The Apprentice 2023 odds: North Yorkshire contestant and construction company director Brad Johnson is bookies early favourite to win BBC One show

The long running BBC One TV series, which airs every Thursday at 9pm, returned to screens on January 5, 2023 and after week one, Teesside-based businessman Brad Johnson has emerged as the 7/1 favourite to be hired by Lord Alan Sugar. The team at OLBG have announced the early favourites to win this year’s Apprentice.

On the 12th and final week of the show, a winner will claim the investment prize of £250,000 into their business idea. The next episode will air on Thursday, January 12 at 9pm and Irish account executive Emma Browne was the first contestant fired by Lord Alan Sugar.

Megan Hornby, a Hull sweetshop owner, is the leading female contender predicted to win at a score of 10/1. Below is the full list of predictions and odds.

The Apprentice 2023 odds to win

1 - Brad Johnson (7/1 with a 12.5 per cent probability)

2 - Joseph Phillips (8/1 with an 11.1 per cent probability)

3 - Megan Hornby (10/1 with a 9.1 per cent probability)

4 - Simba Rwambiwa (10/1 with a 9.1 per cent probability)

5 - Gregory Ebbs (12/1 with a 7.7 per cent probability)