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Learn more- All of the stars returned for the season finale of "Dancing with the Stars" as the Super Bowl champ, the "magnificent model" and the "ballroom rebel" vied for the title. It was going to be a long two hours as all of the stars from this season returned to contribute to the big send-off.
Each of the couples talked about wanting to do their best to impress the judges by reproducing their favorite dance of the season. Then, there was a Cloris Leachman sighting as they had the elder stateswoman of the season do a man-on-the-street poll of "Dancing" voters, one of whom was a young woman who said she couldn't vote because she wasn't a citizen. Now, I haven't read -- as host Tom Bergeron suggested on a weekly basis that I do -- all of the details of the voting process on abc.com, but I can't imagine citizenship is one of the voter requirements.
Recent American Music Award winner Alicia Keys stopped by to perform her single "I Need You." Miley Cyrus would swing by later to sing "Fly on the Wall."
Memory Lane: Comedian Jeffrey Ross, the first star eliminated this season, returned with partner Edyta Sliwinska to perform the quickstep. The next two eliminated couples followed, with Ted McGinley and partner Inna Brayer doing the foxtrot, and Kim Kardashian and partner Mark Ballas performing the mambo.
Misty May-Treanor and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy returned, with Misty saying her Achilles tendon was healing well and she was walking again. Misty said she was looking forward to returning to the dance floor because she had some business to finish. Rocco DiSpirito and partner Karina Smirnoff came back to dance the mambo.
Toni Braxton and her partner Alec Mazo returned, but Toni was unable to dance, having recently undergone an undisclosed minor surgery. But she did announce she would participate in the tour. Cloris and her partner Corky Ballas came back to dance the tango. Cloris received one last standing ovation from the grateful crowd.
Susan Lucci and partner Tony Dovolani returned to dance the paso doble. Olympic sprinter Maurice Greene and partner Cheryl Burke came back to offer up a little salsa.
Skewered Stars: Jeffrey Ross, the "Roast Master General," took a hand at poking some fun at the three finalists, Cloris, and himself. The best line: Brooke "gave birth to her 15th child three hours ago, backstage. And, congratulations, I hear Lance is the father. Hey, maybe the baby will come out of the womb and the closet on the same day!"
Back to Memory Lane: Cody Linley and Julianne Hough provided the final returnee performance of the night their Lucy & Ricky inspired jitterbug.
One last dance: The couples danced for the judges' scores one last time. The judges' scores from Monday and Tuesday would make up half of the scoring total, with America's vote making the other half.
Warren & Kym: Warren talked about times when he didn't think he could make it through the competition. Warren said he was nothing without Kym in this competition and told her he loves her. The performed The Hustle. Len Goodman said Warren "may not be the judges' champion, but you are the public's champion." Bruno Tonioli said Warren was "the craftiest" of all the hustlers he's come across. Carrie Ann Inaba said Warren & Kym make people want to dance, "and that's hot." Scores: 9, 9, and 9. Total: 27
Lance & Lacey: Lance said the show helped him get over being self-confident and Lacey thanked him for the entire season, saying she didn't want it to end. Lance & Lacey gave their World War II-era jitterbug, which included what looked like an incomplete cartwheel. Lance kept both shoes this time. Bruno said, "no doubt about it, you have become a great showman." Carrie Ann said she noticed the struggle with the lift, but praised the couple for never taking the safe road. Len said he wouldn't have believed Lance would be in the final if someone asked him after the first couple of weeks, but said he deserved to be in the final. Scores: 9, 9, and 10. Total: 28
Brooke & Derek: Brooke talked about some of the intensity of the experience and some of the bumps along the way with her partner Derek Hough. They danced the Viennese waltz as their sendoff. Carrie Ann said "Brooke, you are a star." She was a little emotional and said, "You guys deserve that trophy more than anyone else." Len said when he first saw their Viennese waltz he thought it was the best dance of the season, "and nothing I've seen tonight has made me change my mind about that." Bruno said Brooke truly was "the jewel in the crown of this really grand finale." Brooke's finance was shown tearing up as he watched in the audience. Scores: 10, 10 and 10. Total: 30
SCOREBOARD (total from Monday and Tuesday):
Brooke & Derek: 88
Lance & Lacey: 81
Warren & Kym: 80
To the results: Tom revealed the couple that finished in third place. That couple was ... Lance & Lacey. Lance said, "Joey will never let me live it down that I came in third, not second," about his former NSync bandmate Joey Fatone, who took second place on the show. Lacey said she "couldn't be more proud" of Lance.
And the winner is...: With Warren & Kym and Brooke & Derek anxiously awaiting the result, Tom finally announced that the winners of the seventh season of "Dancing with the Stars" were ... BROOKE & DEREK!
Brooke said it felt "unbelievable!"
Warren said he felt absolutely wonderful, "I didn't do any disrespect to the football guys."
The confetti fell from the rafters and Derek and Brooke took their places atop the shoulders of Mark and Corky Ballas to celebrate and hold up the mirror ball trophy.
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