The Apprentice Series 20 Odds: Priyesh And Levi Frontrunners For Next Exit
Lord Sugar shocked Apprentice viewers in the latest episode - firing all three candidates who were brought back into the boardroom.
Megan Ruiter, who was 13/8 second favourite on betting sites to go next, was the first to be shown the door after she led her team to "one of the worst performances in corporate hospitality", according to the businessman.
Following her axing, Megan started to thank Lord Sugar and his aides, Karren Brady and Tim Campbell, before standing up to leave the boardroom, but the entrepreneur told her to stay put.
He then also sacked Andrea Cooper and Carrington Saunders, as the candidate numbers went from 14 to 11 in the blink of an eye.
Priyesh Shines (Sort Of) But For How Long?
The latest task saw the candidates fly to El Gouna, Egypt, to put on corporate away days.
Megan put herself in the firing line when she was elected Project Manager of Team Eclipse, and they went on to make a $290 loss in the task.
Priyesh Bathia was elected PM of Team Alpha, after beating off competition from Pascha Myhill, and he declared: "It's my time to shine."
However, he had an error-strewn episode, including when buying food for his clients.
The Apprentice Odds: Who Will Be Fired Next?
Contestant | Odds | Probability |
Priyesh Bathia | 11/8 | 42.1% |
Levi Hague | 6/4 | 40% |
Dan Miller | 13/8 | 38.1% |
Pascha Myhill | 15/8 | 34.8% |
Harry Clough | 2/1 | 33.3% |
Lawrence Rosenberg | 5/2 | 28.6% |
Kieran McCartney | 3/1 | 25% |
Rajan Gill | 7/2 | 22.2% |
Karishma Vijay | 4/1 | 20% |
Rothna Akhtar | 5/1 | 16.7% |
Conor Galvin | 6/1 | 14.3% |
The global account manager wanted to split portions in half for his eight clients, but after a suggestion from Dan Miller he purchased six portions for eight people instead.
Priyesh and Dan were nicknamed Bill and Ben - the Flower Pot Men - by Lord Sugar in episode five, and it looked like they might be in danger of getting the boot in the latest episode.
However, Dan was unwell halfway through the task, and when he later reappeared in the boardroom Lord Sugar said he was "like a desert mirage".
Priyesh made the curry too spicy for some of his corporate clients, and he undercooked the rice for the dessert, but he redeemed himself somewhat by fronting up to the clients and taking the blame.
After discovering he had led Team Alpha to a $437 profit, Priyesh got emotional in the boardroom and shrieked: "Oh my God," before apologising.
He said: "Sorry, I was just so stressed with the kitchen and everything not going to plan."
Priyesh's relief reaction didn't go down well with Lord Sugar, who joked he sounded like he was having a heart attack.
He said: "I was going to say reasonably well done, Alpha, but you didn't break all-time records did you? But it seems he just had a heart attack there."
Despite his victory as PM, it wouldn't be a surprise if Priyesh went home soon, and he's 11/8 on betting apps to do so next.
"Lord Sugar woke up and chose brutal Apprentice firings last Thursday, as he made a shock triple sacking when the teams took on a task in Egypt. Priyesh was the winning PM, but he shouldn't get too comfortable in the boardroom. Priyesh and Levi were lucky to be in the winning team after some huge culinary mishaps."
Conor Top Of The Pyramid
Conor Galvin is into 6/4 favourite to win this year's Apprentice after he and Team Eclipse clinched victory.
He looked extremely worried when Priyesh suggested buying just four portions of food for their eight clients, and he is in a good position to make the final five if he can maintain his strong performances.
However, Levi Hague may not be there.
He came under fire in the latest task after he threw the parsley away, when it was supposed to be a main ingredient for Priyesh's curry.
The Apprentice Odds: Outright Winner
Contestant | Odds | Probability |
Conor Galvin | 6/4 | 40% |
Rothna Akhtar | 13/8 | 38.1% |
Karishma Vijay | 15/8 | 34.8% |
Rajan Gill | 2/1 | 33.3% |
Kieran McCartney | 5/2 | 28.6% |
Lawrence Rosenberg | 3/1 | 25% |
Harry Clough | 10/3 | 23.1% |
Pascha Myhill | 7/2 | 22.2% |
Dan Miller | 4/1 | 20% |
Levi Hague | 6/1 | 14.3% |
Priyesh Bathia | 8/1 | 11.1% |
Levi thought he needed to keep the stems rather than the leaves, which left his team-mate Karishma Vijay "stressed".
Fortunately, for Team Alpha, Priyesh and Levi's actions didn't matter, but Levi is just 6/4 to depart next, and Dan isn't far behind at 13/8.
Following Lord Sugar's triple female firing last time out, there are now just three women left in the competition.
Pascha Myhill is 15/8 to be fired next after Lord Sugar recently admitted he had eyes on her, following a boardroom appearance in episode five.
But she did leave that boardroom without much danger of being fired, so it wouldn't be a huge surprise if she made the latter stages.
Last Ladies Standing
Rothna Akhtar looks most likely to be one of the last ladies standing.
She is 13/8 to win this year's series, and still came out of the latest task fairly well despite being sub-team leader when her team made a loss.
Megan had said not to pay for an activity for Eclipse due to budget issues, but Kieran McCartney vowed to take the blame for forking out $100 on a pottery activity, minus an instructor.
Rothna also agreed to it, but the pair escaped any serious blame because they were not brought back into the boardroom.
The same could be said for Rajan Gill.
He tried to negotiate a deal for $10,000 for their away day, but the corporate client joked they would want a private jet to see the pyramids for that.
Rajan - who is 2/1 for Apprentice victory - ended up negotiating a $3,200 contract instead, but the refunds were the main reason for Alpha's failure.
* Reminder: These are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.
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