It's down to Riker Lynch and Rumer Willis after Noah Galloway is eliminated in third place following their fusion routines.
- May 20, 2015
AceShowbiz - "Dancing with the Stars" wrapped up its 20th season with a star-studded finale on Tuesday, May 19. It kicked off with a big opening number featuring all 12 couples of the season as well as the judges and hosts.
Riker Lynch won the Twitter encore, so he and Allison Holker performed their freestyle again. Eliminated pairs including Redfoo & Emma Slater, Chris Soules & Witney Carson, Robert Herjavec & Kym Johnson, Nastia Liukin with Derek Hough and Sasha Farber among others, returned to dance on the stage.
The winner of season 19 Alfonso Ribeiro was also back to the show. He teamed up with Sadie Robertson for a routine. Tony Dovolani, meanwhile, played Bruce Willis' John McClane in a "Die Hard" parody with judge Len Goodman.
There were also musical performances from Jason Derulo who sang "Want to Want Me", Fifth Harmony who sang "Worth It" and Sia Furler who delivered "Elastic Heart".
Next, the final three pairs performed their last dances which combined two different styles. Noah Galloway and Sharna Burgess' routine combined cha cha with Argentine tango. The judges commented about how inspirational Noah was. They scored the dance 36 out of 40 points.
Riker and Allison's dance was a mix of salsa and quickstep. Julianne Hough said it was sharp, clean and amazing. The judges also praised his showmanship. Riker's flawless dance was scored 40.
Rumer Willis and Valentin Chmerkovskiy danced a fusion of foxtrot and paso doble. Len noted how much Rumer had improved since joining the show. He thought that she should win the competition. The judges gave her 40 points.
After added to last night's score, Riker and Rumer still led with 120 points each, while Noah collected 108 points in total.
Patti LaBelle sang "2 Steps Away" before it's announced that Noah and Sharna finished in third place, meaning that they're out of the run for the Mirror Ball trophy. Rumer and Val were announced as the winners of the season, while Riker and Allison were the runner-up.
Rumer was crying tears of joy as the Mirror Ball trophy was handed out to the winning team.
