The contest to catch a thief had started the first night in a bar, with a friendly wager between members of the two crews.

Then the two captains had laughed, made a friendly wager, and bought each other a drink.

"We make friendly wagers against each other and we keep the game fun," Slade said.

There was sure to be a friendly little wager placed on the game.

Later he had proposed a friendly wager on which of the dozers would blow first.

The friendly wager was immediately worked out over the phone.

He had done so on a friendly wager and offered to absorb expenses if Sullivan lost.

They even make a friendly wager over which one will get to The Sidewinder first.

"Just a friendly wager that I could outsell her."

He added, "I don't think we would have put a lot of money on it in a friendly wager."