Las Vegas Weekly

April 27, 2010 · 2:04 AM

DWTS photos: Finalists become clearer, but in what order?

By Robin Leach

Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Erin Andrews, Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough on Week 6 of ABC's Dancing With the Stars.

Photo: Adam Larkey/ABC TV

The picture is fairly crystal clear now after last night’s sassy samba, torrid tango and swing dance routines on ABC’s top-rated Dancing With the Stars.

It seems obvious that on May 25, the fight for the prized disco-ball trophy will come down to a no-holds-barred battle between Pussycat Dolls beauty Nicole Scherzinger with pro partner Derek Hough and Olympic figure-skating champion Evan Lysacek with Anna Trebunskaya -- as we predicted right from the first episode of Season 10.

That’s even after Evan disappointed last night with his samba and shockingly slipped into fifth place with a meager 21 points (although his 7 from head judge Len Goodman is the same score as Nicole’s, last night’s overall leader).

However, we still don’t know what last-minute mishaps, upsets or viewer voting will do to Nicole or still-in-the-chase ESPN anchor Erin Andrews partnered with our Le Reve choreographer Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

So tonight it will be a tug-of-war between actress and comedienne Niecy Nash with Louis Van Amstel and The Bachelor star Jake Pavelka with Las Vegas’ own Chelsie Hightower as the trapped twosome -- and with actress Pamela Anderson with Damian Whitewood and Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad with Cheryl Burke joining them in the final four at the bottom.

My bet is that Jake will be sent packing, but you can never tell how TV viewers will vote, as there have been upsets in the past. Nonetheless, expect to see Nicole, Evan and Erin in the final threesome, with Pamela right behind them. That means Niecy will probably follow next week, and then Chad and Pamela will be the last to go before the finals.

Now you tell me if it will be the sexy Nicole or the heroic Evan who pick up the winner’s trophy to go with all their other shiny awards. We'll know on May 25!

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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