With just five hours to go until the Eurovision 2012 final, Sweden’s Loreen sees her odds of winning widening, while Russia’s Buranovskiye Babushki and Serbia’s Zeljko Joksimovic are narrowing in.
Loreen remains the favorite with odds as low as 1. Even so, choking on snow during the Jury Final last night has not helped her chances, and her slot in the odds table is a sea of purple as betmakers contemplate that she may not win after all. Russia’s Buranovskiye Babushki, who have won Baku’s hearts with their fake oven and bread baking skills, remain in second position with odds as low as 4.5. That’s still well behind Loreen, but their slot on the odds table is awash in blue, suggesting betmakers may soon slash their odds even further. Serbia’s Zeljko Joksimovic, who has the privilege of performing towards the end of tonight’s show, sits in third with odds as low as 6. Spain’s Pastora Soler, who won our poll “Choose Your Favorite Big Five Contestant,” is in seventh position with the bookies. But her odds are narrowing at 14 of Britain’s 18 leading betting agencies. She currently has more momentum than any other contestant.
Below you can see the current standings. Team Wiwi has averaged the odds across Britain’s 18 leading betting agencies, and listed the odds from Bet365 and Boylesports below.
Current Standings
1. Sweden 23/20, 13/10
2. Russia 5, 5
3. Serbia 7, 13/2
4. Italy 12, 11
5. Romania 20, 16
6. U.K. 20, 20
7. Spain 22, 22
8. Ireland 25, 20
9. Denmark 25, 33
10. Germany 28, 28
11. Ukraine 28, 28
12. Cyprus 28, 33
13. Greece 33, 33
14. Azerbaijan 33, 40
15. Turkey 50, 40
16. Norway 50, 50
17. Malta 50, 66
18. Iceland 50, 50
19. Estonia 66, 80
20. Moldova 80, 66
21. FYR Macedonia 100, 100
22. Albania 125, 125
23. France 100, 150
24. Bosnia 150, 125
25. Hungary 150, 200
26. Lithuania 150, 125
MALTA TO WIN ALL THE WAY