COVERING SPORTS, RACING, (see Sports Betting) SHOWBIZ, POLITICS AND BUSINESS (see below)THE COMPLETE PADDY POWER NEW YEAR BETTING GUIDE IS NOW IN ITS NINTH YEAR.
2009 Showbiz Stakes
Celebrities will once again be dominating the headlines in the year ahead and no doubt the likes of the Beckhams, Russell Brand, Girls Aloud and Winehouses of the world will be unable to keep their faces out of the papers for too long. But who will be doing what and to whom first is what we want to know…
Paddy Power’s hatches, matches and dispatches betting sees Wayne Rooney and Colleen McLoughlin the favourite celebrity couple to have a baby first at 3/1, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel the first to get married at 9/4 and, perhaps unsurprisingly, Peaches Geldof and Max Drummey the odds-on favourite at 1/2 to be the first couple to split up.
Girls Aloud are the 2/1 favourites to be the first pop group to split although better news for Cheryl Cole is that she is the 15/8 second favourite to be crowned FHM’s Sexiest Woman in the World behind hot favourite Megan Fox. Bruce Forsyth leads the way at 11/4 to be the next big name departure at the BBC whilst the infamous ‘Satanic Slut’ Georgina Baillie is the 4/1 front-runner to be the first bad-mouthed by Lily Allen on her myspace page.
Royal Wagers
Among the royal wagers on offer are odds of just 5/4 that Prince William finally announces a formal engagement to Kate Middleton. Its 8/1 the couple get married.
Political Punting
In politics Gordon Brown is an unlikely 12/1 to get an approval rating of more than 50% whilst its 66/1 that President-elect Barack Obama names his new White House puppy Hillary
2008 Results – here are some winning bets you could have had on January 1st last year.
8/11 Spice Girls were the first band to split
8/11 Mucca walked away with less than £50million of Paul McCartney’s fortune
15/8 Lewis Hamilton was crowned 2008 F1 champion
5/1 Team GB won more than 12 gold medals at the Olympics
11/2 Barack Obama was elected the 44th US President
6/1 Madonna and Guy Ritchie were the first celebrity couple to file for divorce
12/1 Peaches Geldof was the first singleton to get married
18/1 Ibiza was Wayne Rooney’s chosen stag weekend destination
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ROYAL WAGERS
5/4 William & Kate to announce their engagement in 2009
3/1 Zara & Mike Tindall to marry in 2009
8/1 William & Kate to marry in 2009
12/1 Harry & Chelsy to marry in 2009
16/1 Charles to be King in 2009
50/1 William to be King in 2009
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SHOWBIZ BETTING
Hatches, Matches, Dispatches
Hatches - First To Announce They Are Having A Baby
3/1 Rooney & Colleen McLoughlin
4/1 Jordan & Peter Andre
6/1 Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
8/1 Ashley & Cheryl Cole
10/1 Posh & Becks
12/1 Tess Daly and Vernon Kay
12/1 Kian Egan & Jodie Albert
14/1 Beyonce & Jay-Z
16/1 Chris Martin & Gwyneth Paltrow
16/1 Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder Civil
18/1 Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes
18/1 Liam Gallagher & Nicole Appleton
18/1 Peaches Geldof & Max Drummey
20/1 Kylie Minogue
20/1 Prince Harry & Chelsy
25/1 Lewis Hamilton & Nicole Scherzinger
25/1 Kelly Brook & Danny Cipriani
25/1 Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel
33/1 Zac Efron & Vanessa Hudgens
33/1 Prince William & Kate Middleton
