The Dancing With The Stars 2024 finale is upon us, and betting odds have already indicated who might be the winner.
There are two celebrities who are pinned as the most likely to take home the highly coveted mirror ball trophy.
Actress Lisa McCune has the best odds and is tipped to take out the competition, and singer Samantha Jade is sitting just a smidge behind her.
What are the current betting odds for the winner of Dancing With The Stars 2024?
At the time of writing, Lisa has a return of $2.25 – which is the lowest of any contestant. Samantha isn’t far off with odds of $2.62 and Nikki Osborne is sitting in third spot with $3.00.
Ant Middleton is in fourth place with $5.00 and James Stewart has the lowest odds to win with a return of $7.50.
How do betting odds work?
Betting odds are tied to dollar amounts, and those with lower odds are recognised as more likely to win, hence the lower return. For example, if someone bets $1 on Lisa winning Dancing With The Stars and she does, they’d receive the amount that outcome is listed at, which is $2.25.
The return is based on how much someone bets, so if they bet $10.00 on the same thing, they’d receive $22.50. If they bet $100, they’d receive $225 and so on.
Do betting odds predict the winner of Dancing With The Stars?
No, technically betting odds are a prediction about who will win, and the contestants with better odds (lower dollar amounts) mean that they’ve had the most amount of money bet on them to win.
However, in the past, betting odds have correctly picked the winner of quite a few reality TV shows.
For example, Nat Thaipun had the best odds to win MasterChef Australia 2024, and she took out the win. Similarly so, Feras Basal had the best odds to win Australian Survivor 2024, and he took out the title of Sole Survivor.
However, with odds as close as Samantha and Lisa’s, it’s anyone’s game!
Watch Dancing With The Stars Australia 2024 on Sundays from 7pm on Channel 7 and 7plus.
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