‪Dancing with the Stars‬, ‪Rashad Jennings‬, ‪Normani Kordei‬, ‪David Ross‬‬

Audiences tuned in on Tuesday evening to watch the three remaining contestants — David Ross, Normani Kordei and Rashad Jennings — compete for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy on the second night of a nail-biting two-part finale, and it was Jennings who took home the winning title. 

 “That’s a very long waiting period to wait to see if you won or not,” Jennings told PEOPLE moments after his win of the long pause cohost Tom Bergeron took before announcing the winner. “I didn’t know what was about to happen. I just knew I had a ball throughout this whole entire show.”