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Maggie the Monkey

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159:), divided into sections. Half the sections display one team in a particular playoff matchup, the other half display the opposing team. Prompted by her handler, Maggie then spins it — whichever team is picked is her selection to win the best-of-seven series. 80:
in seven games, but Maggie's overall record was 8–7; Maggie finished one guess behind three panelists, tied two, and defeated one. During her playoff run, Maggie became extremely popular, especially in Anaheim — she was even featured on the front page of the
72:, Maggie spun a wheel and selected the Ducks. Astoundingly, the Mighty Ducks upset the Red Wings in a four-game sweep. As the playoffs progressed, Maggie kept pace with the panelists and continued to select the Ducks each round. The Ducks eventually lost the 59:
decided they would "do something random" with their show, and they ended up bringing Maggie onto their broadcasts to make predictions. While the expert panelists all overwhelmingly favored the reigning Stanley Cup champion and number-two seed
108:. While her picks were not as successful as in the previous year, she finished with an overall record of 7–8, again losing to three panelists, tying two, and defeating one. 341: 366: 55:, Ontario, Canada. At the zoo, she was trained to spin a wheel. In 2003, several executives and expert panelists from the Canadian sports broadcaster 115:, 74% of TSN viewers said they wanted to see Maggie during the playoffs again. Maggie's best year was 2006. While she incorrectly selected the 511: 163:
of TSN claimed in 2003 that one of the primary motives behind having Maggie on the network was because of the unpredictability of hockey.
139:, Maggie went a disappointing 2–6. She continued to disappoint during the rest of the playoffs, but for her first time, she selected the 506: 501: 496: 345: 160: 302: 124: 104: 516: 256: 243: 230: 217: 204: 191: 136: 91: 69: 370: 471: 65: 112: 132: 36: 491: 120: 24: 99: 56: 83: 77: 61: 297: 321: 116: 48: 28: 287: 128: 485: 156: 32: 135:. In 2008, she made eight correct predictions out of 15. In the first round of the 140: 73: 52: 292: 449: 434: 419: 404: 389: 367:"No Monkey-ing Around: Maggie the Macaque returns to TSN for NHL Playoffs" 123:
for the championship, she still finished first out of a panel made up of
152: 155:. She is presented with a wheel (similar to a carnival 476: 94:, Maggie was given her own segment on TSN called 342:"NHL predictions spin Monkey to new-found fame" 151:Maggie's method of selecting teams is entirely 8: 336: 334: 332: 330: 314: 47:Maggie was born and hand-raised at the 7: 98:, an obvious parody of the popular 14: 369:. CTV. 2006-04-18. Archived from 344:. CTV. 2003-05-22. Archived from 472:Bowmanville Zoo official website 170: 267: 254: 228: 202: 172: 1: 64:to defeat the seventh-seeded 512:Individual animals in Canada 322:Bowmanville archived website 111:When a poll was done in the 35:to make predictions of the 533: 324:. Retrieved on 2006-10-22. 303:List of individual monkeys 68:in the first round of the 137:2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs 92:2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs 70:2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs 66:Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 477:TSN's official website 507:History of ice hockey 37:Stanley Cup Playoffs 121:Carolina Hurricanes 25:crab-eating macaque 502:1991 animal births 497:Individual monkeys 450:"2008 predictions" 435:"2007 predictions" 420:"2006 predictions" 405:"2004 predictions" 390:"2003 predictions" 143:winner correctly. 