Time Person of the Year Betting Odds: Volodymyr Zelenskyy SHORTENS FURTHER to 11/8 to win Time Person of the Year for second year in a row!

Time Person of the Year Betting Odds: Volodymyr Zelenskyy SHORTENS FURTHER to 11/8 to win Time Person of the Year for second year in a row!

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  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy moves into 11/8 to win the Time Person of the Year award
  • Elon Musk drifts from favourite out to 7/4 in the past month
  • We take a closer look at last decade of Time Person of the Year winners

Volodymyr Zelenskyy moves into 11/8 to win the Time Person of the Year award

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is now the 11/8 favourite with UK Betting Sites to win the Time Person of the Year award as the betting market once again changes.

Elon Musk has long been favourite for the award but the latest odds now make Zelenskyy the favourite to win it for the second year in a row.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been ongoing for more than 480 days now and it shows no signs of stopping and Zelenskyy continues to lead his country.

Zelenskyy's leadership of Ukraine has been massive for his country and William Hill have now moved him into favourite to once again win the Time Person of the Year award.

Time Person of the Year 2023 Odds Probability
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
11/8 42.1%
Elon Musk
7/4 36.4%
Joe Biden 7/2 22.2%
Iran Protestors 15/2 11.8%
What the expert says..
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is now the betting favourite to be voted Time Person of the Year for 2023 with the market swapping him and Elon Musk right around!

Nigel Skinner - Current Affairs Expert - OLBG.com

Elon Musk drifts from favourite out to 7/4 in the past month

Elon Musk has long been favourite to win his second Time Person of the Year award after winning it back in 2021 but has drifted in the market in recent weeks.

Musk stepped down as CEO of Twitter earlier this year but as always remains in the news for a series of controversial reasons.

This time around he's popular in the news for arguing with a vaccine scientist about the COVID-19 vaccine a series of messages on Twitter.

We take a closer look at last decade of Time Person of the Year winners

The Time Person of the Year has variety of winners in the past decade from all backgrounds.

It's fair to say that US Presidents are the most popular winners of the award in recent times with the last three presidents all winning Person of the Year.

The various winners since 2010 are:

  • 2010 - Mark Zuckerberg
  • 2011 - The Protester
  • 2012 - Barack Obama (second time)
  • 2013 - Pope Francis
  • 2014 - Ebola Fighters
  • 2015 - Angela Merkel
  • 2016 - Donald Trump
  • 2017 - The Silence Breakers
  • 2018 - The Guardians
  • 2019 - Greta Thunberg
  • 2020 - Joe Biden & Kamala Harris
  • 2021 - Elon Musk
  • 2022 - Volodymyr Zelenskyy & The Spirit of Ukraine

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