What To Know
- A new group of celebrities will compete on the ballroom floor on Season 35 of Dancing With the Stars.
- A new report has predicted the odds of which celebrities are more likely to take home the mirrorball trophy.
- The report also predicts which contestant is the most likely to be eliminated first.
Season 35 of Dancing With the Stars is stacked with famous faces, but only one can take home the coveted mirrorball trophy.
A brand-new batch of celebrities will hit the ballroom floor when DWTS returns for a special two-night season premiere on Tuesday, September 15, and Wednesday, September 16. Since the Season 35 cast announcement last week, fans have already begun speculating which stars will make it far in the competition, and which may be eliminated earlier than others.
Ahead of the show’s return, the sports betting website ActionNetwork.com published a report predicting the likelihood of which celebrities could win DWTS Season 35. Per the report, Grey’s Anatomy star Harry Shum Jr. is projected to win the show with his partner, Jenna Johnson, scoring odds of +376 and an implied probability of 21 percent.
“Harry Shum Jr. leads the pack as the favorite to win season 35 of Dancing With The Stars with odds of +376, and it is no surprise given his well-known dance background and the physicality he brings from years of choreographed work on Glee,” a spokesperson for the site said in a press release.
Olympic figure skater Amber Glenn, who is partnered with Pasha Pashkov, is ranked second with odds of +455, followed by Jenna Dewan, who is partnered with Val Chmerkovskiy, with odds of +488.
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“Amber Glenn isn’t far behind with odds of +455 to win, drawing on the skills that come with being an Olympic figure skater, while Jenna Dewan rounds out the top three with odds of +488 to win thanks to her professional dance training and prior experience leading dance-centric projects like Step Up,” the spokesperson added.
Coming in the middle of the pack are Paralympian track-and-field athlete Ezra Frech (+800), Savannah Bananas baseball star Jackson Olson (+800), actress Julia Stiles (+900), internet personality Connor Wood (+1500), Jimmy Kimmel Live! Star Guillermo Rodriguez (+2400), Bravolebrity Ciara Miller (+3233), The Traitors alum Maura Higgins (+3233), Bachelor Nation’s Tyler Cameron (+3233), The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives‘ Conner Leavitt (+4900), and Love Thy Nader‘s Sarah Jane Nader (+4900).
Hanson singer Taylor Hanson falls in the bottom three with odds of +4900. Tied for last place are former Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum Tatyana Ali with odds of +9900.
In addition to falling in the bottom three of the winning odds, De Laurentiis sits in the top spot of the outlet’s first elimination odds ranking, followed by Leavitt, Ali, Nader, and Hanson.
The odds can always shift in a celebrity’s favor, as their continuation on the show depends on both the judges’ scores and fan votes. As always, fans will have to tune in to DWTS to check out the celebrities’ dance skills for themselves.
Dancing With the Stars, Season 35 Premiere, Tuesday, September 15, 8/7c, ABC