Britains Got Talent Betting, Trends and Past Winners

Updated: 1524 Entertainment & TV

Betting on who will win this year's Britain's Got Talent. A study and list of previous BGT winners including which kind of variety act has proved the most popular since the inception of the talent show.

Britains Got Talent Betting, Trends and Past Winners

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Jake Ashton Senior News Editor

Jake is a Football and Entertainment betting expert, with a Man City season ticket and a deep knowledge of reality TV betting angles

Britain's Got Talent has been a regular fixture on TV since 2007. The BGT series has been incredibly popular, with nearly 10 million viewers tuning in regularly and many heading to betting sites to bet on their favourite acts. Talent auditions are held nationwide and then whittled down to a shortlist of contestants appearing in the televised shows. The Britain's Got Talent winner receives a cash prize and is scheduled to appear in front of the Royal Family at the next Royal Variety Performance.  

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Betting on Britain's Got Talent is limited and should be approached cautiously as surprise results are no surprise. Read on to discover things to consider, previous winner trends and more to think about before placing a bet on BGT.

Jake Ashton

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Jake is an authority on entertainment betting and our Senior News Editor - Often quoted in news publications around the world, including the BBC and the New York Post, Jake rarely misses a show or an opportunity to bet on BGT!

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How to Bet on Britain's Got Talent

BGT betting is simple. Go to your favourite betting app, go to the TV & Specials section in the menu, and select Britain's Got Talent Betting. 

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Betting On Britain's Got Talent is expected to be as competitive as always. You can view the BGT Odds below when they are live. Smarkets, SBK, Paddy Power and Betfair are generally first off the blocks with new and updated prices.

If you do not have an active online betting account, head over to our betting sites section, where you will see a list of bookmakers in the UK

We have in-depth reviews so you can see what other users think of them before deciding, or head over to the free bets page where you can see the list of welcome offers currently available from all UK betting sites.  

Britains Got Talent Previous Winners

Dancers, dogs, comedians, and singers have always been popular acts on the show. The grand final generally has a good range of acts to choose from.

The biggest successes of BGT have probably been the first winner, opera singer Paul Potts, who went on to perform around the world and whose debut album went platinum in many countries and the groundbreaking Dance group, Diversity who have international acclaim and an appearance at the 2012 London Olympics

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Here is the current list of all previous BGT winners

YEARWinnerTalent
2023Viggo VennNovelty Act
2022Axel BlakeComedian
2020Jon CourteneyMusical Comedian
2019Colin ThackerySinger
2018Lost Voice GuyComedian
2017Tokio MyersPianist
2016Richard JonesMagician
2015Jules O'Dwyer & MatisseDog Tricks
2014CollabroMusical Theatre Group
2013AttractionShadow Theatre
2012Ashley & PudseyDog Tricks
2011Jai MacdowellSinger
2010SpellboundGymnastic Troupe
2009DiversityDance Troupe
2008George SampsonDancer
2007Paul PottsOpera Singer

You might be wondering where Susan Boyle is in the list. One of the most famous people to emerge from BGT, the Scottish singer was in fact beaten to the win by a Gymnastic troupe in 2009 in one of the biggest shock results.

Britains Got Talent Betting News Diary Timeline

The betting odds for Britains Got Talent are ever-changing as each new act impresses or disappoints, It would seem after every episode a new name is on offer to win Britains Got Talent.

Here is a round-up of the Britains Got Talent Betting News from our OLBG News feed

20th May 2024

Britain's Got Talent Winner Odds: Blind couple Denise and Stefan's are instantly one of the favourites to win the show after bookies add them to the market!
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Britain's Got Talent Winner Odds: Blind couple Denise and Stefan's are instantly one of the favourites to win the show after bookies add them to the market!

13th May 2024

Britain's Got Talent Winner Betting Odds: Bookies now unable to split CyberAgent Legit and Sydnie Christmas in the betting odds to win BGT this year!
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Britain's Got Talent Winner Betting Odds: Bookies now unable to split CyberAgent Legit and Sydnie Christmas in the betting odds to win BGT this year!

8th May 2024

Britain's Got Talent Winner Betting Odds: Sydnie Christmas now moves into 11/4 FAVOURITE to win this year's BGT with bookies changing the market around!
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Britain's Got Talent Winner Betting Odds: Sydnie Christmas now moves into 11/4 FAVOURITE to win this year's BGT with bookies changing the market around!

29th April 2024

Britain's Got Talent Betting Odds: Dance group CyberAgent Legit move into 5/2 FAVOURITES to win BGT after Simon Cowell's gives them GOLDEN BUZZER!
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Britain's Got Talent Betting Odds: Dance group CyberAgent Legit move into 5/2 FAVOURITES to win BGT after Simon Cowell's gives them GOLDEN BUZZER!

23rd May 2023

Britain's Got Talent Betting Odds: Betting market updated for this year's series following the penultimate audition show and ANOTHER Golden Buzzer!
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Britain's Got Talent Betting Odds: Betting market updated for this year's series following the penultimate audition show and ANOTHER Golden Buzzer!