100:reality television 23:(born 1991), is a 21:Maggie the Macaque 279: 278: 84:Los Angeles Times 78:New Jersey Devils 62:Detroit Red Wings 17:Maggie the Monkey 524: 517:Oracular animals 460: 458: 457: 445: 443: 442: 430: 428: 427: 415: 413: 412: 400: 398: 397: 382: 381: 379: 378: 363: 357: 356: 354: 353: 338: 325: 319: 298:Paul the Octopus 171: 532: 531: 527: 526: 525: 523: 522: 521: 482: 481: 468: 463: 455: 453: 448: 440: 438: 433: 425: 423: 418: 410: 408: 403: 395: 393: 388: 385: 376: 374: 365: 364: 360: 351: 349: 348:on May 28, 2003 340: 339: 328: 320: 316: 311: 284: 169: 149: 117:Edmonton Oilers 96:The Ape-rentice 49:Bowmanville Zoo 45: 29:Bowmanville Zoo 12: 11: 5: 530: 528: 520: 519: 514: 509: 504: 499: 494: 484: 483: 480: 479: 474: 467: 466:External links 464: 462: 461: 446: 431: 416: 401: 384: 383: 358: 326: 313: 312: 310: 307: 306: 305: 300: 295: 290: 288:Sports betting 283: 280: 277: 276: 273: 270: 266: 265: 262: 259: 253: 252: 249: 246: 240: 239: 236: 233: 227: 226: 223: 220: 214: 213: 210: 207: 201: 200: 197: 194: 188: 187: 182: 177: 168: 165: 148: 145: 129:Pierre McGuire 119:to defeat the 113:2005–06 season 105:The Apprentice 44: 41: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 529: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 495: 493: 490: 489: 487: 478: 475: 473: 470: 469: 465: 451: 447: 436: 432: 421: 417: 406: 402: 391: 387: 386: 373:on 2007-10-28 372: 368: 362: 359: 347: 343: 337: 335: 333: 331: 327: 323: 318: 315: 308: 304: 301: 299: 296: 294: 291: 289: 286: 285: 281: 274: 271: 268: 263: 260: 258: 255: 250: 247: 245: 242: 241: 237: 234: 232: 229: 224: 221: 219: 216: 215: 211: 208: 206: 203: 198: 195: 193: 190: 189: 186: 183: 181: 178: 176: 173: 166: 164: 162: 158: 157:big six wheel 154: 146: 144: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 109: 107: 106: 101: 97: 93: 88: 86: 85: 79: 75: 71: 67: 63: 58: 54: 50: 42: 40: 38: 34: 33:animal oracle 30: 26: 22: 18: 454:. Retrieved 439:. Retrieved 424:. Retrieved 409:. Retrieved 394:. Retrieved 375:. Retrieved 371:the original 361: 350:. Retrieved 346:the original 317: 184: 179: 175:Playoff year 174: 161:James Duthie 150: 125:Bob McKenzie 110: 103: 95: 89: 82: 46: 20: 16: 15: 452:. TSN. 2008 437:. TSN. 2007 422:. TSN. 2006 407:. TSN. 2005 392:. TSN. 2003 141:Stanley Cup 74:Stanley Cup 53:Bowmanville 31:used as an 492:Clarington 486:Categories 456:2008-06-06 441:2008-06-06 426:2008-06-06 411:2008-06-06 396:2008-06-06 377:2006-10-22 352:2006-10-22 309:References 293:Ice hockey 185:Incorrect 133:Bill Berg 27:from the 282:See also 90:For the 180:Correct 76:to the 43:History 19:, also 167:Record 153:random 147:Method 131:, and 269:Total 102:show 257:2009 244:2008 231:2007 218:2006 205:2004 192:2003 275:45 264:10 57:TSN 51:in 488:: 329:^ 272:45 251:7 238:7 225:6 212:8 199:7 127:, 87:. 39:. 459:. 444:. 429:. 414:. 399:. 380:. 355:. 261:5 248:8 235:8 222:9 209:7 196:8

Index

crab-eating macaque
Bowmanville Zoo
animal oracle
Stanley Cup Playoffs
Bowmanville Zoo
Bowmanville
TSN
Detroit Red Wings
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
2003 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Stanley Cup
New Jersey Devils
Los Angeles Times
2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs
reality television
The Apprentice
2005–06 season
Edmonton Oilers
Carolina Hurricanes
Bob McKenzie
Pierre McGuire
Bill Berg
2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Stanley Cup
random
big six wheel
James Duthie
2003
2004
2006

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