In this post, I look back at which contestants are rated as the ‘best of the best’ by the Strictly judges.

This countdown has been created by:

• Calculating the average score (out of 10) that each judge awarded to each celebrity.
• Then sorting contestants from ‘first to worst’ for each judge based on the average scores they awarded.
• Finally, working out which contestant has the lowest average judges’ ranking

Clarifications

• I have only included scores that were awarded by permanent judges.
• Scores (and rankings) have also been excluded for Darcey and Anton when they were guest judges (Series 7 and 18 respectively).
• If two contestants ended up with the same average rank, the higher placing in the countdown was given to the person who Craig had ranked higher.

Videos of routines which led to contestants finishing top (or joint top) of the leaderboard have also been included. Now, let’s take a look at which contestants ended up in places 20 to 11.

20th Rose Ayling-Ellis (S19): Average judges’ rank – 13.00

Anton: =6th (out of 60)
Motsi: 12th (out of 87)
Craig: 13th (out of 309)
Shirley: =21st (out of 117)

19th Fleur East (S20): Average judges’ rank – 12.75

Anton: =2nd (out of 60)
Motsi: 10th (out of 87)
Shirley: =19th (out of 117)
Craig: =20th (out of 309)

18th Sarah Hadland (S22): Average judges’ rank – 12.75

Anton =6th (out of 60)
Motsi: 13th (out of 87)
Shirley: =15th (out of 117)
Craig: 17th (out of 309)

17th HRVY (S18): Average judges’ rank – 12.67

Motsi: =3rd (out of 87)
Shirley: 9th (out of 117)
Craig: 26th (out of 309)

16th Ricky Whittle (S7): Average judges’ rank – 11.50

Alesha: 3rd (out of 44)
Len: 9th (out of 192)
Craig: 16th (out of 309)
Bruno: 18th (out of 237)

15th Abbey Clancy (S11): Average judges’ rank – 11.25

Len: =4th (out of 192)
Darcey: =7th (out of 104)
Bruno: =14th (out of 237)
Craig: =20th (out of 309)

14th John Whaite (S19): Average judges’ rank – 9.75

Shirley: 2nd (out of 117)
Anton: 5th (out of 60)
Motsi: 14th (out of 87)
Craig: =18th (out of 309)

13th Ellie Leach (S21): Average judges’ rank – 9.00

Motsi: =5th (out of 87)
Shirley: =10th (out of 117)
Craig: =10th (out of 309)
Anton: =11th (out of 60)

12th Rachel Stevens (S6): Average judges’ rank – 8.50

Arlene: 1st (out of 74)
Len: =4th (out of 192)
Bruno: 9th (out of 237)
Craig: =20th (out of 309)

11th Louise Redknapp (S14): Average judges’ rank – 7.50

Len: =4th (out of 192)
Bruno: =6th (out of 237)
Darcey: =10th (out of 104)
Craig: =10th (out of 309)

Keep an eye out for Part 2 which will countdown the contestants who ranked from 10th to 1st place.