10) EJay Day
9) Jim Verraros A.J. Gil
7) Ryan Starr
6) Christina Christian
5) RJ Helton
4) Tamyra Gray
3) Nikki McKibbin
2) Justin Guarini
1) Kelly Clarkson

Season 2

12) Vanessa Olivarez
11) Charles Grigsby
10) Julia DeMato
9) Corey Clark (Disqualified) Rickey Smith
7) Kimberly Caldwell
6) Carmen Rasmusen
5) Trenyce
4) Joshua Gracin
3) Kimberley Locke
2) Clay Aiken
1) Ruben Studdard

(disclaimer: it is not just AI stats that I remember. I’m not that scary. LOL.)

I think eliminations have gone like this before, but I canà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t remember if it lasted through the whole season and Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m too lazy to think about it.

hmmm let me think. Seasons 1 & 2 will be tough for me to remember since I didn’t watch those. But I can do season 3 on.

Season 3:
12. Leah Labelle
11. Matt Rogers
10. Amy Adams
9. Camile Velasco
8. Jon Peter Lewis
7. Jennifer Hudson
6. John Stevens
5. George Huff
4. Latoya London
3. Jasmine Trias
2. Diana DeGarmo
1. Fantasia

Season 4:
12. Lindsay Cardinale
11. Mikalah Gordon
10. Jessica Sierra
9. Nikko Smith
8. Nadia Turner
7. Anwar Robinson
6. Constantine Maroulis
5. Scott Savol
4. Anthony Federov
3. Vonzell Solomon
2. Bo Bice
1. Carrie Underwood

Season 5:
12. Melissa McGhee
11. Kevin Covais
10. Lisa Tucker
9. Mandisa
8. Bucky Covington
7. Ace Young
6. Kellie Pickler
5. Paris Bennett
4. Chris Daughtry
3. Elliott Yamin
2. Katharine McPhee
1. Taylor Hicks

Season 6:
12. Brandon Rogers
11. Stephanie Edwards
10. Chris Sligh
9. Gina Glocksen
8. Haley Scarnato
7. Sanjaya Malakar
6. Phil Stacey
5. Chris Richardson
4. Lakisha Jones
3. Melinda Doolittle
2. Blake Lewis
1. Jordin Sparks

So, looking at seasons 4 and 6, it’s not impossible to believe that we could lose 3 girls in a row. Season 6 lost 3 guys in a row. And season 4 also lost 3 girls in a row at the very beginning and 4 guys in a row toward the end.

*crossing fingers*

I would love to see Jason and DC in the top 4. What concerns me is this stupid Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy elimination order thatà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s been going on so far. If really seems manipulated to me. If it continues, one of them has to go on Top 6 week. *sniff* I really thought at the beginning of Top 12 that there would be 4 guys and 2 girls in the top 6, and possibly only 1 girl in the top 5. Guess I was wrong.

Good point. I guess it would be too much to ask that three girls go in the next three weeks? I can see two in a row, but not three. Gah.

ETA: Never mind, Syesha. Don’t listen to me. Belt them out!

PM, JC doing Rhianna made me smile, too.

Re: the Rhianna group song, I thought Syesha sounded great on it. She needs to stop with the belting ballads and do something fun and upbeat.

Yeah, no kidding.

I thought Jason also sounded surprisingly good on that too- I couldn’t help but smile!

I still think Cookie will hit the pavement first. So we can place bets on it.

At this point, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢ll be shocked if ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s not a David Vs. David, finale. One can still hope, though. Actually, Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢d be thrilled if Jason makes top 4 and gets signed to an indie label. Much less pressure that way. It would be fun to see CC on their hometown visits, though. I have no interest in Archieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s.

I would love to see Jason and DC in the top 4. What concerns me is this stupid Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy elimination order that’s been going on so far. It really seems manipulated to me. If it continues, one of them has to go on Top 6 week. *sniff* I really thought at the beginning of Top 12 that there would be 4 guys and 2 girls in the top 6, and possibly only 1 girl in the top 5. Guess I was wrong.

I think eliminations have gone like this before, but I can’t remember if it lasted through the whole season and I’m too lazy to think about it. Where is Kirsten? : )

Since David Cook suffers from high blood pressure, shouldnà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t we also assume that going for the high notes combined with the stress of the finale will also cause him to pass out? Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m sure watching them both collapse on stage will be equally hilarious. LOL

Aww. I’d probably end up cracking up if Archie collapsed (I know, I’m heartless), but then my heart would break if Cookie fell, too.

I think the coronation song decides who wins. Correct me if Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m wrong, but every year, the winner is always the one who has the better performance (maybe with the exception of Season 2).

Yerp. The coronation song seems to always be in the favor of the contestant who is favored to win, and I’ve heard that the finalists aren’t allowed to mess with the songs at all — they either sing it the way it is, or…they sing it the way it is. That’s why Bo and Blake pretty much sucked on the coronation songs.

I’m re-listening to “The Time of my Life” now. My guess is that Archie will pass out about midway through the second glory note at the end or so. If not earlier, but whatever.

As much as I want CC to happen, I think the 20 songs show that weà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢re looking at a finale of the Davids. I can only see Jason doing one or two of the songs.

At this point, I’ll be shocked if it’s not a David Vs. David, finale. One can still hope, though. Actually, I’d be thrilled if Jason makes top 4 and gets signed to an indie label. Much less pressure that way. It would be fun to see CC on their hometown visits, though. I have no interest in Archie’s.