Strictly Come Dancing host Tess Daly dropped a bit of a bombshell on viewers during Saturday's final, when she revealed that winners Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice weren't actually the highest scorers of the series.
Right before Rose and Giovanni's fellow finalists John and Johannes performed their first routine of the night - a Rumba to Sting's Shape Of My Heart - Tess revealed to the millions watching at home that, while Rose and Giovanni were the couple with the most 10s in 2021, it was the show's first all male couple who had the highest average score.
Like the eventual winners, John and Johannes had topped the standings three times going into the final, but they just edged out Rose and Giovanni when it came to average score by 34.92 to 34.38.
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And with both couples getting 119 out of 120 in the final, it was John and Johannes who remained the highest scorers of 2021.
Rose was actually the lowest scoring of the three celebs intended to be in the final, with AJ Odudu, who was forced to withdraw due to injury, averaging 3.62.
Rose and Giovanni had a much superior Ballroom score, while John and Johanes trumped their rivals when it came to Latin.
It's definitely not the first time that the highest scoring couple hasn't triumphed in the final, the same happened last year with Bill Bailey.
While it was comedian Bill and pro partner Oti Mabuse who triumphed on the night, it was EastEnders actress Maisie Smith who had the highest average of 2020, along with dance partner Gorka Marquez.
And the top three highest scoring couples of all time - Ashley and Pasha, Natalie and Artem and Danny and Oti - all missed out on victory.
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