Nobody tell my boss I said this, but it’s kinda hard to focus on my job on Tuesdays. Any guesses why? WELL, that’s because one of my favorite shows is on TV!

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And yes, I know I write about Disney and Universal and cruise lines and air travel and movies and even sometimes McDonald’s for a living. It’s so much fun, and it’s a very interesting job…but the one thing on my mind on Tuesdays right now is Dancing with the Stars, and it’s DEFEATING MY COWORKERS.

You see, my coworkers and I are locked in a weekly battle, and it all goes down on Tuesday nights at 8 PM ET. Yes, that’s right, I’m talking about our Dancing with the Stars bracket tournament!

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I’ve been watching the show on and off since I was fifteen years old, and this year’s cast has some SERIOUS star power. Each year I get sucked into the Dancing with the Stars season, watching everyone’s TikToks and listening to the behind-the-scenes content. So, what better way to level up the experience than a bracket tournament with my coworkers?! They were shockingly enthusiastic about the idea, and thus, the rivalry began.

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I made our tournament on the Bracketology app for free, and we were able to each make brackets predicting who we think will win. From there, we can make weekly elimination predictions and even rank the contestants pyramid-style to earn points. Whoever has the most points at the end of the show wins. It’s brutal; It’s cutthroat. Are there any prizes for the winner? NOPE. Nothing but pride and joy in a prediction well-made, baby!

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Now, I know you’re curious…who do we have as the frontrunners?! We’ve got some fans of The Rookie on the team, so some of my coworkers were predicting Jenna Dewan to make it to the finals, and we have multiple folks who love the Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas partnership. As it currently stands, though, the two frontrunners for the Mirrorball trophy among my coworkers’ brackets are Harry Shum Jr. and Amber Glenn. But me? I’m going with someone else.

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Listen, I love an underdog story. I love to see someone with minimal dance experience come up from the back of the pack with charisma and showmanship and enthusiasm for the craft. So, in my bracket, I’m rooting all the way for Jackson Olson of the Savannah Bananas! Their partnership looks like a blast to me, and I know the energy in those rehearsal studios has to be so positive and fun. It also helps that Jackson is a major DFB fan, and I absolutely adore his partner Emma (she’s hilarious, has incredible TikTok content, and is such a patient teacher).

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There has been a lot of movement on our scoreboard so far, and all of our predicted winners are still in the competition at this point. The claws haven’t come out yet, but things are about to get more intense in the coming weeks as we get into the nitty-gritty of the competition. For now, I invite you to sit back with us and watch how it unfolds. Oh, and please, pretty please, vote JACKSON to 21523 each week. (You guys are rooting for me to win, right?)

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We’ll keep you in the loop with any more fun shenanigans ’round these parts, so stay tuned to DFB.

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