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- Sheffield Busker becomes Bookmakers Favourite at 3/1 after a stunning performance.
- Betting sites love the chance of the first operatic winner since Paul Potts in the very first series
- Bookies offering odds on all acts getting a Yes on the popular TV talent show
- The Freaks Dance troupe are the best price non-British act with bookies.
Britains got Talent betting has a new favourite after shy Maxwell Thorpe stunned both crowd and judges with his operatic performance that is most often seen in busking spots around Sheffield. The big time beckons for Maxwell after a performance of Caruso that reminds us of what happened when Paul Potts first unassumingly stepped on the BGT Stage.
Bookmakers reacted by placing MAxwell straight into 3/1 favourite to be the outright winner of the show and follow in the footsteps of Paul Potts and runner up to Diversity in 2009 Susan Boyle.
Musical Theatre singer and school teacher Tom Ball was originally favourite along with Northamptons Born to Perform also vying for top spot but both have been usurped by the latest feature act on the show.
Britains Got Talent Outright Winner Odds
| Act | From | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxwell Thorpe | Sheffield | 3/1 | 25.00% |
| Tom Ball | Burgess Hill | 4/1 | 20.00% |
| Born to Perform | Northampton | 5/1 | 16.67% |
| The Freaks | Austria | 6/1 | 14.29% |
| Loren Allred | Pennslyvania | 10/1 | 9.09% |
| Front Line Singers | Various | 14/1 | 4.76% |
| Imi Davis | London | 14/1 | 4.76%
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16/1 | 4.76%
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Previous Winners of the Show
We can recall to mind the performance of Paul Potts operatic and show stopping songs to win the UK publics' hearts and votes, so given we have 2 singers in that mould and a dance group at the top of the betting (Remember Diversity beating Susan Boyle in 2009?), what kind of acts have previously won BGT?
Maxwell Thorpe or Tom Ball would be the first in their niche to win since the inaugural show in 2007, which adds to the confidence of their chances.
Previous BGT Winners and what they did
| YEAR | Winner | Talent |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jon Courteney | Musical Comedian |
| 2019 | Colin Thackery | Singer |
| 2018 | Lost Voice Guy | Comedian |
| 2017 | Tokio Myers | Pianist |
| 2016 | Richard Jones | Magician |
| 2015 | Jules O'Dwyer & Matisse | Dog Tricks |
| 2014 | Collabro | Musical Theatre Group |
| 2013 | Attraction | Shadow Theatre |
| 2012 | Ashley & Pudsey | Dog Tricks |
| 2011 | Jai Macdowell | Singer |
| 2010 | Spellbound | Gymnastic Troupe |
| 2009 | Diversity | Dance Troupe |
| 2008 | George Sampson | Dancer |
| 2007 | Paul Potts | Opera Singer |
