Tag: Finalists

16th December 202316th December 2023

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 Finalists – Ellie and Vito

Here we go with the first part in my series where I’ll be taking a look at each of the finalists and their Strictly journeys so far. I will be taking them in the order of qualification which means we begin with Ellie and Vito

Worst Routine

We have to go back to week four to find their lowest scoring routine. Their Samba scored just 28 points (7,7,7,7)

Best Routine

Ellie and Vito have fallen one point shy of a maximum on two occasions. The first was during week 7 when their American Smooth was held out from the top score by Craig (9,10,10,10). This routine is being reprieved during the final as their favourite dance

Then two weeks later they were denied a perfect score at Blackpool for their Charleston with Craig again being the hold out (9,10,10,10)

Average Score

Ellie and Vito have amassed a grand total of 458 points across 13 routines making for an average score of 35.2. This is the second highest average score of the finalists

Number of times in the dance off

Ellie and Vito are the only finalists to have never found themselves in the dance off

Can they win?

At this point in time the better question seems to be “can they lose”. Ellie and Vito have been insanely popular throughout this series. They’ve topped most of the polls I have run and by a considerable margin. At the time of writing over half of you want them to take the glitterball based on the poll I ran after the semi final with their nearest competitors languishing some 40% behind them in the poll. They are also odds on favourites with the bookies and have been for some weeks and some bookies have even closed the book. Only one other couple seemed to fill the “journey” criteria and they were eliminated last week.

All of this means it is very hard to see anything besides Ellie and Vito lifting the glitterball!

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17th December 202217th December 2022

Strictly Come Dancing 2022 Finalists – Fleur and Vito

Here we are with the final part in my four part guide where I look at each of the finalists and their Strictly journeys so far. As always I run this series in the order of qualification for the final and so we finish with Dance Off survivors Fleur and Vito

Worst Dance

We have to go back to Week 2 for their lowest scoring routine. Fleur and Vito scored, a still very respectable, 28 points for their Viennese Waltz (7,8,6,7)

Best Dance

Fleur and Vito are the only couple to have got Craig to dust the cobwebs off his 10 paddle. In Blackpool week their Couple’s Choice wowed all the judges getting what has proven to be a rare maximum this series (10,10,10,10). You will be seeing this routine again in the final as their favourite dance

Average Score

Fleur and Vito have amassed a total 449 points across 13 routines making for an average score of 34.5. They are only 3 points behind Molly and 4 points behind Hamza in terms of the judges scores

Number of times in the Dance Off

Fleur and Vito have survived a mammoth 4 Dance Offs on the way to the final. Their first came in Week 3’s Movies Week after their Little Mermaid inspired American Smooth (6,8,7,8). This was enough to dispense with Richie and Giovanni though with Shirley opting to go against the other judges and save Richie and Giovanni this dance off could have quite easily gone the other way.

The second occasion came in Halloween week. This time their Salsa (8,8,8,8) was enough to eliminate James and Amy in a unanimous Dance Off

They found themselves in the dance off again in week 10. This time their Rumba (8,9,9,9) made short work of Ellie T and Johannes in another unanimous decision

Finally they were in last weekend’s dance off. Dancing their Charleston again (9,10,10,10) they ended Will and Nancy’s journey though Anton tried to swing things the other way

Can they win?

You probably want a longer answer than that. Like Molly and Carlos they have survived four dance offs and it is a hard ask for someone to win from that position. Plus while Molly and Carlos seem to have some public support looking at my poll (currently 16.26%), Fleur and Vito have next to none (3.43%). Which is all rather odd because in terms of dance ability Fleur and Vito are right up there and they are the only couple to achieve a maximum so far. Their Argentine Tango wowed a lot of you in week 4 and I’m a bit surprised not to see that as the Judge’s Pick. I spoke of Molly and Carlos needing a massive shift in public support and Fleur and Vito need a monumental shift and would cause one of the biggest upsets in Strictly history if they were to somehow win

Will you be supporting Fleur and Vito? You can let me and the community know over on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Each time you join the discussions on the socials you earn a chance to win a £20 Amazon UK voucher. You can still vote in the finalists poll below telling me who you want to win the series.

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Don’t forget that whilst there may be no more regular spoilers this series there is still the Festive Spoiler for your perusal if you’d like to know what you are getting for Christmas early.

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That’s it for this series but not it for the content. During the final polls will be opening throughout the night so I can hopefully get one more spoiler in

17th December 202217th December 2022

Strictly Come Dancing 2022 Finalists – Helen and Gorka

Here we are with the third part in my four part guide where I look at each of the finalists and their Strictly journeys so far. As always I run this series in the order of qualification for the final and so we continue with Helen and Gorka

Worst Dance

As it should be, you have to go all the way back to week 1 for Helen and Gorka’s lowest scoring routine. Their American Smooth scored, a still respectable, 26 (6,7,6,7) with the judges

Best Dance

Helen and Gorka have fallen short of a maximum on two occasions. The first occasion was at Blackpool when Craig denied them a maximum score for their Quickstep (9,10,10,10)

The second occasion was during Musicals week when once again Craig denied them a perfect score for their Couple’s Choice (9,10,10,10). You will be seeing this routine again during the final as their favourite dance

Average Score

Helen and Gorka have amassed a total of 428 points from 13 routines making for an average of 32.9. This is the lowest average of the four finalists and is also lower than Semi Final eliminated couple Will and Nancy

Number of times in the Dance Off

Helen and Gorka have never faced a dance off

Can they win?

If anyone is going to stop the Hamza and Jowita train it is Helen and Gorka. They’ve been on the rise the last few weeks and whilst they are, at the time of writing, sitting second in my poll of who you want to win with 38.62% crucially they are just a few percentage points behind Hamza and Jowita and with a strong final they could pick up the support they need to be declared champions

Will you be supporting Helen and Gorka? You can let me and the community know over on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Each time you join the discussions on the socials you earn a chance to win a £20 Amazon UK voucher. You can still vote in the finalists poll below telling me who you want to win the series.

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Don’t forget that whilst there may be no more regular spoilers this series there is still the Festive Spoiler for your perusal if you’d like to know what you are getting for Christmas early.

Stay tuned as later we’ll be finishing this series with Fleur and Vito