She and professional partner Derek
Hough earned a perfect score for their two dances on Monday's show - the final
bid for viewer votes, which count for half of contestants' total scores.
Actor
Kyle Massey finished Monday's episode in second place with 56 points out of a
possible 60, while Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol landed in third with 52
points. All three stars will perform two dances on Tuesday's show before a new
"Dancing" champ is named. Palin said it was challenging to overcome
the flurry of media coverage that erupted when she outlasted Brandy on the hit
ABC show, prompting some viewers to question the veracity of the
"Dancing" voting system.
And her improbable run to the finals has
been championed by websites like conservative blogger Kevin DuJan's
Hillbuzz.org, leading to such an uproar that conspiracy theories are floating.
Though she said on Monday's episode "there's lots of haters out there that
are waiting for me to fail," the 20-year-old single mom said after the
show that she feels she deserves to win.
"We've been working our butts
off," she said. How would it feel for Grey to take home the show's mirror
ball trophy? Grey won't even consider it until Tuesday's dances are done.
"I think it's bad juju," she said after earning a perfect 60 points
on Monday's episode.
