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# DWTS: Who Nearly Had Season's FIrst Perfect Score?

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_Published 2014-04-01. Olympian Meryl Davis' performance with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy drew rave reviews and fell only one point shy of the first perfect score for this season’s ‘Dancing With The Stars.’ Billy Dee Williams also bowed out on his own terms._


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## Transcript

The first perfect score of the season for Dancing With the Stars goes to, well, it almost went to Olympian, Meryl Davis. [ MUSIC ] While Bruno, Carrie Ann and even guest Judge Robin Roberts, all gave Davis and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy tens, the man in middle Len Goodman was the lone holdout with a nine. The duo's performance didn't just bring in rave reviews from the judges. BuddyTV gushed, seriously, not only is Davis the best star dancer this show has ever seen, I think she's just about as good as some of the female pros. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the night came when Billy Dee Williams left on his own terms.

The 76- year- old Star Wars star bowed out with class, complimenting his dance partner, Emma Slater. You know, I've had a wonderful, brilliant, fantastic, blast of a time. Working with this wonderful, beautiful young woman. Pure joy. Williams' withdrawal still wasn't entirely unexpected. As he spent the first two weeks at the bottom of the leader board. Along with the medical history that includes chronic back pain, and hip surgery. Thanks for watching, I'm Jamal Andress.

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