Last night Ulrika Jonsson caused the ‘biggest upset in reality TV history’ by winning this year’s edition of Celebrity Big Brother. Before the final show she was availble to back at 12/1, but even more stunning is that she drifted out to 66/1 with some bookmakers when put up for eviction with Lucy Pinder.

She was also matched at a high of 94/1 on Betfair. Cast your minds back to when Ulrika was a 2/1 shot to be evicted:

I said I though that Ulrika wasn’t a bad bet at 25/1 last weekend, because she is very funny. I was secretly disappointed to see her drift in the winner market, to a giant 66/1. She has now come back into 33s, which could be a better bet than Lucy to get evicted, which is what I expect to happen tonight.

Yep, Lucy also got evicted. We also tipped her up as a potential winner just after the show had started:

Ulrika Jonsson is certainly of interest at 25/1, because she is used to performing for the TV cameras. I’m not referring to her dubious love life, but her presenting skills. There hasn’t been any great money for her yet, but I’m happy enough with the current price to latch on now.

Recommendation:

2pts 11/4 Ulrika Jonsson Top Female

1pt 25/1 Ulrika Jonsson Winner of CBB

1pt 6/4 Verne Troyer Winner of CBB (Saver Bet)

Perhaps even more amazingly was the flop of Verne Troyer at 1/5. I thought that our saver bet on him would get us out of jail as the money came pouring in for him, but finally we have managed to oppose a losing short priced favourite. JLS and Martina Navratilova were both runners-up, but Ulrika has rewarded the Bookies Blog value-seekers!

4/5 Ray Quinn looks like he’ll oblige in Dancing on Ice, but the bookies won’t be too worried. William Hill have reported a profit of £100,000 from last night’s shock result.

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BAFTA’s Betting

Dancing On Ice returns to our screens this Sunday, and the celebrities that are set to take part have already been announced. That means that now is a terrific time to place a bet, because some of the prices will change drastically once the show starts.

Ray Quinn is the 7/2 favourite, already in from 5/1 before the show has even started. I can see the logic of that market move, because he will be popular with the oldies – he made it to the final of the X Factor. Ray has been very enthusiastic and is said to be out of the the others’ league. If the reports are to be believed, 7/2 could look like a great price after Sunday’s show.

The other contender that has been hotly tipped is Jessica Taylor, who is 5/1 with totesport. Kevin Pietersen‘s wife competed in the BBC version 4 years ago, so could hold an advantage over the others. David Seaman also took part in both shows, but flopped in Dancing on Ice in 2006. Coleen Nolan has said that Jessica is like a ‘ballerina on ice’.

Actress Roxanne Pallett is a 9/1 shot, although Victor Chandler take no chances at 11/2. She came 4th in the 2008 Sexiest Soap Babe poll and is getting on well with skating partner Daniel Whiston. (His backside is ‘like a brick’).

Gemma Bissix has weakened out to 10/1 from 7/1, and is standing in for Jennifer Metcalfe. Zoe Salmon (10/1) is the eye-candy, and has performed in an ice skating challenge on Blue Peter.

12/1 Melinda Messenger looks one to oppose, because she ‘couldn’t even get around [her local rink] on her own or without holding onto somebody’. Her partner Fred left last year’s show in the first week.

20/1 Graeme Le Saux is scared, and is watching Blades of Glory once a week to prepare. Skybet are taking on Todd Carty at 28/1, whilst other bookies go 20/1. Todd says that ‘he is not a good dancer’.

20/1 Jeremy Edwards looks like a very good bet to me because he is talented and physically fit. He is competitive but still needs to get the hang of the choreography.

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