33/1 Ronnie Wood & Ekaterina Ivanova
40/1 Demi Moore & Ashton Kutcher
50/1 Lindsay Lohan & Sam Ronson
50/1 Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas
Matches – First To Get Married
9/4 Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel
15/8 Kate Moss & Jamie Hince
4/1 John Mayer & Jennifer Aniston
8/1 Prince William & Kate Middleton
10/1 Zac Efron & Vanessa Hudgens
12/1 Lewis Hamilton & Nicole Scherzinger
14/1 Prince Harry & Chelsy Davy
16/1 Kelly Brook & Danny Cipriani
20/1 Ronnie Wood & Ekaterina Ivanova
Dispatches – First To Split
1/2 Peaches Geldof & Max Drummey
4/1 Ronnie Wood & Ekaterina Ivanova
10/1 Jordan & Peter Andre
12/1 Lindsay Lohan & Sam Ronson
14/1 Kelly Brook & Danny Cipriani
16/1 Zac Efron & Vanessa Hudgens
18/1 Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
20/1 Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel
20/1 Prince Harry & Chelsy Davy
20/1 Wayne Rooney & Colleen McLoughlin
25/1 Prince William & Kate Middleton
25/1 Ashley & Cheryl Cole
25/1 Lewis Hamilton & Nicole Scherzinger
33/1 Kian Egan & Jodie Albert
40/1 Tess Daly and Vernon Kay
40/1 Liam Gallagher & Nicole Appleton
50/1 Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes
50/1 J Lo and Mark Anthony
66/1 Demi Moore & Ashton Kutcher
80/1 Posh & Becks
80/1 Beyonce & Jay-Z
100/1 Chris Martin & Gwyneth
100/1 Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas
FHM Sexiest Woman in the World
7/4 Megan Fox
15/8 Cheryl Cole
6/1 Keeley Hazell
10/1 Jessica Alba
10/1 Scarlett Johansson
12/1 Abi Clancy
14/1 Kelly Brook
14/1 Keira Knightley
14/1 Olga Kurylenko
16/1 Rihanna
16/1 Angelina Jolie
18/1 Gemma Atkinson
33/1 Nicole Scherzinger
40/1 Jessica Biel
500/1 Amy Winehouse
Russell’s Bedpost – First Celebrity Notch On Russell Brand’s Bedpost in 2009
3/1 Abi Titmus
4/1 Paris Hilton
6/1 Sienna Miller
8/1 Courtney Love
10/1 Britney
12/1 Pixie Geldof
14/1 Lilly Allen
16/1 Dani Behr
16/1 Diana Vickers
18/1 Katy Perry
20/1 Nicola McLean
20/1 Lindsay Lohan
25/1 Danni Minogue
25/1 Kelly Osboune
33/1 Madonna
1st Celebrity Drugs Bust
7/4 Blake Fielder-Civil
3/1 Amy Winehouse
6/1 Pete Doherty
8/1 George Michael
8/1 Kerry Katona
10/1 Kate Moss
12/1 Lindsay Lohan
16/1 Peaches Geldof
18/1 Britney Spears
20/1 Paris Hilton
33/1 Prince Harry
Sugar Daddy Stakes
Sugar Daddy of 2008 was unquestionably 61 year old Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood and his relationship with 18 year old Russian Ekaterina Ivanova. What age gap will the celebrity sugar daddys think they can get away with in 2009?
Biggest Sugar Daddy Age Gap In A New Celebrity Relationship?
5/1 Less than 10 years
6/1 11-15 years
4/1 16-20 years
3/1 21-25 years
11/8 26 years or more
Lily Savage - Who Will Lily Allen Badmouth First in 2009?
4/1 Georgina Baillie
6/1 WAGs
6/1 Cheryl Cole
6/1 Peaches Geldof
8/1 Elton John
8/1 X Factor Winner
10/1 Sienna Miller
10/1 Madonna
12/1 Pixie Geldof
12/1 Katy Perry
14/1 Britney Spears
14/1 Dannii Minogue
20/1 The Queen
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TV & FILM BETTINGBBC Sack Race
Next to leave the BBC
11/4 Bruce Forsyth
4/1 Jeremy Clarkson
5/1 Jeremy Paxman
6/1 Chris Moyles
6/1 Terry Wogan
8/1 Jonathan Ross
10/1 Bill Oddie
14/1 Chris Evans
16/1 James May
20/1 Richard Hammond
25/1 David Walliams/Matt Lucas
33/1 Huw Edwards
40/1 Sue Barker
50/1 Gary Lineker
Who will replace Dannii on the X Factor panel?
