Who Is the 13th Guy?

Ever since the announcement was made at the end of Thursday’s show, FOX has been touting the big reveal of the 13^th male semifinalist…

Is it Jermaine Jones, Richie Law, David Leathers Jr. or Johnny Keyser—who was actually eliminated before the Green Mile episode?

If I was a betting person, I would absolutely lay down money on Jermaine Jones. Jermaine, you may remember, had a pretty emotional breakdown when he was told no by the judges and the judges seemed to feel pretty badly about it. I said at the time it was the right choice—and I still think that—but the judges, or more precisely the show, might have let that guilt get to them. Especially since it seems this whole 13^th guy drama was tacked on after the fact. They could have made this decision after reading how popular he was.

Personally, I hate this whole thing. I know that times are different now and “Idol” has to try harder to earn ratings but this just reeks of desperation—especially since “The X Factor” did pretty much the same exact thing with Melanie Amaro. And of course, the guys in the running are two popular contestants (Jermaine and Robert), a hated contestant (Richie) and a total wild card I’m still wondering what happened to in Vegas.

I guarantee if I’m wrong and it’s Richie, you’ll hear me screaming through your computer screens tonight…

What about you? Who do you think the 13^th guy will be? And are you as opposed to the whole thing as I am?

And by the way, there's a rumor floating around that there will be a 13th girl added as well. Hmmm...

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