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Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds
Betting on Strictly Come Dancing is becoming increasingly popular. As the show continues to grow in popularity each season, more and more people are taking advantage of the opportunities with online betting sites. With great Strictly Come Dancing betting odds and incentives galore, betting on Strictly has become a great way to add excitement, challenge yourself and potentially make a little profit.
💃📺Get set to twirl into Strictly betting
The spotlight's turning towards a new season of Strictly Come Dancing, and the betting stakes are high. This in-depth guide gives you a head start, offering a biographical sketch of each contestant, a peek into the bookmaker's odds, and an exploration of the different bets you can place. Drawing knowledge from past winners, you'll have everything you need to twirl your way to a successful bet. Keep reading to step ahead of the game in this year's TV show betting race on Strictly
Current Betting Odds on Strictly
| Selection | Probability | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris McCausland | 80% | 1.25 |
| 2 | Sarah Hadland | 15.4% | 6.50 |
| 3 | Tasha Ghouri | 14.3% | 7.00 |
| 4 | JB Gill | 2% | 51.00 |
| 5 | Pete Wicks | 1.2% | 81.00 |
| 6 | Montell Douglas | 1% | 101.00 |
What Time is Strictly On Tonight and Where to Watch?
🕺Strictly Come Dancing is back and ready to rock and roll! BBC One and BBC iPlayer are the places to catch the exciting live action.
Wondering what time Strictly hits the floor tonight?
🤔Kick off your evening with them from 6.15pm. The sparkling spectacle continues till 8.35 pm, providing you with a captivating 2 hours and 20 minutes filled with music and dance 🎶.
Running late? No worries! You can start the show from the beginning on BBC iPlayer, and catch the entire event at any time ⏰.
Stay tuned for the results! The first Sunday results show is scheduled for Sunday, October 1 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Get ready to groove with Strictly every Saturday till the grand finale in December! 🌟
What is Betting on Strictly Come Dancing
You may not realise, but top-tier betting sites keenly tune in to this beloved BBC series, providing an assortment of wagering odds.
As soon as the celebrity line-up's revealed, bookmakers commence their data-driven odds calculation, armed with any scrap of insight about potential contestants they can obtain.
For instance, Tom Fletcher, the frontman of the band McFly, was noted as an initial 2021 favourite before his feet even hit the gleaming Elstree Studio dancefloor.
📺💭Ever wonder how Betting Odds for Strictly are calculated?
Strictly Come Dancing Betting Markets
Your online bookmaker may offer these Strictly Come Dancing betting options. As the drama unfolds across the series and pairs twirl out of the competition, naturally, expect the betting odds to change dynamically.
Outright Winner Betting
This is the market where you predict the winners of the show. This market is generally available from as soon as contestants are announced right up to final night of the series
Weekly Elimination Betting
Every week a celebrity and pro-dancer are eliminated from the competition in the results show. As soon as one show has completed, betting is usually available on who the next dancers to be given the boot will be, and odds set for each possible outcome
Name The Finalists
Another long-term bet albeit less widely available is to predict which couples will appear in the final showdown at the end of the season
How To Bet On Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing betting will be under specials or entertainment in the bookmaker's index of events.
There is a simple 5 step process to making a bet on any of the Strictly Come Dancing markets, the odds will always be available.
- Find an online bookmaker offering Strictly Come Dancing odds.
- Find the category you are most interested in wagering on. (winners, elimination)
- Make that selection and add them to your bet slip
- Select the stake you wish to wager
- Confirm
That's it, you are done, your bet is on, and now all you have to do is wait until the weekly results.
If you make the right selection, you win, if your prediction is incorrect you will lose the stake you have placed just as with any normal bet.
Strictly Come Dancing Betting News Diary Timeline
25th November 2024
Strictly Come Dancing Winner Betting Odds: Tasha Ghouri's PERFECT 40 sees her odds come tumbling down in the latest Strictly winner market!
18th November 2024
Strictly Come Dancing Winner Odds: Chris McCausland now SHORTEST PRICE YET with 80% chance of winning Strictly according to latest odds!
15th November 2024
Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds: Wynne Evans now 4/6 to be the NEXT ELIMINATED on Strictly with BLACKPOOL WEEK now here!
11th November 2024
Strictly Come Dancing Winner Odds: Chris McCausland remains favourite to win this year's Strictly after emotional Couple's Choice saw him sail through to Blackpool!
4th November 2024
Strictly Come Dancing 2024 Winner Odds: Sarah Hadland is now BIGGEST MARKET MOVER to win Strictly with her odds now just 5/2 to win the show!
1st November 2024
Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds: Chris McCausland DRIFTING in market to win Strictly after low-scoring performance on last weekend's show!
28th October 2024
Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds: Shayne Ward now 15/8 to leave Strictly next after another appearance in the Dance-Off at the weekend!
11th October 2024
Strictly Come Dancing Week 4 Betting Odds: Paul Merson is the ODDS-ON FAVOURITE to leave Strictly this week after last weekend's Dance-Off appearance!
