>>Crystal will do better than Lee in the long run...<<
True. Winning AI has done little for many, although a few have done well.
There are certainly producers out there, such as Simon, who will grab her and make her into a star (starting by a makeover, ziping her mouth shut and shuttling her old man to the Home for Old Hippies and out of the public eye).
It won’t happen but I didn’t enjoy Ellen in this format. She just stuttered a lot and wasn’t funny either. If Janet Jackson via her friendship with Paula got on AI as a judge, I’d be okay w/it. Janet’s been working since she was on that show that I can’t think of. I won’t be winning any old tv show trivia contests.