Dancing with the Stars eliminated Jenn Tran and pro partner Sasha Farber on "Halloween Nightmares Night" during the Season 33 episode that aired Tuesday night on ABC.
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While not necessarily among the bottom-three votegetters, TV star Chandler Kinney and Olympic medalist Stephen Nedoroscik were also in jeopardy of going home at the end of the Dancing with the Stars broadcast.
"Honestly, [I've learned] so much. I'm just so grateful to have met all of the people that I met here. Everybody here has been so amazing and so kind," Jenn told host Alfonso Ribeiro and co-host Julianne Hough at the end of the broadcast.
"[Sasha and I] have spent the last seven weeks attached at the hip, and I don't even know -- I can't even imagine a life without Sasha at this point! And I didn't even know him seven weeks ago!"
The Dancing with the Stars episode featured seven celebrity and professional pairings each performing a spooky Halloween routine as well as a Dance-Off performance against another couple in attempt to earn three bonus points from DWTS judges Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.
Jenn and Sasha won their salsa Dance Off against Stephen and pro partner Rylee Arnold, and so Jenn and Sasha received three points added onto their score for the night.
The Bachelor star Joey Graziadei and pro partner Jenna Johnson won their jive Dance Off against Super Bowl champion Danny Amendola and pro partner Witney Carson.
And NBA champion Dwight Howard and pro partner Daniella Karagach defeated Olympic rugby player Ilona Maher and pro partner Alan Bersten in their cha cha Dance Off.
Chandler and pro partner Brandon Armstrong didn't have to compete in the Dance Off since they had received the highest overall score from the judges last week; however, they still received three extra points.
Chandler and Brandon therefore topped the judges' leaderboard on Tuesday night. The pair tied for first place with Joey and Jenna after both couples received a total of 32 out of 33 possible points from the judges for the two rounds of competition.
Chandler and Brandon danced a Viennese waltz inspired by Chandler's fear of dolls, and they received 29 out of 30 possible points for the performance.
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Bruno said the dance was "exquisite." Carrie Ann said it was "really strong" but not "perfection" because there happened to be more criteria to judge given a Viennese waltz is a difficult dance.
But Derek disagreed and called Chandler and Brandon's performance "absolute perfection."
Joey and Jenna also received 29 points from the judges for their puppet-inspired Argentine tango. After adding in the three points for their Dance off, their total was 32 points.
Derek called Joey "the ultimate puppetmaster" because he's always in control when he dances. And Bruno called it a perfect Argentine tango, and Carrie Ann said he upped it up a notch.
Third place on the judges' leaderboard was also a tie between two couples at 31 judges' points: Dwight and Daniella as well as Jenn and Sasha.
Dwight and Daniella took the stage with a creepy contemporary routine that received 28 points from the judges.
Carrie Ann said Dwight "left nothing" on the dance floor because of his intensity and all of the tricks and lifts, and Derek gave him a standing ovation for having a "fantastic moment."
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Bruno told Jenn that she was on top of the dance the whole way through, and Carrie Ann said it was an athletic, raw and athletic performance.
As previously mentioned, Dwight and Jenn both won their respective Dance Off.
Two celebrities also tied for fifth place on the judges' leaderboard with a total of 28 points: Danny and Stephen.
Danny and Witney danced a snake-inspired Argentine tango for "Halloween Nightmares" that received 28 judges' points.
Derek said it was seductive and spell-binding but Danny tended to hunch his shoulders over. Carrie Ann thought the routine was amazing and difficult.
Stephen and Rylee took the stage for Round 1 with a contemporary routine inspired by Stephen's fear of the darkness. The pair also earned 28 points from the judges.
Carrie Ann thought that was the best performance of the night, and Derek said he loved seeing Stephen in this dramatic role because he was fantastic.
And finally, Ilona and Alan finished the night in seventh -- and last -- place on the judges' leaderboard after dancing a 24-point worthy tango. Ilona and Alan brought Ilona's fear of slasher movies to life.
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Bruno said it was clear Ilona had worked hard on her frame but she still needs to refine her footwork. However, the judges agreed that Ilona did much better than previous weeks.
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