who won season 10 of dancing with the stars
Nicole Scherzinger
title: Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 10) text: Valley (dancing the Samba) topped Purdue (who danced the Cha-cha-cha) for the championship. Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 10) Season ten of "Dancing with the Stars" premiered on March 22, 2010. There was not an elimination the first week of competition. The first elimination took place on March 30. Singer Nicole Scherzinger won the competition. Samantha Harris did not return as co-host for this season, due to her expanded correspondent duties on "The Insider" and "Entertainment Tonight". On March 8, 2010, Tom Bergeron announced on "Good Morning America" that his new co-host is season seven champion Brooke Burke. Len title: Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 10) text: Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 10) Season ten of "Dancing with the Stars" premiered on March 22, 2010. There was not an elimination the first week of competition. The first elimination took place on March 30. Singer Nicole Scherzinger won the competition. Samantha Harris did not return as co-host for this season, due to her expanded correspondent duties on "The Insider" and "Entertainment Tonight". On March 8, 2010, Tom Bergeron announced on "Good Morning America" that his new co-host is season seven champion Brooke Burke. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba continued as the judges this season. title: Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 10) text: the Results Show was moved to 8 pm on Tuesdays instead of the usual 9 pm slot. This season also features other changes such as the "red room" being inside of the ballroom, enclosed by glass walls (affectionately referred to as "The Celebriquarium" by Bergeron), a balcony with a railing where the cast can stand and watch the performances live rather than on a monitor, and theme nights. Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger won the competition over figure skater Evan Lysacek, and ESPN host Erin Andrews, who took second and third, respectively. This table only counts for dances scored on title: Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 10) text: the show. Four colleges were featured in a tournament-style competition. Three individual episodes featured two colleges competing against each other in a one-dance showdown. The judges provided individual scores following each performance. On May 11, 2010, UC San Diego (dancing the Samba) competed against Purdue (dancing the Mambo). Purdue advanced to the finals, with viewer votes offsetting their 24 to 22 deficit in judges' scores. The May 18 episode featured Rutgers and Utah Valley. Both teams danced the Cha-cha-cha, and Utah Valley won the dance-off with their score of 29 over Rutgers' 21. In the finals (on May 25), Utah title: Dancing with the Stars (Australian season 10) text: and Carmello performed their freestyle which they learned only two days prior to the finale, earning 27/30. Rob and Alana received a 30/30 for their final freestyle dance. At the end of the night, Tamara and Carmello led the scoreboard with 84/90 for their three dances, while Rob and Alana earned 75/90. Despite earning second place on the scoreboard, Rob Palmer and his partner Alana Patience were named the Champions of "Dancing With The Stars" for 2010. The celebrities and professional partners will dance one of these routines for each corresponding week. This dance was repeated by the couple at