X Factor 2008 - Week 4 - Who will be Eliminated ?

Week 4 is Disco Week on the X Factor 2008. Here is how the betting market views each acts chances of being voted out the competition.

Daniel Evans 8/13
Ruth Lorenzo 4/1
Rachel Hylton 6/1
J L S 11/1
Eoghan Quigg 14/1
Austin Drage 25/1
Alexandra Burke 25/1
Laura White 100/1
Diana Vickers 100/1

Daniel Evans seems a dead cert to go out. He is odds on at 8/13. With the talented Ruth Lorenzo and Rachel Hylton next behind him, I'm afraid I'm inclined to agree. So strong are this years acts, its hard to envisage any other outcome.

It's tough to guess who will feature in the bottom two sing off against Daniel this week, but Cheryl Cole's acts should be safe. Burke, White and Vickers are all rank outsiders to go.

Group mentor, Louis Walsh, will be praying once again his sole remaining act manages to stay in. If they land in the bottom two, this is the one act that Daniel Evans perhaps has a chance of beating.

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X Factor - Week 4 - Who will Win?

This years X Factor competition broadcast on ITV, so far, has been one of the best ever. Last week Simon Cowell lost Scott Bruton and Cheryl Cole's three female acts still seem pretty much invincible. Louis of course, is left with just one remianing act who will struggle to make the final in a particular strong year.

Week 4 is themed Disco Night. Here is how the market currently favours each acts chances of winning the entire X Factor contest.

Diana Vickers 7/4
Laura White 7/2
Alexandra Burke 5/1
Austin Drage 7/1
J L S 8/1
Eoghan Quigg 8/1
Rachel Hylton 10/1
Ruth Lorenzo 20/1
Daniel Evans 33/1

Cheryl Cole's girls stubbornly remain 1st, 2nd and 3rd favourites to win making the Girls Aloud mentor 2/5 on to have the eventual winner.

Why Ruth Lorenzo remains a whopping 20/1 to win, to me, is a bit of a mystery. Her last two performances have been fantastic. Whilst I do not think she will be the overall winner, 8/1 would probably be more realistic. JLS seem a little short at 8/1.

Strong favourite to win now is Diana Vickers, way ahead in the market at 7/4. There is still a long way to go of course and anything can happen along the way. I thought Diana would struggle with last weeks Big Band night, but she took it in her bare-footed stride. I have similar reservations about her unique voice being able to handle Disco, but being the potential star that she is, she'll probably prove me wrong again. Hopefully this is the case as she is a joy to listen to.

Daniel Evans could find it hard to stay in this week.

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BBC Strictly - Week 4 - Lisa Snowdon & Brendon making headway

Week 4 of BBC Strictly Come Dancing saw Lisa Snowdon and professional dance partner Brendon Cole make some serious headway. After a mediocre opening week, their Rumba scored an impressive 32 with the Judges to put them into provisional third place.

On Saturday, the pair perform the American Smooth. With the increased momentum fueled by week 4's great performance, it would be interesting to see the couple improve again to threaten the established leaders. This promises to be the closest competition of all six series so far and Lisa could well be the dark horse.

Courtesy of the BBC and YouTube here is their Rumba from Week 4 which has really given them a solid platform to work off.

Remember to watch Strictly Come Dancing this Saturday night. Will Cherie Lunghi top the leaderboard again? Will Tom Chambers finish ahead of Austin Healey? Will Rachel Stevens blast everybody away? Will John Sergeant get a perfect 40 from the Judges and be signed up for an 8 season run on a sell-out Broadway musical?

All is waiting to be revealed!

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BBC Strictly - Week 4 - Latest Odds

Week 3 is over and now we hit the start of the fourth week which sees the female celebrities compete for the second time. Here's how the market to win looks now.

Austin Healey 2/1
Tom Chambers 7/2
Rachel Stevens 7/2
Christine Bleakley 6/1
Cherie Lunghi 8/1
Lisa Snowdon 16/1
Heather Small 16/1
John Sergeant 33/1
Andrew Castle 40/1
Mark Foster 50/1
Jodie Kidd 50/1
Don Warrington 50/1
Jessie Wallace 66/1

Austin Healey is now a clear favourite, breaking away from Tom Chambers who now finds himself joint second in the market with former S-Club 7 member, Rachel Stevens.

Following a staggering improvement in performance, Don Warrington leaps from 100/1 to half that at 50/1 level with Jodie Kidd and Mark Foster.

Significantly, John Sergeant moves to his shortest price yet at 33/1 reflecting his popularity with the voting public. Jessie Wallace drops to be the rank outsider at 66/1 and the pressure will be on this week.

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