  (Jenny says No.  Watson and Ryan say Yes.)  Stakes: $15 cash money. Winner: Watson and Ryan. (News of the World).

Bet: Falcon and Winter Soldier will debut before WandaVision; after the news that it is keeping its original date and F/WS is incomplete. (Watson says yes, Ryan says No). Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Ryan

Bet: Will at least ONE episode of F/WS and WandaVision air before the end of 2020?  (Jenny says No. Watson says Yes.)  Stakes: $6 cash money! Winner: Jenny

Bet: Tenet will be released domestically in theaters before the end of August 2020?  (Ryan says yes.  Watson says no.)  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Ryan in a gross abuse of our special release rule.

Bet: New Mutants will score above 32.5% on Rotten Tomatoes. (Watson says No, Ryan says Yes). *(Measure at 8am PST on following Wednesday)* Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Ryan on the nose (33%)

Bet: Haley Joel Osmond played Forrest Gump Jr. (Ryan says No. Watson says Yes). Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson in real time on the podcast. Oddly, Ryan also lost a PS5 in the bet somehow…

Bet: New Mutants to make $5m+ in its opening weekend.  (Watson says yes.  Ryan say No.) Stakes: Coffee. Winner:  Watson

123 Bet: By the end of 2021, will a wide release movie (opening on more than 650 screens) also have a day and date streaming debut.  (Watson says yes.  Ryan says no.)  Stakes: Coffee. Winner:  Watson (1007- Bill and Ted 3)

Bet: Hamilton will score above 97.5% on Rotten Tomatoes. (Watson says No, Ryan says Yes). *(Measure at 8am PST on following Wednesday)* Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Ryan

Bet: Greyhound will score above 56.5% on Rotten Tomatoes. (Measure at 8am PST on following Wednesday) (Watson says yes, Ryan says No). Stakes: Coffee. Winner:  Watson

Bet: Hamilton will be nominated for more than 3.5 Oscars. (Ryan says yes. Watson says no). Stakes: Coffee Winner: Called off because it was ineligible for consideration.

Bet: When the Hamilton original cast recording is released theatrically, it’s domestic box office gross will exceed $350m. (Ryan says yes. Watson says no). Stakes: Coffee Winner: Called off because it went to streaming, but Ryan knows who really won.

Bet: Disney+ will release Hamilton in the U.S. a day earlier than scheduled. (Watson says no, Ryan says yes… because the “Wait For It” joke made him giggle..) Stakes: Coffee  Winner: Watson

Bet: Endgame will pass Avatar at the global Box Office? (Watson says no, Ryan says yes.)  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Ryan

Bet: Episode 8 of Star Wars will have a higher opening weekend ($220m) than Episode 9. (Watson says yes, Ryan says no.)  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson

Bet: Watson will net more points than Ryan from the November releases of their annual box office game. Stakes: Coffee. Iced Coffee to be exact. Winner: Watson

Bet:  Ryan and Watson had a draft that predicts that Netflix (or another streaming service) will buy one of these films and stream it instead of it seeing a theatrical release. Ryan: Chaos Walking, Margie Claus, Ford vs Ferrari, New Mutants, Addams Family; Watson: Isn’t It Romantic, Child’s Play, Death on the Nile, Alita, Artemis Fowl. Stakes: Coffee. Winner: No Winner

Bet: Jordan Peele’s next movie he directs will gross $200m or more.  (Watson says no, Ryan says yes.)  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson

 

Bet: The full gang of Geeks drafted seven folks in their Game of Thrones Death Draft. Stakes: Mostly bragging rights, but some Game of Thrones swag will go to the winner. Winner: Ryan

 

Bet: Shazam will score above 87.5% on Rotten Tomatoes.  Watson says yes, Ryan says No. Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson

Spring 2019 Rotten Tomatoes Bet:   Ryan and Watson bet on a slate of Rotten Tomato predictions; whoever predicts the most, wins the bet.  Stakes: Lunch Winner: Ryan

Bet: Captain Marvel will open with a scene referencing the Infinity War Post-credit scene.  (Watson says yes, Ryan says no.)  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Ryan

123 Bet: Captain Marvel movie grosses (US) more than $250 million.  (Jenny says no.  Ryan says yes.)  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Ryan.

