Todd Helton Was Drinking Red Wine Out of Plastic Cups and Buying Lottery Tickets At the Time of His DUI Arrest
You can take Todd Helton out of Tennessee, but you cannot take Tennessee out of Todd Helton. According to TMZ, the police report describes the circumstances of his arrest, and as you can imagine in looking at his mugshot photo, they are crazy.
First, police received a tip about Helton’s Ford F150 striking a median. Then, they found the vehicle at the local gas station, with Helton walking out smelling of booze, and clutching lottery tickets in his hand. He denied hitting the median, but did admit to drinking “two” igloo cups of red wine. It’s always two, occifer. Talk about taking the stupid tax to its extreme.
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February 7th, 2013 at 11:40 AM
What a head of hair, though.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:41 AM
Drank bag wine out of a solo cup in the bleachers at Miller Park some years back, we’re all flawed people
February 7th, 2013 at 11:43 AM
dude, you made nine-figures. act like it.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:44 AM
dude, you made nine-figures. act like it.
guys who make 9 figures can’t buy lotto tickets?
February 7th, 2013 at 11:45 AM
He’ll be going first in many fantasy leagues. Legend.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:45 AM
I just hope he stops making shitty car commercials now
February 7th, 2013 at 11:45 AM
I’m guessing they were scratch-off tickets.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:45 AM
fuck you, Lisk.
/runs away crying
February 7th, 2013 at 11:46 AM
There is an epic “Missing Baldwin” joke here, but I just can’t pull it all together.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:47 AM
get a driver and a monogrammed set of drinking glasses
February 7th, 2013 at 11:49 AM
I’ve got news Spence, when we sell our consulting firm for ten figures this is exactly how I’ll be acting.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:50 AM
Jesus Christ
February 7th, 2013 at 11:51 AM
yea, but with us, it’d be endearing and charming. with helton it’s sad and pathetic.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:51 AM
Spencer – what kind of golf ball do you play?
I just bought 3 dozen Srixon off of Amazon on the cheap. Should carry me through the summer.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:53 AM
ritty…nike 20xi-x. which model srixon and how cheap?
February 7th, 2013 at 11:53 AM
Drinking wine out of a Red Solo Cup? This story just keeps getting better
February 7th, 2013 at 11:54 AM
He’ll be going first in many fantasy leagues. Legend.
I didn’t know fantasy baseball had suicide leagues.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:55 AM
Two Christmases ago when I went back home to visit family I found out my dad had taken to drinking wine in a cup while driving, and had grown a fu-manchu, he’s on the Todd Helton retirement plan I guess.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:55 AM
guys who make 9 figures can’t buy lotto tickets?
I think he was talking more about how they should be drinking in a chauffeured limo rather than guzzling box wine in a Toyota.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:55 AM
Looks like he ate Val Kilmer
February 7th, 2013 at 11:55 AM
Z-Star XV. 3 dozen for $75 shipped.
I’ve been playing the TM Penta tp3 but they’re called the Lethal or something stupid for 2013. I used to play the XV for a while and liked them. A little firmer but straight and good in the West Texas wind.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:55 AM
Drinking wine out of a red solo cup while making a 2:30 in the morning run for lottery tickets? Hillbilly.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:56 AM
Or F-150. Whatever. I guess it’s better than being in a Ford Ranger.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:56 AM
Drinking wine out of a red solo cup while making a 2:30 in the morning run for lottery tickets? Hillbilly.
This will be Matt Stafford in four years. Book it.
/Vlad
February 7th, 2013 at 11:57 AM
…. amazon was running a buy 2 get 1 free special on them. Listed at $31.99/dozen. I think they were normally $45/dozen.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:58 AM
WOW. i still have a bunch of nikes left, but that’s too good a deal to pass up.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:58 AM
Didn’t this exact same thing happen to Dr. Steve Brule?
//Sweet Cherry Wine!
February 7th, 2013 at 11:59 AM
I mean, seriously…who hasn’t drank wine from a solo cup before?
