Coronation Street Whodunnit - Who kills Liam Connor?
July 7, 2008
Coronation Street’s sexy star Rob James-Collier who plays Liam Connor has decided to quit the show. The former knicker factory boss will be killed off in a sensational story line later this year. The plot is likely to pull in the viewers, though not nearly as much as the who shot Phil Mitchell line in Eastenders, or the who pushed Claire Cunningham line from Hollyoaks, but will manage to instill an amount of intrigue.
Liam has been a familiar face on the street for the last 2 years. Having overheard a conversation about Underworld, he and his brother stumped up cash and bought out Adam Barlow. There was a bit of a struggle between him and Danny Baldwin, which is how Liam found himself on the street.
Liam is a smooth talker as well as a good looker, who didn’t take too long in finding himself the centre of a ladies interest. Unfortunately for him he was really never any good at picking the right girl. First up it was his partner’s ex-wife, then his attention turned to Joanne Jackson then onto Leanne Battersby. These two were short relationships, doomed from the start. He is now more than a little confused with where his heart lies. Is it with Maria, or for his sister-in-law Carla?
Liam has decided to quit Coronation Street for fear of being typecast as just another hunk, after he won the ‘Sexiest Male’ for the last two years at the British Soap Awards.
He is to be murdered in a brutal attack in the Autumn. But who is up to doing the evil deed?
Online bookmakers Paddy Power have made up their own minds and are offering bets on who the murderer will be.
In the top spot as prime suspect is Tony Gordon. We have already seen that he’ll do anything to get his way, and with Carla thrown into the mix, will that be enough of a motive to murder Liam? If you think that Tony Gordon will kill Liam Connor then you can get odds of 1/2 with Paddy Power.
We then turn to the women in Liam’s life, firstly Carla who is second on the list at 7/2 and Maria third at 6/1 from Paddy Power.
There are 15 possible suspects on the list, with Roy Cropper and Emily Bishop available with odds of 250/1, making them the least likely to kill Liam. The full list is printed below or for the current odds please visit Paddy Power.
- Tony Gordon 1 - 2
- Carla Connor 7 - 2
- Maria Sutherland 6 - 1
- Kirk Sutherland 14 - 1
- Michelle Connor 20 - 1
- Paul Clayton 22 - 1
- David Platt 25 - 1
- Leanne Battersby 33 - 1
- Rosie Webster 33 - 1
- Ryan Connor 40 - 1
- Kevin Webster 40 - 1
- Audrey Roberts 50 - 1
- Blanche Hunt 100 - 1
- Emily Bishop 250 - 1
- Roy Cropper 250 - 1
Who do you think will kill Liam?
Let us know by leaving a comment, and tell us why you have chosen then as your suspect.
BB Eviction Betting - 4 July 2008
July 4, 2008
It’s that time of the week again when we find out who the public have voted for an will be evicted from the Big Brother House. The eviction tonight will see either Rex of Jennifer join the ranks as the third evictee from the house, along with Stephanie and Sylvia. You will remember that Dennis and Alexandra were removed from the house for bad behaviour.
Jennifer, a 21 year old model from Chester-Le-Street is the bookies favourite by far to be evicted on tonight’s show. 888sport are currently offering the best odds for you with 1/25 available on Jennifer going.
Meanwhile Rex, for some unknown reason, is least likely to go tonight, and 888sport are also offering the best odds of 8/1 on him going. Blue Square are also offering these odds for both.
Each of the two housemates received six votes from their fellow housemates during nominations earlier in the week. Jennifer receives votes from Darnell, Kathreya, Lisa, Mohamed, Rachel and Rex. Whilst Rex’s nominations came from Dale, Luke, Mario, Michael, Rebecca and Stuart.
Who’s likely to win Big Brother? Well still at the top of the pile is Kathreya. If this is yor favourite housemate, then place a bet with Blue Square who are offering the best odds 7/4 on Kathreya winning the competition. However is she really likely? Kathreya is upsetting some of the housemates at the moment and her popularity is slipping in the bookies eyes too.
