Originally Posted by jerefprdterra:
“Well the person who placed the 20k either has money to waste, or is in the know.”
Nah someone supposedly placed a similar sized bet on Quickenden to win the jungle. If he really did have inside info he wouldn't have done it because the voting stats showed he was never gone overhaul Foggy.
These bets try to give a false confidence that something is a definite because no one would risk that much money if they weren't sure of the outcome. But then people blow large amounts on footie accums these days so anything is possible.
As for the leak its from a paper with a history of CORRECT X Factor leaks, I'd definitely believe the gist of it even if the figures aren't entirely spot on which is Bens been the front runner all series and despite the whole Uptown Funk promo storm is STILL far out in front.
Its entirely believable and I've thought for some time Ben would win simply because he probably built a fanbase early on and thats normally a good start. We met the 'van driver' at his audition and people fell for him there. Fleur even Cowell said he didnt remember until judges house.
So where i imagine hes consistently polled well since the very first vote, Fleur has probably steadily climbed the rankings over other pre show 'stories' and has only just displaced Andrea in recent weeks.
The leak is about ensuring a closer final and making sure Cowell gets his chosen top 2 because the stats show there is definitely a chance for Andrea to break into top 2 and isn't the lame Final duck many assumed