[silent_jonny]

Cook applauds Archuleta, then he breaks down and sobs.

Cook: "I'm at a loss for words right now. This is amazing thank you."

His family joins him on stage.

Cook points to his brother. "This is all your fault!"

He now sings his Idol song from last night. The other finalists look on from the left side of the stage.

Whew! Operation Chaos works again! :)

[Poser]

This song sucks.

[Shortstop7]

Ah, he just hugged chi chi. How sweet.

[skateman]

Thank you Jonny for all your efforts on this thread.

[Bahbah]

Thanks, jonny, for the thread and all the fun ;)

[Mark was here]

Whew! Operation Chaos works again! :)

Next Nobama!

[Shortstop7]

Thanks sjohnny!

[Raebie]

Thank you Johnny!!

[Wolfstar]

Whew! Operation Chaos works again!

Yipppeeeeee!!!! It's really a terrific outcome.

[Netizen]

Great thread jonny. Thanks for all the work you put into it.

[slugbug]

Thanks Jonny for this thread...please add me to the ping list for next year! You all are a fun bunch!

[new cruelty]

i really enjoyed the thread. thanks for making it so fun, SJ.

[ladyinred]

Thanks so much once again for this thread jonny! Thanks to all of you who appear here each week! Take care all!

[I_like_good_things_too]

My TIVO recording ended right after Ryan said “by 12 million votes”. I was devastated to not see the end. My superbowl was ruined. Okay, a little extreme, but thanks to those of you who update this thread because I knew where to go to get the best info on what happened.

[Yaelle]

I would also like to thank you for the joy and laughter this thread has brought me! The show would not be as fun without it. What a great group of people and the absolute funniest comments. Thanks for all your work keeping it up, and the great ping posts! Until next year!

[b9]

Thank you Jonny. You’re the David Cook of FR ~ talented, gracious, classy, funny, fun.