News / by - May 19, 2019 3:55 pm
Number Crunching: Measuring Up Eurovision 2019
Eurovision is a numbers game, and after the event, fans have plenty of them to crunch. We take a look at some of the notable tallies from the 2019 event,…
Tag: Bookies
News / by - May 16, 2019 5:48 pm
Bookies Roundup: Are these tonight’s winners?
Kate Miller-Heidke’s gravity-defying climb with the bookmakers continues, as Australia nudges Russia down to take the bookies’ third favourite position today. Odds on “Zero Gravity” shortened as soon as the…
Israel 2019 / by - May 15, 2019 9:16 am
Australia soars as bookies bag eight out of ten
Australia is employing “Zero Gravity” to soar up behind the top three favourites to win after a night of shocks and delights in the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song…
Portugal 2018 / by - May 13, 2018 1:29 am
Odds Monitor: Israel returns as former favourite snatches crown
Punters managed to predict the top two of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest final – only the wrong way round. Contest winner Netta had enjoyed the top spot in the…
Specials / by - May 12, 2018 7:20 pm
Odds Monitor: Cyprus, Israel and Ireland top the table before final showdown
Cyprus is odds on favourite to be a first-time winner in tonight’s Eurovision Song Contest final with Eleni Foureira and “Fuego”. Cyprus shot up the favourites table as a former…
Portugal 2018 / by - May 11, 2018 9:44 pm
Odds Monitor: Ireland catapulted to third behind Cyprus and Israel
Eurovision Eve has been a dramatic day in the odds, as former long shot Ireland is catapulted into the top three favourites to win. While Cyprus holds a firm grip…
Portugal 2018 / by - May 10, 2018 11:45 pm
Odds Monitor: Eight out of ten for the bookies as Netta climbs back to second
The odds proved to be a slightly better barometer of success in tonight’s Eurovision semifinal, with bookies foretelling eight out of the ten lucky finalists. Serbia and Slovenia were the…
Portugal 2018 / by - May 10, 2018 8:05 pm
Odds Monitor : Could this be the lucky ten tonight?
Bookmakers have another chance to prove their mettle tonight, as ten more qualifiers will be picked from the second Eurovision semifinal in Lisbon. On Tuesday, they did moderately well, predicting…
Archive / by - May 9, 2018 9:56 pm
Odds Monitor: Cyprus comfy in first while Lithuania goes top five
Buoyant from semifinal success, Cyprus sees off all competition for the favourite position today, settling well into its new leading role. On odds as short as 2/1 (William Hill), Eleni’s…
Portugal 2018 / by - May 8, 2018 11:54 pm
Odds Monitor: Seven out of ten for the bookies on a night of surprises
It was close, but no cigar for the bookies tonight, who got seven out of ten qualifiers correct in the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. As decent…