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Masters 2019: The curious case of the original pimento cheese recipe (and how you can now buy it)

Jamie SquireAUGUSTA, Ga.— Pimento cheese. Most of us go 51 weeks a year without thinking about this curious concoction they jam between two slices of white bread and sell for $1.50 here. Then comes the Masters, where it’s such a part of the tournament's identity you might think they fill the bunkers with it.
The Masters being the Masters, you might also assume you can’t experience the real Augusta National delicacy anywhere outside the gates. Turns out you have a better chance of enjoying an authentic Masters pimento cheese sandwich at home than if you drove down Magnolia Lane.
More on that in a bit, but first, some backstory: Until about 15 years ago, the pimento cheese served at the Masters was prepared by a caterer in Aiken, S.C. named Nick Rangos. When the club switched vendors to the local Wife Saver restaurant in Augusta, owner Ted Godfrey tried — and at first struggled — to duplicate the recipe.
“We tried over 33 cheeses and we still couldn’t get it right,” Godfrey said the..

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Masters 2019: Someone bet $85,000 on Tiger Woods winning his fifth green jacket—and the payout would be historic

Andrew RedingtonAUGUSTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 08: Tiger Woods of the United States and caddie Joe LaCava look on during a practice round prior to The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 08, 2019 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)One Nevada bettor is going all in on the possibility of Tiger Woods winning this week's Masters. And by all in, we really mean all in—doing so in a way that would result in a record payday from one sportsbook.
William Hill, the London-based casino conglomerate that operates 115 sports books in Nevada and others in states across the country, accepted a $85,000 bet on Tiger Woods to win the Masters at 14-1 from a customer in one of its Nevada books on Tuesday afternoon. We'll save you the math: The payout would be $1,190,000, which now accounts for the largest liability on a single wager in William Hill's U.S. history.
When reached out on the phone on Tuesday evening, William Hill's Director of Trading Nick Bog..

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