February 7th, 2013 at 11:59 AM
Guarantee he had just listened to Toby Keith’s “Red Solo Cup”
Drank bag wine out of a solo cup in the bleachers at Miller Park some years back, we’re all flawed people
February 7th, 2013 at 12:01 PM
The smell of red wine makes me want to throw up.
/prepares for a beating
February 7th, 2013 at 12:01 PM
Sorry, but I’m not from the south.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:01 PM
My thoughts exactly.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:02 PM
I just searched for Srixon z star xv on Amazon. The first result that came up had 31.99 per dozen. I clicked on that and then scrolled down and it said “special offers and promotion” and described the deal in there.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:03 PM
Nor am I, but come on. Aren’t you ‘Merican?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:03 PM
I can make a Tennessee joke because I’m from Missouri and that’s one of the 20 states we touch. It’s like the anti-Dentite defense. I drink wine from solo cups every day.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:03 PM
/gallops away on very tall horse
February 7th, 2013 at 12:03 PM
Back in the day I used to drink a jug of Carlo Rossi chianti over the course of a weekend, that is not a fun puke.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:03 PM
guys who make 9 figures can’t buy lotto tickets?
This is what I find so perplexing. What is the thrill of buying lotto tickets when you don’t need the money? I understand gambling at casino’s and on sporting events but what is the thrill of lotto tickets?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:03 PM
Allegedly has made $156,490,000 in his career so far….
February 7th, 2013 at 12:03 PM
Pssh, I did this at a party like two weekends ago. At some point I get tired of Coors Light. Too close for missiles, gotta switch to guns, you know? And unfortunately they didn’t have any liquor out, and who wants to drink from a wine glass when everyone is drinking beer?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:04 PM
This is a great point. The thrill has to be cut by like 80% when you’re already a millionaire 10x over.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:04 PM
fixed
February 7th, 2013 at 12:04 PM
Tyler Duffy, probably.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:04 PM
Takes me about one sip.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:05 PM
Excellent question.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:05 PM
I mean, seriously…who hasn’t drank wine from a solo cup before?
Sorry, but I’m not from the south
So you drive around with your red wine in a wine glass?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:05 PM
This was predictable, but it still made me laugh.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:06 PM
Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:06 PM
I envision this happening at the Michigan-Uconn tailgate next year
Not mentioned: Helton was making this run for still relevant athlete, Peyton Manning
February 7th, 2013 at 12:07 PM
non winos
February 7th, 2013 at 12:08 PM
Well, did he win anything from the tickets? Jeez, I thought tbl was thorough and diligent in research/investigating
February 7th, 2013 at 12:08 PM
I don’t discriminate when I’m at somebody else’s house drinking their beer. It’s a quantity over quality thing.
He would not get along very well down here, I have a feeling.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:09 PM
Speaking of beer, just got a kegerator.
What kind of keg should I get?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:09 PM
Beer keg, probably.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:10 PM
Well, did he win anything from the tickets? Jeez, I thought tbl was thorough and diligent in research/investigating
Oh, we are on it.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:10 PM
Never have.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:10 PM
Because athletes with big contracts always take care of their money.
/wanking
February 7th, 2013 at 12:10 PM
Back in the day I used to drink a jug of Carlo Rossi chianti over the course of a weekend, that is not a fun puke.
One of the worst things to throw up is day old BBQ. It’s like throwing up a campfire.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:10 PM
Oh for real?
What kind of beer? I’m thinking straight banquet beer. A keg full of Coors, O.G.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:11 PM
How’s your senior year going?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:11 PM
Rogue Hazelnut Brown Ale. Went to a friend’s wedding who had this and loved it. They didn’t finish it, and I was later told my wife turned it down. I was not happy.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:11 PM
Natty Ice of course.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:12 PM
If it ain’t Ronny, I ain’t readin’ it.
/MVP
February 7th, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Cold beer, probably.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Fuck that shit. I know a few people who put bars in their basement and they have them. It’s fantastic.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:12 PM
What kind of beer? I’m thinking straight banquet beer. A keg full of Coors, O.G.
