{"id":3959,"date":"2018-05-28T13:52:31","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T12:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/?p=3959"},"modified":"2018-05-28T13:54:21","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T12:54:21","slug":"wide-open-britains-got-talent-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/news-events\/wide-open-britains-got-talent-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Wide open Britain&#8217;s Got Talent Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Britain&#8217;s Got Talent 2018 looks like being of the most wide open competitions ever.<\/p>\n<p>Judges\u00a0Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams have made their picks for the semi-finals, who will battle it out for a place in Sunday&#8217;s Grand Final.<\/p>\n<p>During the build-up, a number of acts have proven popular in the betting markets, but as it stands there is little to pick between the leading contenders.<\/p>\n<p>OddsMonkey spokesman Peter Watton explained: &#8220;As it stands there is not a clear strong favourite, which is rare for this stage of Britain&#8217;s Got Talent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As it stands the favourite is father and duo Jack &amp; Tim, who are 4\/1 and have been considered front-runners since they received Simon Cowell&#8217;s golden buzzer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But it is a close call, brilliant magician Marc Spelman is second favourite at 6\/1 but it is so close with the likes of\u00a0The D Day Darlings, Gruffydd Wyn and RISE all considered genuine contenders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And we expect big changes in this market over the week as we will find out who the public like, rather than just the judges.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Britain\u2019s Got Talent selected odds: <\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n4\/1 Jack &amp; Tim, 9\/2 Marc Spelman, 6\/1 The D Day Darlings, 13\/2 Gruffydd Wyn, 9\/1 RISE, 10\/1 Lost Voice Guy, 12\/1 Father Ray Kelly, 12\/1 Micky P Kerr, 14\/1 Aleksander Mileusnic, 14\/1 Magus Utopia, 14\/1 Ronan Busfield, 16\/1 Calum Courtney, 16\/1 Lifford Shillingford, 20\/1 DVJ, 20\/1 Maddox, 25\/1 Amy Marie Borg, 25\/1 Giang Brothers, 25\/1 Nick Page<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"865\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner.jpg 865w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.oddsmonkey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pressreleasebanner-768x306.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain&#8217;s Got Talent 2018 looks like being of the most wide open competitions ever. Judges\u00a0Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams have made their picks for the semi-finals, who will battle it out for a place in Sunday&#8217;s Grand Final. During the build-up, a number of acts have proven popular in the betting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":3692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5046,74,1640,2703],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","category-news-events","category-press-release","category-tv"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Britain&#039;s Got Talent Final: Wide Open Competition Insights<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the latest odds and top contenders for the Britain&#039;s Got Talent 2018 final. Who will take the crown? 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