Dancing with the Stars All Stars Champions and Winners
Dancing with the Stars All Stars is a celebrity dance competition that brings back former pros and contestants from earlier seasons. The format typically features returning stars paired with familiar professional dancers, competing for a trophy and charitable donations. The series has aired multiple seasons, with each season culminating in a live finale where judges and home votes determine the champion. The show is produced by BBC Studios and distributed by Disney Platform Distribution, with ABC serving as the primary U.S. broadcast network. For general information on the franchise, see the official ABC page Dancing with the Stars on ABC.
The winner of the first All Stars season was Kristi Yamaguchi and her partner Mark Ballas, who topped the leaderboard in 2012. In the second All Stars season, Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani won the mirrorball trophy after consistently high scores. Season three crowned Ricki Lake and Derek Hough as champions, while season four saw Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd take the title. Each season features a final leaderboard that ranks couples by combined judges' scores and public votes, and the results are archived by the network and reported by entertainment outlets such as Forbes coverage of All Stars winners.
Dancing with the Stars All Stars Format, Scoring, and Results
In All Stars, couples perform choreographed routines across styles such as cha-cha, jive, tango, and freestyle, earning scores from a panel of professional judges. The scoring system combines judges' points with audience votes cast via phone, app, and web, which are converted into a cumulative leaderboard. Each week, the couple with the lowest combined total faces elimination, while the top-scoring couples advance toward the finale. The format is overseen by executive producers and judges who evaluate technique, performance, and progression, and the structure is documented in production notes and network press releases like ABC's Dancing with the Stars hub.
Final results are determined by a weighted combination of judges' scores and viewer votes, with the champion crowned during a live finale broadcast. Runner-up couples are ranked based on their cumulative points across the season, and head-to-head dance-offs may be used to break ties in later weeks. The show has also featured special themed weeks, such as partner-switch challenges and team routines, which add variety to the scoring and elimination process. Detailed episode results, scores, and eliminations are tracked by sources like official podcast recaps and network-published episode guides.
Notable All Stars Contestants, Pros, and Final Standings
All Stars seasons have featured Olympic athletes, actors, musicians, and reality personalities, including Kristi Yamaguchi, Ricki Lake, and Donald Driver. Professional dancers such as Mark Ballas, Derek Hough, Tony Dovolani, and Peta Murgatroyd have returned to mentor and compete with their celebrity partners. The lineup of contestants and pros is announced before each season, with cast reveals published by the network and covered by entertainment media like Hollywood Reporter cast coverage.
Final standings for each All Stars season list the champion, runner-up, and third-place couple, along with their average scores and number of weekly wins. Statistical summaries include
