VFTW has supported Phillip Phillips for 7 straight weeks (that's more than Sanjaya!) and he has crept his way to the top by appealing to the frauen. But Jessica Sanchez has inspired her fellow Filipinos to vote from oversees using Skype. Also, viewers are tiring of the typical #wgwg winner. So what do you think will happen next week? Can we help Phillip win or will Jessica win it all? Predict who will win (not who you want to win) and then leave a comment letting us know why.

Who do you think will win American Idol season 11?
  

Phillip Phillips' Doctor Says He Needs Surgery NOW!

Posted by smarterthanpickler on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 4:48 PM EDT

If you've been wondering why VFTW Pick Phillip Phillips is always making faces like the one on the left, it's because he needs emergency surgery NOW! We all know our pick's been in pain all season with kidney problems but TMZ.com is reporting that Phillip's condition is far more serious than we we've been led to believe by Idol.

Phillip saw his own personal doctor when he went home to Georgia last week and the doctor was alarmed at how Phil wasn't eating and how horrible he looked, and told him to have emergency surgery immediately and screw the finals. But Phillip Phillips is a true Worster and isn't going to let some life threatening condition stop him from fulfilling his destiny...becoming WGWG Winner #5!!!!!!!!!

Phillip Phillips Coaster

He skips the Ford commercials. He chews gum during results shows. He spends more time giving Ryan Seacrest bunny ears than practicing his performances. He never actually sings the melody. And yet, somehow, he coasted into the top 2 of American Idol season 11.

Phillip Phillips, our #wgwg5, is in the top 2 with Jessica. And Joshua is going home. The guy the judges gave a standing ovation to every week and who said should make a record now is going home. Over Phillip. Boo ya!

Next week we MUST vote our tails off to beat the Jessica fans and make sure White Guy With Guitar #5 wins the show. 

You can say thank you to us for kicking out Joshua on Facebook, Twitter, or via e-mail. You're welcome.

EDITED TO ADD: Looks like #wgwg5 won the coin toss and chose to have the pimp spot next week. Everything's coming up VFTW!

VFTW Celebrates Adam Lambert's Return To American Idol

Posted by smarterthanpickler on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 8:20 PM EDT

It's hard to believe it's been three seasons since Adam Lambert graduated from American Idol to go on to revolutionize the music industry...NOT! While Adam hasn't given us any music worth listening to, he has given us an endless supply of jackass moments to laugh at. So here's the deal: You have 24 hours to post your most idiotic Adam picture, video, story, Sparkle Cow stuff or quote (Apples and Oranges!).

I go first...here's Adam's performance at the AMAs that ended his career before it started...

Happy Little WGWGsWe're down to three contestants, which means I'm back to doing live recaps for the remainder of the season. It also means that this is the point in the show where the producers and judges get to pick the songs, meaning that someone's getting forced to do songs that don't suit them, while the other get to do boring ballads.

Oh, joy. At least this season is over in eight days.

Round one is the judges' pick. W'Tasia is first, and Randy has picked the Etta James song "I'd Rather Be Blind" for him. This is a perfect pick, since Etta rose to fame in the early 1960s, just like W'Tasia should have. And that's about all the snark I have, because he's doing a really good job at tackling the song. He even threw in some Fantasia screeches for me. Thanks, W'Tasia! Steven said that it was "another Joshua moment", which I more or less agree with. J Lo managed not to utter the word "goosies" for two seconds. Randy calls him a "classic stylist", which translates to "not marketable in 2012". I mean, he's a great talent, but trying to make it on the throwback thing is a major long shot if you're not a woman (see: Adele, Amy Winehouse, Duffy).

Top 3 Perform: Three Times The Grey!

Posted by smarterthanpickler on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 11:01 PM EDT

It's time for the Top 3 and we get to see our Idols' hometowns tonight so get ready for lots of overweight people dressed like slobs. Here come the judges and J-Lo's wearing a pants suit from the Hillary Clinton line. The Top 3 come out and Joshua and Jessica are dressed like they're going to the prom, but VFTW pick Phillip is dressed like he's going to clean a toilet. There are three rounds tonight and for the first one the judges are picking the song that best fits the performer, and they hit a homerun by giving Joshua something from a black screechy diva who was relevant 40 years ago. Joshua's singing Etta James' I'd Rather Go Blind but with all his over-the-top melisma, I think I'd Rather Go Deaf. Or, as Joshua's singing, I-I-I Ra-Ra-Ra-ther Go-Go B-B-B-B-BBBBB-BLIND!!!! And as it's Joshua, you can almost see the judges moving their chairs back in anticipation of giving him their mandatory standing ovation. But I'm not sure how much they're helping him by all celebrating how he's a throwback, something that could've been said about Taylor Hicks.

Vote For Phillip Phillips at 1-866-436-5703 or -5706 or -5709

Posted by smarterthanpickler on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 9:44 PM EDT

Vote for VFTW Pick Phillip Phillips: His dad has a gun!

 

1-866-436-5703

1-866-436-5706

1-866-436-5709

 

You can also vote for Phillip online at americanidol.com

 

We got three doses of Phil tonight, which means three times the contorted faces, three times the grey and three times the WGWG! Everyone in The Phillipines has their dozen computers, phones and fake accounts ready to power vote for Jessica, so we must vote for Phillip extra hard!

Spoilers For Tonight's Show

Posted by smarterthanpickler on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 1:11 PM EDT

The only song confirmed so far is Phillip doing the Matchbox 20 song. It's also confirmed our pick's going to be making faces during it like he's passing a kidney stone!

Phillip Phillips is Saving the Economy

Posted by thefunnystone on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 9:53 PM EDT

If you haven't already jumped on the Phillip Phillips bandwagon, you may be asking yourself, why should I vote for #wgwg5? Well, Phillip is saving the economy, that's why. Fox 31 South Georgia is reporting that Phillip's hometown visit actually made the Albany, Georgia area $550,000. That is astounding. What have Joshua and Jessica done to save the economy? Nothing. We also heard rumblings that Joshua caused the BP oil spill and that Jessica killed a bald eagle and laughed as it bled to death. So you know what to do - vote Phillip Phillips!

Casey Abrams and Jackie Tohn Can't Buy Me Love

Posted by thefunnystone on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 9:27 PM EDT


Two VFTW favorites, Casey Abrams and Jackie Tohn, clone themselves and perform as a fabulous foursome to the tune of "Can't Buy Me Love." Isn't it great how VFTW favorites always get to know each other and then do awesome stuff like this?

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