Latest news with #LeePhelps
The Sun
6 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
‘Here we go again' – Punter wins truly life-changing sum from £2 Lucky 15 to leave ‘stunned' bookies reeling
ONE savvy punter is saying merci beaucoup to William Hill after landing a colossal £53k from a £2 Lucky 15 placed on Wednesday's action in Dieppe, France. The remarkable win was secured at a William Hill shop in Cramlington, just north of Newcastle, where the mystery customer placed the modest £30 total stake before the morning races. The bet got off to a flying start with Register (10/1) winning the opening race at 10.20am. That success was followed up by impressive victories for Folly Foot (14/1) at 10.51am and Golden Falls (12/1) at 11.23am. The win was completed when Astorius (7/1) triumphed in the 11.55am contest, sealing the punter's massive five-figure return. Lee Phelps, spokesperson for William Hill, said: 'It was only on Monday that we were reeling from a £23k racing payout, and we're here again after another punter pulled off an even more remarkable bet. "They've managed to turn £30 into over £50k after landing their £2 Lucky 15 on this morning's action from Dieppe, placed in our Cramlington shop, just north of Newcastle. "It's not every day that you head to your local William Hill shop, place an each-way Lucky 15, and walk away with £53,220.20, so we just have to salute this customer. "We'll be hoping there aren't any more of these big racing winners on the horizon, as we've had our fill of them this week!" Remember to gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who: For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Who will win Eurovision 2025? Favourites and latest odds revealed
Eurovision fever has gripped the continent, with a line-up of wacky and wonderful acts set to take to the stage in Basel, Switzerland. As one of the Big Five, UK act Remember Monday is pre-approved for the grand final on Saturday, 17 May along with Spain, France, Germany, Italy and host nation Switzerland. However, the others will have to battle it out at the semi-finals on Tuesday, 13 and Thursday, 15 May. Who will make the final, and who looks likely to lift the trophy this year? We take a look at the latest odds for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 winner, who is being tipped for success, and how Remember Monday's chances are looking. Ahead of the semi-finals beginning, there is already a stand-out favourite to win Eurovision 2025. Sweden's trio KAJ are the hot favourites to win with their witty song Bara Bada Bastu, which translates as "Just Take A Sauna". The BBC's Eurovision semi-final presenter Scott Mills said of KAJ's entry: "It's very Scandinavian. There are dancers in towels, uh, because they're in a sauna, and there is a sauna on stage. It's not the kind of thing that Sweden would send to the contest at all normally. Normally they send perfectly polished pop, which is why they win a lot, like Loreen with Tattoo. "This is the first time they've sent a song sung in Swedish in over a decade, maybe more - it is a kind of novelty song, but it's very hear it once and it's in your head and it's got a little bit that goes 'Sauna'. In Scandinavia, this song is massive. They can sing, the staging is good so far and by the time it gets to Eurovision, they will make the staging even better." Sweden has history of doing very well at the contest - they are tied with Ireland on the most number of wins at seven, but if predictions are correct, 2025 could see them edge ahead of their rivals. They have also benefitted from Nordic bloc voting in previous years, which could swing the final in their favour again. The latest odds from bookmaker William Hill have consistently put Sweden in first place. They currently stand as follows for the top five most likely to win: Sweden - 10/11 Austria - 11/4 Belgium - 10/1 France - 12/1 Israel - 14/1 William Hill spokesperson Lee Phelps told Yahoo UK: "Sweden are our clear favourites and are now odds-on at 10/11. The money for them has been pretty overwhelming and they are rightfully strong favourites, leading the way in both stakes and total bets. "Despite being 50/1 outsiders, the public haven't lost faith in Remember Monday and the United Kingdom have attracted the second most bets, to land a shock win, with Austria also popular at 11/4. "Interest in Belgium has also been strong and they're now third in the betting at 10/1. With a few large bets placed on them in recent weeks they're now one of our worst results in the book." The UK's act Remember Monday might not feature in the bookies' top five, but an upset in voting on the night is not unheard of at Eurovision - particularly if some of the favourites don't make it through the semi-finals. Remember Monday's Holly said: "For us it's not necessarily the size of the audience, it's that we so badly want to do a good job and that's where our nerves are coming from, we want to be able to watch it back and be so proud!" The BBC's Eurovision Song Contest host for the final coverage Graham Norton backed the trio's chances: "Remember Monday have a great advantage in that they are unlike any other act this year. Their vocals and harmonies are flawless, the song has a very strong hook and the trio are hugely likeable. With a decent place in the running order they should do very well indeed." Here's what William Hill are predicting for Remember Monday and their song What The Hell Just Happened? at the final: To finish last - 9/4 To score 0 - 10/1 Top 10 - 5/1 Top 5 - 14/1 Outright winner - 50/1 Mills also offered some hope for the UK, saying: "They've got what it takes. I never take any notice of Eurovision odds because Sam Ryder was so far down in them and then look what