Eric McCandless // Getty Images We’re just a few weeks out from the Dancing With the Stars season 35 finale (it goes down on November 24), which means one couple is about to walk away with the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. You know, the giant disco ball that everyone hoists above their heads after winning?
And if you’re wondering how much it’s worth, the answer is PRICELESS, obviously. But also, kind of a lot.
The mirrorball itself is incredibly cheap. Production designer James Yarnell told People in 2017, “No matter how much we put into the trophy, how much we spend, it always has a $10 mirrorball on top.” The show does throw down for the base, however. Winner Kaitlyn Bristowe told Trading Secrets that, all together, the trophy is worth around $10,000.
Apparently Hollywood 3D Printing—who uses “3D printing technologies combined with advanced finishing capabilities such as detailed painting, electroplating, and vacuum plating”—is responsible for making the Mirrorball Trophies, which they confirmed on Instagram in 2023.
Meanwhile, this glitzy statue has come a long way since the early days of Dancing With the Stars . Yarnell said he made the original Mirrorball Trophy (which Kelly Monaco won) from a brass lamp, a wooden base, and some tape. And it stayed that way for four full seasons! Per Yarnell, “They stopped making the lamp at Lamps Plus, so we’d run out of options and had to start casting it and put a heavy acrylic base with a brass stem.”
As for whether or not celebs and pros keep their trophies, it presumably depends on the person. But Derek Hough is so attached to his collection that he literally travels with them on tour and puts them in the lobby for fans to enjoy.
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