It looks like Robert Irwin is set to follow in his sister Bindi Irwin’s footsteps and become the winner of Dancing With The Stars US. The potential winner has been leaked online, with the Aussie star heavily favoured to take out the Mirrorball Trophy.
Not only did judge Julianne Hough declare Robert’s debut performance “the best first dance [she’d] ever seen on the show”, but he was tied for the best score of the night with 15/20.
Sportsbet has released betting odds, and the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! host is tipped to win. Robert and his partner Witney Carson have odds of $1.57 to win, with Whitney Leavitt trailing behind at $6.50, followed by Alix Earle at $8 and Lauren Jauregui at $8.50.
Betting odds have the following Dancing With The Stars USA contestants in a mid-range, with Dylan Efron at $10, Jen Affleck and Jordan Chiles at $11, Danielle Fishel at $15 and Scott Hoying at $18.
At the bottom end, you have Elaine Hendrix and Hilaria Baldwin with odds of $21, Baron Davis at $36 and Cory Feldman at $46. At the very bottom of the pack is Andy Richter, with extremely low odds of $67 to win.
How accurate are betting odds when it comes to predicting winners?
Betting odds are quite accurate when it comes to predicting winners, although they aren’t 100 per cent confirmed. However, Sportsbet predicted Kyle Schilling would win Dancing With The Stars Australia 2025, and Parvati Shallow would win Survivor: Australia v The World, and both came out on top.
Sportsbet also successfully predicted who would be in the top three for Survivor: Australia v The World, picking Parvati, Luke Toki and Janine Allis.
In 2024, Nat Thaipun had the best odds to win MasterChef Australia 2024, and Feras Basal for Australian Survivor 2024 — and both ended up winning.
What other signs point to a Robert Irwin win on Dancing With The Stars US?
His sister Bindi won Dancing With The Stars US in 2015 with partner Derek Hough, and her first dance was a Jive — the same as Robert’s.
It would be a sentimental story if Robert swoops in and wins the Mirrorball Trophy a decade after his older sister, and American audiences eat this type of narrative up.
The Dancing With The Stars US Instagram account also shares clips from the show, and Robert’s has been viewed the most so far, with 6.4 million people watching his Jive.
Where can you watch Dancing With The Stars US in Australia?
Sadly, DWTS US is not available to stream in Australia, unless you use a sneaky workaround. It airs on Disney+ in the US, so Aussie fans can use a VPN to change their location to the US and get their fix of Robert Irwin that way. However, accessing geo-restricted content via a VPN can occasionally breach terms of services from streaming platforms, so make sure you check the terms and conditions.
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