Erin Andrews Ties For First Place Ahead Of DWTS' Finale

Erin Andrews, who was the underdog coming into last night's final performance show, jumped to the top of the leader board after a sexy samba that earned her and partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy a near perfect score and a freestyle that the judges called "risky."

The ESPN correspondent, dressed in a belly-baring costume that Elisabeth Hasselbeck would NOT approve of, tied with the clear front-runner last night, Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger, both scoring a 55 out of 60.

For the first time all season, Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek found himself at the bottom of the score board, with a 52 out of 60 after perturbing the judges with a Footloose inspired prom dance.

But judges' scores count for just half of the final score. Can Lysacek continue the trend of Olympic gold medalists taking home the mirrorball trophy? Will Nicole be the first professional dancer to win the title? Or can Andrews come from behind to score an upset?