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- Glasgow are now 1/5 to host Eurovision next year with hosting duties looking likely for the Scottish city
- Manchester 6/1 to be second favourites with Birmingham drifting right out to 9/1 in the market
- Graham Norton still 1/4 favourite to host the Eurovision Song Contest next year
Glasgow are now 1/5 to host Eurovision next year with hosting duties looking likely for the Scottish city
Glasgow are now the shortest price they've been at 1/5 with bookies to host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest after the shortlist was announced last month.
Glasgow have been favourites for the last month but in our last update Birmingham had been backed into 6/4 with Glasgow drifting.
Bookmakers have again made Glasgow the betting favourites again though now, giving them an 83% chance of holding the Eurovision Song Contest next year with William Hill offering the market.
| Eurovision Song Contest Host City 2023 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | 1/5 | 83.3% |
| Manchester
|
6/1 | 14.3% |
| Birmingham | 9/1 | 10.0% |
| Leeds | 11/1 | 8.3% |
| Liverpool | 14/1 | 6.7% |
| Newcastle | 28/1 | 3.4% |
| Sheffield | 28/1 | 3.4% |
Manchester 6/1 to be second favourites with Birmingham drifting right out to 9/1 in the market
Manchester are now second favourites to host next year's Eurovision at 6/1 with Birmingham the biggest market movers.
Birmingham, the second city as they are also known, were 6/4 to host Eurovision at one point but have since drifted out to 9/1 in the market.
A joint decision on the host city will be made between the BBC as the UK’s state broadcaster and the European Broadcasting Union.
It's said that we won't find out who will be host until sometime in Autumn though, with no exact date set.
Graham Norton still 1/4 favourite to host the Eurovision Song Contest next year
Graham Norton remains the betting favourite to be the host of next year's Eurovision Song Contest.
Norton has been the BBC's main commentator for the event for the last 13 years after taking over from Sir Terry Wogan in 2009.
Rylan Clark-Neal is second in the market at 1/2 and has was heavily involved in the BBC's coverage of Eurovision last year.
| Eurovision Grand Final Host or Co Host | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Graham Norton | 1/4 | 80.0% |
| Rylan Clark-Neal | 1/2 | 66.7% |
| Ant and Dec | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Scott Mills | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Emma Willis | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Scott Mills also features in the betting market at 5/1 and he's been a predominant figure in the BBC's coverage of Eurovision in the last decade.