Bet: Michael B Jordan will receive a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Killmonger in Black Panther.  (Watson says no, Ryan says yes.)  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson

123 Bet:  Game of Thrones will debut a new episode (including a sneak preview episode…but not a leak) before the end of 2018.  Watson says yes.  Jenny says no. Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Jenny

Bet: Mary Poppins Returns will gross more than $20m domestically on Christmas Day. Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson

Bet: Aquaman will have a Rotten Tomatoes score higher than 73%.  (Watson says Yes.  Ryan says Holy Shit What The Hell Are You Thinking, Watson?) Stakes: Coffee if Ryan wins, lunch if Watson wins. Winner: Ryan

Rotten Tomatoes Bet:   Ryan and Watson bet on a slate of Rotten Tomato predictions; whoever predicts the most, wins the bet.  Stakes: Lunch Winner: Watson

Bet: The song Ocean Man by Ween will feature in either the film, trailers, or teaser for Aquaman.  (Ryan says no.  Watson in a bold call says yes because he was clearly drinking at the time) Stakes: Coffee if Ryan wins.  Lunch if Watson wins. Winner: Ryan

Bet: In a rare bet of memory, Ryan said the Battle of Blackwater Bay was at the end of Season 1 of Game of Thrones, while Watson wisely said it was Season 2. Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Watson, obviously

Bet: The geeks bet on when the first Captain Marvel teaser/trailer/footage would drop.  (Watson says October.  Jenny says November.  Ryan says December. Before or after is a push.) Stakes: Coffee. Winner: We all lost because it was September.  Or we all won because the trailer was awesome.

Bet: Spider-Man: Homecoming would be delayed  (Watson says No.  Ryan says Yes. Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Watson

Bet: Avengers Infinity War will outgross Black Panther in the US.  Ryan says yes, Watson says no.  Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Watson

Bet:  Ryan and Watson had a draft that predicts that Netflix (or another streaming service) will buy one of these films and stream it instead of it seeing a theatrical release.  Ryan:  The Meg, Predator, Gods Not Dead 3 Watson:  Mowgli, Happytime Murders, Equalizer 2    Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson

123 Bet: Marvel or Star Wars will officially replace a director from a film before the end of 2021.  Ryan says yes.  Watson says no.  (Clarifying: This is after Trevorrow was canned.)  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Ryan.

Bet: That nobody dies in Avengers: Infinity War.  Jonathan thinks this.  Ryan thinks he’s insane.  Stakes: Lunch if Jonathan wins.  Coffee if Ryan wins. Winner: Ryan.  By a lot.

123 Bet: Will there be a very obvious reference to Captain Marvel or Carol Danvers in Avengers:  Infinity War?  Includes Post-Credit scenes.  (Ryan says No.  Jenny says Yes. Watson weasels in and joins as a Yes)  Stakes: Coffee from Ryan for both Watson and Jenny if Yes.  Watson buys lunch for Ryan if No.  Jenny avoids financial responsibility altogether like a deadbeat somehow…  Winners: Jenny and Watson.

Bet: Deadpool 2 will have a fresh Rotten Tomatoes score.  Ryan says yes, Watson says no.  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Ryan.

Bet: Solo will have a fresh Rotten Tomatoes score.  Ryan says no, Watson says yes.  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson

Bet: Solo will make more than $160m for the full four day holiday, opening weekend.  Ryan says no, Watson says yes.  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Ryan.

123 Bet: Of the original “big six” Avengers (Iron Man, Cap, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Hulk), will one die by the end of Avengers:  Infinity War? (Ryan says Yes.  Jenny says No.)  Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Jenny.

