December 2009 - X-Factor
X Factor 2009: Joe's win caps a profitable series for ace tipster Houghton
Our man Houghton registers a huge profit on his X Factor tipping...
X Factor Final Betting: Olly looks the value
Amid the excitement and anticipation of Saturday night's X Factor Final, Jack Houghton is feeling a little bereft. What will we do with our weekends now? And who will triumph on Saturday? Our man selects...
X Factor Final Betting: Joe McElderry trades at 1.48 to win on Saturday night, are you a backer or a layer?
The favourite trades at just [1.48] going into Saturday's final and BB contributor Ari Last is happy to take that price on a win for the young Geordie. But BB editor Joe Dyer disagrees. Read...
X Factor 2009 Betting: Cheesy Joe is almost there
It's the end of the road for Mike Norman's reign as Reality TV Tipster of the Year but he's not bitter (or so he says), and he's still hoping to save some face by seeing...
Christmas Number One Betting: Can anyone stop the X Factor behemoth?
Fighting the good fight this year is more Cowell-spawn in the shape of Leona and SuBo, so even if he loses, he wins. Doesn't matter anyway, says Eliot Pollak, neither will be able to stop...
X Factor Semi-Final Betting: Danyl poised for disappointment
One of the final quartet will go out at this heartbreakingly late stage - and the Betfair markets say it'll be Danyl or Olly...
X Factor Betting Week 9: Maths and science at play when it comes to eviction time
Jack Houghton brings us his latest X Factor musings...
The Betfair Contrarian: Why Joe McElderry won't win The X Factor
After bringing the judges to their feet last week with his rendition of Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word, Geordie Joe (although our north-east expert claims that Joe's South Shields address makes him a...
X Factor 2009 Betting: Don't discount Olly and Danyl just yet
With just two weeks to go before this year's champion singer is crowned (and our battle of the tipsters is decided), "Mystical" Mike Norman is of the opinion that Olly and Danyl are still in...