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We did not see that coming. After a pretty good run last week predicting which “American Idol” contestants would be eliminated, MTV’s “Idol” brain trust got thrown for a loop on Thursday night (March 11) when all logic was tossed aside and America saved two of the wounded lambs while sacrificing two arguably strong contestants who might have surprised us in the Top 12.
After going 4-for-4 last week, I got blanked three times, incorrectly predicting that Paige “Smile” Miles would go down hard, along with old-before-her-time teen Katie Stevens. Instead, we saw Lilly Scott and Katelyn Epperly sent to the showers, a prospect I did not see coming.
On the boys’ side, I also got blindsided by nervous nelly teen Aaron Kelly getting a trip to the Top 12 over possible darkhorse (and equally panicky) Alex Lambert, who seemed poised for a slow-burn rise through the finals. The tossing of Todrick Hall, however, was no surprise.
“American Idol in 60 Seconds” chief Jim Cantiello (who was 2-for-4 last week) also went 1-for-4, losing his shirt on Stevens, Miles and Kelly but correctly predicting Hall.
Then there was MJ’s Big Blog founder MJ Santilli, who got totally blanked, going 0-for-4 after tagging Miles and Kelly and making bold forecasts about the imminent demise of judges’ fave Lee Dewyze and Texas singer Lacey Brown.
A rough week all around.
After two weeks, the standings so far:
Gil Kaufman: 5-of-8
Jim Cantiello: 3-of-8
MJ Santilli: 2-of-8
Come back next week to see which finalists will be the first to go home and to see whether or not I can continue to reign supreme.
How did you do this week picking “Idol” eliminations? Who would you have sent home? Leave your comments below and let us know!