Ilona Maher earned her first ten out of ten in the ballroom on "Dancing with the Stars" last night for the show's 500th episode, redeeming her last place finish on Halloween Night.
The rugby star from Burlington, Vermont, danced in the show's seventh round of competition Tuesday night, after there was no new episode last week due to the presidential election.
For Tuesday's show, each star performed routines inspired by iconic performances from throughout the show's 500-episode run.
The stars also competed in an instant dance round, in which they were assigned a dance style and song just minutes before performing it.
"I was really disappointed last week," Maher said. "I really wanted to prove that I should be here, that I am improving, and this does mean a lot to me."
Here's how she did.
What song did Ilona Maher dance to on 'DWTS' last night?
Ilona Maher and her partner Alan Bersten danced a quickstep to "Chuck Berry" by Pharrell Williams for the 500th episode.
They reinvented a quickstep to the same song that was performed by "Dancing with the Stars" Season 25 winners Jordan Fisher and Lindsay Arnold.
"To live up to this iconic dance is a tough task to take on, but it's the perfect task to redeem ourselves," Maher said.
How did Ilona Maher do in the instant dance round on 'DWTS'?
Last night, the six remaining stars also competed in an instant dance round, where each couple was assigned a dance style and song to perform just minutes before taking the stage.
They each randomly drew from four styles of dance they performed earlier in the competition.
Ilona Maher drew a salsa for the instant dance, and her and partner Alan Bersten danced to "Da'Dip" by Freak Nasty.
How did Ilona Maher score on 'DWTS' last night?
Ilona Maher scored a 52/60 on "Dancing with the Stars" last night.
For her quickstep, she earned a 28/30, with Carrie Ann Inaba giving her a ten and Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli giving her nines. In the instant dance round, she scored 24/30, with all three judges giving her eights out of ten.
She came in fourth place on the night.
Who got eliminated on 'DWTS' last night?
On last night's episode of "Dancing with the Stars," former NBA player Dwight Howard was eliminated from the competition.
The elimination was decided by a combination of the judges scores as well as viewer voting.
There are five teams left in the competition.
How to stream 'DWTS' or watch it live
"Dancing with the Stars" airs on Tuesday nights live on ABC and Disney+. It is also available for next-day streaming on Hulu.
The next episode — the semifinal round — will air Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. EST.