4/1 Robbie Williams
8/1 LuLu
9/1 Myleene Klass
9/1 Paula Abdul
10/1 Sharon Osbourne
12/1 Lily Allen
12/1 Sinitta
14/1 Gary Barlow
16/1 Ronan Keating
16/1 Geri Halliwell
16/1 Victoria Beckham
18/1 Randy Jackson
100/1 Kerry Katona
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Oscars 2009
Best Film
15/8 Slumdog Millionaire
4/1 Milk
5/1 Doubt
6/1 Frost/Nixon
6/1 Revolutionary Road
8/1 The Curious Case of Benjamin Buton
12/1 The Wrestler
14/1 The Dark Knight
16/1 Rachel Getting Married
18/1 Australia
Best Actor
13/8 Sean Penn - Milk
9/4 Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
4/1 Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
8/1 Leonardo DiCaprio - Revolutionary Road
10/1 Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino
12/1 Benicio Del Toro - Che
Best Actress
9/4 Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
5/2 Meryl Streep - Doubt
7/2 Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
6/1 Kristin Scott Thomas - I’ve Loved You So Long
8/2 Angelina Jolie - Changeling
8/1 Sally Hawkins – Happy Go
14/1 Nicole Kidman - Australia
16/1 Cate Blanchett - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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MUSIC BETTING
1st Group To Split
2/1 Girls Aloud
9/4 McFly
7/2 Sugababes
6/1 Westlife
8/1 Boyzone
14/1 Take That
25/1 U2
33/1 Oasis
Brit Awards Best Group
4/1 Coldplay
4/1 Take That
5/1 Oasis
5/1 Radiohead
6/1 Glasvegas
7/1 Kaiser Chiefs
8/1 Elbow
10/1 Last Shadow Puppets
12/1 Keane
12/1 Girls Aloud
Grammy’s Record of the Year
6/4 Bleeding Love – Leona Lewis
9/4 Chasing Pavements – Adele
3/1 Viva La Vida – Coldplay
7/1 Please Read The Letter – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
8/1 Paper Planes – M.I.A
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POLITICAL PUNTING
When will the next UK election be held?
9/4 Jan - June 2009
5/1 July - December 2009
1/2 2010
Gordon Brown’s Approval Rating Dec 31st 2009
8/1 Less than 20%
6/1 20-25%
5/2 26 – 30%
9/4 31-35%
4/1 36-40%
9/2 41-45%
8/1 46-50%
12/1 More than 50%
Next Met Police Commissioner
7/4 Sir Paul Scott-Lee
15/8 Sir Hugh Orde
3/1 Bernard Hogan-Howe
4/1 Paul Stephenson
What will happen 1st under President Obama?
2/5 Full Troop withdrawal from Iraq
6/1 Capture/death of Osama Bin Laden
6/1 Online Gambling legalised nationally
7/1 Full National recognition of Same Sex Marriage
12/1 Full Troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
12/1 Legalisation of marijuana nationally
16/1 Constitution changed to allow the President to serve 3 or more full terms
20/1 Total ban of Capital Punishment nationally
50/1 1st Moonwalk confirmed to be a fake by President Obama
100/1 Complete ban on privately owned guns
1000/1 Elvis found in the White House basement
What will the Obama White House puppy be called?
8/1 George
10/1 Washington
12/1 Jackson
12/1 Columbus
14/1 Luther
14/1 King
16/1 John/Jack
20/1 Lincoln
20/1 Bush
20/1 Abraham
25/1 Kennedy
33/1 Sarah
33/1 Dubya
33/1 Bill
33/1 Reagan
50/1 Clinton
50/1 Ronald
50/1 Nixon
50/1 Paddy
66/1 Gordon
66/1 Hillary
66/1 Buddy
500/1 Osama
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