Bookie Barlow Backed for Corrie Exit

Bookie Barlow Backed for Corrie Exit

MANCHESTER, England, December 6, 2010/PRNewswire/ -- Coronation Street bookie Peter Barlow has been the subject of some big
bets himself to be killed off in this week's tram disaster on the
long-running soap opera.

Betfred, the world's biggest independent bookmaker, have cut Barlow's
odds to die when the tram crashes into the Kabin newsagent's shop to 10/3
from 10/1 following strong support.

Molly Dobbs and Ashley Peacock are rated certainties to be among the
anticipated cull at 1/50 and 1/16 respectively, while Charlotte Hoyle is 2/9
even though reports suggest she will be murdered by John Stape before he
plants her body in the rubble.

Betfred spokesman Jon Wilde said: "Corrie's 50th anniversary special is
being billed as four funerals and a wedding, which suggests two more
characters besides Molly and Ashley will meet their end.

"The amount of money we've taken for Peter suggests the bookie is well
worth a wager to be one of those being written out of the show."

Which characters will die directly as a result of the Coronation Street
tram disaster?

1/50 Molly Dobbs 10/1 Chris Gray 25/1 Jason Grimshaw

1/16 Ashley Peacock 10/1 Lloyd Mullaney 25/1 Tyrone Dobbs

2/9 Charlotte Hoyle 12/1 Nick Tilsley 25/1 Hayley Cropper

2/1 Rita Sullivan 14/1 Norris Cole 25/1 Roy Cropper

9/4 Sunita Alahan 14/1 Carla Connor 25/1 Michelle Connor

5/2 Janice Battersby 14/1 Maria Connor 25/1 Kirk Sutherland

11/4 Clare Peacock 14/1 Emily Bishop 25/1 Chesney Battersby-Brown

11/4 Graeme Proctor 16/1 Bill Webster 25/1 Steve McDonald

3/1 Ciaran McCarthy 16/1 Deirdre Barlow 25/1 Leanne Battersby

10/3 Peter Barlow 16/1 Eddie Windass 25/1 Fiz Stape

4/1 Eileen Grimshaw 16/1 Betty Williams 25/1 Ken Barlow

6/1 Jim McDonald 16/1 Pam Hobsworth 25/1 Sean Tully

10/1 Trevor Dean 16/1 Sian Powers 25/1 David Platt

10/1 Becky McDonald 16/1 John Stape 25/1 Gail McIntyre

10/1 Dev Alahan 16/1 Audrey Roberts 25/1 Kevin Webster

10/1 Julie Carp 20/1 Anna Windass 33/1 Tina McIntyre

33/1 Rosie Webster

***Odds subject to fluctuation***

Source: Betfred

Jon Wilde, jon.wilde@betfred.com; +44(0)1925-288598

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