From jsonline: Donald Driver was announced the winner of “Dancing With the Stars” on Tuesday’s results show.
The
victory was something of an upset since the Green Bay Packers wide
receiver’s scores had landed him in the middle of the pack throughout
the season. His win will likely be controversial among the show’s fans.
A
shirtless Driver defeated presumed favorites actor and heartthrob
William Levy and classical singer Katherine Jenkins, each of whom ended
the two-night finals with a perfect score of 90.
Driver earned a perfect score of 30 for his last dance, a hip-swaying, pop-locking cha-cha, for a two-night total of 89.
Afterward, judge Carrie Ann Inaba said: “I think you are the one to beat.”
Judge Bruno Tonioli said he had “the strategy of a champion,” and that he “improved week after week” and had “peaked at the right time.”
It
is assumed that votes by Packers fans helped push Driver into the end
zone. But the number of viewer votes or how they break down was not
revealed.
Host Tom Bergeron called this season the “hardest fought” in the show’s history, and its finale “the closest ever.”
Football
is a team sport. But pinning a cheesehead on the show’s disco ball
grand prize was a personal triumph for Driver. He is a student of the
show, having watched the previous seasons, and talked knowledgeably
about past contestants.
I don't watch the show very often, but it seems that athletes have won more than their share of the titles. I wonder why?
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