Back to the matter at hand -- Here below, starting with IDOL's very 1st Season, is Nabbbss' History of IDOL-- Who WON, and Who REALLY Won.
DEFINITIONS --
A. Official Winner is the true Winner of Record. Period. Regardless of what Nabbbss or anybody ELSE may have thought when it came to which Contestant/Finalist DESERVED to Win.
B. Real Winner is mainly Nabbbss' own Belief and Opinion, his "IMO" regarding Who DESERVED to Win and Who was truly the Best and Finest Talent/Performer/Singer.
Of course, the "Real Winner" also typically is the Contestant/Finalist who, in the Opinion of MANY OTHERS, not just Nabbbss, should have been the Winner.
C. Honorable Mention is just that -- A notable and worthy Contestant/Finalist who likely would-have or should-have Finished in 2nd Place/Runner-Up.
SEASON ONE Official Winner-- Kelly Clarkson Real Winner-- Kelly Clarkson Honorable Mention-- Tamyra Gray and Nikki McKibben
SEASON TWO Official Winner-- Ruben Studdard Real Winner-- Clay Aiken Honorable Mention-- Josh Gracin
SEASON THREE Official Winner-- Fantasia Barrino Real Winner-- Jennifer Hudson Honorable Mention-- Diana DeGarmo, LaToya London, and George Huff (Abundant Talent that Season!)
SEASON FOUR Official Winner-- Carrie Underwood Real Winner-- Carrie Underwood Honorable Mention-- Bo Bice, Anwar Robinson, and Constantine Maroulis
SEASON FIVE Official Winner-- Taylor Hicks Real Winner-- Katharine McPhee Honorable Mention-- Chris Daughtry, Kellie Pickler, and Ace Young
SEASON SIX Official Winner-- Jordin Sparks Real Winner-- Melinda Doolittle Honorable Mention-- Blake Lewis and Haley "Hot Pants" Scarnato
SEASON SEVEN Official Winner-- David Cook Real Winner-- TIE! David Cook and Brooke White Honorable Mention-- David Archuleta and Carly Smithson
SEASON EIGHT Official Winner-- Kris Allen Real Winner-- Adam Lambert Honorable Mention-- Allison Iraheta and Alexis Grace
SEASON NINE Official Winner-- Lee DeWyze Real Winner-- Siobhan Magnus Honorable Mention-- Crystal Bowersox and Casey James
SEASON TEN Official Winner-- Scotty McCreery Real Winner-- Haley Reinhart Honorable Mention-- Lauren Alaina
SEASON ELEVEN Official Winner-- Phillip Phillips Real Winneer-- Hollie Cavanagh Honorable Mention-- Nobody really. Show had really declined and deteriorated by then.
...And that's IT, Friends and Kiddies!
Agree? Don't always, totally agree? lolololol At least your collective, cumulative MEMORIES have been tickled!
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