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The collective PBers’ EU Referendum prediction: REMAIN to win by 8.6%, turnout 62.75%

The collective PBers’ EU Referendum prediction: REMAIN to win by 8.6%, turnout 62.75%

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There’ll be further prize competitions end April and end May The chart above shows the breakdown by party supported of entrants in PB’s referendum prediction competition. Interestingly breaking this down by party support not one segment had LEAVE ahead although UKIP voters were very nearly there. People are competing for a £250 free bet with William Hill which has indicated that it will provide similar prizes as we get nearer the big day. Mike Smithson Follow @MSmithsonPB Tweet

Enter the Politicalbetting Prize Referendum competition

Enter the Politicalbetting Prize Referendum competition

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Predict the LEAVE and turnout percentages to 2 decimal points Win a £250 free bet at William Hill Using the bespoke NoJam template you will need to enter the LEAVE and turnout pecentage down to decimal points The prize will go to the person with the smallest overall error. I am delighted to announce that William Hill has once again agreed to provide a competition prize of a free bet for £250. If the winner does not have an account…

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Only one PB Oldham competition entrant over-stated Labour in the by-election and he wins by a huge margin

Only one PB Oldham competition entrant over-stated Labour in the by-election and he wins by a huge margin

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Congratulations and the prize to Michael Paterson The sensational Oldham result took all but one of the 320 PB competition entrants by surprise. Michael Paterson wins the prize of the Cowley/Kavanagh book of the 2015 general election Here’s a full list of all the entries in winning order. Thanks again to Mark Hopkins of Nojam for providing the excellent competition widget. Mike Smithson Follow @MSmithsonPB Tweet

Win the definitive book of the 2015 General Election in the PB Oldham by-election competition

Win the definitive book of the 2015 General Election in the PB Oldham by-election competition

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Will the collective view of PBers once again get the outcome right? Using the bespoke NoJam template you will need to enter vote shares down to 2 decimal points for the parties. The prize will go to the person with the smallest overall error. With previous PB by-election competitions the collective view of PBers has been a pretty accurate guide to the final outcome. Let’s see if we can do it again. All the entries can be seen here. As…

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PB competitions results

PB competitions results

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The results are in and the winner is David. Many congratulations on your victory. Mike Smithson will contact you on how to claim your prize. Many thanks are due to Mark Hopkins of Nojam for creating the  competition widget and to William Hill for providing the competition prize. The summary of results is available by clicking here The full spreadsheet of entries is available by clicking here. TSE

Predict the winner and first round shares in the LAB leadership ELECTION in PB’s prize competition

Predict the winner and first round shares in the LAB leadership ELECTION in PB’s prize competition

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The closest will get a £100 free bet from William Hill Using the bespoke NoJam template you will need to enter vote shares down to decimal points for four contenders as well as naming the overall winner of the election. The prize will go to the person with the smallest overall error who has correctly named the winner. I am delighted to announce that William Hill has agreed to provide a competition prize of a free £100 bet. If the…

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The PB GE15 competition: Results from the April round

The PB GE15 competition: Results from the April round

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Congraulations to Mortimer who wins the prize Above is the full spreadsheet from our April prediction competition. Sporting Index, which is sponsoring PB’s General Election coverage, is providing a competition prize of £200, payable into the winner’s SPIN account. If the winner does not have an account then he/she will have to open one to receive the prize. Could Mortimer send me an email so I can arrange for the prize? Email. Help keep PB going by making a donation…

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The second big PB GE2015 Commons Seats Prediction Prize Competition:

The second big PB GE2015 Commons Seats Prediction Prize Competition:

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How many seats of the 632 GB seats will each party get In February we ran our first competition using the Nojam.com template. Clearly things have moved on since then and this is the second wave. Entries will close AFTER the debate tomorrow night. I am delighted to announce that Sporting Index, which is sponsoring PB’s General Election coverage, has once again agreed to provide a competition prize of £200, payable into the winner’s SPIN account. If the winner does…

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