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Big Brother Betting- Titch v Toff in First Eviction Battle

Big Brother betting focuses on the first eviction this week and according to reports, the first housemates to face the public vote are Freddie and Sophia.

Sky Bet make Sophia 1/7 favourite to be turfed out of the Big Brother house on Friday, while aspiring politician, Freddie, now known as Half Wit, looks likely to stay another week and is 4/1 outsider for the boot.

Sky Bet’s Big Brother betting expert, Helen Jacob, said: “Sophia has ruffled more than a few feathers since entering the house.

After being the only female contestant to be greeted with unanimous cheers on entering the house, we expect her to be booed on her way out on Friday as she is proving to be rather annoying!"

Sky Bet will refund bets on the first eviction if it is not Sophia and Freddie who face the public vote.

Money continues to flood in for Big Brother betting favourite Rodrigo, whose odds have been cut to 5/2 (from 7/2) by Sky Bet.

“Rodrigo is the only housemate attracting chunky bets in the Big Brother betting at present. He is getting along with everyone and never stops smiling, which makes him a worthy early favourite.” added Sky Bet’s Big Brother betting odds compiler, Helen Jacob.

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Big Brother Betting Bonanza

Big Brother betting has taken off ahead of tonight’s live launch and Bigbrother betting specialists, Sky Bet are offering a whole host of wacky wagers.

Sky Bet have Big brother odds on just about everything- from a wannabe celeb escaping over the wall (3/1), to someone smashing a camera (10/1) or even on the likelihood of another ‘fight night’ with the police being called in to break up a Big Brother barney (6/1)! You can even get Big Brother odds of 16/1 for a housemate to give the crowd the finger as they enter the house on launch night!

Word has it that there is a virgin among this year’s housemates and Sky Bet offer 10/1 that their cherry is plucked in the Big Brother house this summer.

Paul and Helen, Sophie and Lee, Grace and Mikey, we all love a Big Brother love story but will romance blossom again this year? It’s 20/1 for two housemates to meet on the show and marry and 33/1 for a contestant to give birth to a baby conceived in the house.

Fancy a flutter on how many walkers there will be this series? Stunning model, Maysoon, was the only housemate to quit last year after a whopping three jumped ship in 2007. This year though, Big Brother contestants are in for a rough time with the most basic house ever and Sky Bet quote 8/1 in the Big Brother betting for another three deserters this summer. It’s 5/4 for noone to quit voluntarily.

Last year narky Nicole Cammack set a new record for the highest Big Brother eviction vote, polling a whopping 94.04% of the public vote and beating the previous record of 91.6% set by BB 7’s Seser Yurtseven. Will there be a more hated housemate this summer? Sky Bet’s Big brother betting offers 9/4 that there will be.

Sky Bet will be betting on Big Brother live during the launch show on Thursday so back the housemate you like the look of as they enter the house at www.skybet.com

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Grobbelaar Backed for Hell’s Kitchen

Following the first instalment of ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ last night, ante post favourite Adrian Edmondson remains at the head of the betting at 7/4 but Liverpool legend Bruce Grobbelaar is the biggest mover with Sky Bet, being backed down to 9/2 from 6/1.

Sky Bet’s Helen Jacob said, “Despite hardly featuring, bets were flooding in on Bruce during the opening show last night so he’s clearly a hit with housewives and Marco also thinks he’s a safe pair of hands in the kitchen so he could well progress to the public vote stages.”

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Adrian Edmondson 7/4   Bruce Grobbelaar 9/2   Jody Latham 6/1   Niomi McLean- Daley 8/1   Grant Bovey 8/1   Danielle Bux 8/1  Anthea Turner 8/1   Linda Evans 16/1 

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Susan’s Got Talent!

Sky Bet have installed Susan Boyle, as 2/1 early favourite to win ‘Britain’s Got Talent’. The teetotal, devout Catholic who hails from West Lothian and has never been kissed wowed the judges and audience with her rendition of ‘I Dream A Dream’ from ‘Les Mis’.

Sky Bet’s Helen Jacob, said, “I guess Susan will be hoping that it goes, ‘unlucky in love, lucky in reality TV competitions’. She has a tremendously powerful voice and with a nation of fiercely patriotic Scots behind her she has a great chance of topping the public vote in the final.”

Dance troupe Flawless whose exceptional choreography earned them a standing ovation from the judges, are Sky Bet’s 7/2 second favourites to win the show, while heart-warming father and son act, Stavros Flatly, are an 8/1 chance to win, thereby getting the chance to perform for the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance Show in December.

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Young One 7/4 Favourite For Hell's Kitchen

Sky Bet have installed former ‘Young One’ Adrian Edmondson as 7/4 favourite to win the new series of ‘Hell’s Kitchen’, which returns to our screens on Monday.  Edmondson is one of eight celebs to test their culinary skills in a two-week stint under legendary chef, Marco Pierre White.

Sky Bet’s Helen Jacob said, “The winner of Hell’s kitchen will be determined as much by personality as by cooking ability so comedian, Ade Edmondson, is a worthy favourite. What’s more, he has a good record in reality TV, having finished third in ‘Comic Relief Does Fame Academy’ in 2005.”

Niomi McLean-Daley, better known as hip-hop singer, Miss Dynamite, is Sky Bet’s 6/1 second favourite to be crowned queen of the kitchen, with Liverpool legend Bruce Grobbelaar third favourite at 7/1.

