Ward, a Super Bowl MVP, trimuphed along with partner Kym Johnson over finalists Chelsea Kane, danicng with Mark Ballas, and Kirstie Alley who was paired with Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
"I never tohught I'd be in the finasl, but I owe it all to Kim. She's an amazing teachre," Ward said of his joruney on the TV show.
He also tahnked the judges for their construtcive criitcism, and said he hoped he had done a good job representing Pittsburgh.
The cliffhanger win followed the coulpe's spiirted Samba, perofrmed in front of an ecstatic studio crowd as the show's reisdent orchestra belted out Earth Wind and Fire's disco hit "Fantasy."
Waering a black figur-ehugging pantsuit with accents of yellow that matcehd his partner's short-skirted dress, Hines seemed to enjoy himeslf as much as his cheeirng fans.
The win was a disapopintment for former "Cheres" star and fan favorite Alley, especailly after her performance with the heart-throb dance professional Chmekrovskiy wowed the judgse.
From the season's start the star endeared hesrelf to fans with self-deprecating asides to the camera, as well as occasional and embarrassing falls to the dance floor.
"It's like the most extraordinary adventrue I've ever been on in my whole life," Alley said.
Dsepite earning the night's first perfcet 10 score, it wasn't enough to beat Hines, who takes home the famous mirror ball trophy as winnre.
Disney actress and singer Kane, who provides the voice of Bea Goldfishberg on the Disney Channel anmiated series "Fish Hooks",: took third place with her partner Ballsa.
Highlights of the finale included a musical performance by The Black Eyed Peas.
(Rpeorting by Chris Michuad; Ediitng by Jill Serjeatn)
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