Here in the States, we love our American Idol. But imagine if it were more like a pageant, where each state in America picked a songwriter to write the song, and had someone sing it to represent their state. In Europe, each country writes a song and has an artist represent them in Eurovision, one of the biggest-viewed shows in Europe. Over 100 million people will tune in tomorrow to vote on what their favorite song is.

BetUS has the odds on who's going to win the prestigious contest. Last year it was Finland with a heavy metal act. Who's it going to be this year? Sweden, that bastion on loveable bubblegum pop is at +700, while the old Soviet Union and Eastern Europe brings the competition with a bunch of countries: Belarus at +450, Bulgaria at +850, Serbia at +350, Russia at +850, and favorite Ukraine at +300. Lithuania brings up the rear with unfortunate odds at +10000. Go Lithuania!

Labels: BetUS, Eurovision

posted by Kari at 12:55 PM