Are you using this to water a garden with?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Dante Bichette is pissed he bought his tickets.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Natty Ice of course.
Bud Ice.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:13 PM
Coors, it’s got what plants crave.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:14 PM
Alcoholic beer.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:14 PM
I had a girl bring wine over and not being a drinker of it, had no wine glasses to speak of nor a goddamn corkscrew. Red wine in Simpsons themed pint glasses. The night went well as you can imagine.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:14 PM
My Dad used to have one when I was a kid. I also know many people who do this. Cheaper than buying cases and six packs all the time.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:14 PM
I had one in my first apartment out of college. Was truly amazing.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:15 PM
First, police received a tip about Helton’s Ford F150 striking a median.
I hate a snitch.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:15 PM
I drink margaritas out of mine, to piss Moe off.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:16 PM
Speaking of beer, just got a kegerator.
What kind of keg should I get?
Bulleit
February 7th, 2013 at 12:16 PM
Obligatory
February 7th, 2013 at 12:17 PM
When I was in middle school someone did a science project which measured plant growth for plants watered with beer and water. The plant which was given beer (I think it was Bud) did pretty well. Long story short, we should put beer in all of our water sprinkler systems.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:17 PM
Now imagine it set into a bar where it’s discreet and has a tap a la a real bar. Put a nice TV or two into the place and some chairs and you’d live down there. Hell, you could even hire a dude to cut that pretty mane of yours while you watch the Yankees or whatever team gets you off.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:18 PM
Bud Ice
Do they even make Bud Ice anymore. That shit was huge back when I was in high school. That and Molson Ice.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:18 PM
I love little else than being able to pour a perfect glass of keg beer before I kill a bunch of bad guys on Call of Duty.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:19 PM
The plant which was given beer (I think it was Bud) did pretty well.
But it would attract slugs. You don’t want slugs.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:20 PM
It’s for your own good, man. This…is an intervention. Think of the children!
February 7th, 2013 at 12:20 PM
I hadn’t played a game in a year or so and then this one came out and sucked me back in. The beauty of those games is that you can play a quick game or two online. AKA the exact opposite of NCAA or Madden.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:20 PM
But it would attract slugs. You don’t want slugs.
Never thought of that. I guess the natural sugars in the beer attract them? This guy did the experiment indoors with potted plants. So he excluded the possibility of other things coming in that might kill the plants.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:20 PM
I foolishly ended up giving it to a friend when I moved at one point. It’s still alive and kickin’ though.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:21 PM
That’s the idea down the road. However there is a huge roadblock right now. Actually she only stands about 4’11″ but she’s mean as hell when I try to do too much man shit in the house. So, the keg will be in the garage.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:21 PM
A keg full of Coors, O.G.
cmon man. coors is an ice-cold bottle beer. find a local brewery and buy from it
February 7th, 2013 at 12:22 PM
Yup, I usually play for about 10-30 minutes when I get home from work. It’s a way of taking out my frustration.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:23 PM
I gotta finish the campaign so I can get into some multi-player. I know it’s weird that I want to finish the campaign, but I think it helps get you ready for the multiplayer. Esp. after playing third person platformers and action games for the past year.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:23 PM
/still playing Counter Strike
February 7th, 2013 at 12:24 PM
Well, I need way more space than I currently have to even think about putting a bar in place, but it’s definitely going to happen at some point. One of my wife’s friends married this idiot (they made it work for all of 3-4 years) but one thing he was really good at was carpentry. Dude built this badass bar for a rich friend of his and it’s killer. It’s adjacent to a movie theater in the house and was really well done. I was pissed he’s out of the circle for no other reason than wanting to get him to help me build one.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:24 PM
I love that shit in a can, too. So why not a keg?
