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Bookies Saved £5 Million Boyle Bashing
Bookies Saved £5 Million Boyle Bashing

Bookies William Hill were saved a monster five million pound payout on Saturday night after 16/1 outsiders Diversity won Britain's Got Talent. "We were expecting to pay out million of pounds, but after the biggest shock in reality TV betting history we have won a six figure sum," said Hill's spokesman Rupert Adams. "We still think Susan will be the star and our odds suggest she is more likely to have a number one in the states than in the UK,"

Biggest Final Night In Reality TV History :
William Hill estimate that over £3.5 Million was bet On Britain's Got Talent. In the final hour of betting Hills took twelve bets a second.

What Does Future Hold For Susan Boyle...
5/2 First Single to be number one in the USA
3/1 Susan to have a number 1 with first single released
3/1 Susan's first single to be highest selling single of 2009
4/1 Susan Boyle To Perform In the West End In 2009
33/1 Susan Boyle To Have The Christmas Number One
66/1 Boyle To Be Eurovision Entry 2010

Who Will Susan Duet With First?...
6/1 Elaine Paige 12/1 Donny Osmond 16/1 Daniel O'Donnell

Who Will Play Susan Boyle In Hollywood Blockbuster?...
3/1 Catherine Zeta Jones, 4/1 Julie Walters, 6/1 Demi Moore, 6/1 Tina Malone, 7/1 Frances McDormond, 7/1 Renee Zellweger, 7/1 Helena Bonham Carter, 8/1 Nicky Blomsky, 14/1 Kiera Knightly, 14/1 Hilary Swank, 16/1 Charlize Theron

William Hill Final Odds - Britain's Got Talent:
10/11 Susan Boyle, 4/1 Aiden Davis, 8/1 Shaheen Jafargholi, 8/1 Stavros Flatley, 10/1 Flawless, 16/1 Diversity, 16/1 Julian Smith, 25/1 Hollie Smith, 40/1 Shaun Smith, 50/1 2 Grand

Further Information :
Rupert Adams - 0208 918 3858 - 0784 1011 584.

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