'Dancing's' mirror ball trophy goes to ...

It was practically a tie as "Dancing With the Stars" prepared to reveal its winner for the 13th season of the ballroom competition on Tuesday night.

Going into the final minutes of the show, war hero J.R. Martinez had a total score of 112 from the judges, while reality personality Rob Kardashian was one point ahead with 113. Both men tied in the final dance of the night, the instant samba. The judges awarded them a perfect 30 despite flaws in the performances.

But it was fan favorite J.R. who was triumphant after the judges' scores were combined with viewer votes.

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"First and foremost, I want to thank everyone who voted for us for 10 weeks," he said. Then he told his pro partner, Karina Smirnoff, "You are amazing, and I'm so grateful I could be a part of your first mirror ball trophy."

The shimmery victory was the pro's first in 10 tries.

But after the show, even J.R. admitted to New York's WABC that he hadn't been at the top of his game at the end. (He received a lowly 7 from head judge Len Goodman for his first dance on Monday night, and was outscored by everyone except Hope Solo the week before, thanks to an ankle injury.)

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"Thank you guys so much for week in week out, for voting for us," J.R. told WABC's cameras. "Even when I had a bad week, you still put us through and gave us an opportunity to step up and show you what we're capable of doing."

Talk show host Ricki Lake was eliminated in third place after performing her favorite dance of the season, the tango to the "Psycho" theme.

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