It's an ideal rating parade on Dancing With the Stars.

Little doubt moved by the celebratory spirit within the air throughout Tuesday's twentieth birthday bash, good 40s have been haded out to not one, not two, however three {couples}. After 9 lengthy weeks of close to misses, the curse has lastly been damaged by wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin, with social media persona Dylan Efron, influencer Alix Earle, and Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt shut behind.

Irwin danced the foxtrot with companion Witney Carson to Leona Lewis' "Footprints within the Sand" — an homage to the very same quantity his sister Bindi Irwin carried out on season 21, which she gained.

On the finish of the quantity, Bindi joined Robert and WItney on stage, wrapping their arms round one another's shoulders and kneeling earlier than scenes of their childhood with late father Steve Irwin projected onto the ballroom ground. All three started to cry, setting off an emotional chain response on the judging panel.

“That was so lovely. It was a poetic, touching tribute that actually touched all of us. I couldn’t take my eyes off of you," Bruno Tonioli informed Irwin. Derek Hough, who led Bindi to victory a decade in the past, stumbled by way of tears as he famous, "One factor I beloved about your father is that he lived life with a lot enthusiasm, and also you, my buddy, are this era’s beacon of pleasure and enthusiasm. And also you’re not simply strolling the trail that he set, you might be dancing it. And also you're dancing it superbly."

O.G. host Tom Bergeron, who returned to the ballroom for the twentieth anniversary 5 years after his dramatic exit, added, "Final time we noticed one another, you had been 11. You’ve grown right into a star, Robert. You actually have."

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Robert and Witney jumped, shouted, and cried much more after receiving their good 40. It was a strong second after so many {couples} received shut this season. However Irwin solely held onto his title for a couple of minutes, as Earle and her companion Val Chmerkovskiy, Leavitt and her companion Mark Ballas, and Efron and his companion Daniella Karagach had been all awarded high marks after their routines.

That left actress Elaine Hendrix, Olympian Jordan Chiles, and comic Andy Richter within the minority with their measly close to good scores. With simply two weeks left to the season 34 finale, it's anybody's sport.

Dancing With the Stars airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and Disney+, and streams the following day on Hulu.

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