Big Brother Betting: Cheerio, Jo

Big Brother 11 / Eliot Pollak / 12 August 2010 / Leave a Comment

Time to go?

"If she can kick herself up the arse, Josie should really still win it."

Friday night's eviction is a foregone conclusion, says Eliot Pollak. Meanwhile, our man assesses the winner market and reveals a preference for the sweeter lass.

It's not just Muslims going hungry this week. Another drab week of televisual guff from the Big Brother house, added to another predictable eviction tomorrow night, leaves the BB franchise limping to the finish line, wheezing and gasping like an asthmatic down a coalmine.

Jo will go tomorrow night. Priced at [1.12], her closest rival Sam is a hefty 13, which says it all. This eviction will beg the BB equivalent of the great philosophical question of whether a falling tree in an empty woods creates a sound. Jo, JJ and Steve are all destined to join a long list of BB contestants who you won't remember in future years. Like Dale.

And so to the winner market, although in this case, the word 'winner' must be considered relative to the field. Astonishingly, and in stark contrast to all Big Brother traditions, the favourite is now someone who, like the audience, has missed much of the series. The truth is, Sam's position at [2.72] is symptomatic of what we have seen to date. The whole thing was becoming too much of a love-in - the characters like Shabby, Sunshine and Ben have been missed - so perhaps voters are backing people who would be absolutely abominable in the outside world. His technique to date, which looks like it could be a winning one, is basically to insult everyone.

Of the other two contenders, Corin still has her beak out in front, priced at [3.6]. But we hope she really doesn't go on to lift the crown. Her blissfully ignorant mask has slipped once or twice, revealing what she really is - the kind of girl who would punch another girl in the face in a pub frequented by minor criminals and old men who say the C-word a lot.

Better to back the sweeter lass. If she can kick herself up the arse, Josie should really still win it. Her love story with John James has become a bit tired, but if he goes first (as he should), expect to see a late surge. She's definitely been the star of the show.

Of the rans marked also, Mario has run out of steam, to the point where all he does now is occasionally use metaphors about boats or rollercoasters to describe his Big Brother experience - despite it being glaringly obvious that his 'experience' has been more akin to being sat in a traffic jam on the A406. A truly dull man, he even made an anecdote about going to sex parties sound like a monologue about bus timetables.

Andrew has also tumbled down the stakes, mainly thanks to the arrival of Sam - who has driven the nerdy student back into his shell. Whilst Dave - well, he's just a bit lame.