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Welcome to the American Idol contest for 2011!!!

Want to play and join in the fun? Simply tune in each show and reply to this thread with the name(s) of the contestants you feel will be voted off that week. All votes must be posted to this thread no later than the time the results show opening music plays on results night, EASTERN TIME. That’s it!

The rules are simple:
• Cast your vote here on this thread and NO changing of your vote once you cast it.
• All votes must be posted no later than the the results show opening music plays on results night, EASTERN TIME.
• Feel free to chime in and share comments and reviews on the show;

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I will be playing along and if I win, I will donate my subscription.

Each week I will post a small review of the show and video if applicable.

I will keep track of votes and cumulative scores.

The contestant begins as of 03/01/11 and will end after the finale.

So for this week, you must select the men and women you feel will get kicked off. The results will be revealed on Thursday, 03/03, at 8 pm EST, so all votes must be in by that time or will not count. Here are the top 24 contestants below. Choose the ones you believe will get booted off on 03/03/11 and cast votes BEFORE 8 pm est or the votes do not count.

This week: Tell us the 14 people that will get the boot on 03/03/11.

Tomorrow American Idol names the top 10 that WE put through with our votes.

HOWEVER, they will NOT be naming any Wild cards during Thursdays show. Instead, the 14 contestants that were not put through with the votes, will ALL come back to sing next Wednesday to earn a spot as a Wild Card . Then, on Thursday, the judges will name TWO (YES TWO) Wild cards to round out the top 12.

With multiple sources reporting a Top 13, it’s obvious the producers considered it.

TOP 24 - please pick 14 that are going home - 7 guys and 7 girls. Wildcard next week will be different.

So, do we pick 7 guys & 7 girls just tonight?
That seems like a lot compared to last year....I know they were doing it different, just wanted to check

Yes, Em

Girls:
Ta-Tynisa
Kendra
Karen
Ashthon
Julie
Haley
Lauren A.

Boys:
Jovany (even though he's pretty good I just don't like him!)
Jordan
Brett
Robbie
Stefano
Clint
Paul

Sorry I'm a HUGE Supporter of Jacob Lusk, Scotty McCreery ( ) , James, & Thia

Perfect, Em.... everyone else, jump in and vote - 7 guys adn 7 girls who you feel are getting the boot tomorrow (03/03) by 8 pm est - votes cast after that on this thread will not count.

Girls:
Ta-Tynisa
Kendra
Ashthon
Julie
Lauren T.
Rachel
Naomi

Boys:
Jordan
Brett
Robbie
Stefano
Clint
Paul
Tim

Guys:
Jordan Dorsey
Tim Halperin
Clint Jun Gamboa
Jovany Barreto
Robbie Rosen
Casey Abrams
Scotty McCreery

Girls:
Naima Adedapo
Julie Zorrilla
Ashton Jones
Ta-Tynisa Wilson
Rachel Zevita
Haley Reinhart
Lauren Turner

Wow, this is hard. I had to pick some that I really liked.
Guys
Jordan
Brett
Tim
Robbie
Stefano
Jacob (Will probably make it through, but I can't understand the words he sings)
Jovany

Girls
Julie
Haley
Rachel
Kendra
Naima (Really liked her before, but she didn't sound good last night)
Ashthon
Ta-Tunisa

Boys
Clint Jun Gamboa
Robbie Rosen
Stephano Langone
Jordan Dorsey
James Durbin
Jovany Baretto
Jacob Lusk

Girls
Lauren Alaina
Lauren Turner
Naima Adedapo
Kendra Chantelle
Haley Reinhart
Ta Tynisa Wilson
Ashthon Jones

Here are my selections:

Boys to be Eliminated:
1. Jordan Dorsey
2. Jovany Barreto
3. Tim Halperin
4. Robbie Rosen
5. Stefano Langone
6. Clint Jun Gamboa
7. Paul McDonald


Girls to be Eliminated:
1. Nama Adedapo
2. Julie Zorrilla
3. Kendra Chantelle
4. Haley Reinhart
5. Ashthon Jones
6. Ta-Tynisa Wilson
7. Rachel Zevita

This is not easy!!

Girls:

Ta-Tynisa
Thia
Naima
Julie
Kendra
Rachel
Ashton

Boys:

Robbie
Brett
Jordan
Jovanny
Clint
Paul
Tim

Here are my choice for the boot:

Guys
1. Clint Jun Gamboa
2. Jovany Barreto
3. Jordan Dorsey
4. Tim Halperin
5. Brett Lowenstern-the hair flicking drove me nuts! Seemed so unnatural.
6. Robbie Rosen
7. Paul McDonald

Gals
1.Ta-Tynisa Wilson
2. Naima Adeapo
3. Rachel Zevita
4. Ashthon Jones
5. Julie Zorrilla
6. Haley Reinhart
7. Thia Megia

Here are the ones I think will go tonight:

Boys to be Eliminated:
1. Jordan Dorsey
2. Jovany Barreto
3. Tim Halperin
4. Robbie Rosen
5. Stefano Langone
6. Clint Jun Gamboa
7. Brett Lowenstern

