This is me with Bruce. I was FF all his bits but it was too messy & I kept cutting off the first Judge & driving Hubby mad - so now he's banned me from the remote .
I watch it again on my own Sunday before the results show & get to FF anything I like then - it's very short .

Yes he has only about 37 days left if I`ve worked it out correctly

Just popping in to say that I'm loving this thread and thanks to all those peeps who have been busy on spreadsheets so that we can have the stats!

Another thought....I would love to show the judges the 'Top 10 couples (by average score)' chart posted earlier.

Would prompt interesting questions eg 'Would you rank Emma above Jill?' I'd be surprised if they answered 'yes'.

Georgina is better than Kate???

Georgina = 14+18+26=58 58/3=19.33
Kate = 15+19+16+26+18=94 94/5=18.80

It would appear so!

At least at times Georgina looked like she was actually moving....She was still naff though.

I wouldn`t be surprised.

The scores don`t take in the fact that some dances have definitely been over marked

On one of the many (so, so many) 'Keep Voting for Kate' threads a poster said they were obviously the most popular with the public every week and I thought well, that's not necessarily true is it? Since the results are announced 'in no particular order' someone as maths deficient as myself could only make a stab at figuring out where the bottom 2 contestants ranked with the public voters. Now, I know some of you lot will find this a doddle - if Kate comes bottom of the judges leader board ie 1 point how high does she have to be with the public to escape the bottom 2?

I think it depends slightly on who IS in the bottom two.

e.g. Matt di Angelo had 5 points from the judges on Saturday, and ended up in the bottom two whereas Kate didn't.

Public vote trumps judges vote so, assuming Matt got one point from the public, with a total of 6, Kate would have had to have at least 5 points - ie 4th - (total of 6, public trump card) to have escaped the bottom two.

With this many contestants still left that is the best *I* can do - you need to factor in that Kenny also escaped the bottom two.

But I don't think it "proves" that she is most popular just yet.

I think Kate and Kenny must be fairly consistently in the top four - I think the Penny v Gabby night they must have been the top 2, but not necessarily any other night. Of course they are not necessarily the most popular. What they undoubtedly are is the 2 who need the votes most. You have to be perceived as needing the votes to get people to pick up the phone in these shows. If you were to ask everyone who they wanted to win, doesn't mean Kate would win that poll.

It's a very Kate-centred board today, or is that just me? Probably means she's save as houses tomorrow.

You are absolutely right, it doesn't prove that she is the most popular (and I'd be surprised if she was).

Here's the breakdown of where she would have had to have come in the public vote each week...

Week 2: 5th most popular of higher (Stephanie goes)
Week 3: 6th most popular or higher (Willie goes)
Week 4: 4th most popular or higher (Gabby goes)
Week 5: 8th most popular or higher (Dominic goes)
Week 6: 5th most popular or higher (Penny goes)

Thank you Quizmike, that's really interesting.

Excellent point, its that whole thing of people not voting for contestants who they think are 'safe', hence the mid-board danger zone.


It seems to be doesn't it, I keep trying not to post on them hoping they'll slide out of sight.

That's helpful, Quizmike! Thanks!


I got a bit too involved earlier but I'm now also plumping for this tactic! (and judicious use of my ignore button... )

Excellent! I knew there was a slight glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel - a repeat of week 5 position would be great!

Dominic just handed a £350,000 cheque to CIN from the SCD telephone vote so far (6 weeks). I make that about 1,400,000 total votes.

So the average votes per show is 233,333.

that's not many considering 7-8m viewers!!!

I thought that cheque was from The One Show (in conjuction with another company..?)

I'm making it 2,800,000 votes

Am a bit tired though! I'm dividing 350,000 by 0.125, they do get 12.5p per call don't they?

The number of votes will be twice that number as only half the cost of the vote goes to CIN, so 2,800,000 votes so far.

Useless Anton Stat...

Before this series, Anton had only come bottom of the leaderboard twice in the entire previous four series.

This season he was bottom five times!

Not 100% sure now because I was only half watching. Sorry.

Thanks to everyone who corrected my maths - forgot CIN only got half, doubling the vote.

Sorry guys, my internet broke over the weekend! Normal service has been resumed, so our new couples' rankings are as follows:

