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Many celebrities have failed miserably on Dancing with the Stars. Sometimes they couldn’t win over the fans; other times they were horrible dancers. The worst ones were either the first to go home or had the longest streak of receiving the lowest scores.

Here are the worst contestants from each DWTS season, including a tech guru (page 8), an awkward astronaut (page 10), and a self-conscious sex symbol (page 15).

Season 1: Trista Sutter

Trista and Ryan Stutter pose at a red carpet event.
Trista and Ryan Stutter | Rusty Russell/Stringer/Getty Images

The show kicked off its first season with a much smaller cast. There were only six celebrities competing to win it all and much-lower expectations than today. If you ask us, it definitely wasn’t the most impressive season. The winner, Kelly Monaco, actually had the lowest score on the first night and received the lowest score of the week a couple times again.

But it was Trista Sutter who came out on the bottom for that season. The Bachelorette star was partnered with Louis Van Amstel but still couldn’t quite find her footing on the dance floor. She was the first to get eliminated after her Rumba performance.

This is somewhat surprising given her performance wasn’t terrible, but it was pretty boring. Her scores the week before also beat Monaco’s scores but it wasn’t enough to keep her.

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