VW is now the only dance that has never had a ten!

#01 - Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler - 35.78
#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 - Matt DiAngelo and Flavia Cacace - 31.78
#11 - Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone - 31.73
#12 - Gethin Jones and Camilla Dallerup - 31.44
#13 - Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova - 31.23
#14 - Matt Dawson and Lilia Kopylova - 30.94
#15=- Gabby Logan and James Jordan - 30.00
#15=- Penny Lancaster Stewart and Ian Waite - 30.00
#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 - 29.00
#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=- Kenny Logan and Ola Jordan - 24.00
#34=- Stephanie Beacham and Vincent Simone - 24.00
#36 - Bill Turnbull and Karen Hardy - 23.71
#37 - Roger Black and Camilla Dallerup - 23.57
#38 - Willie Thorne and Erin Boag - 23.50
#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

Gethin has moved up quite a bit! About time too.

While I'm here - the average average score is 25.30.

Therefore Will Thorp upwards are above average, Dominic Littlewood downwards are below average.

#01 - Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler - 36.00
#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 - Gethin Jones and Camilla Dallerup - 32.54
#11 - Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone - 31.73
#12 - Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova - 31.23
#13 - Matt DiAngelo and Flavia Cacace - 31.00
#14 - Matt Dawson and Lilia Kopylova - 30.94
#15=- Gabby Logan and James Jordan - 30.00
#15=- Penny Lancaster Stewart and Ian Waite - 30.00
#17 - Letitia Dean and Darren Bennett - 29.64
#18 - Carol Smillie and Matthew Cutler - 29.44
#19 - Ray Fearon and Camilla Dallerup - 29.40
#20 - Lesley Garrett and Anton du Beke - 29.33
#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=- Kenny Logan and Ola Jordan - 24.00
#34=- Stephanie Beacham and Vincent Simone - 24.00
#36 - Bill Turnbull and Karen Hardy - 23.71
#37 - Roger Black and Camilla Dallerup - 23.57
#38 - Willie Thorne and Erin Boag - 23.50
#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

Average dance: 25.32

Now the Viennese Waltz has scored a ten - it was the last dance to do so, so now all dances have had at least one ten.

#01 - Alesha Dixon and Matthew Cutler - 36.31
#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 - Gethin Jones and Camilla Dallerup - 32.92
#09 - Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole - 32.83
#10 - Denise Lewis and Ian Waite - 32.64
#11 - Matt DiAngelo and Flavia Cacace - 32.00
#12 - Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone - 31.73
#13 - Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova - 31.23
#14 - Matt Dawson and Lilia Kopylova - 30.94
#15=- Gabby Logan and James Jordan - 30.00
#15=- Penny Lancaster Stewart and Ian Waite - 30.00
#17 - Letitia Dean and Darren Bennett - 29.64
#18 - Carol Smillie and Matthew Cutler - 29.44
#19 - Ray Fearon and Camilla Dallerup - 29.40
#20 - Lesley Garrett and Anton du Beke - 29.33
#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=- Kenny Logan and Ola Jordan - 24.00
#34=- Stephanie Beacham and Vincent Simone - 24.00
#36 - Bill Turnbull and Karen Hardy - 23.71
#37 - Roger Black and Camilla Dallerup - 23.57
#38 - Willie Thorne and Erin Boag - 23.50
#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

Average dance is 25.35.

Here's a funny stat I picked up on another forum: In the whole of series one and two combined (including the series two xmas special), the judges handed out nine perfect tens.

So last night, the judges handed out the same number of tens as they did for the entire of the first two series. I know series one wasn't up to much, but series two had Denise and Jill! It's just unbelievable to me that they can claim the high marking this year is purely down to improved standards

It's not down to improved standards. As I mentioned before its because the series is longer now. Series 1 and 2 ran for 8 weeks, the last two series have been a 12 week run. Therefore 10's appear earlier otherwise it would get boring if it was just four 9's every week.

Don't know if this has been mentioned on here or elsewhere, but as predicted before this series even started- the first celeb to take to the floor at the start of the series would make the final. And it's happened with Matt. That's five series in a row.

SCD1- Natasha
SCD2- Julian
SCD3- Darren
SCD4- Matt
SCD5- Matt

So I would advise all those male celebs for SCD6 to beg to go first when the new series starts!

What a cool stat! I had no idea

That is an amazing stat!
And a little spooky...

YAY! For all the Stats People! Interesting thread.

I think you're wrong to say it's not at all due to improved standards, and I don't think that the stats back up your assertion that 10's are appearing earlier. Yes, there were a lot of 10's this week, but that was after an extra couple of weeks' practice compared with the first series. And I think the standards have improved overall.

wow, that's an amazing stat, thanks for sharing!

I see your point, but to me it gets boring when tens are handed out like sweets. There has been very little worth a ten so far in my opinion, certainly most of the dances getting them have not been better than dances getting eights and nines in series two.

I agree. Think they've perhaps gone a bit American in their approach this year! ie. on DWTS 10's are handed out very generously!

I think the reason Jill's jive scored 35 in series 2 was because she performed it in week 3 so it meant 10's weren't an option. It's also IMO how so many of the waltzes have scored well this year. In earlier series more people peformed the waltz in week 1 (all the women in series 2 and 3) whereas now it's only 3 of the men (and the older ones at that) who perform it in week 1. It does beg the question whether it's scored well because the celebs have improved or because higher scores are handed out later in the competition regardless.

OO very interesting stat! And also very spooky considering there was only 2 finalists last yera and this year...
And two out of them 5 have won so far, ...