Gladiators Odds 2026: Who Will Win The BBC Series?
Gladiators is gearing up for its first semi-final on Saturday night, and the two newest female additions to the line-up are frontrunners on betting sites to win this year's contest.
The last quarter-final of the competition saw Army doctor Ella Donnelly inflict a narrow defeat on rugby player Emily Bell, but both qualified for the semis after Emily was named fastest runner-up.
In the men's contest, bakery owner Hinley Chan failed to rise to the occasion, as he tasted defeat to welder Finn Hutton.
Top-Tier Finn
Finn is now 11/8 favourite on betting apps to win this year's Gladiators - after he inflicted a whitewash win over Hinley, who finished on zero points after the events.
That meant Finn had a massive 8.5-second head start over his rival in the Eliminator.
Finn coasted through the early stages of the Eliminator, but Hinley was slowly catching him up.
Gladiators 2026 Odds: Male Winner:
Contestant | Odds | Probability |
Finn Hutton | 11/8 | 42.1% |
Josh McDonald | 6/4 | 40% |
Shaun Stephen | 15/8 | 34.8% |
Mo Robertson | 2/1 | 33.3% |
Commentator Guy Mowbray admitted Finn "looked as if he's really tiring" as he approached the zipwire, but it didn't matter because Finn had one go at the Travelator and smashed his way into the semi-finals.
Hinley couldn't quite get up the Travelator at the first attempt, but he did so at the second time of asking to give himself a chance of being fastest runner-up in the quarters.
He said afterwards: "Finn absolutely smashed it first time. I'm so happy to be here, honestly."
Finn said: "I looked back when I got to the balance beam and he was coming down that zipwire and I knew I had to get on. I had to crack on. But we got the job done."
Asked how it felt to reach the Gladiators semi-finals, he said: "Awesome. Coming into this, I didn't expect nowhere near."
Finn admitted it was a "dream come true" to be in the semis, where he will be joined by Quarter-Final 2 winner Shaun Stephen (15/8) and Josh McDonald (6/4), whom Finn defeated way back in the first heat of the series.
In Quarter-Final 2, Shaun beat Mo Robertson, who was the fastest runner-up in the quarters, meaning he will also be part of the semi-final line-up.
However, he is propping up the men's outright market at 2/1.
Ella's Back
Following her hard-fought victory last time out, Ella is now 6/4 favourite to win the women's competition, but her quarter-final opponent Emily isn't far behind.
On Saturday night, Ella earned a one-point lead over Emily in the events, meaning she had a slender half-second advantage going into the Eliminator.
Emily was catching up, but she made a slight mistake on the rope.
However, by the cargo net it looked like she could still reach Ella.
"Ella and Emily took the women's contest to new heights in the latest quarter-final, after clocking the fastest female Eliminator times in the series, and both will be tough to beat in the semis. In the men's competition, Finn was excellent in the events, inflicting a rarely-seen whitewash defeat over Hinley, and he was even better in the Eliminator. Welder Finn won't yield easily."
Both landed from the balance beam at the same time, but Ella took on the Travelator first and she made it all the way up.
She had to do it first time, because Emily was hot on her heels, and she flew through just seconds later.
Host Bradley Walsh said: "Oh my goodness, that couldn't have been any tighter."
Despite defeat, Emily said: "I am absolutely buzzing and I'm so proud of myself for not giving up."
Gladiators 2026 Odds: Female Winner:
Contestant | Odds | Probability |
Ella Donnelly | 6/4 | 40% |
Emily Bell | 13/8 | 38.1% |
Naomi Church | 2/1 | 33.3% |
Millie Margetts | 5/2 | 28.6% |
Ella admitted she could feel Emily's presence the whole way around the Eliminator, and confessed her half-second head start had "really saved" her.
She said: "I could see her out of the corner of my eye.
"I had a bit of a wobble on the way up, and then I saw her coming past and I was like, 'I've got to get this back'."
Ella and Emily have joined Naomi Church and Millie Margetts in the semis.
Despite a loss last time out, Emily is 13/8 second favourite to win the female contest after she smashed her Eliminator quicker than Quarter-Final 1 and 2 victors Naomi (2/1) and Millie (5/2).
* Reminder: These are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.
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