We nailed it! Well, most of us did anyway. It wasn't that hard to predict who was going to go home on Thursday night's (March 10) "American Idol" elimination episode. After future hair product model Ashthon Jones face planted on a cover of Diana Ross' "When You Tell Me That You Love Me," it seemed pretty obvious that she would be the first of the top 13 to be sent packing.
Though we worried for a minute that leading contender Casey Abrams might be leaving us, it turned out he had been rushed to the hospital for further treatment for an intestinal disorder and is expected to return for next week's shows. Get well soon, CA!
But back to how we totally called it. I was certain that wild card winner Jones would not make the cut (and not to gloat, but I actually called the entire bottom three), and both MTV "Idol" aficionado Jim Cantiello and blogger MJ Santilli were firmly in the same camp, giving us a near clean sweep in the predication category.
That left Popdust columnist Maura Johnston (the special guest co-host on Cantiello's "Idol Party Live" show Thursday night), who went with Selena-loving singer Karen Rodriguez. Though K-Rod's so-so cover of "I Could Fall in Love" was pretty lame, she's a judges' favorite and survived, even after being sent to the bottom three.
After the first week of forecasting this season, here are the current standings:
Gil Kaufman: 1-for-1
Jim Cantiello: 1-for-1
MJ Santilli: 1-for-1
Maura Johnston: 0-for-1
Did you correctly predict Jones' trip home? Do you think she deserved to be saved? Who will be next? Leave your comments below and let us know!
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