With the kick off of the new season of Strictly Come Dancing done, there was a big shake up in the betting market at Ladbrokes. Going into the new season as a big 20/1 outsider shot, Debbie McGee saw her odds slashed to win the crown over the weekend, Ladbrokes cutting her to 6/1 after a magical Paso Doble on Saturday.
The 58-year-old widow of magician Paul Daniels, showed that she still had a trick up her sleeve with a popular performance and now moves into the position of third favourite to win the show. The market leader is still Aston Merrygold and he was also trimmed from 3/1 down to 5/2 to get the Glitterball after the first show.
Hallelujah singer Alexandra Burke sits at 4/1 between Merrygold and McGee in the early running of the new season. Some of the pre-season favourites for the title didn’t fare too well, with Mollie King going on a big drift out to 7/1 while Gemma Atkinson floundered out to 9/1.
On the other end of things, Brian Conley struggled in the first show and he became the 2/1 outright favourite at Ladbrokes to be the first one to get the chop from the show, followed by Simon Rimmer at 5/2 and Rev. Richard Coles at 6/1.
Strictly Come Dancing Winner
Aston Merrygold – 5/2
Alexandra Burke – 4/1
Debbie McGee – 6/1
Mollie King – 7/1
Gemma Atkinson – 9/1
Davood Ghadami – 10/1
Joe McFadden – 10/1
Jonnie Peacock – 11/1
Charlotte Hawkins – 25/1
Chizzy Akudolu – 50/1
Richard Coles – 50/1
Susan Calman – 50/1
Brian Conley – 100/1
Ruth Langsford – 100/1
Simon Rimmer – 100/1
First Elimination
Brian Conley – 2/1
Simon Rimmer – 5/2
Richard Coles – 6/1
Ruth Langsford – 6/1
Susan Calman – 6/1
Chizzy Akudolu – 12/1
Charlotte Hawkins – 16/1
Gemma Atkinson – 25/1
Davood Ghadami – 50/1
Debbie McGee – 50/1
Jonnie Peacock – 50/1
Mollie King – 50/1
Alexandra Burke – 100/1
Aston Merrygold – 100/1
Joe McFadden – 100/1