7th October 2024
Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds: Comedian Chris McCausland now ODDS-ON to win Strictly with latest market making him CLEAR FAVOURITE to win the show!
4th October 2024
Strictly Come Dancing 2024 Elimination Odds: Toyah Willcox now ODDS-ON to be the next celebrity eliminated after winning last week's dance-off!
30th September 2024
Strictly Come Dancing Winner Odds: Comedian Chris McCausland now BACKED FURTHER in the market to win the show with his odds tumbling down to 11/8 to lift the Glitterball!
27th September 2024
Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds: Toyah Willcox is the 6/5 FAVOURITE to be the first celebrity eliminated from this year's Strictly with first exit this weekend!
23rd September 2024
Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds: Chris McCausland's odds SLASHED from 12/1 to 3/1 FAVOURITE to win this year's Strictly after impressing in opening dance!
15th September 2024
Strictly Come Dancing Betting Odds: JB Gill moves into 7/2 FAVOURITE to win this year's Strictly after Week 1 dances LEAKED EARLY!
9th September 2024
Strictly Come Dancing 2024 Betting Odds: Shayne Ward shortens into 7/2 FAVOURITE ahead of this weekend's LAUNCH SHOW with market already changing!
5th September 2024
Strictly Come Dancing 2024 First Elimination Odds: Presenter Nick Knowles is the EARLY FAVOURITE to be the first celebrity to leave Strictly with launch show later this month!
Things to Consider When Betting on Strictly Come Dancing
Before casting your lot for the next Strictly Come Dancing winner, or betting on any other weekly markets such as the upcoming elimination, equip yourself with well-curated information.
Several essential factors can inform your decision. Consider the past performance patterns of contestants, decipher what entertainment sector they hail from, and how previous winners correlate to these categories.
The popularity of a contestant on social media platforms can also serve as a reliable metric of the potential favor they could earn from the voting audience. Delve into the archives of previous episodes to discern the variety of contestants individual judges historically tend to favor.
Now, onto former champions. Here's a comprehensive roll call of past Strictly Come Dancing winners - What patterns or recurring elements can you discern within the list that may give a hint towards the forthcoming champion of the show?
Previous Strictly Come Dancing Winners List
It's hard to believe how many series of Strictly Come Dancing there have been; the next edition of this truly popular programme will see the celebs and professional dancers take to the floor for the 20th time.
| Series | First aired | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 May 2004 | Natasha Kaplinsky & Brendan Cole | Christopher Parker & Hanna Karttunen |
| 2 | 23 October 2004 | Jill Halfpenny & Darren Bennett | Denise Lewis & Ian Waite |
| 3 | 15 October 2005 | Darren Gough & Lilia Kopylova | Colin Jackson & Erin Boag |
| 4 | 7 October 2006 | Mark Ramprakash & Karen Hardy | Matt Dawson & Lilia Kopylova |
| 5 | 6 October 2007 | Alesha Dixon & Matthew Cutler | Matt Di Angelo & Flavia Cacace |
| 6 | 20 September 2008 | Tom Chambers & Camilla Dallerup | Rachel Stevens & Vincent Simone |
| 7 | 18 September 2009 | Chris Hollins & Ola Jordan | Ricky Whittle & Natalie Lowe |
| 8 | 1 October 2010 | Kara Tointon & Artem Chigvintsev | Matt Baker & Aliona Vilani |
| 9 | 30 September 2011 | Harry Judd & Aliona Vilani | Chelsee Healey & Pasha Kovalev |
| 10 | 5 October 2012 | Louis Smith & Flavia Cacace | Denise van Outen & James Jordan Kimberley Walsh & Pasha Kovalev |
| 11 | 27 September 2013 | Abbey Clancy & Aljaž Škorjanec | Natalie Gumede & Artem Chigvintsev Susanna Reid & Kevin Clifton |
| 12 | 26 September 2014 | Caroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev | Frankie Bridge & Kevin Clifton Simon Webbe & Kristina Rihanoff |
| 13 | 25 September 2015 | Jay McGuiness & Aliona Vilani | Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice Kellie Bright & Kevin Clifton |
| 14 | 23 September 2016 | Ore Oduba & Joanne Clifton | Danny Mac & Oti Mabuse Louise Redknapp & Kevin Clifton |
| 15 | 23 September 2017 | Joe McFadden & Katya Jones | Alexandra Burke & Gorka Márquez Debbie McGee & Giovanni Pernice Gemma Atkinson & Aljaž Skorjanec |
| 16 | 22 September 2018 | Stacey Dooley & Kevin Clifton | Ashley Roberts & Pasha Kovalev Faye Tozer & Giovanni Pernice Joe Sugg & Dianne Buswell |
| 17 | 21 September 2019 | Kelvin Fletcher & Oti Mabuse | Emma Barton & Anton Du Beke Karim Zeroual & Amy Dowden |
| 18 | 24 October 2020 | Bill Bailey & Oti Mabuse | HRVY & Janette Manrara Maisie Smith & Gorka Márquez Jamie Laing & Karen Hauer |
| 19 | 25 September 2021 | Rose Ayling-Ellis & Giovanni Pernice | John Whaite & Johannes Radebe |
| 20 | 24 September 2022 | Hamza Yassin & Jowita Przystał | Fleur East & Vito Coppola Helen Skelton & Gorka Márquez Molly Rainford & Carlos Gu |
| 21 | 23 September 2023 | TBA | TBA |
Strictly Come Dancing Previous WInners Jobs
The list of professions with the most Glitterball wins is as follows. Up until now, Actors and TV show presenter have had the best records, and could be considered in early betting, particularly if also fancied by the bookmakers with shorter betting odds.
