Gladiators Odds 2026: Who Will Win The BBC Series?
Gladiators' latest episode saw the heats wrapped up ahead of the beginning of the quarter-finals on Saturday night, and it's all to play for on betting sites.
The latest episode featured two dramatic Eliminators.
In the female competition, Helena Moss beat architectural assistant Nikki Hufano, who struggled with heights.
On two occasions, she tried to leap onto the overhead ladders, only to miss and crash to the floor.
But cake maker Helena rose to the occasion, and booked herself a place in the quarters.
In the male contest, fitness coach Sid Islam put his foot in it when he lost his shoe, which effectively put paid to his chances of reaching the quarters.
His opponent, Mo Robertson, took full advantage.
Shoe Are You?
Heading into the Eliminator, Sid had a half-a-second head start on Mo, but he suffered a sole-crushing defeat in the end.
Sid's Eliminator was laced with disappointment, and he lost his lead straight away after appearing to be distracted by the referee's whistle to signal Mo's delayed start.
Just minutes later, things turned from bad to worse for Sid as he lost his shoe climbing up the rope.
Mo went on to stumble on the beam, but Sid struggled even more due to only having one shoe on.
Gladiators 2026 Odds: Male Winner:
Contestant | Odds | Probability |
Tyler Spence | 5/4 | 42.1% |
Finn Hutton | 6/4 | 40% |
Mark Billings | 15/8 | 34.8% |
Hinley Chan | 2/1 | 33.3% |
Mo Robertson | 3/1 | 25% |
In the meantime, Mo had two goes at the Travelator, but he couldn't make it up, and Sid then had an attempt with one shoe - but he fell backwards on to his head, in what looked like a nasty fall.
Mo eventually seized his chance, sending himself into the quarters at the third attempt.
Despite progressing, Mo is propping up the men's Gladiators market at 3/1 on betting apps, after he appeared to be the first victorious male in this year's heats to take more than two minutes to complete an Eliminator.
"The latest Gladiators episode was a tale of two calamitous Eliminators, but we now look towards the quarter-finals, where the women's contest is expected to be a really tight battle between frontrunners Ella and Ellie. In the men's division, Tyler will be extremely tough to beat. Newly qualified Mo and Helena might find it difficult."
After Mo sealed his place in the quarters, Sid eventually got his shoe back, and he sped up the Travelator.
But there will be no quarter-final place for him.
He said afterwards: "I thought I'd started too early, so I thought I was cheating. So I looked back and then I was like, 'Oh, I've got another competitor next to me.'
"I lost my shoe at the second thing. That just got to me."
But Sid also admitted he was defeated by "the better man" in Mo.
Mo said: "I'm really, really happy. He was a tough opponent, but I'll be friends with Sid for life. He is a great guy."
Mo looks set to face strong competition in the quarters, with four male competitors ahead of him in the market, including 5/4 favourite Tyler Spence.
Nikki's Eliminator Struggle
Helena became the latest female competitor to book her place in the quarters, but it was the slowest women's Eliminator of the series - clocking in at over three minutes.
Nikki had amassed a two-second lead on Helena during the events against the Gladiators - but she didn't make it count.
She initially struggled on the hurdles, suffering an awkward landing after leaping over one, but she found even more difficulty when trying to navigate the rope.
If that wasn't bad enough, Nikki fell off the overhead ladders after mistiming her jump.
She had to climb up the rope once again, but by then Helena had amassed a huge lead.
The lead was even bigger a few moments later when Nikki attempted to jump onto the overhead ladders a second time - only to miss her jump again.
Instead of being made to climb the rope again, she was given a ladder by the referee's team.
Helena had plenty of time before taking on the Travelator, but she couldn't make it to the top during her first two attempts.
Gladiators 2026 Odds: Female Winner:
Contestant | Odds | Probability |
Ella Donnelly | 11/8 | 42.1% |
Ellie Lederer | 6/4 | 40% |
Naomi Church | 13/8 | 38.1% |
Emily Bell | 3/1 | 25% |
Helena Moss | 3/1 | 25% |
Nikki suddenly caught her up and was at the bottom of the Travelator, but she also fell on her first attempt.
The pair then took on the Eliminator final boss at the same time, only for Helena to pip Nikki to the post and leap into the quarter-finals.
A determined Nikki eventually made it to the end of the Eliminator in just over three-and-a-half minutes.
Commentator Guy Mowbray said: "I've never seen an Eliminator like this."
Nikki said: "The first time I fell on the monkey bars they actually had the ladder ready. I don't actually know why I decided to climb up the rope.
"But it was a really good race. Kudos to H. She gave it her all, and I did catch up with her, despite falling."
Helena was grateful for her family's support in the arena, and she is now a 7/2 outsider to win this year's Gladiators.
She is propping up the leaderboard, just behind heat two's Emily Bell, who completed her Eliminator in just under three minutes.
* Reminder: These are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.
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