Overview

• On Jason Tartick’s Trading Secrets podcast released September 15, Bones said he recorded partner sessions and rented a studio to train beyond the show’s four-hour daily limit.
• Bones, a novice who acknowledged low judges’ scores, won Season 27 through viewer votes over higher-scoring finalists Milo Manheim, Evanna Lynch, and Alexis Ren.
• He recounted tearing his shoulder after his first dance and said outside doctors administered weekly pain shots so he could continue performing.
• The outcome drew ongoing criticism within the DWTS community, with Julianne Hough saying he shouldn’t have won and Sharna Burgess calling the backlash hurtful.
• Following complaints, DWTS adjusted its format from Season 28 with live-broadcast-only voting and a Judges’ Save that put more weight on technique.