{"id":33481,"date":"2026-05-06T17:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/33481\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T17:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:16:14","slug":"eurovision-2026-odds-and-predictions-including-where-the-uk-is-expected-to-fare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/33481\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurovision 2026 odds and predictions including where the UK is expected to fare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eurovision 2026 is fast approaching and last year the United Kingdom finished last with zero points &#8211; now the bookies have revealed where Look Mum No Computer could finish<\/p>\n<p>12:01, 06 May 2026Updated 12:47, 06 May 2026<\/p>\n<p>This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/affiliates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_Eurovision-2026.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Look Mum No Computer is the UK's Eurovision 2026 entry\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Look Mum No Computer is the UK&#8217;s Eurovision 2026 entry(Image: PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/eurovision-song-contest\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Eurovision Song Contest<\/a> is fast approaching and the typical guess work as to where the United Kingdom will finish this year has been drummed up and sorry to say but the odds do not look great. The UK will be seeking an improvement from last year&#8217;s performance which saw them finish joint-last with hosts Switzerland with both nations finishing on zero points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">At the time of writing this, the odds on the UK to win their first Eurovision Song Contest since 1997 varies drastically from 33\/1 all the way to 250\/1 &#8211; valuing the currently entry rather lowdown the pecking order. The best price at the moment is going for 250\/1 with <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/spreadex.com\/?tid=574790\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">SpreadEx<\/a> for the UK to provide a shock win whereas <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/ads.boylesports.com\/redirect.aspx?pid=51383&amp;bid=7310\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">BoyleSports<\/a> are the shortest at a rather surprising 33\/1 on the market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, despite the large odds, it is not a certainty that the UK will finish bottom according to the bookies. 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