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Who Won 'Dancing with the Stars' Season 29?

Who is still on 'Dancing with the Stars' in 2020? Season 29 kicked off with a buzzworthy cast, but only one secured the Mirror Ball Trophy.

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Season 29 of Dancing with the Stars started in September of 2020 with a bang. The authentic solid of 15 singers, actors, and reality stars had been all given the alternative to blow their own horns their skills. 

Who won 'Dancing with the Stars' Season 29? A take a look at the winning couple and past contestants.

While all of them confirmed their abilities and pleaded for votes, it wasn't sufficient for everyone to stay round. 

Who is still on Dancing with the Stars in 2020? Keep reading to find out who won the dance competition. 

WINNER: Kaitlyn Bristowe and Artem Chigvintsev

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Former Bachelorette and current Off the Vine podcast host Kaitlyn Bristowe was instantly one of the frontrunners of Season 29. With intensive dance experience — she pursued it professionally in her early adult years — Kaitlyn used to be at all times the one to beat. 

For the 2d season in a row, DWTS topped a former Bachelorette. Hannah Brown won Season 28 with her spouse, Alan Bersten.  

Before Hannah and Kaitlyn won their (*29*) trophies, former Bachelor runner-up Melissa Rycroft won All Stars. 

After injuring her ankle on the Sept. 21 episode, Kaitlyn almost had to cut her time on the festival short. But, she controlled to still perform, and she maintained her first place standing on the leaderboard. 

The truth celebrity has prior to now spoken about the way it has been an established dream of hers to win the show. With her victory secured, it is transparent that dreams do come true!

ELIMINATED: Nev Schulman and Jenna Johnson

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Let's be truthful — who was expecting the Catfish host to have some abilities in the ballroom? Not us, however Nev Schulman persevered to provoke viewers week after week. Nev remained on the upper half of the leaderboard all the way through the display, and he never had any primary stumbles. 

He just ignored winning the display, as he got here in 2d position.  

ELIMINATED: Nelly and Daniella Karagach

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The "Ride Wit Me" singer performed to his own music in Week 1, and he's largely stayed in the middle of the pack since then. He even secured a few 10s in the semi-finals. With his backflips and the coolest dancing footwear on the flooring, Nelly made his mark on the competition.

After securing a place in the ultimate episode (which polarized viewers), Nelly wrapped up the season in 3rd position.

ELIMINATED: Justina Machado and Sasha Farber

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The One Day at a Time actress took her DWTS enjoy one week at a time, and lots of were convinced that she may win first position. 

Each week, Justina took on complicated routines, which the judges no doubt noticed. Though she made it to the finale, Justina and Sasha got here in fourth place. 

ELIMINATED: Johnny Weir and Britt Stewart

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Johnny is not any stranger to easy performances on the ice, however the ballroom is fully different for the figure skater. He were given to accomplish to a Lady Gaga tune all the way through his 2nd week, who is one of his all-time favorite artists, but it wasn't enough for the first position end on the leaderboard. 

He escaped elimination a couple of times as a result of the judges valued his consistency and transparent dance talents. But, he was eradicated simply forward of the finale.

ELIMINATED: Skai Jackson and Alan Bersten

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The Disney darling and activist was some other most sensible contender for Season 29, but she also was eliminated right ahead of the finale. Alan might not be securing his second consecutive victory with Skai, though many idea that the 18-year-old had the makings of a champion.

ELIMINATED: AJ McLean and Cheryl Burke

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Though AJ has dance revel in as a member of the Backstreet Boys, the band's choreography may just no longer get ready him for DWTS. 

During the most surprising elimination of the season, AJ and Cheryl landed in the Bottom 2 along Britt and Johnny. Despite being an established frontrunner, AJ and Cheryl were given the boot from Bruno and Carrie Ann. 

ELIMINATED: Chrishell Stause and Gleb Savchenko

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After Week 1, Chrishell and Gleb had been at the backside of the leaderboard, with best Carole Baskin and Charles Oakley beneath them. The Selling Sunset agent and cleaning soap opera actress progressed throughout the competition, and so they gained high scores on their contemporary dance right through Week 6.

The couple was cut in Week 8, which was at the start intended to be a Double Elimination Night (till Jeannie Mai needed to drop out forward of time).