Girls to be Eliminated:
1. Naima Adedapo
2. Julie Zorrilla
3. Kendra Chantelle
4. Haley Reinhart
5. Karen Rodriguez
6. Ta-Tynisa Wilson
7. Rachel Zevita

Boys
Jordan
Tim
Robbie
Clint
Jovany
Stefan
Brett

Girls
Naima
Kendra
Haley
Ta Tynisa
Rachel
Julie
Ashthon

Girls to be Eliminated:

RACHEL ZEVITA
TA-TYNISA WILSON
KAREN RODRIQUEZ
NAIMA ADEDAPO
LAUREN TURNER
KENDRA CHANTELLE
THIA MEGIA

Boys to be Eliminated:

JORDAN DORSEY
ROBBIE ROSEN
TIM HALPERIN
JAMES DURBIN
JOVANY BARRETO
CLINT JUN GAMBO
BRETT LOEWENSTREN

Guys:
Clint
Jovany
Jordan
Tim
Brett
Robbie
Stefano

Girls:
Ta -Tynisa
Naima
Kendra
Rachel
Ashton
Julie
Thia

Girls to be eliminated:

1. Naima Adedapo
2. Julie Zorrilla
3. Ta-Tynisa Wilson
4. Rachel Zevita
5. Haley Reinhart
6. Ashthon Jones
7. Kendra Chantelle

Guys to be eliminated:

1. Jordan Dorsey
2. Tim Halperin
3. Robbie Rosen
4. Jovany Barreto
5. Casey Abrams
6. Paul McDonald
7. Brett Loewenstern

Good grief!! That was next to impossible!!

Okay so American Idol threw a semi curve ball at us last night.

Instead of just eliminating 14 contestants and revealing their top 10, they confirmed the wild card rumor and brought 3 contestants back after singing for their lives.

To be fair to everyone here and our voting process, how the votes will be counted this week are as follows:

Everyone here was told to choose 7 guys and 7 girls they feel are going home.

If you selected an Idol singer who made it right into the Top 10 then your selection is classified as “Incorrect.” So for example, say you picked Scotty McCreery. He made it right to the top 10 confirmed, so your vote is INCORRECT.

If you selected an Idol singer who was brought back to sing for their life, such as Stefano Langone, but you have him in your list of 7 boys, your vote counts as CORRECT because he was not supposed to be part of the top 10.

If you selected an Idol singer who was brought back to sing for their life and did not make it into the top 13, your vote still counts as CORRECT because that person was not supposed to be part of the top 10. So just for this week, the voting and calculation process is a bit tricky, but the above rules explain it.

Here are the top 10 boys and girls that were selected as the final candidates last night:
Scotty McCreery
Lauren Alaina
Pia Toscana
Karen Rodriguez
Jacob Lusk
Casey Abrams
Thia Megia
Paul McDonald
Haley Reinhart
James Durbin

So those are the top 10. If you selected any of those people in your list of 14, your vote is incorrect.

Now here are the three wildcards the judges put back into the competition:
Naima Adedapo
Ashthon Jones
Stefano Langone

If you selected any of those 3 people or any of the other contestants who were sent home, your vote is correct.
*whew*

After this, things get easier. You just vote off the player(s) going home that week. Watch each week to see how many will be going home that week. Who knows if American Idol will throw more curve balls.

So with that all said, here are the tabulated votes from Zim competition thus far:

Em Mease: 4 girls correct and 2 guys correct =6
VickiB: 7 girls correct and 6 guys correct = 13
FrmrTcher: 6 girls correct and 6 guys correct = 12
Carol B: 6 girls correct and 5 guys correct = 11
Linda: 6 girls correct and 6 guys correct = 12
Kozfan: 5 girls correct and 5 guys correct = 10
JanB: 6 girls correct and 6 guys correct = 12
CherylEK: 5 girls correct and 6 guys correct = 11
Esther H-B: 6 girls correct and 7 guys correct = 13
Donna C: 6 girls correct and 7 guys correct = 13
Lori: 6 girls correct and 6 guys correct = 12
Donna D: 6 girls correct and 7 guys correct = 13
Sally B: 6 girls correct and 5 guys correct = 11

Anyone can jump in and play - have fun!!!! Nice selections.

With that, I am disappointed Brent didn't make it. Quirky and weird yes, good voice and different? Yes.

I am not a Scotty fan. I love country music but if I wanted to hear him, I'd just pick up a copy of Josh Turner's "Long Black Train" - now that voice I love. Scotty sounds wayyyy too much like him.

Jacob often sounds like the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz for me. I swear, close your eyes and think about "put em up, put em up" and it sounds like Jacob when he gets all into it. I love his personality and zest for life.

I am so glad the wine-sounding gal, Pia Toscana, made it and Lauren Alaina too. Stand outs.

Casey scares the bejeebers out of me. When he sang on Tuesday I felt like he was a stalker, grunting and ranting and very scary to me.

So glad they let Stefano back in - what a nice strong voice - he did Bruno Mars justice.

Loved the show last night - lots of good performances. And a few that could have done better. Since I have to pick someone to go, I'll pick Karen Rodriguez.

There are a couple that I think it could be. But I go with Karen leaving.

I am going to vote that Stefano goes home.