What are the odds of a White Christmas 2007?
October 12, 2007
Are you dreaming of a White Christmas?
Every Christmas there is one question on everyone’s mind - No, not “Will the Spice Girls be Number 1?” - Everyone wants to know “Will Christmas 2007 be a White Christmas?”
The last “official” White Christmas recorded in London was in 1999, although hardly anyone noticed, it only takes a single flake of snow to drop on the roof of the met office for it be officially deemed to be a “White Christmas”
Bear in mind that in these days of climate change, and therefore milder winters, there is much less chance of a White Christmas - that is not to say that you’ll never see snow again - We are also seeing much more violent changes in weather conditions these days, so heavy snow is quite likely every year. It’s more likely to fall in February or March though, and the chance of correctly predicting when it will snow is very remote indeed.
You’d think therefore that the odds offered on a White Christmas 2007 would be relatively high, but that is not the case. The latest odds of a White Christmas 2007 being offered by Bet 365 is 11/2. Why so low? Well, you only have to look at the sheer number of people who will bet on it being a White Christmas - When/If it does snow on Christmas Day, the bookies pay out huge sums of money.
And when it doesn’t (i.e. pretty much every year), the bookies collect a huge amount of money. So why not buck the trend, be a Grinch and bet on it NOT being a White Christmas this year? Well, the main reason is the odds - a lousy 1/10 is all you’re offered at the moment by Bet365. you’re not going to have much money to spend in the January sales with those odds!
At the end of the day, White Christmas betting is meant to be a bit of fun - It’s not a serious market for professional punters (apart from those who lay via Betfair etc). so if you want to bet a few quid that 2007 will be a White Christmas, then go ahead. but don’t be surprised to wake up to a mild, damp Christmas Day.
Here are the current odds for it being a White Christmas in 2007:
For the very latest odds on Christmas 2007 being a White Christmas, please click here.
