Statistics Strictly Come Dancing

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1.1 highest-scoring celebrities
1.2 lowest-scoring celebrities
1.3 judges scores
1.4 highest , lowest scoring performances dance
1.5 oldest , youngest contestants , series winners
1.6 highest , lowest scores

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highest-scoring celebrities

the scores presented below represent best overall accumulative average scores celebrities gained each series.

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lowest-scoring celebrities

the scores presented below represent worst overall accumulative average score celebrities gained each series.

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judges scores

on forty-seven occasions, perfect 40 out of 40 has been awarded inside main series (including 3 perfect 50 out of 50s in series 7). caroline flack , pasha kovalev, , danny mac , oti mabuse both hold record perfect scores 4 forties. kovalev holds record perfect scores professional dancer 8 forties. on 8 occasions, couple scored 40/40 on christmas special. rumba dance style not have received perfect score.

here table showing of perfect scores achieved number of perfect scores

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the lowest score judges have ever awarded 8/40 (1,1,3,3) quentin willson , hazel newberry cha cha cha. 9 individual ones have been awarded in entirety of strictly come dancing, 8 of coming craig revel horwood , other coming arlene philips. ann widdecombe holds current record ones, receiving ones revel horwood salsa, samba, , rumba. biggest margin between 2 singular judges scores five, awarded jason wood , kylie jones rumba (2,5,7,5), christopher parker , hanna karttunen tango (2,6,7,6), gary rhodes , karen hardy cha-cha-cha (1,5,6,5), scott maslen , natalie lowe rumba (4,9,7,8), mark benton , iveta lukosiute cha-cha-cha (3,8,8,7), , scott mills , joanne clifton samba donny osmond (2,5,7,5,6).

ricky whittle , partner natalie lowe hold record tens 28. however, if 4 tens given darcey bussell during tenure fifth judge removed, behind danny mac , oti mabuse, 26 tens, , rachel stevens , partner vincent simone , harry judd , partner aliona vilani 25 each. followed natalie gumede , artem chigvintsev, , ore oduba , joanne clifton 24 each, caroline flack , pasha kovalev 23, abbey clancy , aljaž skorjanec 22, kara tointon , artem chigvintsev 21 , lisa snowdon , brendan cole, kimberley walsh , pasha kovalev , denise van outen , james jordan 20. of these celebrities, snowdon , cole , flack , kovalev pairings receive straight tens judges in of dances in respective series finals. flack , kovalev pair manage 3 sets of perfect 40 marks in final, , hold records longest consecutive streak of 40 marks four, includes salsa in semi-final show, , longest consecutive streak of tens, adds total of 16.

gumede , chigvintsev have best average score judges out of contestants on every series being 36.9/40 dances. danny mac , oti mabuse, , alesha dixon , partner matthew cutler, follow, averages of 36.6 , 36.5 respectively. quentin willson, diarmuid gavin , nicholas owen hold averages of 8.0, 13.8 , 14.0, lowest of celebrities far.

highest , lowest scoring performances dance

the best , worst performances in each dance according judges marks (out of 40) follows (not including scores earned on christmas or other specials).

for more accurate comparison darcey bussell s scores have been subtracted totals of series 7 quarter-finalists relevant; ali bastian s american smooth, chris hollins charleston , ricky whittle s quickstep. bussell scored of them ten. whittle s showdance has not been included did not receive perfect score bussell, , therefore cannot considered same standard. rumba dance has not received full mark of 40, highest score being 39/40. winner of series 12, caroline flack, , runner-up of series 14, danny mac, hold record receiving perfect scores celebrity four. 8 perfect scores, flack s partner pasha kovalev holds record perfect scores professional dancer.

oldest , youngest contestants , series winners

television presenter johnny ball, 74 when competed in 2012, oldest contestant; older magician paul daniels , actress lesley joseph, 72 & 71 when competed in 2010 & 2016 respectively. actress louisa lytton, 17 when competed in 2006, remains youngest contestant. tv presenter chris hollins, 38 when competed in 2009, oldest series winner , gymnast louis smith, 23 when competed in 2012, youngest series winner. @ 20, christopher parker , matt di angelo youngest contestants make finale. while dr. pamela stephenson oldest, @ age of 61.

highest , lowest scores

series 8 contestant ann widdecombe holds record lowest scores, highest score of 21/40 , lowest score of 12/40. series 2 contestant quentin willson holds record overall lowest score of 8/40 (1,1,3,3) , lowest average 8.0/40.0. series 11 contestant natalie gumede holds highest average score 36.9/40.0. series 12 winner caroline flack , series 14 runner-up danny mac hold record perfect scores 4 40s. series 13 contestant jamelia holds record being in dance-offs, 5. series 15 contestant debbie mcgee holds record getting earliest ever 40 in competition in week 7, tango. first 40 shirley ballas head judge.