Dancing with the Stars Tiebreaker System

Version 8.0 to 11.0

01 Overall combined score

02 Better of the two/three dances per team (Highest point total from each team in question)

03 Judge’s individual scoring (lowest score is eliminated)

04 Judge’s individual best score

05 Judge’s individual score by ranking ordinals

06 Fewest rank points

07 Most given votes

08 Given vote percentage

09 Order of appearance (starting position)

Version 12.0 to present

01 Better point total

02 Higher score in case of multiple dances

03 Higher artistic score (for double score)

04 Higher technical score (for double score)

05 Better score from two out of three judges against another team that are not tied (tied scores cancel one another out)

06 Best of the four scores from the two judges that are not tied (tied scores cancel one another out)

07 Lower rank point total given

08 Running order (chronologically ordered)

Tiebreaking Rules and Regulations for Overall Standings

01 Better point total

02 Lower rank point total

03 Most online votes given

04 This week’s running order