WOOHOOO!!
JAY WON!!!
Quick overview from the site:
2006 Mr. O Overview:
Men's Top 10
We're getting close to posedown time for the men. First, they will receive their participation medals from Ben Weider.
Ronnie's getting his medal now, so we're about to move on to the top 10 announcement.
Victor Martinez, Melvin Anthony, Gustavo Badell, Gunter Schlierkamp, Toney Freeman, Dexter Jackson, Dennis James, Jay Cutler, Markus Ruhl, and Ronnie Coleman are in the top 10. The judges went for the big guys in the O once again for the most part.
10th place: $14,000, Gunter Schlierkamp
9th place: $16,000 Dennis James
8th place: $17,000 Markus Ruhl
7th place: $18,000 Toney Freeman
The top six take center stage -- Victor, Melvin, Gustavo, Dexter, Ronnie and Jay. Doing quarter turns. Ronnie chant erupts, crowd is getting restless. Of course, chant started by his family...
Is it Jay? Is it Ronnie? The posedown begins, the scores are being tallied. History is about to be made, one way or another. The excitement is palpable. It's a crazy scene.
Jim Manion is on his way backstage with the scores.
Crowd is on it's feet. Phil Heath was actually one of the first to get up and cheer.
Here we go:
Guys go off the stage for some water ...
I know, I know -- it's getting crazy, we want to know who wins this thing! A couple more minutes. In the meantime, Lee Haney has taken the stage.
"Ronnie's out to break the record, I'm here to cheer him on, but he has his hands full," Haney said.
Shawn Ray was just handed the results. Whatever is to happen, is done ... it's all over but the announcing.
Haney is going to win the Flex Vanguard Award tonight ... he had some very nice words to say. Now he's being asked who he thinks has won tonight: "I am going to leave that up to the judges."
6th place: $30,000 Gustavo Badell
5th place: $38,000 Melvin Anthony
4th place: $48,000 Dexter Jackson
3rd place: $60,000 Victor Martinez -- he made his goal of the top three.
And the winner of the 2006 Mr. Olympia is Jay Cutler. OH MY GOD!