It just dawned on me to see if a system as random as the betting odds could predict more of tonight’s qualifiers as well (or indeed better) than any of us supposed experts. So I popped over to Oddschecker to see who the top ten in the betting (aggregated from a large number of bookies) for semi-final one would be, and I have to admit, it’s a pretty compelling list.
In order, their top ten are…
Azerbaijan
Hungary
Russia
Finland
Turkey
Greece
Norway
Armenia
Serbia
Georgia
I know it’s merely a list created by the money punters risk on each particular song, but I fancy that lot’s going to beat my own sorry list by a street!
As for Dusseldorf itself – I don’t think I’ve ever seen a press centre as tense as this one is now. There’s a lot of pacing about and anxious faces, and before the night is out we’ll know a bit more than we knew just then. this could possibly be one of the most interesting envelope openings we’ve ever had. Bring the noise!