happened. But I really think people are sleeping on our entry a little bit because these girls can sing, they've got harmonies, like the best Wilson Phillips record ever. "They have history in musical theatre, so they know how to perform, both to a TV camera and to a crowd, and it's a dramatic song, so I have high hopes." His semi-finals co-host and Eurovision superfan Rylan agreed: "I was lucky enough to see one of their first performances and I turned to the BBC Studios Eurovision boss and said 'they are the girls', and luckily he agreed. "We've said it before, but we have no concern that these girls will not be able to perform on the night - let's show the world we do girl bands really well!" The coverage team at BBC Radio 2 are also backing a high score for the UK as Sara Cox said: "They're great performers, excellent singers and I think the song has all the drama and just the right amount of camp." Richie Anderson added: "I was blown away the first time I saw them perform. They're so fun and their vocals are incredible." However, the UK last won at Eurovision in 1997 and aside from Sam Ryder placing second in 2022, recent years have seen some low scores. Even established star Olly Alexander only managed to place 18th in 2024, calling it a "brutal" experience. The Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals air on Tuesday and Thursday, and the final on Saturday, all at 8pm on BBC One.
Scottish Sun
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Eurovision winners ‘revealed' days before song contest final – and it's bad news for the UK again
It comes after last year's UK entry was a complete flop WINNER TAKES IT ALL Eurovision winners 'revealed' days before song contest final – and it's bad news for the UK again THIS year's Eurovision winner has been 'revealed' just days before the live final - and it's bad news for The UK. The Sun were first to reveal that the girl group Remember Monday would be flying the flag for Brits this weekend, but could they be heading for nil points? Advertisement 5 Remember Monday are representing the UK at the famous Eurovision song - but they aren't predicted to winer Credit: PA 5 Swedish band KAJ are predicted to be the 2025 Eurovision champs Credit: Reuters 5 Singer-songwriter Johannes Pietsch AKA JJ is also a front runner to win Credit: AFP This weekend will see bands from across Europe and beyond descend on the city of Basel in Switzerland to perform at the Eurovision Song Contest. The annual event doesn't take place until this weekend, but there is already a clear winner, according to the bookies. At the moment, Swedish band KAJ are leading the odds to claim the Eurovision crown, with Austria their closest challengers at 9/4. These two countries are the top favourites, with France coming in a close third at 10/1. Advertisement If Sweden do clinch the crown, it will be their eighth win. Sadly, the UK entry, Remember Monday, are outsiders and are heading into this weekend's final at 50/1. Embarrassingly the odds of them coming last are much higher at 9/4. William Hill's Lee Phelps, said: "With the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest taking place this weekend, we make Sweden's entry KAJ even-money favourites to win the competition. Advertisement 'Their main competitors for the crown appear to be Austria at 9/4, with the rest of the field 10/1 or bigger. 'Among the outsiders are the United Kingdom at a massive 50/1. Eurovision 2025 UK entry REVEALED as girlband sign up to represent Great Britain "Remember Monday could have a Saturday night to forget as we make them 9/4 to finish bottom of the pile and 10/1 to match James Newman's 2021 performance and score zero points.' Hopefully it will a night to remember for Britain for the RIGHT reasons. Advertisement Remember Monday officially revealed they were the UK Eurovision entry in March. They appeared on Radio 2 to play their song What The Hell Just Happened?, which they will perform at the Eurovision final. 5 Remember Monday are confident they can do well at Eurovision Credit: PA The band told listeners: "Honestly, we feel like we're on another planet, nothing's sinking in, to be honest I think it's just sunk in then, the lead up... You said 'the global stage' and I was like, 'wait, what!'" Advertisement Band member Lauren Bryne said: "We met at sixth form college a few years ago and, essentially, we always had free periods on a Monday which is when we just used to get together and sing. "Then that turned into us singing every single day of the week and not going to our classes and our teacher used to come and find us in random spare classrooms and knock on the door and be like, 'Girls are you coming into class today?' and we were like, 'No Jenny, we're just going to stay in here, sorry!' "So we did that for years and years and it kind of became a little in joke that it was always happening on a Monday so that's where Remember Monday was born and, yeah, about a year and a bit ago, we packed in the day job and went full time and it's going OK! [laughs]. Here we are." The British country pop trio is made up of Lauren, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele. Advertisement It's not the first time the group have found themselves in a televised singing competition, because in 2019 they took part in The Voice. It's a very different choice to last year when Years and Years frontman Olly Alexander represented the UK with pop song Dizzy. A source said: "As ever behind the scenes competition has been fierce to represent the UK. "This year bosses have opted to shake things up and send a female trio, Remember Monday. Advertisement "The song is a stark change from Olly Alexander last year but the girls are sure to get the nation behind them."
