Bookies clean up as Boyle fails to win BGT title

A BOOKMAKER raked in a six-figure sum thanks to Diversity winning TV show Britain’s Got Talent at odds of 16/1.

William Hill estimated that the industry could have lost £5 million if Scottish singer Susan Boyle had taken the title on Saturday.

The lion’s share of bets were placed on the favourite from Blackburn, West Lothian. One supporter in Devon, backed her to the tune of £7,000.