Maybe surprisingly, Darnell is in second place with 15/8 available from 888sport. from the Big Brother Blog those there is gathering support for Luke to win, some even calling hiom the funniest housemate in the Big Brother House. Odds of 11/1 are available for Luke to win from Bet365 amongst other bookmakers. Rex is currently in 4th place with odds of 12/1 available from Bet365 if he is your housemate of choice. In last place with odds of 250/1 is the favourite to go tonight, Jennifer. If you think she will stay tonight, and can turn things around, then this is a good bet for you.
Check out our special page for a full list of odds on Big Brother Winner
Big Brother have let slip a secret about tonight’s show. Three new female housemates will enter the house tonight, which will certainly stir things up.
Let us know your thoughts!
Betting on TV shows - How to bet on the outcome of Reality TV shows
June 23, 2008
BETTING ON TV SHOWS - HOW TO BET ON THE OUTCOME OF REALITY TV SHOWS
Over the past few years or so reality TV shows have become increasingly popular and so has the betting surrounding such shows. These include X factor, Big Brother, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and various others. The reality TV show most popular as a betting medium is Big Brother, for which bookmakers create numerous markets. After the initial few weeks, odds compilers tend to adopt very firm opinions with regard to the betting markets and short priced favourites begin to dominate. However, such short priced favourites are by no means sure-fire betting propositions. In 2007, the twins, Amanda and Sam, were as short as 1/5 in the Big Brother betting on the final day, but were beaten by Brian, the second favourite. As with other types of betting, late money is often “informed” money, so it can pay to wait, even though this may mean taking a shorter price. Comparing the prices of online bookmakers can also be a worthwhile exercise, as the likes of Victor Chandler, William Hill, Ladbrokes and Stan James have different odds compilers who may adopt different attitudes to different contestants.
Evictions
Reality TV shows such as Big Brother or the X Factor have one of the housemates or contestants evicted or eliminated each week. Often, this is clear-cut as it is obvious who is the most disliked housemate or least talented performer. However, a certain amount of care is required when venturing into either the X factor betting or Big Brother betting “eviction” markets. In Big Brother, the rules are often varied from week to week, with one housemate being required to select the eviction nominees in some weeks. In this situation, it is not unusual for even the most disliked housemate to evade nomination, never mind eviction. A similar case springs to mind from X factor betting 2006, where the Scottish McDonald brothers were, frankly, appalling. However, they survived for so many weeks that it became something of a joke, apart from to those punters who had backed them to be voted off at a short price.
Reality TV Betting Risks
It is worth remembering that reality TV shows are produced predominantly as entertainment, not as a betting medium. Big Brother betting is an area of which to be particularly cautious, due to rule changes, e.g. double evictions, housemates simply quitting and walking out and additional housemates being added or previous evictees being reinstated. An important point which the majority of punters miss is that the manner in which the programme is edited can portray one or more housemates in a particular light, thus affecting the number of votes they receive.
Tips for Betting on Reality TV
Reality TV shows are, for the most part, a very poor betting medium as punters have little to go on other than educated guesses and intuition. A bet on X factor or Big Brother should only be contemplated if you feel you have something that gives you an “edge” over the layers. Inside information is the obvious one, but sadly, something to which few people are privy. In this light, it makes sense to look for events that look seriously overpriced. Obviously, the majority of such bets will be losers, but at bigger prices even the odd winner should result in a profit. For those punters who simply cannot resist getting involved in the minefield of reality TV, there are a few pointers which may be of assistance. A full knowledge and understanding of the rules of the show in question is absolutely essential to have any hope at all of successful betting. It is also fundamental to consider who is likely to be viewing and voting - try to see things from their perspective. Much of the X factor (amongst others) voting is done by teenage girls via text messages. This fact is maybe underestimated by the layers and may provide a profit-making opportunity. One final point is exactly how the elimination process works. For example, if two favourites are up for elimination / eviction, does the public make the final decision or the panel of judges?
All odds correct at time of writing. Please click here for the latest odds
Henley By Election - Who’s a Safe Bet?
