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Subject: Could you beat a chicken at tic-tac-toe?

Author: Russell Reagan

Date: 20:48:18 07/10/02


Driving home tonight I was listening to the radio and I heard a guy talking
about chickens that play tic-tac-toe in casinos as a promotion. The radio guy
said that if you beat the chicken at tic-tac-toe you win $10,000! I found some
references to it online, and apparently it's legitimate. I think it's
interesting (and makes me laugh at the same time) that chickens are able to beat
humans at tic-tac-toe. Here's a quote from
http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/frugalfridays.cfm?FrugalFridayID=81

"From the Really Weird Department: I like “different” promotions, but the one
that the Trop in Atlantic City plans to launch September 14 takes the cake.
Called the $10,000 Chicken Challenge, gamblers play tic-tac-toe against a live
chicken. Don’t all you advantage players scramble to get a flight there,
however. The deck is stacked against you, so to speak. The chickens are secretly
trained by a Tennessee farmer by the name of -- and I’m not making this up --
Bunky Boger. And the chickens always go first, so they win most of the time."

How long before we see the Chicken World Chess Championship?

Russell



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