Husband and wife duo, Anthea Turner and Grant Bovey, are quoted at 8/1 and 9/1 respectively.

With temperatures and tempers both sure to run high in the kitchen, Sky Bet offer 6/4 for a celebrity to quit voluntarily and it’s 3/1 for any of White’s protégés to be forced to leave the show due to injury.

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Ray 2/1 For Swinging 60 In Dancing On Ice Final!

Sunday sees the grand final of ‘Dancing On Ice’ and white hot favourite at 6-1 ON is 2006 X Factor runner-up, Ray Quinn. After he scored a perfect judges’ score of 30 just six weeks into the competition, Sky Bet make Ray 2/7 to bag a 30 in Sunday’s final and 2/1 to follow in the footsteps of last year’s winner, Suzanne Shaw, by racking up full marks in both routines.

Former Liberty X singer, Jessica Taylor, is Sky Bet’s 6/1 second favourite to be crowned queen of the rink. Jessica’s elegance may give her an advantage in the annual ‘flying’ routine and she is 7/4 to score a perfect 30 on Sunday.

Undercover investigator, Donal MacIntyre, is Sky Bet’s rank outsider to win at 8/1. With Donal prone to the occasional stumble, Sky Bet offer 4/1 for any of the celebrity finalists to fall over during Sunday’s grand final.

Sky Bet are offering a straight forecast market and make it 5/6 for Ray to win, with Jessica coming runner-up. 13/8 is on offer for Ray to win with Donal in second place and 33/1 is available for a huge upset with Donal being crowned skating king and Jessica taking second place.

Sky Bet will be betting in-running throughout Sunday’s grand final so visit www.skybet.com during the show for a range of in-play markets, including winner and judges’ score specials.

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Sky Bet are offering 16/1 for ‘Dancing On Ice’ disasters Todd Carty and Coleen Nolan both to be in the skate-off on Sunday, after both celebs failed to impress on the rink. It’s 13/8 for one of the two to be in the bottom two and 4/9 that both escape the dreaded skate-off. Perhaps surprisingly, EastEnder Todd and ‘loose woman’ Coleen are both priced at 5/1 to be eliminated, despite being the show’s worst skaters. Instead, Sky Bet have installed undercover journalist, Donal MacIntyre, as 3/1 favourite to hang up his skates on Sunday, when both the male and female celebs take to the rink for the first time.

Sky Bet’s Helen Jacob said, “Personality has always been an element of winning reality TV shows but with the sympathy vote more prevalent than ever, the underdogs are surviving long after they should go, based on ability alone. Todd Carty is so bad that he looks likely to be the John Sergeant of ‘Dancing On Ice’ and despite being the poorest skater by a way, we’re happy to lay him this week to be eliminated.”

Skating wizard, Ray Quinn, remains odds-on to win the show at 8/11.

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Oscar Slam Dunk for Slumdog?

Sky Bet make Slumdog Millionaire 2/5 favourite to win Best Picture at the Oscars after the Danny Boyle film picked up a total of 10 nods from the Academy today.

The British film has already won four Golden Globes and is bidding for 11 Baftas.

Sky Bet’s Helen Jacob said: "Slumdog may not have got most nods (The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button did with 13 and the film with most bids has won 15 times in the last 20 years) but it’s still taken home most of the top prizes so far this season and remains our frontrunner."

Sky Bet are also offering a host of special market on the Oscars including 3/1 for best actress frontrunner Kate Winslet to cry during her acceptance speech. It’s 33/1 for her to accept the gong with a single ‘thank you!’ and 20/1 for any best actress nominee to fall over on the red carpet!

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Tommy And Ulrika For the Boot?

Sky Bet quote 7/2 for Tommy Sheridan and Ulrika Jonsson to be the next two celebrities to leave the Big Brother house in Wednesday’s double eviction. 125/1 outsider to win, Tommy, looks highly likely to be the first of the male celebrities to be booted out, while it could be fourth time unlucky for Ulrika who has faced the public vote three times and avoided the chop.

Sky Bet’s Helen Jacob said, “Tommy looks a cert to go on Wednesday but the second evictee in the double eviction is much harder to call, with Terry and Verne the only two that look guaranteed to make it through to grand final night.”

Diminutive Verne Troyer has consolidated as 1/3 favourite to win the show, with Terry Christian 7/2 second favourite.

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Christmas Day TV Ratings - Bet Now

Sky Bet are offering odds on which TV programme will pull in most viewers on Christmas Day and make the latest instalment of the ‘The Royle Family’ 6/4 favourite.

‘Doctor Who’, which will feature David Tennant and David Morrissey as the Doctor, is 5/1 to be the top rated show, with the 9pm episode of ‘EastEnders’ priced at 11/4.

Sky Bet’s Helen Jacob said, ‘The soaps usually win the Christmas day ratings battle but ‘EastEnders’ faces tough competition this year in ‘Dancing On Ice at Christmas’ and, with an early slot for ‘Doctor Who’, we reckon ‘The Royle Family’ could clinch it this year.”

In ‘Blackadder Rides Again’, the cast of the much-loved comedy unite in a documentary 25 years after the first episode was broadcast and the programme is 12/1 to attract the biggest audience.

The Queen is 150/1 outsider to draw most viewers for her annual Christmas address at 3pm.

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