Handicapping the American Idol Final Twelve

Twelve is a magic number if you are an American Idol contestant because that means you have made the final cut and are either one of top six male or female vocalists left in the competition, according to the voting public at least, but now, who can realistically win it all?

When Idol reaches this point, opinions really begin to fly as to who everyone thinks is going to win, but I have always found it to be more fun trying to get into the minds of the voters to determine who will be voted out week by week, why they were voted out, and the most fun of all, which remaining contestant or contestants stand to gain the most from their departures. So I have decided to share my opinion as to how I think this years final twelve will shake out from 12th place all the way to the magical final moment when host Ryan Seacrist announces who the next American Idol is.

So with further adieu, here we go, but remember you heard it here first.

Twelfth place is pretty easy as SANJAYA MALAKAR should not only have not survived this past weeks vote between he and Sundance Head, but should have not been around after the first week of voting by America. He is easily the weakest male singer of who is left, and was the weakest male singer in the final field of twenty four to begin with, so why is he still around? Easy, he is sixteen and a good looking, likable young man, but he has gone as far as he can go. On the bigger stage, the shortcomings of his voice will be even more obvious, and he will Sanjaya will be sent packing. CHRIS RICHARDSON will have the most to gain from Sanjaya's departure because they both appeal to a similar voter