Originally Posted by Captain Kipper:
“Im getting worried guys, as much as I want Chris to win Im worried that he might even lose 3rd place to Helen as she's strong with the betting odds.
No way does she deserve to finish above Chris....he at the very least deserves 3rd place...if not the win.
Keep voting for Chris everyone.”
It's important to remember that the people placing bets are
gamblers.
Some of them think there's a better chance that Helen will win than they did before (natural thoughts to have after the last two nights' highlights); they looked at odds of 20/1 to 25/1 and thought they made it worth taking a chance by betting on Helen to win. The bookies noticed those bets and changed the odds in response, so they'd risk less on future Helen bets. The some other people saw the odds change and thought "hey! I'd better jump in before my potential winnings get even less". That bandwagon / cycle has brought her odds right in, because the bookies want to limit how much they'd have to pay out if she did win.
But that's all it is.
It's important not to be panicked by it or to become pessimistic.
A lot of negative stuff has been thrown at Chris, and he was in danger in two eviction votes. But there wasn't as big a turn against him as it seemed. Chris survived over Zoe and Mark and Winston. We didn't give up on him then, and we shouldn't now.
Morale matters, and there are ways to encourage other supporters. As I said in the Ashleigh thread, we can vote in polls. We can comment on clips. We can tweet #ChrisToWin.
(Ok, I said #AshleighToWin there, but it's the same idea. I want Ashleigh, Chris or Christopher to be the top three and for one of them to win.)