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Pop Idol favourite for Xmas number-one

ELSPA and Ladbrokes reveal their picks

Trade body ELSPA last week released their picks for the UK's Christmas number one spot, in association with bookie Ladbrokes. Of course no one can be sure which game will be number one come Christmas day, but the ELSPA / Ladbrokes list looks hard to bet against - placing Pop Idol as 2/1 favourite. There are however some other strong contenders with much longer odds. Such as Mario Kart. We're not quite sure whether this hype will succeed in generating the kind of furore that surrounds a Christmas number one in the music charts, however its encouraging to see how mainstream gaming is increasingly becoming with such dialogue taking place at all.Here's ELSPA and Ladbrokes predictions, and their respective odds should you fancy a flutter.

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1/2 Favourite Pop Idol
5/1 Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
10/1 Eye Toy: Groove
10/1 FIFA Football 2004
14/1 LOTR: Return of the King
14/1 The Sims Bustin' Out
14/1 Tony Hawk Underground
20/1 Manhunt
40/1 Mario Kart: Double Dash!
50/1 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
A spokesperson for Ladbrokes commented: "With Pop Idol fever gripping the nation and the game appealing to all age groups, we believe that this will top the charts come Christmas. We're sure it's going to be a hit. There may even be more people being put down by Simon Cowell at 3pm on Christmas Day than watching the Queen's Speech!"

1. Something needs to be done about this.

   Jason Monday, 17 November 2003, 05:28:19

2. I advocate super RFIDS which can be tracked by space-based laser weapons. Either that our take out the source of the problem, but I believe it is the numpties who are the real cause of this. If they didn't fall for such tat so readily then it would have no reason to exist. So some stupid-people-blasting-space-lasers should do the trick.

   Sam Monday, 17 November 2003, 10:52:41

3. An interesting idea, but I'm not sure its the most strategic move. Taking out the minions in a similar fashion to Arnie taking down unnamed Columbian cannon fodder near the end of the 1985 movie hit 'Commando' isn't addressing the core, source of the problem.

   I vote for a precise strike Rainbow Six style on Simon Cowell.

   Jason Monday, 17 November 2003, 12:03:35

4. Well wiping them out, all of them, may not completly address the core issue but it would be damn liberating to know that I no longer share the universe with so many creatures utterly bereft of taste.

   For a surgical strike we shall have to go after the TV executives, certainly any one who has ever mentioned the word reality followed by tv.

   Sam Tuesday, 18 November 2003, 03:45:12

5. the song sounds great and wae sams voice in it, it will sound great.

   claire&chazza Saturday, 22 November 2003, 12:33:55

6. init monna

   .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Sunday, 17 December 2006, 18:12:19