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- Ricky Hatton is betting favourite to be first eliminated on Dancing On Ice
- Ryan Thomas shortened into 5/2 favourite to win the show after the first episode
- 6 celebrities have danced so far with the second half performing for the first time this weekend
Ricky Hatton is betting favourite to be first eliminated on Dancing On Ice
Former Boxer Ricky Hatton is the betting favourite to be the first celebrity eliminated on this year's Dancing On Ice with the first skate-off taking place this Sunday.
UK Betting Sites are offering odds on who will go first with Hatton favourite after finishing bottom of the leaderboard on the first episode of the show last weekend.
The second lot of celebrities will perform for the first time this weekend before the two with the least votes will go against each other in the dreaded skate-off.
Adele Roberts is second favourite behind Hatton, who is given a 30% chance of being the first celebrity to be eliminated from Dancing On Ice this year.
| Dancing On Ice First Elimination | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Ricky Hatton | 9/4 | 30.8% |
| Adele Roberts | 7/2 | 22.2% |
| Claire Sweeney | 9/2 | 18.2% |
| Eddie Edwards | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Roxy Shahidi | 11/2 | 15.4% |
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Ryan Thomas shortened into 5/2 favourite to win the show after the first episode
Ryan Thomas moved into favourite to win Dancing On Ice after the first week of dances after he finished at the top of the leaderboard with a score of 26.5.
Thomas kicked off the show as the 5/1 third favourite but has since seen his odds slashed in half after impressing judges and the public.
Amber Davies was the favourite when the series got underway but has since drifted right out to 9/2 to win the show this year.
| Dancing On Ice 2024 Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Thomas | 5/2 | 28.6% |
| Greg Rutherford | 7/2 | 22.2% |
| Amber Davies | 9/2 | 18.2% |
| Miles Nazaire | 9/2 | 18.2% |
| Lou Sanders | 13/2 | 13.3% |
6 celebrities have danced so far with the second half performing for the first time this weekend
The first six celebrities took to the ice last weekend to perform their first dance of the series and we'll see the second six skate for the first time on Sunday.
Ryan Thomas topped the judges leaderboard with his dance to Kings of Leon's Sex on Fire with Oti Mabuse giving him a 7 for his performance.
Ricky Hatton will be in the dance-off this weekend after he scored a total of 12.5 for his performance.
Week One's Dances and Scores, via Wikipedia, are here:
| Couple | Judges' scores | Total score | Music | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banjo | Mabuse | Torvill | Dean | ||||
| Greg & Vanessa J. | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 24.5 | "Don't Stop Me Now" — Queen | Safe |
| Roxy & Sylvain | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 20.0 | "You Don't Own Me" — Saygrace | Safe |
| Ricky H. & Robin | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 12.5 | "Gonna Fly Now" — Bill Conti | Bottom two |
| Amber & Simon | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 25.0 | "Hold On to Now" — Kylie Minogue | Safe |
| Hannah & Andy | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 19.5 | "Break Free" — Ariana Grande | Safe |
| Ryan & Amani | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 26.5 | "Sex on Fire" — Kings of Leon | Safe |
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