In other updates, it's rumored that Gwen Stefani will be singing her single "The Sweet Escape" on the March 28 episode of Idol. Expect a VFTW victory that eclipses even the worst contestant that week.
Also, our "friends" at Idolforums have posted who they've heard are the contestants who have definitely made the top 24 voting rounds. Want to know who they've pegged so far? Keep reading...
A new radio ad brags that American Idol was watched by over 80 million people last week. Too bad it was probably the same people watching both nights, so it's more like 40 million a night... meaning the same 40 million overall. Oh Idol, when will you ever stop making up stuff? As if 40 million isn't impressive enough. It's like when they open up more phone lines and then brag they had more votes than ever before... because they opened up more phone lines...
To enjoy tonight's Memphis auditions more thoroughly, head on down to the message board and chat live with other Worsters in the Play by Play thread. Tonight brings us possible VFTW contender Chris "Jack Osbourne" Sligh, as well as other crazy wannabes, so make sure to tune in!
We've got about a month before the madness starts again, and the rumors are rolling in about who made it to the top 40 this year. There are two people you may be shocked to see again from last year's show. The first is Gina Glocksen, the dental assistant who rocks out at night in the band Catfight. Also returning and rumored to make it far is Brokenote cowboy Matthew Buckstein. There are also 2 other people that we've found so far that really have us excited at the possibility that they may be the next great VFTW pick:
Blake Lewis - a Justin Timberlake wannabe who has the Idol look but it doesn't seem he has the Idol talent. Blake is also in Gina's top 8 and he left her a message on December 10th saying "its all happening.......!!!" (yes, Blake used the wrong it's) and "can't wait to see you" so we think we're on the right track.
Chris Sligh - a weird Jack Osbourne lookalike who took down all of his pictures and music off of his MySpace (a pretty good sign that he may be in the semifinals).
For the latest updates on rumored Idol contestants, make sure to register at the VFTW message board. The latest dirt is always there first and we have many more rumored contestants and their sucky MySpace pages for you to check out.