India, Nov. 25 -- The winner of Dancing With the Stars gets the Len Goodman Mirrorball trophy - but the money is not a prize pulled from a finale pot. According to the Daily Express US, it is the paycheck every finalist has already earned by making it this far. No bonus at the end. No extra stack for finishing first. The five Season 34 finalists - Robert Irwin, Alix Earle, Jordan Chiles, Elaine Hendrix, and Dylan Efron - will all walk away with the same payout once the finale airs.

A recently eliminated contestant called out her own producers for the way her exit played out, but she will still attend the finale and cheer on the final five. And yes, she is getting paid too, just like the others who lasted deep into the season.

The exact ...