‘American Idol’ received record number of votes
LOS ANGELES - The grown-up rocker triumphed over the smooth-voiced kid as David Cook claimed the “American Idol†title Wednesday, and it wasn’t as much of a surprise as it seemed.
While 17-year-old David Archuleta was heaped with praise by the judges the night before, the voters decided otherwise — and did they ever. Host Ryan Seacrest said before the results that 12 million votes was the difference, and it turns out they broke in the favor of the 25-year-old from Blue Springs, Mo.
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