Now that this year's Top 13 have been determined, it's time to speculate on who is going to last and who isn't going to last. Up until now I've been saying "Phillip is the winner. Give him the crown", but this may not necessarily be the case, despite American Idol's track record...on the other hand, he could easily win. Now, I'm going to break it down in a more scientific manner to see who has potential to win.

I find it to be kind of useless to predict the exact elimination order, even though that's exactly what I'm about to do (because I still have fun doing it once every season). Based on history, even chosen ones aren't safe for more than the first few weeks (more on that later), and even though I'm compiling a Top 13 list, even one person leaving early or staying late would change the entire game.  None of this is arbitrary, and again, even if I'm off by one person, it changes the entire dynamic. With that said. this is for entertainment purposes only.

It's time for the Top 25 results. Ryan enters and says that getting down to 13 contestants will involve a massive cut, but her fails to mention that it will also involve two hours of what only the producers think is suspense. Meanwhile, the rest of us are banging our heads on the table as there are rarely any surprises on results nights.

So, in light of that, I am compelled to format tonight's recap a little differently. I'm going to post some highlights from the show (rather than my uberdetailed blow-by-blow). After all, it was full of clips from yesterday's show, there are no musical guests, and you already know how this show ends by now. Besides, it's 10PM and I just now started watching. So, here are some of the things I noticed.

Here we are again, and it's time for the Top 12 girls to perform. I have to admit that I had fun watching the guys sing last night, but that's due to all the VFTW performances we were treated to. On the other hand, the girls are far more interchangeable and far less VFTW, so I'm not holding my breath for a repeat of last night. Ryan asks, "Is one of these faces our first female winner in five seasons?" HAHAHAHAHAHA! No, seriously, stop it. This is American Idol. You had your female winners. It's all over now. AI fans have collectively said, "Vagina, schmagina" the first time David Cook took the stage, and it's all sausage for as long as this show shall last. So let's see the Top 12 girls in their fight for fourth place.

The voting rounds are finally upon us, and it's time for the Top 13 guys to sing. Considering the level of VFTW with these guys, it's something to look forward to. We're greeted with a new, larger stage, and an exhausted-looking Ryan Seacrest. He then confirms that we'll whittle 25 contestants down to 13 this week. Bring on the carnage! Ryan introduces the Top 13 guys, and I notice that they're all ridiculously short. Ryan claims to be 5'7", which means 5'5", and as he walks past the guys, I see that they're all roughly Ryan's size, except for Chase and Reed, who are a little taller. And Colton's hair, which is much taller.