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Joey Graziadei wins season 33
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Joey Graziadei wins season 33

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the Season 33 finale of “Dancing With the Stars.”

“Dancing With the Stars” has officially crowned the winner of season 33! The “DWTS” season concluded Tuesday night, after scores and votes from the Nov. 20 semifinals were combined with live viewer votes and scores from the finale, and the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy was awarded to Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson .

Moreover, the voting record was broken again during the final.

The evening started a little differently than usual with 30 minutes of pre-recorded segments of the judges breaking down the finalists’ diaries, instead of the usual opening number. Finally, celebrities from the season returned for an opening number of Madonna’s “Holiday.”

The show also leaned on some of the news stories that came out of this season of “DWTS.” Anna Delvey came on stage during the word “nothing” during her dance to “I Have Nothing” by Whitney Houston. Later, rumors spread about the couple Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber And partners-turned-couple and exes Gleb Savchenko and Brooks Nader danced to Peaches & Herb’s “Reunited.”

Elsewhere in the night, season 32 winners Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy danced to Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club.” Next, Mark Ballas returned to dance Tango Bardo’s “Libertango” with Derek Hough, celebrating the way Argentine Tango began – between two men.

Additionally, the “DWTS LIVE 2025 Tour” pros took the floor for a routine to “Rush” by Troye Siva.

As for the competition, each pair of finalists performed twice during the finals: first a judge-assigned redemption routine, followed by a freestyle routine.

Some highlights included Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold starting the competition, while Carrie Ann Inaba said the late Len Goodman would be very proud. Later, the pair’s freestyle – performed alongside some of his gymnastics teammates – left everyone in tears and earned them a perfect score.

The first perfect 30 of the night (and their second of the season) went to Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson for their Cha Cha redemption. When it came to their creative freestyle routine, however, it wasn’t up to the level of Inaba, who said it was “disappointing.”

Danny Amendola and Witney Carson channeled Ken and Barbie, respectively, for their bright pink freestyle routine, which the judges couldn’t get a ‘Kenough’ out of. Judge Hough called the performance “one of the most entertaining things I’ve ever seen on this show.”

After strolling down memory lane (literally) while talking about her time on “Dancing With the Stars,” Ilona Maher performed a powerful freestyle with Alan Bersten to Chappell Roan’s “Feminomenon.” “Look at me Ilona, ​​you have become a real leading lead!” said Bruno Tonioli. “Proud, in control, in the center of attention among these great dancers. You were always the girl on top.”

Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong closed the first round, also with a jive. Inaba said she may have had the toughest journey of the season and Bruno Tonioli said it went “beyond” redemption. They earned the second perfect 30 of the night. For their freestyle routine, Kinney and Armstrong paid tribute to groundbreaking black artists such as the Nicholas Brothers.

Scroll through the list below for an overview of all the evening’s routines and scores.