| SCD Profession | SCD Winner |
|---|---|
| Actors | Rose Ayling - Ellis Kevin Fletcher Bill Bailey Joe McFadden Kara Tointon Tom Chambers Jill Halfpenny |
| Presenters | Stacey Dooley Hamza Yassin Ore Oduba Caroline Flack Chris Hollins Natasha Kaplinsky |
| Singers/Musicians | Jay Mcguiness Alesha Dixon Harry Judd |
| Sports | Darren Gough Louis Smith Mark Ramprakash |
| Model | Abbey Clancy |
Consider the Professionals
Up until 2022, the breakdown of the coupling of winners favours the Female professional - 2022 saw the first same-sex coupling in Strictly; how long will it take for that instance to get on the winners' board?
| Male - Female - Female - Male | Winner |
|---|---|
| Male Celebrity - Female Professional | 12 |
| Female Celebrity - Male Professional | 8 |
Strictly Contestant Ages
The average age of strictly Come Dancing winners sits at 33 with Bill Bailey easily the oldest winner taking to the floor at 55 and gymnast Louis Smith the youngest in 2012 at just 23.
Digging deeper, for fun with little to no relevance whatsoever, Any celebrity contestant with a June birthday has never won the show, while January [3] and September [3] birthdays have produced 6 winners in total
| Year | Winner | Age When Winning |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hamza Yassin | 32 |
| 2021 | Rose Ayling - Ellis | 27 |
| 2020 | Bill Bailey | 55 |
| 2019 | Kelvin Fletcher | 36 |
| 2018 | Stacey Dooley | 32 |
| 2017 | Joe McFadden | 42 |
| 2016 | Ore Oduba | 31 |
| 2015 | Jay McGuiness | 25 |
| 2014 | Caroline Flack | 35 |
| 2013 | Abbey Clancy | 27 |
| 2012 | Louis Smith | 23 |
| 2011 | Harry Judd | 25 |
| 2010 | Kara Tointon | 27 |
| 2009 | Chris Hollins | 38 |
| 2008 | Tom Chambers | 31 |
| 2007 | Alesha Dixon | 29 |
| 2006 | Mark Ramprakash | 37 |
| 2005 | Darren Gough | 35 |
| 2004 | Jill Halfpenny | 29 |
| 2004 | Natasha Kaplinsky | 32 |
Professional Dancers Previous Results
Many of the professional dancers come back year after year. Take a look through this list to see how they have finished in previous season of Strictly Come Dancing.
| SCD Pro Dancer | Finishing Position |
|---|---|
| Oti Mabuse | 1st, 1st, 7th, 2nd, 8th, 14th. |
| Katya Jones | 9th, 9th, WD, 8th, 11th, 1st, 6th. |
| Aljaz Skorjanec | 7th, 9th, 8th, 2nd, 8th, 6th, 10th, 1st. |
| Karen Hauer | 12th, 2nd, 6th, 11th, 13th, 9th, 4th, 10th, 6th. |
| Giovanni Pernice | 14th, 1st, 5th, 7th, 2nd, 2nd, 9th, 2nd. |
| Neil Jones | 5th. |
| Gorka Marquez | 2nd, 2nd, 13th, 2nd, 14th |
| Janette Manrara | 2nd, 10th, 10th,10th, 15th, 7th, 5th, 13th. |
| Anton Du Beke | 11th, 2nd, 15th, 9th, 11th, 4th, 9th, 9th, 13th, 11th, 6th, 4th, 15th, 8th, 9th, 5th, 8th, 3rd. |
| Diane Buswell | 8th, 9th, 13th, 2nd, 14th. |
| Johannes Radebe | 7th,2nd, 8th, 11th |
| A J Pritchard | 6th, 5th, 5th, 4th. |
| Graziano Di Prima | 6th,16th. |
| Amy Dowden | 11th, 6th, 2nd, 9th, 12th. |
| Luba Mushtuk | 10th, 15th. |
| Nadia Bychkova | 13th,12th, 14th, 6th. |
| Nancy Xu | 5th |
| Vito Coppola | 2nd |
| Kai Widdrington | 15th, 3rd |
| Jowita Przystal | 1st |
| Carlos Gu | 2nd |
| Nikita Kuzman | 6th, 10th |
Strictly Come Dancing Blog Contributors
This article was constructed by our Senior News Editor and Entertainment Specialist Jake Ashton who reports daily for OLBG News on all Entertainment, Reality TV and Award show betting. Jake is often quoted in the national press for his opinion on entertainment betting and manages all of the Entertainment and TV Specials Blogs on OLBG.
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