Dancing with the Stars has crowned a winner: Robert Irwin is now the second in his family to take home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy after a finale vote that host Alfonso Ribiero said was one of the closest votes in DWTS finale history. Alix Earle was the runner-up, Jordan Chiles placed third, Dylan Efron placed fourth and Elaine Hendrix placed fifth.

"Myy sister said it best," Robert said, referencing his older sister Bindi Irwin, who won the show a decade ago with then-pro Derek Hough. "Thank you for changing my life." Robert's pro partner Witney Carson returned the sentiments: "I'm so grateful for Robert, honestly. I feel like I already won with him as my friend."

Twenty years in, the reality ballroom dance competition took off in ways that it never had before, setting viewers

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