From Cosmopolitan · Mehera Bonner · · 1m 30s
Dancing With the Stars pros with the most wins
Derek Hough dominates the Mirrorball Trophy leaderboard with six wins, but other pros have built impressive track records too.
In brief
Derek Hough dominates the Mirrorball Trophy leaderboard with six wins, but other pros have built impressive track records too. Derek Hough holds the all-time record with 6 Mirrorball Trophy wins, which earned him a full-time judge position on the show. Originally reported by Cosmopolitan.
Derek Hough reigns supreme
Derek holds the record with 6 Mirrorball Trophy wins across seasons 7, 10, 11, 16, 17, and 21. His dominance earned him a full-time judge position on the show.
Mark Ballas ties for second
Mark won with Kristi Yamaguchi in season 6, Shawn Johnson in season 8, and Charli D'Amelio in season 31. His mother is ballroom dancer Shirley Ballas.
Valentin Chmerkovskiy matches Mark
Valentin won season 20 with Rumer Willis in 2015, season 23 with Laurie Hernandez, and season 32 with Xochitl Gomez. He's married to fellow pro Jenna Johnson.
Jenna Johnson wins twice
Jenna joined as a pro in 2016 and won season 26 with Adam Rippon and season 33 with Joey Graziadei. She's married to pro Valentin Chmerkovskiy.
Witney Carson is the most recent
Witney won season 19 with Alfonso Ribeiro (now a co-host) and season 34 with Robert Irwin. She's the show's most recent champion.
Julianne Hough and others tie
Julianne (Derek's sister and now a host) won seasons 4 and 5. Peta Murgatroyd, Cheryl Burke, and Kym Johnson each have two wins as well.
The bottom line
Derek Hough holds the all-time record with 6 Mirrorball Trophy wins, which earned him a full-time judge position on the show.