ELIMINATED: Jeannie Mai and Brandon Armstrong

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The Real host unquestionably caught the judges' consideration in Week 1 when she did some acrobatics with spouse Brandon right through their salsa. They received a total of 18 for the first week, they usually evaded removal. The TV personality performed a cha-cha for the 2nd week, and he or she got the very same ranking.

Though Jeannie and Brandon were one in all the strongest pairs on Season 29, they had to drop out of the pageant ahead of the Nov. 2 episode on account of a topic with her throat. 

"It saddens me that I will not be able to continue with the competition on DWTS. My doctors discovered a health concern with my throat which requires immediate attention and surgery. I am heartbroken that my DWTS journey has to end here," Jeannie said in a statement to Us Weekly. "The last several weeks have been an amazing learning experience. I have pushed myself to new limits physically and mentally, and I am so proud of how far we've come."

Jeannie went on to thank Brandon for being any such "supportive" spouse, and her fanatics for vote casting for her. She was once the first contestant of the season to surrender on account of an harm. Kaitlyn Bristowe dealt with an ankle factor at the starting of the season, but she was once ready to continue dancing. 

ELIMINATED: Monica Aldama and Val Chmerkovskiy

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Though the Cheer trainer is all about precision and nailing the choreography when critiquing the Navarro squad, she admitted that she's been struggling with the ones elements herself on the show. 

Monica and Val had been certainly one of the few duos who in fact went down in score after their 2d performances. They landed in the backside as soon as sooner than they were in the end sent home all through Halloween week.

ELIMINATED: Vernon Davis and Peta Murgatroyd

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The former NFL tight end and Super Bowl winner is used to functioning at his best possible. He had a forged debut in Week 1 with the foxtrot, and Derek admitted he used to be "surprised" by means of Vernon's skills.  

He progressed his ranking by way of one point in the second week with his passionate Paso Doble performance (during which he also confirmed off his abs). 

Vernon has held stable at a 22 for his 3rd and fourth week dances, however he was once eliminated the week after he first landed in the bottom two. The judges selected to save Johnny and Britt instead.

ELIMINATED: Jesse Metcalfe and Sharna Burgess

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The actor and heartthrob inspired the judges with his quickstep in Week 1 (which is understood for being one in every of the hardest dances featured on the show). He progressed his score by means of two in the 2d week, which is a good signal for any competitor.

However, the actor finished at the bottom of the board in Week 3 and was once hoping to once once more galvanize the judges the following week. But, Jesse as soon as once more was once one in every of the lowest-scoring couples of the night and was ultimately submit for removing in opposition to Vernon Davis and Peta Murgatroyd. Unanimously, the judges made up our minds to stay the latter, and Jesse and Sharna have been sent home.

ELIMINATED: Anne Heche and Keo Motsepe

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The actress and mother of two stunned her own youngsters with her dancing abilities, however she wasn't the one to help Keo safe his first win on the show.

After landing in the backside with Carole Baskin during Week 3, it used to be clear that the writing was once on the wall for Anne and Keo.

ELIMINATED: Carole Baskin and Pasha Pashkov

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Despite appearing to "Eye of the Tiger" in Week 1, not anything could lend a hand Carole turn into one among the most sensible competitors for Season 29. To upload insult to harm, her former husband Don Lewis' circle of relatives even paid for a business to run all over the premiere about how they believe the animal activist is desirous about his disappearance. 

The Tiger King alum narrowly overlooked the first removal by way of getting stored by means of Derek Hough. She was cut from the display in the 3rd week of festival (and she used to be the second megastar eliminated general) after performing to The Lion King all through Disney Night. 

ELIMINATED: Charles Oakley and Emma Slater

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The former Chicago Bull is accustomed to profitable on the court docket, but he could not make it happen on the dance flooring. His footwork used to be the matter of criticism from the judges, and he floundered at the backside of the leaderboard for 2 consecutive weeks.

He was once the first dance hopeful to get minimize from the collection, after receiving votes from each Carrie Ann and Derek. While some audience were convinced that Carole was once only stored for the goal of rankings, it was once obtrusive that Charles wasn't most likely going to make it to the finals anyway.

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