<P> On August 16 , Benji Schwimmer was announced as the winner of season 2 and received the grand prize of $ 100,000 , a new hybrid SUV , and a one - year contract with Celine Dion 's Las Vegas show , A New Day ... Schwimmer almost did not make the show 's top 20 -- he was officially first runner - up dancer in case any of the male dancers ran into unforeseen difficulties prior to the start of filming . As it happened , for the second year in a row , Hokuto Konishi was unable to get his visa cleared to work in the U.S. in time for the first taping , and he was cut . Schwimmer took his spot in the Top 20 and fared well from the start , garnering consistent praise from the judges and votes from viewers . Schwimmer and fellow grand finalist Donyelle Jones , who were paired as a couple from the first performance episode , became the first contestants in the show 's run to never face elimination from being in the bottom six or bottom 4 dancers . </P>
<P> On August 16 , Benji Schwimmer was announced as the winner of season 2 and received the grand prize of $ 100,000 , a new hybrid SUV , and a one - year contract with Celine Dion 's Las Vegas show , A New Day ... Schwimmer almost did not make the show 's top 20 -- he was officially first runner - up dancer in case any of the male dancers ran into unforeseen difficulties prior to the start of filming . As it happened , for the second year in a row , Hokuto Konishi was unable to get his visa cleared to work in the U.S. in time for the first taping , and he was cut . Schwimmer took his spot in the Top 20 and fared well from the start , garnering consistent praise from the judges and votes from viewers . Schwimmer and fellow grand finalist Donyelle Jones , who were paired as a couple from the first performance episode , became the first contestants in the show 's run to never face elimination from being in the bottom six or bottom 4 dancers . </P>
who won season 2 of so you think you can dance
who won season 2 of so you think you can dance
Benji Schwimmer
Benji Schwimmer