‘Top Chef Colorado’– Episode 8 Betting Odds

–’Top Chef Colorado’ is the title of the 15th season of the ‘Top Chef’ franchise.

–The finale of ‘Top Chef Colorado’ was filmed in Aspen during the Food and Wine Classic.

–Episode 8 of ‘Top Chef Colorado’ will air on January 25, 2018 at 10:00 PM Eastern on Bravo

The big story on ‘Top Chef Colorado’ this past week happened off camera. Fatima Ali–who has been the favorite to win Season 15 since it began–underwent surgery for a rare form of cancer. The show was filmed last spring and after it wrapped Ali was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma–a form of bone cancer. She had surgery on January 16 to remove a tumor in her left shoulder. She made this post on her Instagram account:

“Going in for surgery today to get that tumor out of my left shoulder. Feeling content knowing I have so many well wishers and prayers from all around the world.”

‘Top Chef’ host Padma Lakshmi visited her in the hospital prior to her surgery and gave this account:

“I’d love it if everyone joins me today in saying a special prayer for our @cheffati who went into surgery a couple hours ago. She was in good spirits when we walked her into OR, and am hoping for a great outcome today.”

So far no word on how the surgery went or her future prognosis but you’ve gotta feel for Chef Ali. She’s just 28 years old so she’s got youth on her side.

On the show itself, Joe Sasso bounced back from his ‘low’ performance in Week 6 with a win in the Elimination Challenge. Sasso now becomes the only contestant with multiple Elimination Challenge wins this year. At the other end of the spectrum, Tanya Holland was eliminated one week after winning the Episode 6 challenge. Her elimination also demonstrated the limitation of power ratings in this type of competition. Heading into Episode 7, Holland was tied with the aforementioned Ali was a +3 rating. Now she’s watching the rest of the competition at home. With his win, Sasso moves to the top of the power rating table with a +3 putting him in a tie with Ali.

WIN = +2
HIGH = +1
IN = 0
LOW = -1

‘TOP CHEF’ POWER RATINGS THROUGH EPISODE 8

Fatima Ali: +3
Joe Sasto: +3
Carrie Baird: +2
Christopher Scott: +1
Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins: 0
Bruce Kalman: 0
Joseph Flamm: 0
Adrienne Cheatham: -4

As you can see, only one chef has a negative power rating (Adrienne Cheatham at -4) but somehow has managed to hang around. Cheatham has four ‘Low’ scores in 7 weeks.

Here are the odds to win the overall season competition along with odds for Episode Eight:

‘TOP CHEF COLORADO’ TOP CHEF SEASON 15 BETTING ODDS

TO WIN ‘TOP CHEF COLORADO’

Fatima Ali: +150
Christopher Scott: +200
Carrie Baird: +450
Joe Sasto: +450
Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins: +2500
Joseph Flamm: +2500
Bruce Kalman: +2500
Adrienne Cheatham: +2500

GENDER OF ‘TOP CHEF COLORADO’ WINNER

Male: -120
Female: +100

WILL ANY CHEF WITHDRAW FROM THE ‘TOP CHEF COLORADO’ COMPETITION?

Yes: +600
No: -750

‘TOP CHEF COLORADO’ EPISODE 8 BETTING ODDS

TO BE ELIMINATED IN EPISODE 8

Adrienne Cheatham: +200
Bruce Kalman: +315
Joseph Flamm: +315
Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins: +500
Joe Sasto: +1500
Carrie Baird: +1500
Christopher Scott: +1500
Fatima Ali: +1500
No One Eliminated in Episode 8: +5000

TO BE AMONG THE ‘LOW ENTRIES’ BUT SAFE IN EPISODE 8

Bruce Kalman: +200
Joseph Flamm: +250
Adrienne Cheatham: +350
Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins: +500
Joe Sasto: +1500
Carrie Baird: +1500
Christopher Scott: +1750
Fatima Ali: +1750
No One Among ‘Low Entries’ but safe in Episode 8: +5000

WHO WILL WIN MAIN CHALLENGE?

Joe Sasto: +200
Christopher Scott: +250
Carrie Baird: +450
Fatima Ali: +450
Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins: +1000
Joseph Flamm: +1500
Bruce Kalman: +1500
Adrienne Cheatham: +2500
No main challenge winner in Episode 8: +2500

WHO WILL WIN QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE?

Joe Sasto: +200
Christopher Scott: +250
Carrie Baird: +450
Fatima Ali: +450
Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins: +1000
Joseph Flamm: +1500
Bruce Kalman: +1500
Adrienne Cheatham: +2500
No quickfire challenge winner in Episode 8: +2500>

‘TOP CHEF COLORADO’ EPISODE 8 RATING (Adults 18-49)

Over 0.31: -150
Under 0.31: +130

‘TOP CHEF COLORADO’ EPISODE 8 TOTAL VIEWERSHIP

Over 0.85 million: -150
Under 0.85 million: +130

‘TOP CHEF COLORADO’ EPISODE 8 NIGHTLY RANKING AMONG TOP 150 ORIGINAL CABLE PROGRAMS FOR THURSDAY,JANUARY 25

Over 14.5: +130
Under 14.5: -150

The previous three props will be graded from information published on ShowBuzzDaily

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