The competition on American Idol is coming to a close.  With the two Davids being the only two left who can actually sing, things will certainly be very interesting in the final weeks.  To remember present and past contestants, I've created a short contest.

What you'll need:

- The puzzle found here: http://i32.tinypic.com/2mmwl0y.jpg
- A brain
- A computer that's connected to the Internet

The "Yo, Check It Out, Dawg" Details:

You'll notice that certain spaces are marked with the letters "AI".  After completing the crossword,  the letters that are on those spaces will, when unscrambled, give the first and middle name of a former AI contestant.   I want the last name of that contestant.

Entry:

Send me a PM with the last name ONLY by 11:59 PM Pacific on May 5th to enter.  If you give me more than that, I'll make sure Simon haunts your dreams forever.

Winner:

Every correct entry will be assigned a number based on the order in which entries are received.  A number will then be selected by a random number generator.  The entrant whose entry number matches the number chosen by the random number generator will win a $15 Amazon GC.

And remember, as Paula would say, all you can do is the best you can do... or, your second song...

That was a hard one to figure out but I think I got it. I sent you a P.M. Good luck to everyone else. 

Thanks Thomas. I am working on it right now and will PM you my answer soon!

The three correct entries before the deadline were from miki, blord, and strawberry.  That's the order in which the entries were received, so miki was 1, blord was 2, and strawberry 3.  The random integer generator picked number one out of those three integers, so congrats, miki, you win!  Please PM me with the e-mail address you'd like the Amazon GC sent to.   Good job all three of you.  You rock!

Thank you so much! I just pm'd you.

Congrats Miki!