process; viewers call in to vote for their favorite individual dancer, and the male and female with the lowest number of votes are eliminated each week. Because of the inclusion of performer William Wingfield into the top 20 dancers, Debbie Allen was ruled ineligible to perform duties as a Guest Judge during the Finals phase, as long as Wingfield remained in the competition. Wingfield is a Contemporary dancer from Nashville, Tennessee who trained under Allen at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. He was voted off the competition on July 24, 2008. Because of Wingfield being eliminated, Debbie Allen was technically able to guest judge for the top six episode, but Adam Shankman was the guest judge instead. Top 20 Contestants Female Contestants Male Contestants Elimination chart The song played for the females and males varied throughout the season. Every week, a different song was played. Contestants are in alphabetical order by last name, then in reverse chronological order of elimination. Jessica King suffered an injury that resulted in her being unable to continue in the competition. She was medically withdrawn, and Comfort Fedoke replaced her as she was the most recent female competitor eliminated. Katee Shean was awarded $50,000 for being America's favorite female dancer. Performances Week 1 (June 11, 2008) Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Dan Karaty Couple dances: Week 2 (June 18, 2008) Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels Couple dances: Week 3 (June 25, 2008) Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman Couple dances: Week 4 (July 2, 2008) Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo Couple dances: Week 5 (July 9, 2008) Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mia Michaels Couple dances: * Comfort Fedoke and Thayne Jasperson were eliminated by the judges, but Jessica King later had to withdraw from the competition due to injury. She was replaced by Fedoke, the most recent eliminated female. Week 6 (July 16, 2008) Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Lil' C Couple dances: Solos: Week 7 (July 23, 2008) Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Toni Basil Couple dances: Solos: Week 8 (July 30, 2008) Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Adam Shankman Couple dances: Solos: Week 9 (August 6, 2008) Judges: Nigel Lythgoe, Mary Murphy, Mandy Moore Group dance: Top 4: "Hallelujah"—The Vitamin String Quartet (Contemporary; Choreographer: Mia Michaels) Mia Michaels Couple dances: Solos: Results shows Week 1 (June 12, 2008) Group dance: Top 20 and Nigel Lythgoe: