Ciara Miller and Brandon Armstrong Exit Dancing With the Stars

Ciara Miller and professional partner Brandon Armstrong were eliminated from Dancing With the Stars during the Week 4 episode on October 6, after receiving 21 points for their jazz routine to Mariah Carey’s “Emotions.” The couple’s score was not the lowest of the night: Guillermo Rodriguez and Witney Carson scored 13 points but remained in the competition. The elimination followed the show’s combination of judges’ scores and viewer votes. Miller and Armstrong’s routine earned three judges’ scores of 7, for a total of 21 out of 30. The result left them out of the competition despite Miller’s best score of the season so far, according to episode accounts. Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas led the night with 25 points. The show has not published vote totals, so the available reports do not establish how many votes each couple received or precisely how audience support combined with judges’ scores to determine the outcome. Miller’s score was tied with four other couples, according to one account, but the vote totals needed to assess the margin are unavailable. In an interview after the elimination, Miller said she was sad and still processing the result.