Wyatt Callow

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Wyatt Callow
Biographical Information
Age	18
Occupation	Tribute (50th Hunger Games) Coal miner
Home	The Seam in District 12
Relatives	Jethro Callow † (father) Mrs. Callow (mother)
Weapon	Intelligence
Fate	Deceased
Physical Information
Gender	Male
Appearances
Book Appearances	Sunrise on the Reaping

"I’m not a Booker Boy. I’m an oddsmaker. I determine the odds on an event people are betting on. That’s all. My family are the Booker Boys — they take the bets."

—Wyatt Callow

Wyatt Callow was one of the two male tributes from District 12 who participated in the 50th Hunger Games.

Biography

Wyatt lived on the opposite side of the Seam that the Abernathys did. His family were the Booker Boys, people who organized bets in District 12 which included the Hunger Games. They would bet on which kids would be reaped, their ages, whether they were from the Seam or merchant, and the number of tesserae they carry. His father was Jethro Callow. Wyatt was the oddsmaker of the family, and determined the odds on events people were betting on.

50th Hunger Games

For the second Quarter Quell, the Capitol demanded that twice the number of tributes be reaped for the event. They chose this to remind the districts that for every Capitol citizen that was killed during the Dark Days, two rebels were also killed. By this time, Wyatt was no longer in school as he was 18 (nearly 19) and had likely started working in the mines. Wyatt was the first of the two male tributes to be chosen after the two female tributes, Louella McCoy and Maysilee Donner. Shortly after, they were joined by Woodbine Chance, who ran away and was consequently killed. With the need for a new tribute, the last to be reaped was Haymitch Abernathy.

On the train to the Capitol, he was very quiet and barely spoke, except to point out that Plutarch Heavensbee improved their odds by giving them a good edit in the broadcast of the reaping. That night, Wyatt pretended to be asleep while he listened in on Haymitch and Louella's conversation. She had noticed him knuckle rolling a coin earlier that day, and realized his family were the Booker Boys. Both she and Haymitch decided that Wyatt couldn't be trusted and did not want to ally with him. In the morning, Wyatt revealed that he overheard and while they did not want him, they do need him. Wyatt denied being a Booker Boy, and said that he was just an oddsmaker.

During the chariot rides, the horses pulling them bolted and wrecked havoc across the drive. Wyatt and Maysilee managed to hold on but Haymitch and Louella were thrown off. When the horses stopped, Wyatt picked up Louella's hat and walked over only to realize she was dead. Haymitch picked her body up to flee from the Peacekeepers with her. Wyatt's warning that it's no use did not deter Haymitch from running to President Snow's house with her.

Afterwards, Wyatt pointed out their odds of winning had improved with injuries to Districts 6 and 10. When he said that Louella had a poor chance of winning anyway, Haymitch was upset and asked Wyatt what odds his own father had put on his chances of winning. Wyatt was ashamed to say just about 40 to 1, and Haymitch pointed out his own father considered him a long shot. Wyatt had dinner with his mentors, Wiress and Mags Flanagan, and left the table when Haymitch joined.

During a morning meeting with his mentors, Wyatt revealed that one thing he wanted to avoid was a long drawn out death so that people who bet on it wouldn't benefit. He also agreed that he wanted to do something to show the Capitol that they were human too and not animals, but he knew they'd only get it on camera if they did something big like kill themselves. Wyatt agreed to ally with Maysilee, and Haymitch offered to introduce them to the districts in Ampert's alliance, the Newcomers, as he wanted to expand it. Wyatt was interested as a pack would improve their odds, something he was even more interested in when he learned he was a loud snorer and needed protection when he slept.

At a training session, Maysilee advised Wyatt to look tougher. After joining Ampert's alliance comprising of Districts 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, & 12, Wyatt figured out their odds of countering and beating the Career pack if they hunt them down were decent. His gift with numbers impressed the District 3 tributes. On their way back to their apartment, Wyatt was confused when Haymitch was taken away by Peacekeepers.

