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September 11, 2009 · 6:41 PM

Top Chef Odds Week 5: It’s all in the eyes

By Sarah Feldberg

Ron said he had made frog legs 250 different ways on the fourth episode of Top Chef, but that didn't save him from overcooking them.

Photo: BravoTV / Kelsey McNeal

In Kenny Rogers’ classic song “The Gambler,” the title character tells his train-mate, “Son, I’ve made a life out of readin’ people’s face/And knowin’ what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.” But that skill goes way past the poker table.

Wynn Las Vegas Director of Race & Sports Operations Johnny Avello is pretty good at reading people, too, and he’s had his eyes on the faces of Top Chef: Las Vegas’ 12 remaining chef’testants. Catch a glimpse into his crystal ball with these lines for the upcoming episode of the culinary competition:

Chef'testant Opening Odds Last Week This Week
Michael Voltaggio 11/1 3/1 5/2
Jennifer Carroll 20/1 4/1 7/2
Kevin Gillespie 8/1 5/1 4/1
Bryan Voltaggio 15/1 10/1 7/1
Eli Kirshtein 22/1 8/1 14/1
Michael Isabella 25/1 35/1 18/1
Laurine Wickett 14/1 40/1 22/1
Ash Fulk 35/1 20/1 25/1
Ron Duprat 7/1 28/1 28/2
Ashley Merriman 30/1 25/1 30/1
Mattin Noblia 10/1 30/1 35/1
Robin Leventhal 28/1 22/1 40/1

JENNIFER CARROLL FOR THE WIN!
TOP CHEF LAS VEGAS~~
JENNIFER LYNCH CARROLL
this would make the Boys CRY!!!

Posted by: EMERALD_EYES on 9/11/09 at 7:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Jennifer IS a winner. Not only does she display awesome professional cooking skills, but her mastery of the kitchen and management of work flow is a joy to watch. Her "no nonsense" work ethic creates her excellence.

Posted by: tomteddy on 9/12/09 at 9:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)

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