Odds to Be Dead at the End of Game of Thrones Season 8: Jon Snow Favored to Survive; Odds Split on Daenerys
By Chris Amberley in Entertainment
Updated: April 7, 2020 at 6:48 pm EDTPublished:
- You can bet on which Game of Thrones characters will die in Season 8
- Jon Snow is favored to survive, while the odds are split on Daenerys’ fate
- We examine the best bets on the board
Game of Thrones fans are champing at the bit for the final season to start. The anticipation is so high, that the new trailer has garnered over 45 million views in just a single week!
It’s inevitable that not all of our favorite characters will survive the upcoming season, and while some of the deaths will be expected, there’s bound to be more than a few gut wrenching surprises along the way. We’ve been able to wager on who will die first for quite some time, and now odds have been released on who will be dead at the end of Season 8.
Odds to Be Dead at the End of Game of Thrones Series
| Character | Yes Odds | No Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Arya Stark | -140 | +100 |
| Sansa Stark | +200 | -260 |
| Jamie Lannister | -220 | +160 |
| Tyrion Lannister | +160 | -220 |
| Brienne of Tarth | +120 | -160 |
| Cersei Lannister | -600 | +350 |
| Jorah Mormont | -400 | +250 |
| The Hound | -400 | +250 |
| Tormund Giantsbane | +100 | -140 |
| Jon Snow | +100 | -140 |
| Daenerys Targaryen | -120 | -120 |
| Theon Greyjoy | -200 | +160 |
*Odds taken 03/14/19
A pair of heroines immediately jump off the page as Arya, last seen running for her life in the new trailer, is favored to die, while the odds are split on Daenerys.
I know Death. #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/8J4TpR11Uq
— Game of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) March 5, 2019
It’s also fascinating that Jon is a favorite to live, while Bran is nowhere on this list. It pains me to write, but this could be a subtle hint that Bran does wind up on the Iron Throne when all the bloodshed ceases.
Who’s a Lock to Die?
The odds are definitely not favorable, but Cersei dying is one of the few certainties we can count on in season 8. His fate was revealed at a young age by Maggy the Frog, and so far everything the Forest Witch has predicted has come true.
#GameofThrones star Lena Headey “broke down in tears” after filming her final scene as Cersei Lannister: https://t.co/AbvgrtI1bg pic.twitter.com/4jdDneMLOG
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 5, 2019
Cersei wed the King, not the Prince she was originally infatuated with, and became the Queen. She gave birth and subsequently buried three golden haired children, and now all that’s left is for her to die with the hands of her younger brother around her throat.
Whether you believe it’s Jamie or Tyrion that finally puts an end to Cersei’s madness is irrelevant. She’s going to die.
Whether you believe it’s Jamie or Tyrion that finally puts an end to Cersei’s madness is irrelevant. She’s going to die, it’s just a matter of when it will happen. With the first part of season 8 taking place in the North, it’s likely she survives until the final few episodes, before meeting her bitter fate.
Who Likely Won’t Survive?
Poor Jorah Mormont. They say love makes you do crazy things, and no one in the show exemplifies that more than Daenerys’ loyal servant. He sold himself into slavery, contracted a deadly skin disease, saved his Queen from the Sons of the Harpy and agreed to join a fruitless expedition to capture a walking dead soldier.
ONE MONTH. #GameofThrones #NewHeader #JorahMormont pic.twitter.com/qywghMpY6j
— Jamie Jirak (@JamieCinematics) March 14, 2019
He did it all in the name of love, and yet he remains entrenched in the friend zone. There’s literally nothing he wouldn’t do to protect Daenerys, and the only fitting way for him to die is by sacrificing his own life to save hers.
Which Longshot Has a Good Chance to Live?
We know that Clegane Bowl is inevitable, and in order to make it happen, the Hound needs to presumably survive until the Great War heads south.
He’ already fought back from the brink of death before, and it wouldn’t make sense for him to last this long only to be killed by the one person he’s dreamed about killing his entire life.
It sounds like the most iconic scenes for these #GameofThrones characters are still yet to come: https://t.co/OX5DUjiRXF pic.twitter.com/DO32y4gqJO
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 15, 2019
This is his one chance to experience a small shred of satisfaction, and given the compassion he’s shown to the Stark girls throughout the show, particularly Sansa, it would be fitting if there was a place for him in the North once the War is won.
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As SBD's resident Swiss Army Knife, Chris covers virtually every sport including NFL, PGA, NBA, MLB, NCAAB, NCAAF and the Olympics. A true grinder, he'd rather pick off small edges in the player props market than swing for the fences with a 5-leg parlay.
