"Dancing With The Stars" winner revealed in live telecast Submitted by Brian Cantor on Sunday, February 26, 2006 at 9:54 PM EST
In the two-hour "Dancing With The Stars" finale, former 98 Degrees singer Drew Lachey—with professional dancer partner Cheryl Burke—was crowned the competition's winner.
NFL legend Jerry Rice was the first runner-up; Stacy Keibler was eliminated earlier in the night as the third place finisher.
"I'm the luckiest man in the world right now," Lachey said prior to receiving the disco ball trophy in front of a screaming crowd.
The winner was determined by combining the judges' scores for the final three routines with the vote totals from the at-home viewers.
Lachey came into Sunday's finale with a perfect 60 for his two routines on Thursday; his final performance garnered a 27. On the judges' scoreboard, Keibler and Rice trailed with 86 and 80, respectively.
