The ballroom is heating up on Season 27 of Dancing With the Stars. As the competition continues to move forward, a new celebrity contestant and their professional dance partner will be up for elimination. Spoilers ahead: Here's who oddsmakers have placed as the likely dancing duo to go home in Week 3 on Monday.
Dancing with the Stars airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Who Oddsmakers Say Will Be Eliminated
It's tricky to predict the winner of a reality competition series that airs live. Oddsmakers at SportsBettingDime.com and Gold Derby have nonetheless selected which dancing pair is likely to get the boot.
Ahead of Week 3's arrival, Gold Derby predicted Dukes of Hazards star John Schneider and partner Emma Slater would not survive. Gold Derby's odds for the pair, who were on the chopping block in Week 2's results round, were at 10/3. The Facts of Life alum Nancy McKeon and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy followed shortly behind at 9/2.
Prior to the show's Season 27 premiere, SportsBettingDime.com suggested Schneider and Slater would be the first to go home.
Who Was Eliminated in Week 2 and Week 1
Season 27 started out with 13 couples, but this number has slimmed down to 11 come Week 3.
Blind Paralympian Danelle Umstead and Artem Chigvintsev were eliminated in Week 2 after technical difficulties ensued. During Week 2's elimination, host Tom Bergeron had explained that all fan votes made by phone weren't included with viewer's online votes. Only online votes and the judge's scores would be considered. Schneider and Slater almost saw the same fate as Umstead and Chigvintsev.
"I'm really sad that it's ending this quickly," Umstead, 46, told ET Online. "But it's been an incredible journey, and I'm honored to have had Artem by my side."
After earning 17 out of 30 from judges and low votes from fans, comedian Nikki Glaser and Gleb Savchenko were eliminated in Season 27's premiere week.
What to Expect on Monday's Episode
The remaining contestants will perform a routine that highlights a significant year in their life. Tinashe, a fan favorite who has been pegged by oddsmakers as the likely winner, is performing to her first-ever single "2 On," which debuted in 2014.
Here's what the celebrity contestants and their pro-dancer partners will be performing to Monday:
- Alexis Ren and Alan Bersten. Contemporary, "How to Save a Life" by Ray Chew Live
- Bobby Bones and Sharna Burgess. Contemporary, "A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman
- DeMarcus Ware and Lindsay Arnold. Argentine tango, "Lux Aeterna" by Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet
- Evanna Lynch and Keo Motsepe. Viennese waltz, "Hedwig's Theme" by John Williams
- Joe Amabile and Jenna Johnson. Viennese waltz, "You Are the Reason" by Calum Scott and Leona Lewis (live performance)
- John Schneider and Emma Slater. Waltz, "Smile" by Ray Chew Live
- Juan Pablo Di Pace and Cheryl Burke. Samba, "Ni Tu Ni Yo" by Jennifer Lopez featuring Gente de Zona
- Mary Lou Retton and Sasha Farber. Viennese waltz, "We Are the Champions" by Ray Chew Live
- Milo Manheim and Witney Carson. Jive, "Can You Do This" by Aloe Blacc
- Nancy McKeon and Val Chmerkovskiy. Rumba, "Love Someone" by Lukas Graham
- Tinashe and Brandon Armstrong. Rumba, "2 On" by Tinashe
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