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- Comedian Chris McCausland is now just 11/8 to win this year's Strictly Come Dancing
- Tom Dean was a shock first departure on the show at the weekend
- Toyah Willcox favourite once again to leave next
Comedian Chris McCausland is now just 11/8 to win this year's Strictly Come Dancing
Betting markets continue to be offered on this year's Strictly Come Dancing after the second live show of the series at the weekend and it's Comedian Chris McCausland who is the clear favourite to be crowned winner.
McCausland is Strictly's first ever blind contestant and his first two dances have wowed viewers at home and the judges with how well he's performed them alongside partner Dianne Buswell.
Betting Sites have now shortened the comedian's odds from 3/1 last week to just 11/8 now to win the show after another impressive performance with a Foxtrot in his second dance of the series.
William Hill's latest market have McCausland ahead of Tasha Ghouri, who finished top of the judges leaderboard this weekend with a stunning dance, and JLS star JB Gill.
What's clear is that the 20th series of Strictly Come Dancing already looks to be one of the most competitive yet with a whole host of celebrities who look like having a big chance of winning.
| Strictly Come Dancing 2024 Winner | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Chris McCausland | 11/8 | 42.1% |
| Tasha Ghouri | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| JB Gill | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Sarah Hadland | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Montell Douglas | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Wynne Evans | 20/1 | 4.8% |
| Jamie Borthwick | 25/1 | 3.8% |
| Sam Quek | 25/1 | 3.8% |
| Shayne Ward | 25/1 | 3.8% |
| Pete Wicks | 33/1 | 2.9% |
| Punam Krishan | 50/1 | 2.0% |
| Toyah Willcox | 100/1 | 1.0% |
| Paul Merson | 150/1 | 0.7% |
| Nick Knowles | 150/1 | 0.7% |
What the expert says...
Jake Ashton - Entertainment Betting Expert - OLBG.com
Tom Dean was a shock first departure on the show at the weekend
Olympic Swimmer Tom Dean was the first celebrity to leave Strictly this series after losing the dance-off to Toyah Willcox in the first shock result of the show this year.
24-year-old Dean was an outsider to be voted out this weekend with bookies putting him at 8/1 to leave on Saturday morning but a tough slot kicking off the night's dances saw him end up in the bottom two.
This therefore meant that he had to face the dreaded dance-off where he came up against Toyah Willcox, who had finished bottom of the leaderboard once again, with judges ultimately putting the 66-year-old singer through.
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Toyah Willcox favourite once again to leave next
Toyah Willcox leads the betting odds to be eliminated this week as she did in the build up to the live show just gone but it may well be that the judges save her once again.
Viewers were shocked to see Tom Dean up against Toyah in the dance-off on Sunday evening and even more shocked to watch the judges decide to save the popstar against the Olympian.
It may well be that we do see Willcox end up leaving next weekend though with the latest betting odds giving an implied probability of 42.1% that she's the next to be voted out.
| Strictly Come Dancing: Next Elimination | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Toyah Willcox | 11/8 | 42.1% |
| Paul Merson | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Nick Knowles | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Punam Krishan | 9/2 | 18.2% |
| Pete Wicks | 10/1 | 9.1% |