I’d have to drive 2 hours to find a local brewer.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:24 PM
Bought this year’s FIFA. Another excellent option for 15 mins of gaming
February 7th, 2013 at 12:25 PM
When I was in college I did this. Now I go straight to multiplayer and have barely touched the campaign.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:25 PM
FIFA is the best sports game every year for this exact reason. The gameplay and flow works perfectly in a video game setting and you can play a fun game in like 15 minutes.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:25 PM
she only stands about 4’11″
treat her gently then put her in a pocket
February 7th, 2013 at 12:26 PM
I’d go with Stella
How’d the golf go last week Ritty? Shoot that 78?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:27 PM
Campaign I can pretty much finish in three 2 hour sessions. I have played multiplayer sometimes for over five hours. I try to limit that to the weekends now.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:27 PM
Ever open up a bottle of wine without a corkscrew? I felt like a degenerate when i did. I took a butter knife and rammed the cork down into the bottle.
/
alcoholic
February 7th, 2013 at 12:27 PM
Never been the biggest Stella fan.
No, dammit, I had two three-putts and a double-bogey after hitting a tee shot OB.
Shot 81. Thanks for asking though.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:31 PM
Ever open up a bottle of wine without a corkscrew?
Yes. It’s called a screwtop bottle.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:31 PM
I love that shit in a can, too. So why not a keg?
I’d have to drive 2 hours to find a local brewer.
only way i drink mass produced beer is from an ice cold bottle. just a quirk. two hour drive to a brewer? how bout a distributor?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:32 PM
Ritty – It’s Texas, right? No shot at getting a keg of St. Arnold?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:32 PM
Helton in that photo looks like one of those creepy Civil War daguerrotypes of dead soldiers.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:32 PM
Never thought of that. I guess the natural sugars in the beer attract them?
I don’t know. I just know if I have a problem with them in my garden, I sit a shallow pan of beer out there and the next day I have the ingredients for beer-marinated slug kabobs.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:33 PM
Truth be told, I haven’t looked into it that much yet. I got the thing a couple weeks ago, but really haven’t thought about it yet. Beer is more of a spring/summer thing for me, so as long as I have it ready to go when the time changes in March, I’ll be fine.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:34 PM
Apparently Allen Iverson isn’t the answer to that issue.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:34 PM
the next day I have the ingredients for beer-marinated slug kabobs.
hakuna matata
February 7th, 2013 at 12:34 PM
Been there, done that.
/will drink wine out of anything that is handy.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:35 PM
Seriously guys, we all need to acknowledge just how terrible Mizzou is going to be in the SEC with classes like this.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:35 PM
I think they’re down in Houston.
I’m not really sure what the procedure is around here. We don’t have many (maybe not any?) bars that carry decent beer in this town, so I don’t see how/why the smaller outfits would be sending keg beer out this way.
I may have to go to Lubbock with a truck to bring one back. Might be a worthwhile trip to do it.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:36 PM
there are a handful of pretty good wines that have gone screwtop.
/not a wine drinker – this is just hearsay.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:36 PM
So the comments in both the Roundup and this post turned into alcohol benders.
Problems at home, fellas?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:38 PM
Make sure you get Bishop. Excellent bourbon-barrel stout.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:38 PM
Did you know that Publix actually has liquor stores in Florida?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:38 PM
They are, but wouldn’t you be able to order a keg from a local liquor store?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:39 PM
How long does beer stay fresh in a kegerator?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:39 PM
there are a handful of pretty good wines that have gone screwtop.
/not a wine drinker – this is just hearsay.
It’s true. There’s two reasons: first cork trees are becoming quite scarce and the price of cork is going up (no, really, this is not a joke), and two the seal you get on the bottle with a screwtop is actually better than with a cork. Air is the enemy of wine and any distilled and aged liquor. So with a screwtop you have a product that has a better shelf-life, especially after opening.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:39 PM
That’s because they claim be in the midst of a cork shortage. It’s more cost effective to have a screw top and the stigma of the screw top is slowly being whittled away.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:39 PM
BTW, “Drinking Wine Spodee-Odee” is a classic (especially the Killer version).
February 7th, 2013 at 12:40 PM
there are a handful of pretty good wines that have gone screwtop.
