🇷🇺 Moscow 2009
Date of final: 16 May 2009
Odds recorded: 7 April 2009 (39 days before the final)
Source: Paddy Power via buzzjack.com
- The winning entry was placed 1st in the odds.
- 60% of the eventual top 5 at Eurovision placed inside the top 5 of the odds.
- 67% of the eventual top 15 at Eurovision placed inside the top 15 of the odds.
| Rank | Odds | Country | Entry | Eurovision Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6/4 | 🇳🇴 Norway | Alexander Rybak – Fairytale | 1st |
| 2 | 9/2 | 🇬🇷 Greece | Sakis Rouvas – This Is Our Night | 7th |
| 3 | 8/1 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | Hadise – Düm Tek Tek | 4th |
| 4 | 8/1 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | Andrea Demirović – Just Get Out Of My Life | SF (11th) |
| 5 | 10/1 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | AySel and Arash – Always | 3rd |
| 6 | 12/1 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | Malena Ernman – La Voix | 21st |
| 7 | 14/1 | 🇲🇹 Malta | Chiara – What If We? | 22nd |
| 8 | 18/1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Jade Ewen – It’s My Time | 5th |
| 9 | 25/1 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | Urban Symphony – Rändajad | 6th |
| 10 | 25/1 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | Regina – Bistra Voda | 9th |
| 11 | 25/1 | 🇫🇷 France | Patricia Kaas – Et S’il Fallait Le Faire | 8th |
| 12 | 25/1 | 🇪🇸 Spain | Soraya – La Noche Es Para Mí (The Night Is For Me) | 24th |
| 13 | 25/1 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Anastasiya Prikhodko – Mamo | 11th |
| 14 | 33/1 | 🇫🇮 Finland | Waldo’s People – Lose Control | 25th |
| 15 | 33/1 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | Yohanna – Is It True? | 2nd |
🇳🇴 Oslo 2010
Date of final: 29 May 2010
Odds recorded: 4 April 2010 (55 days before the final)
Source: William Hill via esctoday.com
- The winning entry was placed 1st in the odds.
- 60% of the eventual top 5 at Eurovision placed inside the top 5 of the odds.
- 53% of the eventual top 15 at Eurovision placed inside the top 15 of the odds.
| Rank | Odds | Country | Entry | Eurovision Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11/4 | 🇩🇪 Germany | Lena – Satellite | 1st |
| 2 | 7/2 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | Safura – Drip Drop | 5th |
| 3 | 8/1 | 🇮🇱 Israel | Harel Skaat – Milim | 14th |
| 4 | 12/1 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | Chanée & N’evergreen – In A Moment Like This | 4th |
| 5 | 14/1 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | Eva Rivas – Apricot Stone | 7th |
| 6 | 14/1 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | Feminnem – Lako Je Sve | SF (13th) |
| 7 | 14/1 | 🇳🇴 Norway | Didrik Solli-Tangen – My Heart Is Yours | 20th |
| 8 | 25/1 | 🇬🇷 Greece | Giorgos Alkaios & Friends – OPA | 8th |
| 9 | 28/1 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | Anna Bergendahl – This Is My Life | SF (11th) |
| 10 | 33/1 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | Tom Dice – Me And My Guitar | 6th |
| 11 | 33/1 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | Niamh Kavanagh – It’s For You | 23rd |
| 12 | 33/1 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | maNga – We Could Be The Same | 2nd |
| 13 | 40/1 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | Kristína – Horehronie | SF (16th) |
| 14 | 66/1 | 🇦🇱 Albania | Juliana Pasha – It’s All About You | 16th |
| 15 | 66/1 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 3+2 feat. Robert Wells – Butterflies | 24th |
🇩🇪 Düsseldorf 2011
Date of final: 14 May 2011
Odds recorded: 24 April 2011 (20 days before the final)
Source: Paddy Power via buzzjack.com
- The winning entry was placed 7th in the odds.
- 20% of the eventual top 5 at Eurovision placed inside the top 5 of the odds.
- 60% of the eventual top 15 at Eurovision placed inside the top 15 of the odds.
| Rank | Odds | Country | Entry | Eurovision Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4/1 | 🇫🇷 France | Amaury Vassili – Sognu | 15th |
| 2 | 13/2 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | Getter Jaani – Rockefeller Street | 24th |
| 3 | 7/1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Blue – I Can | 11th |
| 4 | 8/1 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | Kati Wolf – What About My Dreams? | 22nd |
| 5 | 10/1 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | Eric Saade – Popular | 3rd |
| 6 | 10/1 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | Dino Merlin – Love In Rewind | 6th |
| 7 | 12/1 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | Ell & Nikki – Running Scared | 1st |
| 8 | 12/1 | 🇳🇴 Norway | Stella Mwangi – Haba Haba | SF (17th) |
| 9 | 12/1 | 🇩🇪 Germany | Lena – Taken By A Stranger | 10th |
| 10 | 20/1 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Alexej Vorobjov – Get You | 16th |
| 11 | 20/1 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | Jedward – Lipstick | 8th |
| 12 | 20/1 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | A Friend In London – New Tomorrow | 5th |
| 13 | 33/1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | Raphael Gualazzi – Madness Of Love | 2nd |
| 14 | 40/1 | 🇷🇴 Romania | Hotel FM – Change | 17th |
| 15 | 40/1 | 🇵🇱 Poland | Magdalena Tul – Jestem | SF (19th) |
🇦🇿 Baku 2012
Date of final: 26 May 2012
Odds recorded: 25 April 2012 (31 days before the final)
Source: Sky Bet via buzzjack.com
- The winning entry was placed 1st in the odds.
- 60% of the eventual top 5 at Eurovision placed inside the top 5 of the odds.
- 53% of the eventual top 15 at Eurovision placed inside the top 15 of the odds.
| Rank | Odds | Country | Entry | Eurovision Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9/4 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | Loreen – Euphoria | 1st |
| 2 | 8/1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | Nina Zilli – L’amore è femmina (Out Of Love) | 9th |
| 3 | 10/1 | 🇷🇺 Russia | Buranovskiye Babushki – Party For Everybody | 2nd |
| 4 | 11/1 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | Željko Joksimović – Nije Ljubav Stvar | 3rd |
| 5 | 14/1 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | Soluna Samay – Should’ve Known Better | 23rd |
| 6 | 14/1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Engelbert Humperdinck – Love Will Set You Free | 25th |
| 7 | 16/1 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | Jedward – Waterline | 19th |
| 8 | 18/1 | 🇪🇸 Spain | Pastora Soler – Quédate Conmigo (Stay With Me) | 10th |
| 9 | 20/1 | 🇩🇪 Germany | Roman Lob – Standing Still | 8th |
| 10 | 20/1 | 🇳🇴 Norway | Tooji – Stay | 26th |
| 11 | 22/1 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | Greta Salóme and Jónsi – Never Forget | 20th |
| 12 | 25/1 | 🇬🇷 Greece | Eleftheria Eleftheriou – Aphrodisiac | 17th |
| 13 | 28/1 | 🇷🇴 Romania | Mandinga – Zaleilah | 12th |
| 14 | 28/1 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | Can Bonomo – Love Me Back | 7th |
| 15 | 33/1 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | Ivi Adamou – La La Love | 16th |
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