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"So You Think You Can Dance" is quickly heading towards its Aug. 7 finale and judge Mary Murphy says it's anyone's game. "In years past, we've seen some people run from the pack. Benji [Schwimmer] was a runaway train on the show, so it was no surprise when he won. I couldn't tell you who's going to win right now," the ballroom expert tells us.

Mary Murphy Says "So You Think You Can Dance" Too Close Too Call (Image: Wenn)

"I was shocked when Kherington [Payne] was voted off because that was my first impression of someone I thought was going to be in the finale. I have no clue how America is going to vote." As the finale nears, Murphy says she and the other judges will only be getting pickier.


"Our expectations get higher and higher every year, so I have a feeling next year we're really going to be tough on those poor kids," she notes. "As for now, everyone is dancing at a really high level. When someone has a bad night, it doesn't necessarily mean they were that bad, it just means everyone else was really, really good." Luckily she does show some compassion. "I feel for them because I know when I was a dancer, any move that I would do incorrectly, as dancers we agonize over those small details. Sometimes I don't even want to beat them up because I know they'll do it to themselves."

It certainly makes Murphy very glad to be on the other end of the coin. "If I was really young and didn't know any better then I would have loved to have been part of something like this. Now that I'm older and know better, I don't think I would do it in a million years," she admits, following her infamous big laugh. "What they're doing is really incredibly difficult, but they make it look so easy."