Dancing With The Stars: What does the winner get?
DANCING With The Stars is one of the most popular shows on ABC.
Professional dancers with celebrities team up every week to showcase their dancing routines to the judges in hopes of being saved from elimination.
What does the Dancing With The Stars winner get?
The Dancing With The Stars competition has a highly sought-after prize among the contestants.
Aside from taking home the mirrorball trophy, each contestant gets paid for participating in the competition.
The longer the contestants last without elimination, the higher their paycheck is toward the end of the show.
According to , the stars are given a sign-on bonus of $125,000 just for showing up for the initial rehearsals and the first two weeks of filming.
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However, sources say that there is a cap on how much someone can cash in from DWTS.
For season 28, that maximum amount was reportedly $295,000, though it has been much higher in previous seasons.
Iman Shumpert took home gold during season 30's finale.
The NBA champion made history as the first-ever basketball player to make it to the finale and shocked fans when he won the entire competition.
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How do you win DWTS?
Each week a couple is eliminated from DWTS.
The couple who receives the lowest combined total of judges' points and audience votes will be eliminated from the show until there is only one last standing couple.
In past seasons, viewers have been able to vote for their favorite couple online or by text message during the live broadcast of the show.
As the competition nears its end, judges weed out contestants through double elimination.
Last season concluded with Charli D'Amelio being crowned the winner of season 31.
How can I watch DWTS?
Dancing with the Stars will air live on Disney+ every Tuesday at 8pm EST.
Season 32 begins on September 26, 2023.
The last season premiered on September 19, 2022.
During season 30, prior to Charli D'Amelio's win, Iman Shumpert was crowned the winner for the year before.