Britain's Got Talent Odds: Poet Sonny Green Could Have Bright Future
Britain's Got Talent's latest episode kicked off with a bang as band SOS treated the judges to a heavy metal version of Backstreet Boys tune Everybody.
They had it their way as all four judges - Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and KSI - put them through to the next round, but the group are outsiders on betting sites to win the series.
This year's BGT is already shaping up to be one of the most competitive yet, and one of the biggest standing ovations so far occurred after poet Sonny Green had wowed the panellists with his 'This Is What England Means' To Me poem.
Sonny Shines
Sonny put in a stellar performance of the poem and he is now 20/1 with William Hill to win this year's Britain's Got Talent, but just 16/1 on some betting apps.
Alesha praised his poem as "powerful", and Amanda admitted it made her well up.
An emotional KSI said the nation "needed" to hear his words, and praised his performance as "spectacular".
Britain's Got Talent Winner Odds:
Act | Odds | Bookmaker |
Paul Nunnari | 12/1 | |
Rafferty Coope | 12/1 | |
LMA | 14/1 | |
Celestial | 16/1 | |
Macshane And Delby | 20/1 | |
Niamh Noade | 20/1 | |
Sonny Green | 20/1 | |
Fraser Penman | 20/1 | |
Liwei Yang | 25/1 | |
SOS | 40/1 | |
Dom And Ninja | 40/1 | |
Baron And Vesper | 80/1 |
(Odds correct at the time of publishing: 3pm - 05/03/2026)
Simon had the judges' final words, telling Sonny: "That was really beautiful. Seriously. And sincere.
"My favourite act tonight. It's people like you that make me love this show and our country."
Sonny's poem ended with: "It's always nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice."
Wheelchair aerialist Paul Nunnari - who was Simon's Golden Buzzer in episode one - is still clinging on to favouritism at 12/1 with William Hill, but musical magician Rafferty Coope, who received KSI's Golden Buzzer in the latest episode, is level in price with him at 12/1 with Bet365.
Unprepared Act
Macshane and Delby became one of the first-ever acts on Britain's Got Talent to turn up unprepared - but for good reason.
The freestyle rap duo flew 30 hours from Australia to perform on BGT for the "best three minutes" of their lives, and they didn't disappoint.
They asked the audience and BGT judges to hold up the "most interesting item" they could find - which included an oven glove and Alesha's toothpick - and they then rapped about them.
Afterwards, singer and rapper Alesha had "so much respect" for the pair, and admitted they were "probably the only act in BGT history that has come unprepared".
She branded their talent "insane", and Amanda hadn't seen "anything like it" before.
The Australian pair are now 20/1 with Betfred to win this year's Britain's Got Talent, but just 16/1 with some UK bookmakers.
"Poet Sonny Green shone in the latest Britain's Got Talent episode, and he could make the final if he gets his next poem right. Freestyle rap duo Macshane and Delby flew 10,000 miles from Australia for the Blackpool-based auditions, and they should go far in the contest, but it wouldn't be a shock if we don't see bagpiper Claire Miller in BGT's live semi-finals."
Sideshow duo Baron and Vesper put in an uncomfortable performance, which sparked some Ofcom complaints.
It saw Baron use nipple clamps to suspend Vesper in the air, and it was too much for KSI, who gave them a "no".
Despite that, the other judges put them through and they are 80/1 outsiders with William Hill for BGT victory.
Episode one dance group LMA are out to 14/1 with William Hill, from 9/1 favourites, and drone act Celestial are 16/1, but as short as 10/1 in places.
Nae Chance
Bagpiper Claire Spiller somehow progressed to the next round, despite Simon's dislike for the bagpipes, but her chances of BGT victory look slim.
Claire is a massive 200/1 outsider to win this year's talent show.
She was nowhere near a Golden Buzzer, and so far there has been an average of one each episode.
But it felt like there could have been a second Golden Buzzer in the latest episode, and a double, or even triple, press could be in the offing soon.
Britain's Got Talent Winner Odds: How Many Golden Buzzers Will Be Pressed During Auditions?
Golden Buzzers | Odds | Probability |
Nine Or More | 10/11 | 52.4% |
Eight | 6/4 | 40% |
Seven | 2/1 | 33.3% |
Six | 3/1 | 25% |
Five Or Fewer | 5/1 | 16.7% |
Sonny was unfortunate not to go straight through to the live semi-finals, after the judges got emotional with his poem, and it wouldn't have been a surprise to see singer and harpist Niamh Noade - who is 20/1 for BGT 2026 victory - on the receiving end of a Golden Buzzer either.
As a result, it's still 10/11 favourite that nine or more Golden Buzzers are pressed throughout the eight auditions episodes.
It's a 5/1 longshot that the judges are stingy this year and only send five acts straight through to the semis.
* Reminder: Some of these are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.
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