Bet: Avengers Infinity War opens in the US to over $248 million, making it the biggest opener of all time.  Jenny, Jonathan, and Watson take the under. Ryan takes the over.  Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Ryan.

Bet: Shuri and Tony will appear in the same scene and have a line of dialogue directed at each other related to technology in Infinity War. (Watson says No. Jenny says yes.)  Stakes: Coffee but if she plays a role in developing Tony’s double foot booster rocket, Watson is on the hook for lunch!  Winner: Watson.

Bet: Ready Player One to make $55m+ in its opening weekend (this is a four day total).  (Watson says yes.  Ryan say No.) Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Ryan

Bet: Ready Player One to be Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. (Watson says yes.  Ryan say No.) Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Watson

Bet: That Steven Spielberg will actually direct Ready Player One.  Ryan says yes, Watson says no.  Stakes: Lunch. Winner: Ryan

Bet: A Wrinkle In Time will score above 55% on Rotten Tomatoes.  Watson and Jenny say no, Ryan says yes.  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Everyone but Ryan.

123 Bet: Ryan wins the 2017 Box Office game with Watson but if we didn’t double Wonder Woman and Pitch Perfect 3, Watson would have won.  (Watson says no.  Ryan says yes.)  Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Watson.

Bet: Ryan and Watson did a draft of Best Picture contenders for 2017.  Winner of the bet is the one that has Best Picture film on your “team” (Ryan:  Dunkirk, The Post, Lady Bird, Florida Project, Logan.  Watson: Get Out, Shape of Water, 3 Billboards, Call Me By Your Name, Big Sick.  Any other winner is a push.)  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson

Bet: Call Me By Your Name will win more Oscars this year than Ryan.   (Watson says yes.  Ryan say No.) Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson

Bet: This Is Me will win Best Original Song at the Oscars this year.  (Watson says No.  Ryan says Yes.) Stakes: Coffee.Winner: Watson

Bet: Over/under for Black Panther RT is set at 88.5% (Watson says over.  Ryan says under.)  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson

Bet: Jumanji’s total domestic gross will exceed the domestic gross of Black Panther. (Watson says yes.  Ryan say No.) Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Ryan

123 Bet: Will the Soul stone appear in either Thor: Ragnarok or Black Panther?  (Watson says Ragnarok.  Jenny says Black Panther.)  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: No Winner because Jenny has odd bets.

Bet: Black Panther to make $98m in its opening weekend.  (Watson says yes.  Ryan say No.) Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson

Bet: Three geek bet to predict which MCU character will appear in Black Panther.  Does NOT include post-credit scenes.  Does not count mere references.  The character must physically appear.  Jenny predicts Falcon.  Ryan predicts Captain America.  Watson predicts Nick Fury.  Stakes: Coffee.  If your character appears, the other two buy you a coffee.  If more than one appears, all winners earn their coffees.  The coffee owed shall double if your prediction goes into Space during the film. Winner: No winner.

123 Bet:  Some time before Episode 9, Rey and Kylo Ren team up at least once.  Watson says yes.  Jenny says no. Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Watson

123 Bet:  Star Wars Episode 8 will make more in its fourth weekend than My Little Pony the Movie will make in its entire theatrical run.  Ryan says Yes.  Watson says no.   Stakes: Coffee.   Winner: Ryan

Bet: Over/under for Star Wars: Last Jedi RT is set at 90.5% (Ryan says over.  Watson says under.)  Stakes: Coffee. Winner:  Ryan

123 Bet: That Carrie Fisher’s final spoken line in Episode VIII will reference The Force. (Jenny says yes.  Ryan says no.)  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Ryan

Bet: Over/under for Justice League RT is set at 54.5% (Ryan says under.  Watson says over.)  Stakes: Coffee. Winner:  Ryan

Bet: Justice League to make $145m in its opening weekend.  (Watson says yes.  Ryan say No.) Stakes: Coffee. Winner:  Ryan

123 Bet:   WB will announce, prior to the end of the 2017, that Wonder Woman will move out of its 12/13/2019 release date after Star Wars episode 9 moved to a week behind it.  Jenny says no.  Watson say yes.  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson.

