Bookies Hot & Bothered As Temperatures Climb

Following a nationwide gamble, which includes a £1000 bet at 8/1 from a William Hill client in Manchester, William Hill have cut the price of temperatures topping the 100F mark in 2006 from 8/1 to 6/1.

William Hill have also trimmed the price of record temperatures being beaten from 12/1 to 10/1 (the record currently stands at 101.3F).

"The UK has had four separate heat waves this year, all of which have resulted in bets for the temperatures to top 100f. As a result we have one of our biggest liabilities ever and should the 100f be hit, we will be paying out a six figure sum.", said William Hill's spokesman Rupert Adams.

William Hill Weather Wagers:

6/1 Temperatures to pass 100F in 2006.

10/1 UK record of over 101.3F being recorded during 2006.