In a new B次元官网网址渘oveltyB次元官网网址� 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 B次元官网网址� .

Out of the gate Thursday (Dec. 20), B.C. WomenB次元官网网址檚 Hospital in Vancouver was favoured, with odds of 5/1, followed by SMH at 6/1.

B次元官网网址淭hat means there is a 17 and 14 per cent chance, respectively, that 2019B次元官网网址檚 first bundle of joy is born at one of these two Lower Mainland locations,B次元官网网址� according to a BCLC release.

B次元官网网址淓ast Kootenay Regional Hospital (Cranbrook), St. JosephB次元官网网址檚 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 YearB次元官网网址檚 Baby will be born at one of those locations.B次元官网网址�

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 B次元官网网址� and it wasnB次元官网网址檛 expected.

The Newton coupleB次元官网网址檚 daughter was due to be born on Dec. 24, but a week of waiting brought on a decision for a c-section. B次元官网网址淚 was scared or nervous from the natural (birth), not the c-section,B次元官网网址� Nijjar said at the time.

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