Bet: Thor will score over 85% on Rotten Tomatoes. Watson says yes, Ryan says no.  (85% is a push).   Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson.

Bet: Blade Runner 2049 will score over 73% on Rotten Tomatoes. Watson says No, Ryan says Yes.  Stakes: Coffee.  Winner:  Ryan

Bet: Colin Trevorrow will not actually direct Episode IX.  Ryan says he’ll have something come up, Watson says he’ll direct it.  Stakes: Coffee.  Winner:  Ryan

Bet: That the standalone Spider-Man movie will be part of the MCU by referencing MCU facts/events or including a character from the MCU.  Watson says yes.  Stakes: Lunch.  Winner: Watson.

Bet: That Age of Ultron will make $10 million the weekend Ant-Man comes out (Ryan says yes, Watson says no).Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Watson.

Bet: That Jenny would see Interstellar at least twice before Ryan saw it once.  Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Ryan.

Bet: That Les Mis would make more than Moulin Rouge.  Ryan said yes.  Stakes: Lunch.  Winner: Ryan.

Bet: That Guardians of the Galaxy would score over 80% on Rotten Tomatoes.  Ryan said yes.  Watson said no. It scored 91%.  Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Ryan.

Bet: That Furious 7 will score lower than 82% on Rotten Tomatoes (Watson).  Ryan has the over.  Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Ryan.

Bet: That Paul Blart 2 will score lower than 30% on Rotten Tomatoes (Watson).  Ryan has the over.  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson.

Bet: That Avengers Age of Ultron will make less than $210M on opening weekend (Ryan). Watson has the over.  Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Ryan.

Bet: That Avengers Age of Ultron will score higher than 90% on Rotten Tomatoes (Watson).  Ryan has the under.  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Ryan.

Bet: That the individual holding the red lightsaber from the teaser trailer is Adam Driver (Watson & Jenny) or anyone else (Ryan).  Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Everyone in the bet whose name was not Ryan.

Bet: The second weekend of Jurassic World will decline more than 59% for domestic box office take.  Ryan says yes, Watson says no.  Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Watson.

Bet: That Luke Skywalker dies in Episode VII.  Ryan says he bites it, Watson says he lives.  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Watson.

Bet: That Jurassic World will not be in the top 10 films, US domestic gross, for 2015. Ryan says no, Watson says yes. Stakes: Lunch.  Winner: Watson.

Bet: That at least 4 episodes of Lucifer will actually be shown on air.  Ryan says yes, Watson says no. Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Ryan.

Bet: The Martian will make over $290M at the domestic box office.  Ryan says yes, Watson says no.  Stakes: Lunch.  (Second bet: Martian outgrosses Gravity.  Ryan says yes, Watson says no.  Coffee bet)  Winner: Watson, twice.

Bet: Lego Ninjago will gross $100m or more? (Ryan says yes.  Watson says no.)  Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Watson.

Bet: That Happy Death Day has more than 80% on Rotten Tomatoes one week after opening.  Ryan says yes, Jenny says no.  Stakes: Coffee. Winner: Jenny

Bet: That in the new Fantastic Four movie, the foursome get their powers without going to space.  Ryan says no to space, Jenny says they still go to space.  Stakes: Coffee.  Winner: Jenny because even Ryan acknowledges that words matter and he didn’t make any claim about how they got their powers. He was pretty bombastic about ANY excursion to space and said Tom gets to decide.

Never Forget:

*FIRST GIFT CARD PAYOFF

**RYAN MCU/ROTTEN/$200M CARD LUNCH BET