The episode began with a group dance for all the contestants and all - stars that began with the Top 4 contestants waking up and getting ready for the big day . There were also new group dances for the hip - hop finalists and their all - stars ; the ballroom finalists and their all - stars ; and the contemporary finalists ( plus Emma ) and their all stars . In addition , there was a new group routine for all the finalists plus Maddie Ziegler , and Cat Deely chose to reprise her favorite all - stars routine . During the course of the broadcast , each of the Top 4 reprised their favorite solo of the season , each judge chose two favorite routines to see again , each of the all - stars chose a favorite duet to reprise , and other duets were reprised as described below . Results were announced during the last hour of the show as follows : Emma placed 4th , Tate was 3rd , J.T. was runner - up , and Kida won the $250,000 top prize and will be featured on the cover of Dance Spirit magazine .

Question: who won so you think you can dance season 13
Answer: Kida