Haymitch returned to the apartment a body double of Louella, who they dubbed Lou Lou. Wyatt was shocked when he saw her and questioned how Louella could be alive, before Haymitch explained that President Snow wanted them to pretend she was the real one. When they realised she was a tortured girl from District 11, Wyatt took pity on her and said she was one of them now. In the morning, they have another discussion with their mentors. Wyatt told them there were tarps and suggested it was a sign of what the arena might be like. That night, Wyatt suggested he and Haymitch sleep on the floor in Maysilee's room so she was not on her own with Lou Lou like they will in the arena.

After learning that Lou Lou had an audio implant in her ear, Wyatt agreed that they have to be careful what they say around her. During another training session, Wyatt looked after her. He was excited when Ampert completed the Newcomers alliance and he calculated their odds against the Careers. After his private session with the Gamemakers, he was given a score of 6, presumably having demonstrated his oddsmaking abilities. He remarked that he did not know how to factor Haymitch's score of 1 into his odds. He hugged Lou Lou after she was chastised by the Capitol through her ears.

In preparation for his interview with Caesar Flickerman, Wyatt was advised to promote his skills as an oddsmaker, and not to undersell himself by Wiress after he suggested his odds weren't as good as others. In response, he pointed out that it would prevent him from making stupid mistakes. Dressed by Effie Trinket, Wyatt impressed Caesar in his interview by calculating the odds of other tributes and the rate of sponsor dollars. Caesar suggested that if Wyatt won, they'd have to go to a casino together. Lou Lou's interview turned disastrous when she started calling the audience "murderers". Wyatt was instructed to carry her off the stage after she collapsed.

Wyatt attended a photo session at Plutarch Heavensbee's mansion where he looked out for Lou Lou. Wyatt questioned the audience's lack of intelligence when Plutarch suggested their responses were more emotional than logical, and that they were using emotions to figure out which tribute to support. Wyatt didn't think enjoying getting to watch children kill each other showed emotion, but Plutarch explained they consider it patriotic duty. Wyatt's catchphrase for their photoshoot was "All bluff and no aces". That night, Wyatt was disappointed when Haymitch revealed he was going solo in the arena.

Before entering the arena, Wyatt questioned whether their tracker implants would be removed if they win. He embraced his fellow District 12 tributes before they were separated.

Death

Wyatt died in the initial bloodbath. He was killed by Panache Barker with a sword while he was trying to shield Lou Lou. Ampert retrieved Wyatt's token, a scrip coin, and later gave it to Haymitch. After Haymitch won the 50th Hunger Games, he returned to their bedroom in their Capitol apartment, but felt it was empty without Wyatt.

At his funeral, Haymitch Abernathy noticed that there were five caskets instead of four and asked who the other casket was for. Wyatt's mother said that Wyatt's father Jethro Callow had committed suicide by hanging himself out of shame when Wyatt's body was returned to District 12.

Personality and traits

Wyatt is quiet and to himself. He is described as a "compulsive oddsmaker" in the official synopsis for Sunrise on the Reaping. He was also very intelligent when it came to arithmetic. Wyatt seemed off-putting to Haymitch when he would talk of the odds certain tributes had.

Physical description

Wyatt had a blank stare, and according to Haymitch, he was "fairly good-sized". He also had a quiet voice.

Trivia

• In Catching Fire, the female Morphling from District 6 sacrificed herself to save Peeta, a male tribute from District 12. Similarly, in Sunrise on the Reaping, Wyatt gave his life protecting Lou Lou, another tribute from District 12.
• Wyatt comes from a family known for gambling on the Hunger Games, often referred to as "Booker Boys". This background adds a layer of irony, as Wyatt becomes a tribute in the very event his family profited from, ultimately leading to his tragic end.
• Wyatt is the only known District 12 tribute to have been killed during the Cornucopia bloodbath.
• Wyatt is very skilled in probability theory.
• In training to the interviews before the 50th Hunger Games, Wyatt says he would advice to bet on Haymitch Abernathy as the eventual victor. He's posthumously proven right when Haymitch eventually wins the Games, furthermore showing his skills in betting, probability theory and knowledge of the Hunger Games.