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  TAKE THAT ARE FESTIVE FAVOURITES    
  So many people have already bet on  
  Take That topping the charts at     
  Christmas that bookmakers have cut  
  the odds.                           
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  The group's currently the favourite 
  with odds at 5/1, with some fans    
  going to extraordinary lengths.     
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  One has tried to gamble £2,000 on   
  the band being at number one, and   
  many people have placed bets of     
  several hundred pounds.             
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  Other contenders for the top slot   
  are Whitney Houston and Elton John, 
  although things may change!         
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