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England off to a shocker in the cricket - 6-2 after 5 overs chasing 266.

Aussies now 1.15 to win - mzy be some value in laying it

Watch out for the thunderstorms tomorrow. One of my worst mare moments came when a storm cut the electricty to my house for a couple of hours. Then when it returned kept getting power surges and dips.

make that 6-3 and 1.06 the aussies

"Watch out for the thunderstorms tomorrow." :-(

Don't remind me! We have tickets for the 'Abba lookalikes' outdoor picnic concert at Althorp Hall for tomorrow night.

Shall we eat before we go? Where are the raincapes stored? etc, etc.

Fingers crossed and all that.

Aussies now gone from 1.06 to 1.23 as flintoff and solanki build a partnership

Go Freddie !

Scrip,
Just sent you another internal email.

"Althorp Hall"

Doc I was invited there a few years ago for a high profile charity function, fantastic event. We all had dinner with Earl Spencer and drifted around the house for hours. A very memorable evening.

Voting very close for Roberto and Derek, according to Kaitho on Digital Spy, who appears to be an insider. Meanwhile Derek appears to have decided not to quit, but who knows.

Just backed 'No' for a rain free tournament at Wimbledon. Big storm over me at the moment heading for SW19.

It's been confirmed that 3 new housemates are entering the BB house tonight. My position in Any Other to win is looking good :-) Will close when their characters are known as initial impressions are bound to suggest that at least one has a chance of winning.

Storm gone now but price on Betfair moved from 1.10 to 1.05 so I have decided to green up and wait for the next storm!

How do betfair handle 3 new entrants? Do they all remain in the 'any other' category for the remainder of BB6? If thats the case, your getting 'three bites of the cherry' for 1 price.
But there again it could be Mary returning with her relatives in which case your getting 3 spuds for 1 price :~)

The terms don't mention adding names and the market is not being part settled even for evictees (since they could return), so I'm sure we do get three bites of the cherry. In fact I have doubled up on this bet since unless they are all three no hopers the odds should drop to match the front runners, apart from Kemal, 8.0 or so.

If it does turn out to be the Addams family then I'm greening up immediately though :-)

Whilst I was watching, somebody just entered a bet for Sam to win at 1000. They must think she is coming back today :-)

But BB wouldn't put anyone in who's been in contact with the outside world in the last couple of weeks, would they??

It's been done before kajman (Jon Tickle) but in that case it was stated he would be unable to win. I think that Big Brother will stick to this rule in future (once evicted, can't win) so it really is wasted money. Also the Jon Tickle return was not particularly successful. He was sent back in to stir things up and just drank beer :-)

Scrip,
Just sent you internal email

interesting post on betfair from kaitho (20 mar 2004). Bluff, double bluff?

According to one of the tabloids:

there will be 2 girls - a sexy irish model and a bust "loudmouth exhibitionist" with 44F boobs. the thirs newcomer is a lad who says he is a virgin and has no pals.

One of them is half-kuwaiti and has met jennifer lopez, while another is an engineer who is learning to fly. all three are single and one of the girls describes herself as a snobbish two faced bitch.


Sounds like theyve drageed up another three normal people lol

Yes, not sure I believe that sealed.