Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke Charvet
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After five couples performed mixed-up routines and a tribute to Michael Jackson on Dancing with the Stars the night before, two contestants will be sent packing Tuesday night, just one week short of season 15's all-star finale.
And that's got to hurt.
Going into the elimination, it stacked up like this: Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough were in the lead with 59 out of 60 points.
Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani were in second place with 57.5 points, followed closely by Apolo Ohno and Karina Smirnoff with 57.
And Kelly Monaco and Val Chmerkovskiy, and Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke were tied with 54 points each.
Keep reading to find out whose scores and votes put them in the running for the mirror-ball trophy next week and which pairs are kaput. We'll be updating as the results come in ...
Leaders of the pack Shawn and Derek will dance in the finale.
Update: Melissa and Tony are also dancing next week. But Apolo and Karina are going home. "This competition has been hard from the beginning," says Ono. But he adds: "It's a been a blessing."
More results to come ...
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