Editorial / by - May 25, 2017 3:30 pm
2017 was a remarkable year in Eurovision Song Contest history. Confounding expectations, Portugal lifted its first trophy in an tenacious 53 years of participation. In this new series, we celebrate some of…
Specials / by - May 14, 2017 12:34 pm
The party is barely over, but there is no rest for number-crunching fans. With the release of full results, including semifinal scoring and split jury-televote statistics, there is just as…
Betting odds / by - May 14, 2017 11:18 am
In what seems like a re-run of 2016, the bookies’ odds picked out four of the top five finishers from last night’s Eurovision Song Contest grand final. In the hours…
Archive / by - May 13, 2017 6:59 pm
If the bookies can be trusted, tonight’s contest is down to the wire, as Italy and Portugal looked set for a head-to-head battle in the voting to be crowned winner of the Eurovision…
Portugal / by - May 12, 2017 9:13 pm
For weeks, Italy’s lead in the odds looked insurmountable. Until today, Eurovision Eve, when the almost unimaginable happened: Portugal’s Salvador Sobral overtook Francesco Gabbani as the bookies’ favourite. As we reported…
Betting odds / by - May 11, 2017 11:44 pm
In what could be a replay of Tuesday night, the bookies have once again predicted an impressive nine out of the ten qualifiers from the second semifinal of the Eurovision…
Archive / by - May 11, 2017 6:47 pm
Tuesday night was a triumph for the bookies, who correctly placed nine out of ten qualifiers. Tonight gives them a chance to go one better, as another 18 songs compete…
News / by - May 10, 2017 9:51 pm
The bookies’ favourites list is eight songs smaller after last night’s Eurovision Song Contest semifinal. But fewer songs equates to more dramatic movements in the odds, as Saturday’s date with…
Archive / by - May 9, 2017 11:31 pm
The punters have done it again tonight, with bookies’ odds predicting nine out of ten favourites to qualify from the first semifinal. In a repeat of 2016, all but one…
Archive / by - May 9, 2017 7:38 pm
With just a few hours to go before the first semifinal is concluded and ten songs proceed to the final, we take a last look at the bookies’ odds as…