#01 - Zoe Ball and Ian Waite - 34.92
#02 - Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler - 34.83
#03 - Emma Bunton and Darren Bennett - 34.00
#04 - Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett - 33.73
#05 - Colin Jackson and Erin Boag - 33.69
#06 - Kelly Brook and Brendan Cole - 33.67
#07 - Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy - 33.50
#08 - Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole - 32.83
#09 - Denise Lewis and Ian Waite - 32.64
#10 - Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone - 31.73
#11 - Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova - 31.23
#12 - Matt Dawson and Lilia Kopylova - 30.94
#13- Matt DiAngelo and Flavia Cacace - 30.50
#14=- Gabby Logan and James Jordan - 30.00
#14=- Penny Lancaster Stewart and Ian Waite - 30.00
#16 - Carol Smillie and Matthew Cutler - 29.44
#17 - Ray Fearon and Camilla Dallerup - 29.40
#18 - Lesley Garrett and Anton du Beke - 29.33
#19 - Gethin Jones and Camilla Dallerup - 29.17
#20 - Letitia Dean and Darren Bennett - 28.83
#21 - Aled Jones and Lilia Kopylova - 28.44
#22 - Claire Sweeney and John Byrnes - 27.80
#23 - Patsy Palmer and Anton du Beke - 29.33
#24 - John Barnes and Nicole Cutler - 27.17
#25 - DJ Spoony and Ola Jordan - 27.00
#26 - Sarah Manners and Brendan Cole - 26.80
#27 - James Martin and Camilla Dallerup - 26.36
#28 - Will Thorp and Hanna Haarala - 26.17
#29 - Dominic Littlewood and Lilia Kopylova - 25.25
#30 - Claire King and Brendan Cole - 24.86
#31 - Peter Schmeichel and Erin Boag - 24.83
#32 - Verona Joseph and Paul Killick - 24.75
#33 - Julian Clary and Erin Boag - 24.45
#34 - Stephanie Beacham and Vincent Simone - 24.00
#35 - Bill Turnbull and Karen Hardy - 23.71
#36 - Roger Black and Camilla Dallerup - 23.57
#37 - Willie Thorne and Erin Boag - 23.50
#38=- Martin Offiah and Erin Boag - 23.00
#38=- Jaye Jacobs and Andrew Cuerden - 23.00
#40 - Jan Ravens and Anton du Beke - 22.75
#41 - David Dickinson and Camilla Dallerup - 22.67
#42 - Kenny Logan and Ola Jordan - 22.17
#43 - Carol Vorderman and Paul Killick - 21.00
#44 - Christopher Parker and Hanna Karttunen - 20.08
#45=- Jason Wood and Kylie Jones - 20.00
#45= - Mica Paris and Ian Waite - 20.00
#47 - Dennis Taylor and Izabela Hannah - 19.60
#48 - Georgina Bouzova and James Jordan - 19.33
#49 - Kate Garraway and Anton du Beke - 19.17
#50=- Esther Rantzen and Anton du Beke - 18.67
#50=- Gloria Hunniford and Darren Bennett - 18.67
#52 - Brian Capron and Karen Hardy - 18.00
#53 - Jimmy Tarbuck and Flavia Cacace - 17.00
#54=- Fiona Phillips and Brendan Cole - 15.00
#54=- Siobhan Hayes and Matthew Cutler - 15.00
#56 - Nicholas Owen and Nicole Cutler - 14.00
#57 - Diarmuid Gavin and Nicole Cutler - 13.75
#58 - Quentin Wilson and Hazel Newberry - 08.00

Me again!

#01 - Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler - 35.42
#02 - Zoe Ball and Ian Waite - 34.92
#03 - Emma Bunton and Darren Bennett - 34.00
#04 - Jill Halfpenny and Darren Bennett - 33.73
#05 - Colin Jackson and Erin Boag - 33.69
#06 - Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy - 33.50
#07 - Kelly Brook and Brendan Cole - 33.00
#08 - Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole - 32.83
#09 - Denise Lewis and Ian Waite - 32.64
#10 - Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone - 31.73
#11 - Matt DiAngelo and Flavia Cacace - 31.57
#12 - Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova - 31.23
#13 - Matt Dawson and Lilia Kopylova - 30.94
#14=- Gabby Logan and James Jordan - 30.00
#14=- Penny Lancaster Stewart and Ian Waite - 30.00
#16 - Gethin Jones and Camilla Dallerup - 29.86
#17 - Carol Smillie and Matthew Cutler - 29.44
#18 - Ray Fearon and Camilla Dallerup - 29.40
#19 - Lesley Garrett and Anton du Beke - 29.33
#20 - Letitia Dean and Darren Bennett - 29.28
#21 - Aled Jones and Lilia Kopylova - 28.44
#22 - Claire Sweeney and John Byrnes - 27.80
#23 - Patsy Palmer and Anton du Beke - 29.33
#24 - John Barnes and Nicole Cutler - 27.14
#25 - DJ Spoony and Ola Jordan - 27.00
#26 - Sarah Manners and Brendan Cole - 26.80
#27 - James Martin and Camilla Dallerup - 26.36
#28 - Will Thorp and Hanna Haarala - 26.17
#29 - Dominic Littlewood and Lilia Kopylova - 25.25
#30 - Claire King and Brendan Cole - 24.86
#31 - Peter Schmeichel and Erin Boag - 24.83
#32 - Verona Joseph and Paul Killick - 24.75
#33 - Julian Clary and Erin Boag - 24.45
#34 - Stephanie Beacham and Vincent Simone - 24.00
#35 - Bill Turnbull and Karen Hardy - 23.71
#36 - Roger Black and Camilla Dallerup - 23.57
#37 - Willie Thorne and Erin Boag - 23.50
#38 - Kenny Logan and Ola Jordan - 23.29
#39=- Martin Offiah and Erin Boag - 23.00
#39=- Jaye Jacobs and Andrew Cuerden - 23.00
#41 - Jan Ravens and Anton du Beke - 22.75
#42 - David Dickinson and Camilla Dallerup - 22.67
#43 - Carol Vorderman and Paul Killick - 21.00
#44 - Christopher Parker and Hanna Karttunen - 20.08
#45=- Jason Wood and Kylie Jones - 20.00
#45= - Mica Paris and Ian Waite - 20.00
#47 - Dennis Taylor and Izabela Hannah - 19.60
#48 - Georgina Bouzova and James Jordan - 19.33
#49 - Kate Garraway and Anton du Beke - 19.17
#50=- Esther Rantzen and Anton du Beke - 18.67
#50=- Gloria Hunniford and Darren Bennett - 18.67
#52 - Brian Capron and Karen Hardy - 18.00
#53 - Jimmy Tarbuck and Flavia Cacace - 17.00
#54=- Fiona Phillips and Brendan Cole - 15.00
#54=- Siobhan Hayes and Matthew Cutler - 15.00
#56 - Nicholas Owen and Nicole Cutler - 14.00
#57 - Diarmuid Gavin and Nicole Cutler - 13.75
#58 - Quentin Wilson and Hazel Newberry - 08.00