Big Brother Betting Facts

William Hill estimate that £6 Million pounds was gambled on the outcome of Big Brother 7.

Pete's win is believed to have cost bookies over £1 million.

William Hill accepted over £130,000 on the final day of Big Brother 7. With 2,350 bets taken between 7:30pm and 8:00pm.

William Hill took 12,000 plus Big Brother related calls on the final day.

The biggest Big Brother bet was £27,000 on Sam to be evicted at 1/2 winning £40,500.

Within 24 hours of entering the house, the winner Pete was the 4/1 favourite to win the show. He finished the 1/5 favourite.

William Hill lost £5,300 on the opening night after Pete fell down the stairs on arrival. William Hill had been offering 16/1 for any of the housemates to fall down the stairs.

Punters correctly predicted who was going to be evicted every single week.

William Hill accepted £100 on Grace receiving 100% of the eviction vote (She got 91%).

Big Brother is the only market that William Hill accept more bets from female customers than Male customers.

"As always Big Brother has been a rollercoaster ride with many highs, but for the bookies far more lows. We have done our boots on a weekly basis and probably need the both BB8 and BB9 to be won by outsiders to win back our losses." said William Hill's spokesman Rupert Adams.

How Does The Story End?

William Hill offer a number of specials which include 2/1 for Pete and Nikki will get engaged in 2006 but 20/1 that they will actually get married! Glyn is 4/1 to get a 1.1 at University and 50/1 to star in a welsh version of Baywatch. Whilst Aisleyne is 12/1 to appear on the cover of Vogue and half the price at 6/1 to make the front cover of Horse and Hound.