| JBGILL | Member of JLS who was a runner-up on Strictly in 2024 (2,4) |
| ORITSE | Member of JLS who won the reality show Stepping Out, _ Williams (6) |
| MERRYGOLD | Surname of Aston, the member of JLS who took part in Strictly in 2017 (9) |
| TASHA | First name of Ms Ghouri, the Love Islander who was a runner-up on Strictly in 2024 (5) |
| GHOURI | Surname of Tasha, the Love Islander who was one of the runners-up on Strictly in 2024 (6) |
| SARAHHADLAND | She played Stevie Sutton in Miranda in the 2010s and was a runner-up on Strictly in 2024 (5,7) |
| JOE | First name of Mr Sugg, the YouTuber who was a runner-up on Strictly in 2018 (3) |
| LAYTON | First name of Mr Williams, the Bad Education actor who was runner-up on Strictly in 2023 (6) |
| RAINFORD | Surname of Molly who was a finalist on BGT in 2012 and a runner-up on Strictly in 2022 (8) |
| SCOTTCLAUS | Surname of Kitty who was a runner-up on RuPaul's Drag Race UK in 2021 and took part in Celebrity MasterChef in 2022 (5-5) |
| SECOND | A duellist's aide; an imperfect or hand-me-down garment; a runner-up's spot; a Sixer's assistant; a vote of support; or, a 60th of a minute (6) |
| KIMJOY | She was a runner-up, together with Ruby, to the Bakeoff winner Rahul (3-3) |
| NIKITA | _ Kuzmin, professional dancer who has twice been runner-up on Strictly Come Dancing (6) |
| WEBBE | Surname of Simon, the member of Blue who took part in I'm A Celeb in 2008 and was runner- up on Strictly in 2014 (5) |
| OLLY | _ Murs, singer who was a runner-up on The X Factor in 2009 (4) |
| FAYE | First name of Ms Tozer, a singer in 19 Across, who was a runner-up on Strictly in 2018 (4) |
| CLAYAIKEN | He was a runner-up on "American Idol" in 2003; in 2014 he won the Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat in North Carolina |
| BOYLE | Susan _, Scottish singer who was a runner-up on Britain's Got Talent (5) |
| GATES | Gareth ___, singer who was a runner-up on Pop Idol (5) |
| REDKNAPP | Surname of former pop star Louise who was one of the runners-up on Strictly in 2016 and who performed as Flamingo on the Masked Dancer in 2021 (8) |
