The candidates are attempting to impress Lord Sugar on the BBC show as they compete for a £250,000 investment in their business. After a heated boardroom debate, Lord Sugar fired the first candidate of the series, as Oliver Medforth became the first candidate on The Apprentice series 18 to be fired after his team lost the corporate away day challenge in the Highlands. This leaves 17 candidates in the show, and there is already a firm favourite pulling ahead of the pack. Paul Bowe, a 34-year-old pie company director, who supplies Manchester City FC with tasty pastries, is current favourite to win series 18. They correctly had Oliver as the favourite to be fired first ahead of the series premiere last night, with odds of 2/1 (33%).

Source: Express February 07, 2024 15:01 UTC