But it was Caleb who ticked all the right boxes and wound up being the first rock winner since Season 7’s David Cook.įollow Gold Derby on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, iTunes and YouTubeĭo you agree with America’s decision? Did Caleb deserve to win, or was Jena robbed? Sound off in the comments section at the bottom of this post.īelow, watch Gold Derby’s interview with recent cast-off Alex Preston in which he admits he didn’t think he would make it to the Top 3. Truth be told, I was actually rooting for Jena to claim victory as I mentioned in our “American Idol” slugfest last month. In brief, I knew Caleb would prevail because he’d never been in America’s bottom three (Jena had), “Idol” voters preferred guys over girls (only five female winners in 13 seasons), Caleb is older than Jena (the majority of winners are older than their runner-ups) and his Top 3 Week performance of “Dazed and Confused” melted Jennifer Lopez (and by association America). By taking all emotion out of the equation and simply laying things out line for line, I was able to correctly predict Caleb’s upset win. The reasoning behind the Top 3 Tracker, used to project the Top 3 as the year went on. what 90 of people care about) The semi-final model (when Dialidol was functional) and the post-Dialidol semi-final model. ‘American Idol’ poll: Can beauty ( Jena Irene) crush that beast ( Caleb Johnson)?Įarlier this week I gave four rockin’ reasons why Caleb would win based on what we’ve gleaned from the first dozen years of “American Idol” in regards to trends, voting habits and statistics. First, the models: A new model of American Idol, the main prediction methodology for finals rounds (i.e.
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