A diverting addition to the offerings of online betting sites is the television show, ‘I’m a Celebrity, Get Me out of Here’, or, as it has been sometimes called, ‘I’m Not a Celebrity, Get Me in There’.

This is one of those modern day ‘Big Brother’ spin-off reality shows that offer the opportunity to observe the behaviour and performance of people under so-called, ‘real life’ conditions. Often in other than ‘real life conditions’ each candidate strives to win by impressing and endearing themselves to the viewers and seeks to remain as a contender in the show by obtaining the daily voting support of the general public.

Participants live in a rat-and-insect-infested camp in a clearing in the Australian jungle and are subjected to ‘Bushtucker Trials’ which include being showered with cockroaches, eating cockroaches and other ‘delicacies’, swimming with snakes and crocodiles and high-wire acrobatics which force contestants to confront their fears and win meals for their fellow  campers.

This year, young participants from the likes of Hollyoaks, Eastenders and unmemorable bands together with older challengers from the world of football, modelling and public relations were outflanked by the aging and rotund outsider, Christopher Biggins, a personality who initially appalled but then won everyone over with his irresistible capacity to be genuinely decent to everybody and to laugh in the face of all adversity. The American Model, Janice Dickinson was also initially a repellent creature that ended up revealing many charming and endearing qualities.

Sports betting, or rather, events betting enthusiasts have not been slow to wager on the outcome of the show and are only too ready to take on the online betting sites offering odds on the winner and the outcome of various other elements of the show.

Unlike the normal sporting events available for sports betting, ‘people watching’ shows such as this offer the opportunity to test out our ability to assess personality aspects of contestants that may or may not appeal to the public. These factors include sexuality, physical beauty, emotional and intellectual intelligence and physical fitness combining to make an intriguing cocktail by which your capacity to judge winning potential will be tested to the full.