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Strictly Come Dancing 2025 Halloween Week Odds
George Clarke was 5/6 favourite to win Strictly 2025 at Halloween Week, with Balvinder Sopal heading the elimination odds. Karen Carney went on to lift the Glitterball.
Last Updated 4 weeks ago
🟢 Outcome: This covers the Halloween Week 2025 market. Karen Carney went on to win Strictly Come Dancing 2025, with Halloween-week favourite George Clarke finishing runner-up. See our Strictly 2025 winner odds for the full series picture.
The nation’s favourite ballroom show was back for its 23rd series, and the competition heated up as the next batch of celebrity cha-cha-cha hopefuls took to the famous Strictly Come Dancing dance floor, writes Dave James.
With Halloween Week around the corner, fans were gearing up for another weekend of spooky routines, dazzling costumes and some truly spine-chilling choreography.
Four pairs had already been eliminated, and the race for the 2025 Glitterball Trophy was well and truly underway. But who was leading the pack according to the Strictly Come Dancing betting odds at that stage?
Strictly Come Dancing winner odds
| Celebrity | Odds |
|---|---|
| George Clarke | 5/6 |
| Lewis Cope | 4/1 |
| Alex Kingston | 9/2 |
| Vicky Pattison | 7/1 |
| Ellie Goldstein | 18/1 |
| Karen Carney | 22/1 |
| Amber Davies | 33/1 |
| Harry Aikines-Aryeetey | 50/1 |
| La Voix | 66/1 |
| Balvinder Sopal | 150/1 |
At the time, George Clarke was the bookies’ favourite to win the series, having impressed both the judges and the public with his surprising dance skills and charisma on the floor. Lewis Cope and Alex Kingston were hot on his heels, both delivering consistently strong performances week after week.
Meanwhile, it was not looking great for Balvinder Sopal, who found herself at the top of the elimination odds once again, meaning she could be the next celebrity to leave the ballroom.
Next elimination odds
| Couple | Odds |
|---|---|
| Balvinder Sopal & Julian Caillon | 5/6 |
| La Voix & Aljaž Škorjanec | 5/2 |
| Harry Aikines-Aryeetey & Karen Hauer | 11/2 |
| Ellie Goldstein & Vito Coppola | 10/1 |
| Amber Davies & Nikita Kuzmin | 12/1 |
| Karen Carney & Carlos Gu | 25/1 |
| Alex Kingston & Johannes Radebe | 50/1 |
| Vicky Pattison & Kai Widdrington | 66/1 |
| George Clarke & Alexis Warr | 80/1 |
| Lewis Cope & Katya Jones | 100/1 |
Halloween Week promised big production numbers and elaborate costumes, with the prospect of a shock exit as the competition headed into one of its most anticipated weekends of the year. As it turned out, the market’s title favourite George Clarke was ultimately pipped, with Karen Carney climbing from 22/1 here to take the Glitterball. More sits in the site’s TV specials odds.
