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- Chris McCausland now dramatically backed into favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing
- Tasha Ghouri follows in the betting market as second favourite
- Toyah Willcox now the betting favourite to be the first celebrity eliminated
Chris McCausland now dramatically backed into favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing
Betting odds have changed right around on who will win this year's Strictly Come Dancing with comedian Chris McCausland backed into favourite after the opening weekend of the series.
Chris is Strictly's first ever blind contestant and many wondered how he and professional partner Dianne Buswell would cope against all odds in their first dance.
The judges gave the pair a total of 23 points out of a possible 40 for their Cha Cha Cha to Twist and Shout with the British public raving about the performance by McCausland.
UK Betting Sites have instantly slashed his odds of winning the show after a surge of bets on the outcome after the first live episode, with his odds tumbling down from 12/1 into 3/1 favourite.
Some betting sites now put him above everyone else in their latest betting market with those odds seeing his chance of winning go from 7.7% to 25% in the space of 2 days.
| Strictly Come Dancing 2024 Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Chris McCausland | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Tasha Ghouri | 7/2 | 22.2% |
| JB Gill | 9/2 | 18.2% |
| Sarah Hadland | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Montell Douglas | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Sam Quek | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Jamie Borthwick | 14/1 | 6.7% |
| Pete Wicks | 16/1 | 5.9% |
| Shayne Ward | 16/1 | 5.9% |
| Wynne Evans | 25/1 | 3.8% |
| Punam Krishan | 40/1 | 2.4% |
| Tom Dean | 50/1 | 2.0% |
| Toyah Willcox | 80/1 | 1.2% |
| Paul Merson | 100/1 | 1.0% |
| Nick Knowles | 100/1 | 1.0% |
What the expert says...
Jake Ashton - Entertainment Betting Expert - OLBG.com
Tasha Ghouri follows in the betting market as second favourite
Former Love Island star Tasha Ghouri headed into the opening weekend of Strictly as the betting favourite and proved exactly why with a fantastic first performance.
Ghouri scored a total of 30 points to put her joint second alongside Sarah Hadland in the overall leaderboard but that performance wasn't enough to put her top.
JLS star JB Gill heads the leaderboard with a total of 31 points with three 8s and a 7 given by the judges for his dance with partner Amy Dowden.
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Toyah Willcox now the betting favourite to be the first celebrity eliminated
After a tough first dance for Toyah Willcox, she now sees herself as the favourite to be the first celebrity eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing this series.
Toyah is partnered with Neil Jones and her opening performance saw her score a total of 12 points to put her well clear at the bottom of the leaderboard.
Willcox is now the 13/8 favourite to be the first celebrity eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing this series.
Strictly Come Dancing Week 1 Leaderboard:
- JB Gill and Amy Dowden (7+8+8+8) = 31
- Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec (8+8+7+7) = 30
- Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola (8+8+7+7) = 30
- Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe (6+7+6+7) = 26
- Wynne Evans and Katya Jones (6+6+7+7) = 26
- Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell (4+6+6+7) = 23
- Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin (6+6+6+5) = 23
- Tom Dean and Nadiya Bychkova (5+6+6+6) = 23
- Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas (6+6+5+6) = 23
- Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu (4+6+5+6) = 21
- Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez (4+5+5+5) = 19
- Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk (3+5+5+5) = 18
- Paul Merson and Karen Hauer (2+4+5+6) = 17
- Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał (4+5+3+5) = 17
- Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones (2+4+2+4) = 12
