Simon Cowell told TV Guide “nobody would have predicted the possibility that the third place is Kris [Allen]” in a recent interview, but if iTunes is any indication, the American Idol judge may be in for an even bigger surprise. According to the New York Post, the usually-secret sales chart for Idol mp3s was briefly visible to fans last week thanks to a computer error. While front-runner Adam Lambert unsurprisingly holds 6 of the top 10 spots, Kris Allen holds 3—and Danny Gokey only 1.
Neither Gokey nor Allen has ever made the bottom 3 (unlike Matt Giraud or Allison Iraheta), but—either due to Gokey’s loud fanbase or Allen’s humble persona—Allen has rarely been mentioned as a potential finalist. If he continues to score and Gokey fails to improve his game, the guitar-strumming cutie may wind up Idol‘s last man standing…next to Lambert.
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