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Helio and Julianne Takes the Trophy in Season 5

Helio Castroneves and Julianne Hough win Season 5 beating out Spice Girl Melanie Brown and Maksim. This makes Julianne Hough a two-time winner matching that of other professional dancer, Cheryl Burke.

Julianne Hough and Apolo Anton Ohno Season 4 Champions

Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough beat out Joey Fatone and Kym Johnson to snatch the Season 4 Mirror Ball. It was Julianne’s first win.

Former NFL Great, Emmitt Smith wins DWTS Season 3

Emmitt Smith beat out former Saved by the Bell star, Mario Lopez to go on to win Season 3 of Dancing with the Stars with professional partner, Cheryl Burke. Cheryl Burke is a two time winner winning Season 2 with Drew Lachey.

Smith and Lopez received identital scores by the judges on the last competition night. It came down to the fan vote that pulled out the victory for Emmitt.

Former contestant, Jerry Springer said, “They both had identical scores so it was who had the more compelling story and Emmitt’s was the great American story. You saw his growth throughout the process and that’s the great American story. That’s the magic of this show.” (quote from People Magazine)

Lopez’s partner, Karina Smirnoff was visibly upset by the loss. She cried and Lopez tried to console her. When asked about the loss, Lopez responded with “”Apparently world-class dancing wasn’t enough. That wasn’t the criteria it was based on,” a dejected Lopez told PEOPLE. “I don’t really care about the trophy. I just wanted to win for Karina. She is honestly the best dancer in the world. No disrespect to the other girls on this show, but they don’t hold a candle to her.” (quote from People Magazine)

Aside from the fact that Emmitt Smith won, other highlights of the night were seeing the entire Season 3 cast come back and dance. Some fan favorites were Jerry Springer partnered with Kym Johnson and Sara Evans partnered with Tony Dovolani.

Drew Lachey Wins Season 2 of Dancing With the Stars

The former 98 Degrees pop singer and brother of Nich Lachey beat out Pro-Wrestler Stacy Keiber in Season 2 of Dancing with the Stars. Lachey was partnered with Cheryl Burke who made her debut this season. Not bad for a debut.

Stacy Keiber partnered with Tony Dovolani came in second while former NFL great, Jerry Rice came in third.

Lachey and Burke wowed the audience with their Freestyle Dance. They danced it up country style to the tune of “Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy.” The finished with Drew Lachey leaping over Cheryl’s shoulders. Burke told People Magazine, “This jump is either gonna make us or kill us,” Burke said beforehand.

Drew and Cheryl received a perfect score from the judges. Then America was responsible for the half of the decision. “From week one, you come out on this floor like Wyatt Earp at the OK Corral,” judge Len Goodman told Lachey.

Drew, who’s wife was due to have a baby girl any second and his brother in the audience cheering him on, said, “”I’m the luckiest man in the world right now.”

Season 1 Winners: Kelly Monaco and Alex Mazo

General Hospital’s Kelly Monaco and professional dance partner, Alec Mazo beat out John O’Hurley and partner Charlotte Jorgensen.

They later rematched and John ended up winning. Charlotte Jorgensen hasn’t been seen since. No matter what the rematch decided, Kelly Monaco and Alec Mazo won Season 1 of Dancing with the Stars.