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"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.

This is the Channel 4 description although the 44FF bit has since been removed from the site.


They're all single, they're all under 30, and, between them, our new Housemates have met Jennifer Lopez, taken flying lessons, and are scared of spiders and water tanks.

One dislikes "vain, self-obsessed people," whilst another describes themselves as a being a "two-faced bitch," and one says they have "no friends." Oh dear.

Half Kuwaiti, model, exhibitionist, Atheist, engineer, snob - these are all ways the new Housemates have described themselves.

We could we have a beautiful, arrogant, Jennifer Lopez fan who is an engineer and keeps taking their clothes off despite being scared of water tanks. Well, we could...

Watch Big Brother from 9pm on Channel 4 to find out and meet the three new Housemates face to face.

Oh, and one has 44FF breasts.

Just thought we'd mention that.

Safin 2 sets down

Weather is too bad to trade here. Pitch black outside so I have had to take a back seat. Not worth the risk with the size of some of the trades I want to put in the market. Will sit out each thunderstorm.

Safin out

Ancic out in straight sets

not trading as trying to sort out new pc

No rain at Wimbledon available at 1.08 got to surely be worth a punt. If it some how avoids it today it will surely go in the next week.

"Ancic out? One set up on my scores? or are you pyschic :-)