/not a wine drinker – this is just hearsay.
it’s true. my wife and her friends are wine aholics
February 7th, 2013 at 12:41 PM
and the stigma of the screw top is slowly being whittled away.
some folks are even drinking out of boxes
February 7th, 2013 at 12:43 PM
I imagine that champagne, especially really good labels, will probably stick with cork. The reason is that champagne, more than anything else, is best stored on its side with the liquid inside making contact with the cork. If you keep a bottle of 60 year old Dom Perignon sitting upright on a counter for years you succeed only in ruining the champagne inside and making it virtually worthless.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:43 PM
The cheaper wines all have some type of synthetic cork don’t they?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:44 PM
I’ll have to look into it. Just haven’t had the time to test my options yet.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:44 PM
You learn that watching Pawn Stars?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:44 PM
I hated that the SEC picked Mizzou, so this makes me very happy. Also, I cannot stand Pinkel’s brand of Big 12 sissyball
February 7th, 2013 at 12:44 PM
4-6 months is what I’ve been told.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:44 PM
some folks are even drinking out of boxes
I’ve never tried it but Black Box is supposed to be decent.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:45 PM
You learn that watching Pawn Stars?
I did see it on there but have read it in a number of other places.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:45 PM
The cheaper wines all have some type of synthetic cork don’t they?
Yes, but because those also fall apart more easily and because screwtop is, as Husker said, losing it’s stigma, I think you’ll see less of that over time.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:46 PM
Great option for the golf course if you don’t feel like drinking beer and pissing/needing to piss the entire round
February 7th, 2013 at 12:46 PM
I mean, seriously…who hasn’t drank wine from a solo cup before?
On SB Sunday I made a pre-game run out to the store with a friend of the wife. She was drinking red wine from a coffee cup. Clever girl.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:47 PM
They are severely lacking on the DL and they just lost their stud DT to the draft. UGA, UF and SoCar will be stout next year and A&M is going to be great. That puts Mizzou at 8-4 in the very best case scenario. 6-6 might be more likely.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:47 PM
Spottie Ottie Dopalicious by outkast kills that by a mile
February 7th, 2013 at 12:47 PM
i shake with glee when i see that the wife has a screw top bottle. much easier to open
February 7th, 2013 at 12:48 PM
4-6 months is what I’ve been told
Thats pretty good. I don’t think I could ever get a kegerator though. Too afraid of becoming a full blown alchy if I always had a virtual endless supply of beer on hand.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:49 PM
The traveling coffee mugs are great for discreet public drinking
February 7th, 2013 at 12:49 PM
there are a handful of pretty good wines that have gone screwtop.
It’s also because of a terrible shortage of cork-suckers.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:50 PM
I’ve got 3-4 of my best friends in walking distance of my house.
They’ll help for sure.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:50 PM
You should get one of those waiter corkscrews. They make opening a bottle of wine very easy.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:51 PM
The traveling coffee mugs are great for discreet public drinking
I was the PA announcer at HS football games for several years. Irish coffee on cold nights was delightful
February 7th, 2013 at 12:51 PM
It’ll be fine for at least a month assuming your CO2 propoerly regulated.
Ritty, can you change out your keg tap coupler? You’ve probably got a sankey tap that’ll limit you to mostly domestic macrobrews. See here for tap coupler charts for various beers.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:53 PM
You should get one of those waiter corkscrews. They make opening a bottle of wine very easy.
My mother gave my wife and I one of these: http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Le-Chef-Classic-Lever-Wine-Opener-Set/5527519/product.html?cid=202290&kid=9553000357392&track=pspla&ef_id=URPp3AAAAa@JXj5Q:20130207175235:s
It’s about the most fool proof wine opener in existence. If you have two hands then you can do use this opener with success.
February 7th, 2013 at 1:49 PM
yeah the rabbit opener is a treat. ours broke awhile back, haven’t replaced it yet
dopeman, i love that outkast album
February 7th, 2013 at 2:53 PM
The thing that kills me about this is he evidently lives in fucking Thornton.