It just dawned on me to see if a system as random as the betting odds could predict more of tonight’s qualifiers from the first Eurovision 2011 semi-final as well (or indeed better) than any of us supposed experts. So I popped over to Oddschecker to see who the top ten in the betting (aggregated from a large number of bookies) would be, and I have to admit, it’s a pretty compelling list.
In order, their top ten are…
- Azerbaijan
- Hungary
- Russia
- Finland
- Turkey
- Greece
- Norway
- Armenia
- Serbia
- Georgia
I know it’s merely a list created by the money punters risk on each particular song, but I fancy that lot’s going to beat my own sorry list by a street!
As for Düsseldorf itself – I don’t think I’ve ever seen a press centre as tense as this one is now. There’s a lot of pacing about and anxious faces, and before the night is out we’ll know a bit more than we knew just then. This could possibly be one of the most interesting envelope openings we’ve ever had. Bring the noise!
