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"The X Factor&amp;#039;s Tamera Foster has been revealed as the early favourite to win the series. The 16-year-old - who was selected as one of Nicole Scherzinger&amp;#039;s final three this evening (October 6) - is currently 9/4 favourite to take this year&amp;#039;s crown with bookmakers William Hill.  Louis Walsh&amp;#039;s contestant Nicholas McDonald is 4/1 second favourite, while Abi Alton follows with odds of 6/1. Sam Bailey appears to be the most likely Over 25 to triumph this year at 13/2 and Hannah Barrett and Sam Callahan follow at 9/1 and 12/1 respectively. Kingsland Road and Miss Dynamix are seen as the most likely of Gary Barlow&amp;#039;s groups to win, both with odds of 14/1. Meanwhile, Luke Friend and Rough Copy are at 20/1.   Sharon Osbourne&amp;#039;s Lorna Simpson and Shelley Smith are currently seen as outsiders after securing their places in the Top 12 this weekend. Simpson has odds of 25/1 and Smith is further adrift at 50/1. The X Factor Live Shows kick off next Saturday (October 12) at 8pm on ITV.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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