Although we have no idea which category will be assigned to which judge, Simon Cowell is already being tipped as the judge of the winning act by British bookies.

William Hill are offering odds of 6-4 for Simon to win, with Sharon Osbourne coming in second and Louis Walsh trailing behind as always.

The Bookies predictions could have something to do with the rumours circulating the web saying that Simon Cowell will be mentoring the 16-25s, Louis Walsh is lumbered with the over 25’s while Sharon will be managing the groups. Given that more people tend to vote for young handsome men, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Simon won!

The bookies are also pretty sure that Christmas number one will come from the X Factor winner this year also, could this become a British institution?