Master P is noted as earning the lowest combined score on the show which was a 8 out of 30.
Willow Shields is the youngest contestant to be announced to be competing on the show, at the age of 14. Cloris Leachman is the oldest at the age of 82.
Julianne Hough is the youngest professional dancer ever to have competed and win the overall title on the show at age 18 (season 4) with Apolo Ohno, and at age 19 (season 5) with Helio Castroneves.
Derek Hough was the first professional dance partner to win three seasons. He and model/show host Brooke Burke won Season 7. After that, he won two seasons consecutively. In Season 10, he and Pussycat Dolls front-woman Nicole Scherzinger were victorious. In Season 11, he and movie star Jennifer Grey laid claim to the Mirror Ball Trophy. In Season 16, he won with country singer Kellie Pickler. In Season 17, he won the trophy with 'Glee' star Amber Riley. In Season 21, Derek Hough went on to win his 6th mirrorball trophy with wildlife conservationist Bindi Irwin, daughter of the late Steve Irwin.
Sara Evans was the first contestant to drop out of the show (she wanted to spend time with her kids while she and her ex were going through a divorce at the time-October 2007).