Simon's prediction of Carrie (win AND sell the most records of any Idol) has come true. Not only did she outsell Idols of past, she continues (written in 2011) to be the most selling Idol contestant ever followed by Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson.
Courtesy of the Zap2It website: During the recap of the performances Tuesday, each performer's call-in number was displayed on screen as "1-866-IDOLS-XX," with the last two digits ranging from 01 to 11 for the order in which they performed. Below that, in smaller type, was the numeric equivalent, "1-866-436-5701," for example. FOX says the two numbers didn't match in the graphics for the night's final three performers: Mikalah Gordon, Anwar Robinson and Jessica Sierra. The "IDOLS" numbers were correct, but instead of the numeric equivalents ending in 09, 10 and 11, they mistakenly ended in 01, 02 and 03.
Simon: Carrie, you're not just the girl to beat, you're the person to beat. I will make a prediction, not only will you win this show, you will sell more records than any other previous Idol winner.
Donny Osmond was in the audience
Billboard 100 song choices were as follows: Anthony Federov-"I Knew You Were Waiting for Me" Anwar Robinson-"Ain't Nobody" Bo Bice-"Time in a Bottle" Carrie Underwood-"Alone" Constantine Maroulis-"I Think I Love You" Jessica Sierra-"Total Eclipse of the Heart" Mikalah Gordon-"Love Will Lead You Back" Nadia Turner-"Time After Time" Nikko Smith-"Incomplete" Scott Savol-"Against All Odds" Vonzell Solomon-"Best of My Love"
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