Britain’s Got Talent’s live shows are underway and the battle to win Simon Cowell’s “special prize” and a spot at the 2018 Royal Variety Performance is heating up.
But who is going to be this year’s winner? Here are the latest betting odds from bookmakers.
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Lost Voice Guy is the current favourite with bookmakers with odds as short as 7/4.
Lee Ridley, who performs under the name Lost Voice Guy, is an award-winning British standup comedian. As a result of complications of cerebral palsy, Ridley is unable to speak.
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Ridley began performing in 2012 after an encounter with Ross Noble in which he challenged the quality of Noble's impersonation of Stephen Hawking. He then went on to have a successful show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2013.
He trained as a journalist before taking up comedy full-time in May 2015. Ridley won the BBC Radio New Comedy Awards in 2014.
Fellow comic Robert White, who went down a storm in his live semi-final when he did a musical comedy roast of the judges, is Lost Voice Guy’s closest rival with odds of 3/1.
Jack and Tim Goodacre, who still have to compete in their semi-final, also have short odds of 6/1 and are Simon Cowell’s Golden Buzzer act.
Amanda Holden’s Golden Buzzer act, Welsh opera singer Gruffydd Wyn is the next closest with odds of 12/1 of him triumphing on Sunday.
War time choir D-Darlings are currently 16/1.
The current outsiders are David Walliams Golden Buzzer act Donchez Dacres, who has become a hit with his track Wiggle and Wine, who is 20/1.
Young singer Calum Courtney can be backed at 33/1.
The grand final for Britain’s Got Talent 2018 will take place on Sunday, June 3 at 7.30pm on ITV.
It concludes a week of live semi-finals and will offer the lucky winner the chance to be on stage at the Royal Variety Performance later in the year.
Simon Cowell has also promised a special mystery prize for the winning act, which he will announce after they have been crowned.
Britain’s Got Talent’s final airs on Sunday, June 3 at 7.30pm on ITV.
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Each week a new show brings new betting opportunities. The acts don’t get given odds until they have featured on a show. We will update them as they come in below.
Latest Betting Odds
Britain’s Got Talent is a TV talent show with a difference as many different types of acts compete to get a chance to perform on the Royal Variety Show each year. After a series of stages, acts will compete in live shows and the winner will be announced on the live final night.
If you want to cash in on the Britain’s Got Talent excitement and bet on the winner, then read more about our Britain’s Got Talent betting odds.
One of the most popular ways of getting involved inBritain’s Got Talent betting is by betting on who you think might be theoutright winner. This is the contestant or the act that makes it to the finalround of the show and gets voted as the winner by the British public. Bets onthe winner can start as soon as the auditions round is broadcasted, and thiscan often present the best odds.
Other bets on Britain’s Got Talent include betting on whichcontestants might get through to the live shows or which acts might earnthemselves a place in the final. Of course, in this show, there are manydifferent types of acts so there is also a market for betting on a magician, asinger or even a dance act winning.
In this show, there is also a Golden Buzzer which each judgeand Ant and Dec can press to send an act from the auditions right to thesemi-finals. Each judge can only do this once so usually 5 acts will get anautomatic push through to these live shows. You might want to bet on whichjudge will press their Golden Buzzer first or use this information to bet onthe outright winner.
Past Winners
Britain’s Got Talent is a variety show so the winners havecome in many different forms. Some past winners include Paul Potts – an operasinger, Diversity – a dance act and Richard Jones – a magician. Usually, theBritish public will connect with an act and this act ends up taking home the Britain’sGot Talent crown.
More Info OnBritain’s Got Talent
Britain’s Got Talent has been running since 2007 and so far,there have been 12 different seasons. The show usually starts in April and endsin May or June. Over these weeks, there are shows which broadcast theauditions, followed by Deliberation Day then the live semi-finals. The final episodeof the show comes in the form of the live final where one act will win the£250,000 prize and get a spot on the Royal Variety Show.
If you are planning on placing a bet on the next season ofBritain’s Got Talent, make sure to tune in from the first show to see if youcan spot a winner. TV Betting will have you covered with all of the best oddson Britain’s Got Talent.