Reply #22: Kevin Corvais may be who you're thinking off

[Mike Daniels]

but he, unlike Sanjaya, managed to be booted off before they got to the "touring ten".

However, I don't doubt that the judges deliberately advance some "marginals" in an attempt to keep the viewers who watch mostly for the chance of a spectacular train wreck. Generally, those signers only last another elimination or two although one occasionally finds some driftwood and manages to cling on for a bit longer.

FWICR, VFTW started a few years back and seems to be able to keep people on for a brief period past their normal expiration date. However, even with Stern thrown into the mix this year I can't see how they can keep Sanjaya afloat ahead of Melinda, Lakeisha, Blake, and Jordin.

In my opinion, Haley, Phil and Chris R. won't be around much longer even if Sanjaya wasn't in the mix and I think Haley or Chris will be the one saying "toodles" this week.