The odds for this yr’s Eurovision Song Contest have been up to date once more earlier than Saturday’s final and specialists are predicting, what many followers might imagine is the unthinkable, that the United Kingdom will truly do relatively nicely. However, it’s nonetheless Ukraine that cleared the path within the betting.
On May 3 2022 it grew to become precisely 25 years to the day because the UK’s final triumph in Eurovision, when Katrina & the Waves topped the leaderboard in Ireland with their anthemic observe Love Shine A Light. Since then, there’s been little to shout about from UK Eurovision entries.. Pop Idol star Jessica Garlick managed third in 2022, with our greatest lead to 13 years coming when Jade Ewen, with some assist from Andrew Lloyd-Webber, completed fifth with her observe It’s My Time.
Since then, aside from Blue who completed eleventh in 2011, the UK has all the time been on the fallacious facet of the leaderboard, with us constantly ending at or close to the underside. And final yr proved a very bitter tablet to swallow when James Newman got here final on zero factors, having obtained nothing from both the juries or televote.
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However, bookies and Eurovision followers are considering and hoping that Eurovision 2022 will be a distinct story as Sam Ryder goes for glory with Spaceman. Having been introduced as UK entry a couple of months in the past, TikTookay star Sam has undoubtedly put the work in, performing all spherical Europe at an entire host of occasions.
Over the previous week bookies Betfair have tipped Sam to do nicely, having him simply behind Ukraine, with Italy, Spain’s Chanel, Swedish entry Cornelia Jakobs and darkish horse Serbia additionally in competition.
The eyes of Europe and followers the world over will be on Turin on Saturday evening for the final and, on the time of writing, simply after 2.30pm, these had been the final winner odds for Eurovision 2022:
Eurovision 2022 winner odds
1/3: Ukraine
13/2: Sweden
7/1: United Kingdom
10/1: Italy
14/1: Spain
50/1: Norway
50/1: Serbia
50/1: Poland
55/1: Greece
75/1: Netherlands
175/1: Finland
200/1: Belgium
200/1: Germany
200/1: Moldova
225/1: Switzerland
225/1: Czech Republic
250/1: Estonia
250/1: Azerbaijan
250/1: Iceland
250/1: France
250/1: Armenia
300/1: Portugal
300/1: Romania
300/1: Australia
300/1: Lithuania
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