Dancing with the Stars (American season 2)
Celebrity Notability ( known for ) Professional partner Status
Kenny Mayne ESPN sportscaster Andrea Hale Eliminated 1st on January 6 , 2006
Tatum O'Neal Film actress & author Nick Kosovich Eliminated 2nd on January 13 , 2006
Giselle Fernandez Broadcaster & journalist Jonathan Roberts Eliminated 3rd on January 20 , 2006
Master P Rapper & entrepreneur Ashly DelGrosso Eliminated 4th on January 27 , 2006
Tia Carrere Actress , singer & model Maksim Chmerkovskiy Eliminated 5th on February 3 , 2006
George Hamilton Film actor Edyta Śliwińska Eliminated 6th on February 10 , 2006
Lisa Rinna Actress & television host Louis Van Amstel Eliminated 7th on February 17 , 2006
Stacy Keibler WWE wrestler & actress Tony Dovolani Third place on February 24 , 2006
Jerry Rice Former NFL wide receiver Anna Trebunskaya Runner-up on February 24 , 2006
Drew Lachey 98 Degrees singer Cheryl Burke Winner on February 24 , 2006
Cast -- Couples
Rapper Romeo was scheduled to appear in this season , but suffered an injury before the first show and was replaced by his father , Master P [ 2 ] ( Romeo eventually participated in season 12 and was partnered with Chelsie Hightower ) . This season expanded to ten couples from six in the previous season . All the professionals dancers from season one , with the exception of Alec Mazo ( who was the incumbent champion ) and Charlotte Jørgensen , were a part of season two .
Season two of Dancing with the Stars premiered on January 5, 2006, on the ABC network. This season expanded each program from an hour to 90 minutes, and added an hour-long results show the following night (in the first season no couples were eliminated in the first week; the first couple was eliminated at the end of the second episode, the second couple at the end of the third episode, and so on). Two couples were declared safe in an earlier portion of the show, the remaining couples were then named off until only the bottom two were left (the last two couples had the fewest votes, with the exception of week seven, where the show explicitly stated that the order of all but the eliminated couple was random). On February 24, 2006, 98 Degrees singer Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke were announced the winners, marking the first win for Burke.