Season 2 winner Ruben Studdard was in the audience
Over the next three weeks the contestants were to sing three songs for charity. After the three weeks America was to vote and the winning song would be released and the sales would benefit the Red Cross. The first of these special group numbers was "When You Tell Me That You Love Me"byDiana Ross.
There were almost 30 million votes. According to Ryan, the most during the Top 12 stage, outside of a finale.
Bottom 3: 3.Jessica Sierra 2.Mikalah Gordon 1.Lindsey Cardinale
This live episode ended approximately one minute late. In an unfortunate rarirty, the complete closing credits were displayed at the bottom of the screen while Lindsey was given a decent chance to "sing the show out," rather than shown in a small window on the left side of the screen.
Bottom 3: 3.Jessica Sierra 2.Mikalah Gordon 1.Lindsey Cardinale
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