June 23, 2008
Boris Johnson resigned his Parliamentary seat when he became London’s new Mayor, which is causing a by-election. The seat of Henley will be contested on June 26th, when voters will be asked to vote in a new Member of Parliament for their constituency.
Henley is one of the safest Conservative seats in the country, when the voters last had to choose their MP in 2005, the Conservatives won 53.5% of the votes. The Lib Dems returned 26% of the votes with Labour in third place with 14.7%.
This time around many parties are fielding a candidate, though after the Conservatives stormed the Crewe and Nantwich By Election last month there’s really not much doubt that they won’t return a similar performance.
The candidates are as follows:
John Howell - Conservative
Richard McKenzie - Labour
Stephen Kearney - Liberal Democrats
Mark Stevenson - Green Party
Chris Adams - UKIP
Derek Allpass - English Democrats
Harry Bear - The Fur Play Party
Dick Rodgers - The Common Good
Bananaman Owen - Monster Raving Loony Party
Timothy Rait - British National Party
Just how bad could it get for the Labour Party?
Having polls which put their popularity into third place, Labour are facing an uphill struggle on June 26th. Could it be as bad as not even getting their deposit back? Well the bookies are offering bets on this. Ladbrokes are offering 1/3 on Labour losing their deposit, or 9/4 on them not. In order to have their deposit returned, Labour has to secure at least 5% of the votes.
Poor old Mr Brown, he may well have the most humiliating morning on his anniversary of being in Number 10. Exactly one year on he potentially faces not only a By Election defeat, but one in which his party couldn’t even get 5% of the voters to back them.
Place a bet on the outcome of the Henley By Election
Ladbrokes are also offering odds on the outcome of the Henley By Election. Currently you can get odds of 1/25 on the Conservatives winning the seat; 8/1 on Liberal Democrats taking the seat or 100/1 on Labour managing the near impossible task of winning the Henley By Election.
Check the latest odds on the Henley By Election
Big Brother: Mario is favourite to go
June 13, 2008
As we’ve already reported in our Big Brother Eviction betting post, Mario is favourite to get the boot in tonight’s Big Brother.
Paddy Power have been looking at what life after the house has in store for Mario, and what he coul go on to do when he has left the house. Paddy Power have created a betting market based on this, let’s take a look at what they think Mario might do when he leaves the house:
All of these markets are available as single bets only, and will be the first thing Mario does when he leaves the house. They must happen before June 2009 unless stated otherwise.
In top spot it’s Marrying Lisa. After Lisa had to watch Mario wed Stephanie in the Big Brother task this week, she must be really chomping at the bit to tie the knot with Mario, but will they do it before 2009? Odds of 7/4 say they will!
Next up we have Mario as a contestant on Anne Robinson’s show Celebrity Weakest link. If you think this is likely to be the first thing Mario does, then you can 2/1 with Paddy Power.
Relationships in/from the House don’t always work out. If you think that Mario and Lisa will split up before 2009 then you can get 4/1. Do you think Mario may have a different idea after tasting life married to a 19 year old?
The possibility of starring in Wife Swap is in fourth place with odds of 6/1. Maybe an ideal show for these pair after intimating they could be swingers.
Fatherhood is the 8/1 shot, will he father another child before June 2009?
With all his rants about health and safety, there’s 12/1 on Mario becoming the new safety officer for Hell’s Kitchen.
Craig did it (from BB 1) but do you think that Mario has what it takes to become a DIY presenter? Well there’s 18/1 if you think he could have his own DIY show.
One bitten, twice shy is the saying, but if you fancy a punt, there’s 25/1 that Mario will start a relationship with Stephanie.
In the outside category (if you didn’t think that the Stephanie re-romance was a goer) is that Mario could win Nabba Mr Universe 2008 (for 80/1); he could voice over as Mario in Nintendo’s next Mario game (100/1); or for 100/1 Mario could star in ‘Friends’ the movie as Joey’s twin.
Some of these ideas could be quite likely, others, not so, but if Mario does get evicted tonight, there’s lots of scope for furthering his career when he’s out.
Mario is currently 2/5 favourite to be evicted from the house tonight. To find the latest odds visit our Eviction Special page.
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