Tamera Foster & Nicholas McDonald Early X Factor Favourites

Shelley Smith is the least favourite, according to bookmakers

Published 11th Oct 2013

Tamera Foster is currently the bookies favourite to win the 2013 series of The X Factor.

According to Oddschecker.com, which aggregates bets from all the major bookmakers, teenager Tamera from Kent is currently leading the charge with odds as low as 5/2.

Narrowly behind is fellow 16-year-old Nicholas McDonald from Motherwell (4/1), while Hannah Barrett, 17, from London is at 9/2.

Least favourite is Shelley Smith in the Overs with odds as high as 100/1 and Lorna Simpson isn’t too far behinds with odds up to 70/1.

Despite the early odds, it’s rare for the bookmakers to get The X Factor results spot on so anything can happen!

Earlier this week The X Factor finalists’ glamour shots were revealed. Check out the final 12 before and after their dramatic transformations right here

The favourites for The X Factor are as follows:

1. Tamera Foster 2. Nicholas McDonald 3. Hannah Barrett 4. Abi Alton 5. Sam Bailey 6. Rough Copy 7. Miss Dynamix 8. Kingsland Road 9. Sam Callahan 10. Luke Friend 11. Lorna Simpson 12. Shelley Smith

Photo: Nicky Johnston/Thames/Syco