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After a record-breaking 21.6 million votes, Jeanine Mason, at just 18 years old, took the win last night on So You Think You Can Dance, and the adorable Floridian could not be more surprised that she won title on the show’s fifth season.

“It honestly feels like nothing right now. I just feel numb from head to toe. I know when it does hit me, I’ll probably run around my apartment 5,000 times screaming at the top of my lungs. Other than that, I’m just so excited to be here,” said Jeanine.

“Someone asked me earlier if I ever had a feeling I would get eliminated and I said ‘Every week!’ Every week you think you’re about to go home. I’m so happy that I didn’t go home and that I got voted America’s favorite dancer, which is ridiculous.”

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At 18, Jeanine Mason has a very bright, dancing future.

Executive producer Nigel Lythgoe was also pleasantly surprised: “I’m delighted, I love surprises, and I think it was a bit of a surprise tonight,” he said.

Known for her versatile talent and bubbly personality, Jeanine Mason was chosen by fans as the So You Think You Can Dance winner over leggy talent Kayla Radomski, technical genius Brandon Bryant, and Broadway baby Evan Kasprzak.

As for her nearest competition, Brandon, Jeanine praised him, saying “He is amazing. Brandon [Bryant] is such a strong dancer. I grew so much because he took me up to a level that I never thought I could go to. He made me just live there.”

“He was not willing to bring down his strengths for me,” she said of Brandon, who she calls more talented. “He’s like, ‘Jeanine, you’re going to meet me there.’ He’s my Miami buddy, and we went up thinking, either way, it’s a win for Miami.”

Next up for the So You Think You Can Dance competitors comes a 40-city tour. After that, the top four are packing their bags and heading for L.A., except for Evan, who thinks Broadway could be in his future. Congrats to Jeanine et al!