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Podcast | KimosVegas.com | Hawaiian Airlines DiscountWELCOME to Kimo’s Vegas! We’re off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Odds ... Michael Shackelford talks about his new book, Gambling 102
SPEAKING OF eBay, the founder of the online auction, Pierre Omidyar (the second richest guy living in Vegas), is building a 54,000-square-foot home in Anthem (above Henderson) - and you thought Macy’s Ala Moana was big!
Elmer Sherwin is the first person to
win the Megabucks jackpot twice!
ELMER SHERWIN has become the first person ever to win the Megabucks jackpot more than once! In 1989 he won $4.6 million at the Mirage. His second Megabucks jackpot, $21.1 million, was hit at the Cannery Thursday (Sept. 15). “I’ve always been lucky,” he says. A man of simple tastes ... the hotel/casino offered him a comp meal at one of its restaurants while he waited for his win to be validated, but all he wanted was a hot dog. The 92-year-old World War II vet will make another Hurricane Katrina donation and try for a third jackpot with his winnings.
HAWAII HAS two Megabucks winners. John Tippin won almost $12 million in 1996 at the Las Vegas Hilton, and Amy Nishimura won almost $9 million at the Fremont on Dec. 23, 2003. What happens when you come into a lot of money and publicity quickly? Read John’s book I Did It!
Congratulations to Miss Fitness USA
Sarah Harding Traverso and hubby
Matt Traverso
CONGRATS to Sarah Harding Traverso, who performs in KA! She just won the Cortislim Miss Fitness USA for the second time! The Hawaii state champion gymnast and Punahou grad also finished first runner-up in the Miss World fitness finals. She was in training for the competition since her June 11 wedding (here at home) to Matt Traverso. Her trainer is a fellow Cirque du Soleil KA! acrobat Zoltan Milko Hajdu. Sarah sends her aloha to Veanne Matson from Maui, who finished 23rd ... can’t wait to see their performance on Fox next January (Miss Fitness 2006) and May (Miss Fitness World 2006).
NIGHTIE NIGHT is the Ultimate Pajama Party Oct. 1 at the TI pool hosted by Playboy‘s 50th Anniversary Playmate Colleen Shannon - or skip right to the after-party at Tangerine.
WHAT HAS 18,000 parking spaces, a people mover, 500,000 square feet of shopping, 1,640 luxury condos, a 60-story, 4,000-room hotel/casino and costs $5 billion? The MGM Mirage CityCenter - construction begins early next year and will continue through 2009.
KIMO’S VEGAS Trivia ... wanna try the most expensive drink in Vegas? Check out the 50-year-old scotch at Bellagio‘s Prime restaurant for $1,050 a shot (no, that’s not a typo). Perhaps a martini is more your style ... try the $1,000 martini (shaken not stirred) at the Hard Rock’s Body English (if you get dat much kala can borrow).
E-mail me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to win tickets to see “V” the Ultimate Variety Show at the Aladdin just like Linda Aniya. Get more Kimo’s Vegas in MidWeek and on Oceanic Cable’s Around Hawaii.
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