Who Tied For First On Dancing With The Stars: All-Stars?
Oct. 8 2012, Published 1:00 p.m. ET
Twenty-seven was the magic number for both Kelly Monaco and Melissa Rycroft, as both of the dancers received the high scores from judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman.
Kelly danced the paso doble with partner Val Chmerkovskiy, originally performed by Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Laila Ali in the show's fourth season. She scored nines across the board, with Bruno telling her he was "tingling with pleasure" in watching her go.
"Val and Kelly, you are the couple to watch," Carrie Ann told the duo.
Melissa danced the samba with partner Tony Dovolani, previously done by Karina Smirnoff and J.R. Martinez last year. They also got three scores of nine from the judges, who raved about the former cheerleader's mastery of the intricately-choreographed number.
“That’s what I’m talking about!” Len cheered.
The full totals on the evening: Kelly and Valentin (27); Melissa and Tony (27); Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough (26.5); Sabrina Bryan and Louis van Amstel (25.5); Gilles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd (25.5); Apolo Anton Ohno and Karina Smirnoff (25.5); Helio Castroneves and Chelsie Hightower (25.5); Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke (25); Drew Lachey and Anna Trebunskaya (24); Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy (24); and Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas (22.5).
As we previously reported, Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars, the show's 15th season overall, is the first to bring back former competitors. All will be judged with more scrutiny, having been on the show before.
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Two of the couples will be going home when Dancing with the Stars: All Stars continues Tuesday on ABC at 8/7c.
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