American Idol re-count????

[Austin/Dallas]

I understand that some people wanted a recount is this true???


Thursday, 22 May 2003
Drudge is reporting a call for an American Idol recount. Apparently, with all the confusion over the final tally, some people think that the show may have chosen its own winner.
Clay has a chance to be a bigger man than Al Gore on this one. I hope he "does the right thing," and tells everyone to stop the recount talk and move on with their lives. Maybe, though, he'll have his legal team petition the Supreme Court instead.

[ May 24, 2003, 01:15 PM: Message edited by: Austin/Dallas ]

[Austin/Dallas]

I'm still heariing alot of crazy stuff this morning anyone have any input??

[ncho]

from AP...Ruben won by a larger margin (130,000) than first stated....not sure who wants a recount...

peace,
-g-

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Fox: 'Idol' Host Given Faulty Numbers

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Turns out "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest can read.

On the Fox talent-search show's finale Wednesday, Seacrest twice announced incorrect numbers in describing how close the final vote was between winner Ruben Studdard and runner-up Clay Aiken.

"It wasn't his fault," Fox spokesman Scott Grogin said Friday. The first incorrect figure - 13,000 - was displayed on the TelePrompTer; the second - 1,300 - was written on a card given Seacrest.

The actual spread between the two contestants, out of nearly 24 million votes counted, was about 130,000, according to the network.

Grogin did not detail how Seacrest was given wrong information or by whom