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A new BԪַFirst Baby Born of 2019 in BCBԪַ novelty bet has favoured hospital at 5/1 odds

Twenty-four hospitals are listed as betting options on PlayNow.com
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At Surrey Memorial Hospital last Jan. 1, parents Manpreet Kaur Nijjar and Hardeep Singh Shergill pose with their daughter, the first baby born in B.C. in 2018. (File photo: Grace Kennedy)

In a new BԪַnoveltyBԪַ wager, British Columbians can place a bet on where they think the first baby of 2019 will be born.

Twenty-four hospitals across the province are listed as betting options on the , including Surrey Memorial BԪַ .

Out of the gate Thursday (Dec. 20), B.C. WomenBԪַs Hospital in Vancouver was favoured, with odds of 5/1, followed by SMH at 6/1.

BԪַThat means there is a 17 and 14 per cent chance, respectively, that 2019BԪַs first bundle of joy is born at one of these two Lower Mainland locations,BԪַ according to a BCLC release.

BԪַEast Kootenay Regional Hospital (Cranbrook), St. JosephBԪַs General Hospital (Comox), Penticton Regional Hospital and Cowichan District Hospital have the worst odds of 51/1, meaning there is a less than two per cent chance that the New YearBԪַs Baby will be born at one of those locations.BԪַ

In the Lower Mainland, other hospitals on the list include Peace Arch (given 36/1 odds), Langley Memorial (21/1), Abbotsford (10/1), Chilliwack (41/1), Ridge Meadows (41/1), Burnaby (21/1) and Lions Gate (21/1).

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At 6/1 odds, a $10 bet would fetch $60 in winnings.

Bets on the can be placed until 9 a.m. on Dec. 29.

At Surrey Memorial last Jan. 1, the first baby born in B.C. was welcomed to the world just nine seconds after midnight.

While most the province was ringing in the New Year, Manpreet Kaur Nijjar and Hardip Singh Shergill were saying hello to their first child at the hospital BԪַ and it wasnBԪַt expected.

The Newton coupleBԪַs daughter was due to be born on Dec. 24, but a week of waiting brought on a decision for a c-section. BԪַI was scared or nervous from the natural (birth), not the c-section,BԪַ Nijjar said at the time.



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