- Ladbrokes’ I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! betting markets change after Tom Arnold becomes first evictee
- Former AFL player Dane Swan the outright competition favourite
Dane Swan will win the second-biggest title of his career when the third season of I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! draws to a close.
That is the tale of the tape in I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here betting markets at Ladbrokes, where the former Collingwood star is a $2.20 to win the popular reality series, following the eviction of actor Tom Arnold.
The AFL Premiership-winning midfielder has won plenty of fans not only on the football field, but also via his keen social media abilities and that popularity has reached fever pitch since he was dropped into the South African jungle.
Former Rugby League star and male model Kris Smith has firmed into $4.50 second-favouritism, while Jay Lagaaia ($5), Steve Price ($6) and Casey Donovan ($7) also feature prominently on the top lines of betting.
Ladbrokes bookmaker Tony Wilmot said that the eviction of Arnold has led to several key changes in market order.
“Everyone expects a celebrity of Tom Arnold’s calibre to go a long way, but that clearly has not been the case this time around,” said Wilmot.
“In Season 1, Maureen McCormick of Brady Bunch fame made it 42 days in the jungle before she was sent packing and we expected a similar showing from Tom Arnold.
“Dane Swan is flying under the radar and we’re expecting the line share of his fans to come out of the woodwork at the pointy end of the competition.
“Kris Smith is the value in the market and we’re expecting him to attract just as much attention from the public as he is around the campsite.”
Tziporah Malkah has continued to drift to a quote of $17, however it is former Olympian Lisa Curry who occupies the bottom line of betting at $21.