University Challenge: Sandi Toksvig and Richard Osman bookies' favourites to take over from Jeremy Paxman
msn.comThe Mirror reports. The star who was a student at Girton College, Cambridge, has experience with quiz shows having hosted QI since 2016, and bookmaker Ladbrokes puts her at just 2/1 to take over from Paxman.
The second favourite is another former Cambridge University student Richard Osman at 3/1. Responding to Paxman's departure, the 51-year-old expressed his admiration of Paxman and former host Bamber Gascoigne, tweeting: "Two hosts in 50 years.
Both of them brilliant. One of my greatest claims to fame is that I introduced Jeremy Paxman to Nando's. "READ MORE: BBC University Challenge's Jeremy Paxman stepping down from host's chairThird favourite with Ladbrokes is Warwick Davis at 6/1 and Cambridge University alumni David Mitchell and Carol Vorderman are also in the running.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes told Mirror Online: "They're big shoes to fill, but the odds suggest Jeremy Paxman's job could soon be given to Sandi Toksvig, with Richard Osman unsurprisingly among the frontrunners. "Rival bookmaker Betfair has BBC presenter Fiona Bruce as favourite, with odds of 2/1.
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