American Idol Bracket Clarification

We all knew the judges wouldn't have the grapes to use their one "save" in a late round. Last week they used it to save Matt "What Mole?" Giraud, so that he could go out tied for 6th place instead of alone in 7th. I think we all agree that this isn't a compelling addition to the show. Perhaps next season they will allow rejected contestants to arm wrestle Simon for survival.

We didn’t know exactly how this feature was going to work when we put out the brackets last month. Now that we do know, it is worth clarifying how scores will be tabulated. This week two contestants will be eliminated. For scoring purposes, both contestants will be given a 3 (even if the producers announce their relative rank). Next week’s reject will go out as number 5. There will not be a number 4.