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Kellie Pickler shines and Aly Raisman tries pole dancing on 'DWTS'

It's down to just four couples competing on "Dancing with the Stars," and the battle for the coveted disco ball may be one of the closest ones in recent memory."At the end of the day, it's about getting that mirror ball trophy," declared finalist Jacoby Jones at the top the show.Last week, Zendaya Coleman and partner Val Chmerkovskiy slipped dangerously down to 4th place–just one rung above now-departed soap star Ingo Rademacher–but rebounded in spectacular style Monday night.The 16-year-old Disney star and the Ukranian-born pro served up a trio of energetic and perfectly scored dances–despite a rather nasty-looking gash above Chmerkovskiy's right eye (Coleman had accidentally clocked her partner with a rhinestone-encrusted elbow during rehearsals).Blood-soaked bandages notwithstanding, the pair earned the top score of night, starting with a perfect score of 30 for their judge-appointed dance, the Samba, 5 points for landing in 1st place during the Cha Cha relay, and another perfect sc...

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