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View Poll Results: Who is going to be the next American Idol??
Lee DeWyze - The Boxer...Everybody Hurts...Beautiful Day
***SPOILER*** Name that Idol!! Tuesday 5/25 ***SPOILER***
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Name that Idol!! Tuesday, May 25th – The Final Two!!
You saw the show, now who’s to stay and who’s to go?
Please post the name of the Idol you believe is going to win it all!! Anyone is free to join in!! Reminder: You must post your predictions BEFORE the start of the results show Wednesday (8pm Eastern Time! – Please note change in time) in order to have them count in our game. Please vote for the person you believe is going to WIN by voting in the poll.
Here is what they sang:
Lee DeWyze
1st song – The Boxer
2nd song – Everybody Hurts
3rd song – Beautiful Day
Crystal Bowersox
1st song – Me and Bobby McGee
2nd song – Black Velvet
3rd song – Up To the Mountain
Feel free to leave any comments about individual performances, the judges, and/or the show in general. Have fun with it!!
** Please choose only ONE Idol to win. If more than one is listed, I will take the name of the 1st Idol listed as your choice. Please continue to comment as you wish on other Idols, however, listing more than one Idol in your final choice will make it very difficult to compute standings in our game! Thanks for understanding!! **
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It was a hard choice as I had been supporting one constestant to win for the last few weeks but after thinking about who was consistent the most, who had the vocal abilities and could produce a record without much fuss I had to change and in line with the performances tonight I am hoping I am right!
So to WIN IT ALL: Crystal Bowersox Go MamaSox!
To Go (but probably end up with a contract anyways): Lee Dewyze.
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I'm with you Amy. I really like Lee and have been putting him as winner for weeks, but in the end, I think Crystal will win it. And I have no problem with that. I hope they both do well after the show ends.
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WAAAAA my DVR didn't record last night's show. So I'm just going to say Lee will win because I have always liked him. There were a few times that I got a bit annoyed with Crystal. (Although, Crystal never did the whole scream thing at the end of her songs like one eliminated contestant did.)
I'm having trouble choosing tonight. I've been going with Lee for most of the season, but Crystal was better last night IMHO. That being said - it's not about who should win, but who gets the most votes. Chicago is a bigger market - and Lee will get the young girl votes. I'm not really sure many people decide based on last night's performance. OK - enough hedging. I'm going with Crystal.
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my DVR didn't record last night's show. 
So I'm just going to say Lee will win because I have always liked him. There were a few times that I got a bit annoyed with Crystal. (Although, Crystal never did the whole scream thing at the end of her songs like one eliminated contestant did.)
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