Britain’s Got Talent 2013 – 30 Two more acts made their way through to next week’s final as a couple of the well-fancied singers got the boot and threw the betting wide open. Welsh brick-layer Robbie Kennedy and shy student Rosie O’Sullivan were well-fancied to get through Thursday’s semi-final but, despite strong performances and good […]
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Who swings in two directions?
Paddy Power has opened the betting on which member of One Direction will be the first to come out, after former N Sync star Lance Bass suggested that at least one of them is gay. The traders were quickly thrown into a meeting to discover which of them had the most extensive 1D knowledge. Surprisingly […]
Georgia Salpa exclusive: Why Kate Upton gets my vote for FHM Sexiest Woman in the World 2013
Model Georgia Salpa gives her vote on FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2013, just for you Paddy Power Blog readers. How many models does it take to change a lightbulb? If you know the answer, respect. OK, so while I’ve been to the races and football matches (sooooo boring) I don’t pretend to […]
Oscars 2013 form guide: Why you should back a good guy in a Historo-drama
By Aidan Elder | Oscars 2013 The glitz and glamour of the red carpet takes centre stage on Sunday as the biggest names in Hollywood get together to drink free alcohol and unconvincingly applaud the success of others at the Oscars. The fashion disasters, the teary speeches and the forced applause from nominees that didn’t win. […]
2013 Oscars betting: Insider tips straight from Hollywood
By Patricia Danaher | Hollywood Foreign Press Association Oscars 2013 betting tips Daniel Day Lewis must be exhausted. On the road promoting Lincoln since last October, he has picked up the Best Actor award at nearly every awards event since the Golden Globes in early January. The likelihood he will need to extend his mantelpiece […]
Five-star Lincoln is odds-on to clean up at the Oscars
By Josh Powell | Sports writer who enjoys a good film The Oscars may still be six weeks away but the nominations are out and if the betting is to be believed it’s going to be one massive party for everyone involved with the film ‘Lincoln’. Lincoln isn’t out for another fortnight in the UK but I’m […]
Celebrity Big Brother: Can Frankie Dettori get his nose in front?
By Josh Powell | Reality TV fanatic He might be up for eviction but Frankie Dettori is still attracting plenty of money to win Celebrity Big Brother. The lovable Italian jockey found himself in hot water last November after a surprise drug test and is currently suspended from riding, but his fun anecdotes and easy-going […]
Dancing On Ice: Pamela Anderson is the eye candy but is she the winner?
By Josh Powell | Ice skating novice Calling men of the world, there is now a real reason to watch Dancing On Ice, other than hoping some annoying reality TV star face plants the unforgiving ice. Pamela Anderson is on it. And there’s plenty of eye-candy for the women as well, if they fancy spending a Saturday night […]
Games, soaps and chart-toppers: Your guide to having a Christmas flutter
By Andrew Robinson Christmas is a time to indulge in plenty of food, booze and presents, but it could also be a time to make some money with Paddy Power’s festive markets. The Christmas number one is traditionally a hard fought race right to the end, but this year it seems like the fat lady […]
Betting news on the title race, James Arthur and today’s racing
Money back madness Paddy has been left licking his wounds after punters cashed in on a crazy weekend of Money-Back Specials and Justice Payouts. Half a million Facebook fans voted for an RVP Money-Back Special in the Derby and it paid off in a huge way. Van Persie’s free-kick in the dying minutes won the game […]
X Factor exclusive: If Chris Maloney makes Sunday’s final he will win it
‘Chris Maloney winning the X Factor would be absolutely criminal. He’d be the first act in the history of the show to win and not release an album’. There’s nothing we love more than a bit of X Factor controversy and as we approach the all-singing, all-dancing finale it’s almost too hard to call a […]
Padvent: Making your Christmas awesome
Padvent: A time of year when people focus on what is really important. Christmas sport and Paddy Power. It is a season observed by all sport fans who love enhanced odds and celebrated from December 1 to December 25 Christmas is just around the corner and with every shop in the country telling you to […]
X Factor betting: Back Christopher Maloney to make the final two
#BackTheTrend By Josh Powell | Pop Psychic It’s crunch time in the X Factor with just four acts remaining and time to find the value in the last two weeks of the show. Despite the public’s outcry we are well on board the Chris Maloney express and think the Liverpool lad has a cracking chance […]
Has your Christmas betting got the X-Factor?
By Lee Dover This time next month it will all be over. The mania, the rows, the having to put up with the in-laws for more than 20 minutes before the football and racing punt-fest bring out the true spirit of Christmas. But Paddy Power has plenty of festive-themed bets on offer to tide you […]
X Factor betting: Union J and James Arthur are in trouble again
#BackTheTrend By Josh Powell | Pop Psychic Close but no cigar. We fancied a shocking week on X Factor and we definitely got it. Last week we tipped up a bottom two combination of Ella Henderson and Union J at a decent price of 14/1 but it wasn’t to be as the boy band got through leaving […]
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