As the nation watches another series of creepy crawlies and celebrity meltdowns, the Paddy Power Bingo Supercomputer has crunched the data – and reckons Manchester’s very own Aitch could be spitting bars all the way to the jungle throne.
After analysing every single one of the past 24 Kings and Queens of the Jungle, the boffins can reveal that the most likely winner is a 36-year-old male musician.
And of out this year’s crop, Aitch is the closest that of our typical winner, being a male musician, and matching two of the three required categories of the typical jungle champion.
Although he’s 11 years off the typical age, he’s way closer than the other male musician in the show, 64-year-old Martin Kemp.
The rapper, most known for his song “Rain” will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of previous musical champions including Westlife’s Kian Egan, Busted’s Matt Willis, and last year’s King, Danny Jones from McFly.
Meanwhile, music icon Kemp will also be looking to hit the right notes in the competition – but at 64, he’s slightly outside the ‘ideal age bracket’.
Over in soapland, Eastenders star Shona McGarty might be hoping for her own fairytale ending, but the data suggests she’s not quite the perfect match. Women have 10 victories to their name across the 24 series, while a king has been crowned on 14 occasions.
Former Lioness Alex Scott will be hoping to replicate ex-teammate Jill Scott’s 2022 win and prove she’s just as much of a contender off the pitch as she was on it – being the fifth contestant to come out on top from the sporting industry.
The bookies at Paddy Power seem to agree with the Supercomputer’s verdict of fancying Aitch to win it all – after Paddy’s crack team crunched the numbers, he currently sits as the third favourite at 5/1, behind Angry Ginge (3/1) and reality TV star Tom Read Wilson (9/2).
On behalf of Paddy Power Bingo, Paddy Power said: “At our base, we don’t just make wild predictions – we let our Supercomputer do it for us. And after crunching more data than Ant & Dec have dad jokes, it reckons Aitch is the one to watch in the jungle this year.
“Of course, we don’t know what will happen if Martin Kemp ends up serenading the campfire with Gold, or Alex Scott bags the crown from a tactical masterclass. But for now, it looks like Aitch might just have the final verse in this year’s jungle story.”