The Sun
09-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Punter predicts FOUR correct semi-final scorelines to land £12k footy acca
ONE William Hill customer had a week to remember after turning a £20 bet into a colossal £11,938 win! The punter selected a truly remarkable set of correct score predictions across this week's European semi-finals - including calling a repeat 3-3 draw between Inter Milan and Barcelona. The bettor predicted six full-time scores in total, placing a bet that backed all available trebles. Four of those six predictions were correct, landing four winning trebles out of a possible 20. Alongside the repeat 3-3 result between Inter and Barca, the bettor also got PSG 2-1 Arsenal, Manchester United 4-1 Athletic Bilbao, and Fiorentina 2-1 Real Betis exactly right. Two predictions fell short - Bodo/Glimt 1-2 Tottenham and Chelsea 6-0 Djurgarden - but it didn't stop the payout from soaring. Spokesperson for William Hill, Lee Phelps, said: 'One of our punters managed to correctly predict four correct full-time scores from the six semi-finals in this week's European competitions. 'Predicting a repeat of Inter 3-3 Barca after 90 minutes was impressive enough, but to correctly PSG 2-1 Arsenal, Manchester United 4-1 Athletic Bilbao, and Fiorentina 2-1 Real Betis on top of that was simply unbelievable. 'If Chelsea had put five more past Djurgarden and Bodo/Glimt had managed a consolation goal against Tottenham, we could have been looking at one of our biggest football payouts in history! 'Nonetheless, the punter will no doubt be happy to have landed four out of a possible 20 trebles, turning their £20 stake into just shy of £12k.' Remember to gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who: For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites.
The Sun
01-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
William Hill punter cashes out £98k acca for £21k ahead of Tottenham Europa League clash tonight
ONE William Hill customer walked away with over £21,000 from a £11 accumulator after choosing to cash out before Tottenham's Europa League clash tonight. But the question looms: Will they live to regret playing it safe? The slip Seven-leg Accumulator Liverpool – Premier League Outright – 9/2 Burnley – Championship Top 2 Finish – 5/2 Wrexham – League One Top 2 Finish – 9/2 Doncaster – League Two Outright – 5/1 Bayern Munich – Bundesliga Outright – 4/11 Tottenham – To Reach UEFA Europa League Final – 11/4 Chelsea – Conference League Outright – 7/4 Stake: £11 Cashed out: £21,001 Potential Returns: £98,000 This astute punter stuck £11 on a mixture of outright football bets at almost 9,000/1 before the 2024/25 campaign. And, if successful, that bet would have returned a colossal £98,000! Three of those seven selections have already cruised in, including Liverpool to win the Premier League, and Burnley and Wrexham to finish in the top two in the Championship and League One. The remaining open selections included Bayern Munich to win the Bundesliga, Doncaster to win League Two, Chelsea to win the Conference League, and Tottenham to reach the final of the Europa League. But perhaps sensing danger, our mystery punter decided to forgo the end-of-season drama and cashed out for £21,000 - and the bookies are in little doubt which team is responsible for their decision. Spokesperson for William Hill, Lee Phelps, said: "One William Hill customer decided to cash out of a potential £98,000 return ahead of Tottenham's Europa League semi-final clash against Bodo/Glimt. "The seven-leg accumulator placed at almost 9000/1 odds with a stake of £11 returning £21,001, after bets including Liverpool, Burnley and Wrexham. "With only Bayern Munich, Doncaster, Chelsea and Tottenham as the remaining selections, our customer clearly lacked confidence in Spurs' chances to reach the Europa League final and opted to cash out of the bet ahead of their clash against the Norwegian outfit." Remember to gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who: For help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites.
