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- The Wanted's Max George is 4/1 to be the Top Male in The Games this year
- Singer and Footballer Chelcee Grimes is the 5/2 favourite to be the Female Winner of the show
- The Games starts on ITV on Monday and will be live for 5 days until Friday 13th May
The Wanted's Max George is 4/1 to be the Top Male
ITV show The Games starts on Monday, with 12 celebrities battling to become the Champion in this reboot of the sports reality show.
The show is split into Male and Female categories, with two lots of celebs fighting it out to become the top contender in a series of Olympic-style events.
Bookmakers have made Harry Potter star Josh Herdman the 11/8 favourite to be the Top Male in this year's show.
| The Games Top Male | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Herdman | 11/8 | 42.1% |
| Max George | 4/1 | 20% |
| Kevin Clifton | 11/2 | 15.4% |
| Ryan Thomas | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Wes Nelson | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| Colson Smith | 10/1 | 9.1% |
The Wanted star Max George is 4/1 second favourite in the Top Male category and you could argue that he's the most famous in this group.
In terms of Instagram followers though, Ryan Thomas and Wes Nelson both smash him numbers wise with 1.1m and 1.5m each compared to 330k from George.
Singer and Footballer Chelcee Grimes is the 5/2 favourite to be Top Female
Chelcee Grimes is the 5/2 favourite to be the Top Female on ITV show The Games, with the former footballer's athletic background helping her lead the way.
Despite being 46 years old, Rebecca Sarker is the second favourite in the betting odds to win the show this week despite admitting she's active but not sporty.
| The Games Top Female | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Chelcee Grimes
|
5/2 | 28.6% |
| Rebecca Sarker
|
3/1 | 25% |
| Phoenix Gulzar-Brown
|
4/1 | 20% |
| Christine McGuinness
|
5/1 | 16.7% |
| Olivia Attwood
|
8/1 | 11.1% |
| Lucrezia Millarini
|
10/1 | 9.1% |
Olivia Attwood will be a popular figure on the show, with the most Instagram followers out of anyone in the series.
With just over 1.9m followers, her popularity may help her throughout the week, although that won't mean too much when it comes to sporting activities.
The Games starts on ITV on Monday evening, with the show set to air every night across this week.
