msnbc.msn.com - 5/22/2008
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Simon Cowell said on Tuesday night that David Archuleta had scored a knockout victory in the "American Idol" finale. Instead, the voters scored a TKO of their own, punching out the opinion of the "Idol" judges. David Cook was crowned the winner of "Idol" on Wednesday, and it wasn't a nail-biter. Ryan Seacrest called the final margin of 56 percent to 44 percent a significant amount when it ...
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mjsbigblog —
... a TKO of their own, punching out the opinion of the “Idol” judges.
David Cook was crowned the winner of “Idol” on Wednesday, and it wasn’t a nail-biter. Ryan Seacrest called the final margin of 56 percent to 44 percent a significant amount when it comes from a total of 97.5 million ballots. What had been seen as the closest competition in ages wound up being what appears to be the biggest rout ever, with Cook winning by 12 million votes.
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... Both Davids were deserving of the title. Cook with his deep rocker voice was the clear choice but Archuleta was loveable and PC to the point of being sickeningly sweet. The show played on both their talents and was a welcome change from Tuesday’s over the top mess. It was like a high school musical. Last night however had some ...
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Although Simon said David Archuleta delivered a "knockout" on Tuesday's final, he didn't sway Idol voters, who dialed up a surprising win for ex-bartender David Cook, making him this season's "American Idol" champ in an upset victory over the ...
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