Britain's Got Talent winners 'revealed' just hours ahead of final as one act soars ahead in bookies' odds
The Britain's Got Talent final will get underway in a matter of hours on Saturday night, and bookies' odds have revealed who could take home the crown.
LED dancers The Blackouts, inspirational choir Hear Our Voice, magician Harry Moulding, guitarist Olly Pearson and singer Stacey Leadbeatter are among those battling it out in the final.
Comedian Joseph Charm, Ping Pong Pang, drag queen and operatic tenor Jasmine Rice, eight-year-old dancer Binitra Chetry and singer Vinnie McKee are also making up the finalists.
Now, Ladbrokes have revealed Hear Our Voice are leading the charge to be crowned the 2025 winners with favourable odds cut from 2/7 to just 5/4.
The choir is made up of victims of the Post Office scandal - said to be Britain's biggest miscarriage of justice - and they have been fan favourites since their audition.
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They are followed closely behind The Blackouts at 5/2 odds while magician Harry is sitting at 5/1, according to the bookmakers.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: 'A flurry of bets on Hear Our Voice have forced our traders to once again slash their odds of going all the way tonight - it's looking like it'll take something pretty special to stop them from winning this series.'
Eleven-year-old guitarist Olly is coming in closely behind the leading trio at 6/1 odds, while Stacey is at 11/1 and Ping Pony Pang are sitting at 12/1.
At the other end, drag queen Jasmine is at a lower 66/1 of taking home the crown, just beaten by Vinnie at 33/1, Joseph at 25/1 and Binitra at 20/1.
The Hear Our Voice choir is made up of 39 people who were directly affected by the Post Office scandal and the group have captured the hearts of the nation.
The Post Office scandal, A.K.A the Horizon scandal, is widely considered one of the biggest miscarriages of justice.
More than 700 sub-postmasters were wrongly convicted when dodgy Fujitsu software showed shortfalls incorrectly reported on their accounts.
In total, 236 postmaster and postmistresses were sent to prison, leading to bankruptcies and at least four suicides.
Eleven-year-old guitarist Olly Pearson (pictured at the semi-finals) is coming in closely behind the leading trio at 6/1 odds
Between 1999 and 2015, many were wrongly accused of fraud, theft, and false accounting due to faults in the Horizon IT system.
The system, developed by Fujitsu, incorrectly showed financial shortfalls, leading to prosecutions, job losses, and even imprisonments.
Some victims lost their homes, livelihoods, and reputations, with a few taking their own lives.
Despite years of campaigning, it was only in 2021 that the Court of Appeal overturned dozens of wrongful convictions.
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