15th May 2023

Britain's Got Talent Betting Odds: Bruno Tonioli's SECOND Golden Buzzer act Gamal John straight in at 7/1 to win BGT!
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Britain's Got Talent Betting Odds: Bruno Tonioli's SECOND Golden Buzzer act Gamal John straight in at 7/1 to win BGT!

1st May 2023

Britain's Got Talent Betting Odds: Amanda Holden's Golden Buzzer act straight in at 4/1 in the betting market to win this year's Britain's Got Talent!
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Britain's Got Talent Betting Odds: Amanda Holden's Golden Buzzer act straight in at 4/1 in the betting market to win this year's Britain's Got Talent!

24th April 2023

Britain's Got Talent Betting Odds: Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer act now into 9/4 FAVOURITE to win this year's series of BGT!
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Britain's Got Talent Betting Odds: Simon Cowell's Golden Buzzer act now into 9/4 FAVOURITE to win this year's series of BGT!

17th April 2023

Britain's Got Talent Betting Odds: Golden Buzzer act now 5/2 FAVOURITES to win the whole show after first weekend of 2023 series!
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Britain's Got Talent Betting Odds: Golden Buzzer act now 5/2 FAVOURITES to win the whole show after first weekend of 2023 series!

8th December 2022

Britain's Got Talent Next Judge Betting Odds: Oti Mabuse now EVENS FAVOURITE to be David Walliams replacement as BGT judge!
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Britain's Got Talent Next Judge Betting Odds: Oti Mabuse now EVENS FAVOURITE to be David Walliams replacement as BGT judge!

Former Strictly Come Dancing star and current Dancing On Ice judge Oti Mabuse is the new bookies' favourite to be a judge on Britain's Got Talent. Mabuse has also been a panellist on The Masked Dancer and her work on ITV could well put her in pole position for the role. William Hill now give her a 50% chance of being the next permanent judge on the show just ahead of former favourite Mo Gilligan. 

29th November 2022

Britain's Got Talent Next Judge Betting Odds: Mo Gilligan is the early bookies favourite at 5/2 to replace David Walliams as new judge on BGT!
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Britain's Got Talent Next Judge Betting Odds: Mo Gilligan is the early bookies favourite at 5/2 to replace David Walliams as new judge on BGT!

Comedian Mo Gilligan has been tipped to take over from David Walliams as the new judge on Britain's Got Talent according to bookies. The latest betting odds see Gilligan as the 5/2 favourite to replace the departing Walliams as a judge on the popular talent show on ITV. Gilligan is already a big character on ITV starring as a panellist on The Masked Singer and the channel may want to keep their next judge in-house. According to the latest betting odds from Betway, Gilligan sits just above Love Island voiceover star Iain Stirling in the betting market as favourite to be the next permanent judge.

3rd June 2022

Britains Got Talent Final Line Up Revealed: Eva Abley supported into 3/1
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Britains Got Talent Final Line Up Revealed: Eva Abley supported into 3/1

Eva Abley the young comedienne has been the biggest mover with betting sites, now rated as the second favourite at just 3/1 ahead of Tom Ball and Loren Allred, in a betting market that has moved around more than Ant and Dec, and their presenting positions this week. 

31st May 2022

Ben Nickless creates impression as odds tumble from 33/1 to just 9/1 to win Britains Got Talent
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Ben Nickless creates impression as odds tumble from 33/1 to just 9/1 to win Britains Got Talent

Impressionist Ben Nickless and Musical Duo from Croydon and Birmingham, Flintz & T4ylor progressed to Sunday's Grand Final of Britain's Got Talent from the second semi-final last night. Ben Nickless has seen his price with betting sites slashed from 33/1 into just 9/1, while Flintz & T4ylor are now given a 14/1 chance. In what was a strange show in comparison to Monday night's lineup, 2 more names have been added to the final roster but little had changed to the acts at the head of the betting on BGT.

11th May 2022

Northampton's Born to Perform now 4/1 Favourite to Win Britains Got Talent
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Northampton's Born to Perform now 4/1 Favourite to Win Britains Got Talent

Britains got talent has a clear favourite to win after Born to Perform from Northamptonshire was given the Golden Buzzer to progress to the live shows. Out in front at 4/1 according to betting sites, they are followed in the betting by Tom Ball from the very first audition show and 'The Freaks' from Austria, while Imi Davies from Welwyn Garden City is right behind them according to bookmakers.

21st April 2022

Britain's Got Talent Betting Odds: Week 1 sees singer Tom Ball as the 7/2 favourite to win the talent show!
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Britain's Got Talent Betting Odds: Week 1 sees singer Tom Ball as the 7/2 favourite to win the talent show!

With comparisons to famous Britain's Got Talent winner Susan Boyle already, Tom Ball has shot to the top of the betting market to win this year's series of the show. Ball, a 23-year-old teacher from West Sussex, received four yeses from the judges to put him through and he wowed the audience at home to after his audition. Singing Sam Smith's James Bond theme 'Writing's On The Wall', Ball impressed Simon Cowell, especially who praised his voice. 

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This Britains Got Talent betting article was constructed by our Senior News Editor and Entertainment Specialist Jake Ashton who reports daily for OLBG News on all Entertainment, Reality TV and Award show betting. Jake is often quoted in the national press for his opinion on entertainment betting and manages all of the Entertainment and TV Specials Blogs on OLBG.

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