X Factor 2009: Joe's win caps a profitable series for ace tipster Houghton

X-Factor / Jack Houghton / 14 December 2009 / Leave a Comment

Joe sings following his win, we presume Jack was doing similar in his living room

Our man Houghton registers a huge profit on his X Factor tipping

Previewing the X Factor each week, betting.betfair columnist Jack Houghton has returned a massive 16.8 points' profit on recommended bets over the last ten weeks: that's £1,680 for every £100 invested.

Out of 16 bets put up, seven won, with the highlights being week one picks of eventual winner Joe McElderry at [12.0] and Cheryl Cole to be winning judge at [8.0].

To read more from Jack, follow his Betting Challenge here.

Jack Houghton's X Factor Bets 2009 (+16.8 pts):
2 pts BACK Rachel at [2.7] in Bottom Two market - Week Two - WON.
3 pts BACK Rachel at [1.76] in Bottom Two market - Week Three - LOST.
2 pts BACK Lucie at [2.10] in Girls market - LOST.
1 pt BACK John and Edward at [2.0] in Bottom Two market - Week Six - LOST.
2 pts LAY Lloyd at [1.36] in Bottom Two market - Week Seven - WON.
1 pt LAY Lloyd at [1.87] in Elimination market - Week Seven - WON.
1 pt BACK Danyl at [4.0] in Elimination market - Week Eight - LOST.
1 pt BACK Lloyd at [25.0] in Winner market - LOST.
4 pts LAY Danyl at [2.02] in Top 3 market - WON.
1 pt BACK Olly at [3.4] in Over 25s market - WON.
2 pts BACK Stacey at [6.0] in Winner market - LOST.
1 pt BACK Dannii at [2.48] in Winning Judge market - LOST.
2 pts BACK Olly at [6.0] in Winner market - LOST.
1 pt BACK Olly at [8.2] in Winner market - LOST.
1 pt BACK Cheryl at [8.0] in Winning Judge market - WON.
1 pt BACK Joseph at [12.0] in Winner market - WON.