‘DWTS’ Predictions: Which Season 30 Pairs Will Be Eliminated Before Finals?

Six teams are heading to the Season 30 “Dancing With the Stars” semi-finals in a last chance bid to make it to the finals and potentially be the ones to get the Mirrorball. However, before the night comes to an end, one team will see their hopes dashed just one week short of the last night of competition.

In addition to redemption dances assigned by one of the judges, the remaining pairs will also tackle new Contemporary, Jazz and Argentine Tango routines with the hope of securing a spot in the finals, which allows them to participate in the no holds barred Freestyle round next week before one is crowned as a champion.

As for which teams seem more likely than others to make it to the final round, this season is one of the bigger toss-ups in recent history, with the remaining teams among some of the best competitors on the show’s history. Still, while Amanda and Alan, Suni and Sasha and Jojo and Jenna seem to have a guaranteed spot in the finals after their performances during Janet Jackson week, the other three teams could all see themselves at risk.

Of the remaining teams, Iman Shumpert and Daniella Karagach are the ones who have fallen to the bottom of the judges’ leaderboard most often and have the lowest overall average score of 29.9 points. Unless their redemption Tango and new Jazz routines impress the judges enough to give them a perfect score, they could find themselves at risk. However, unlike half of the other semi-finalist teams, they have never been in the Bottom Two—likely because of viewer votes. If their fanbase really is that strong and can pull through for them, then they will be in the finals.

Similarly, Cody Rigsby and Cheryl Burke are also on the bottom half when it comes to average scores, and in fact only fall 1/10th of a point above Iman and Daniella, with a 30. Unlike Iman and Daniella, they are also yet to ever receive a perfect score from the judges, only earning their highest point totals with a 38 last week for their Paso Doble. As a result, they could be more at risk than Iman and Daniella, though they also have never found themselves in the Bottom Two, meaning they are also potentially going to have a real shot at the finals.

Unfortunately, because being in the Bottom can be a very real indicator of where a team stands among the voters, Melora Hardin and Artem Chigvintsev could be the team most likely to find themselves ousted before the final week of performances. They are in the semifinals after the judges opted to save them over Jimmie Allen and Emma Slater, and when it comes to average scores of the top-performing teams, they only rank above Suni and Sasha, with averages of 33.7 and 33 respectively. It’s a wide enough gap from Amanda’s average of 34.4 and Jojo’s average of 35.5 to make a difference when the viewer votes are also factored in. As a result, it seems like Artem’s chance at back-to-back Mirrorballs will be cut short.

“Dancing With the Stars” will air on Monday, Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.