Recent X Factor Stories

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  Sharon Osbourne 11/4 to mentor X Factor winner22 Apr 2013

  If media reports are to be believed, Sharon Osbourne is about to make a credit-crunch-busting £2m return to the X Factor making her the highest paid judge in the show’s 9 year history.  While ITV and Syco remain tight-lipped on the matter, Paddy Power is speculating on just what Sharon’s retur...

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  X Factor betting - Sharon Osbourne tipped to replace Tulisa28 Feb 2013

  Tulisa has reportedly been booted off of the X Factor judging panel and the rumours are that Simon Cowell will replace her with Sharon OsborurnePaddy Power have installed Sharon Osbourne as their 6/5 favourite to be a new judge on this year’s X Factor panel following reports that Tulisa has been gi...

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  Rylan hot favourite for Xtra Factor role6 Feb 2013

  Rylan Clark is being hotly touted as the man who will take over from Olly Murs as the host of the Xtra Factor. The former X Factor contestant is proving a popular pick after reports that Olly will not be returning to the ITV2 show, and William Hill offer 1/5 that the Celebrity Big Brother host take...

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  Bookies slash price on Sharon Osbourne returning to X Factor17 Jan 2013

  Bookmaker William Hill have slashed the price of Sharon Osbourne making a sensational return to the X Factor. William Hill made the move to cut Sharon’s odds from 8/1 to 5/4, following a gamble this morning. The odds suggest that Louis Walsh is the most likely judge to return to the show at 2/7, wi...

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  Ladbrokes predict £1 million will be staked on X Factor final this weekend7 Dec 2012

  Ladbrokes expect reality TV betting records to be smashed, with Jahmene, James and Christopher competing in the X Factor final Over £1 million will be bet on the X Factor final this weekend with Ladbrokes. As the country gears up for the final showdown the firm are anticipating that reality TV bett...

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  2012 X Factor final to be closest ever6 Dec 2012

  Bookmaker William Hill believe the 2012 X Factor final is one of the closest in the history of the programme. This year is the first time that there has not been an odds-on favourite in the build up to the final weekend. Jahmene is currently the 6/5 favourite with William Hill, with James Arthur 5/...

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  X Factor final betting – James Arthur and Jahmene Douglas now joint favourites6 Dec 2012

  Paddy Power can’t split James and Jahmene for the X Factor final, although Christopher Maloney is not without a chance of winning Paddy Power have made James Arthur and Jahmene Douglas their joint 5/4 favourites to win the X Factor ahead of this weekend’s final. The bookie is unable to separate Nic...

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  X Factor Final tips – Christopher Maloney to complete Simon Cowell nightmare5 Dec 2012

  Christopher Maloney is set to cause X Factor supremo Simon Cowell a massive headache by winning the 2012 series this weekend. The music mogul has built his empire on the back of reality TV, signed some of the world's biggest acts and enjoyed success all over the world. And despite all of this, even...

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  Huge gamble on Christopher Maloney to win X Factor5 Dec 2012

  The latest betting trends suggest that Simon Cowell’s worst nightmare could be about to occur as more and more William Hill customers back Christopher Maloney to win the X Factor. The music mogul has built his empire on the back of reality TV, signed some of the world's biggest acts and enjoyed suc...

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  X Factor tips – Christopher Maloney can pull off ultimate X Factor upset4 Dec 2012

  Most are expecting Jahmene Douglas or James Arthur to win the 2012 series of X Factor – but the much-maligned Christopher Maloney could be on the brink of pulling off an upset win this weekend. It gives us no satisfaction to report that things are unfolding exactly as predicted, with the boyband Un...

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  Big gamble on Chris Maloney to win X Factor3 Dec 2012

  Christopher Maloney has seen plenty of support to win the 2012 series of X Factor, according to bookmaker William Hill. Since the final three X Factor contestants were announced, William Hill report that almost 60% of the early money has been for Christopher at 10/3 to lift the title – which would ...

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  Christopher Maloney good bet for X Factor final3 Dec 2012

  Christopher Maloney may be a 7/2 outsider to win the X Factor, but that does not mean to say he is not a man to back ahead of next weekend’s final! While the judges (except mentor Gary Barlow) have remained resolutely unimpressed throughout the competition, Christopher’s cheesy tunes have struck a ...

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  Jahmene favourite to win X Factor next weekend3 Dec 2012

  Jahmene Douglas heads into the X Factor final as the bookies, favourite according to Ladbrokes.  Union J were odds-on favourites to leave at the last hurdle before the decider, leaving Jahmene to head the betting at 11/10 with James Arthur next (11/8) at Ladbrokes. Despite rumours he is one of...

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  Union J worth backing for X Factor exit29 Nov 2012

  Union J are big favourites to be the next act eliminated from the X Factor at 4/6 – but even at those short odds it’s still well worth lumping on the boyband to be booted out. The four-piece have been hanging on by a thread for several weeks now and were only saved last week by virtue of the dire d...

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  Mel B to replace Gary Barlow as X Factor judge29 Nov 2012

  William Hill are betting on a new addition to the X Factor judging panel next year – and former Spice Girl Mel B is heading the betting. Gary Barlow has intimated that this year could be his last on the X-Factor as a judge, and William Hill are now betting on who will replace him. Mel B is the 6/4 ...