{"id":3687,"date":"2018-04-16T13:09:19","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T12:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/?p=3687"},"modified":"2018-04-27T17:23:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T16:23:30","slug":"magician-early-favourite-britains-got-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/news-events\/magician-early-favourite-britains-got-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Magician early favourite for Britain\u2019s Got Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Britain\u2019s Got Talent has just returned to our screens, but already some believe they have seen the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Magician Marc Spelmann&#8217;s routine which involved his wife and daughter, and also their battle against cancer &#8211; was stunning, and earned a gold buzzer from presenters Ant and Dec, which sends him straight to the live finals.<\/p>\n<p>Now is the early favourite, ahead of young 10-year-old singer Calum Courtney and escapologist Matt Johnson &#8211; whose underwater escape also wowed judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams.<\/p>\n<p>Dance act\u00a0DVJ &#8211; put together by former winner Ashley Banjo of Diversity, also impressed and are amongst the early favourites.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Marc Spelmann&#8217;s story has everything, but no doubt he is a wonderful magician or illusionist &#8211; he is already in th live semi-finals and has clearly caught the imagination of the general public,&#8221; said OddsMonkey spokesman Peter Watton.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is only the first week, but along with Spelmann there are a lot of strong candidates &#8211; and we would not expect so many contenders to come from one show again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And at around 13\/2, we don&#8217;t think there has been such a short price after the opening week of the contest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Escapologist Matt Johnson has already been doing other TV shows, which is a sign of his popularity and it would be a shock if he is not in the live shows, and he is currently second best in the market at 16\/1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selected Britain\u2019s Got Talent winner odds:<\/strong><br \/>\nMarc Spelmann 13\/2<br \/>\nCalum Courtney 16\/1<br \/>\nMatt Johnson 16\/1<br \/>\nDVJ 16\/1<br \/>\nB-Positive Choir 28\/1<br \/>\n33\/1 bar the rest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain\u2019s Got Talent has just returned to our screens, but already some believe they have seen the winner. 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