During the prom, Chris and Billy hide under the stage while the other conspirators switch the ballots to ensure that Carrie wins the Prom Queen title. As Carrie stands onstage with Tommy, finally beginning to feel accepted by her peers, Chris and Billy pull the rope attached to the bucket of pig blood and douses her, and promptly sneak out of the school. The empty bucket hits Tommy in the head, knocking him unconscious. The crowd is left shocked and speechless at the prank. Carrie hallucinates that everyone is mocking her, and, in a sudden fit of rage, she uses her telekinesis to seal the exits from the gym and set it on fire, killing most of the attendees. Sue survives, having been thrown out of the prom by Miss Collins earlier, but watches as the students and teachers die. As Carrie walks home, Chris and Billy attempt to run her over with Billy's car, but Carrie senses their presence and kills them by causing their car to overturn and explode.