American Idol Results: Mercado, Cook, Archuleta To Semi-Finals

At this stage of the American Idol competition, there is not room for error. Every mistake is magnified, meaning perfection is the only way to keep on advancing.

Jason Castro was anything but perfect on Tuesday night, and he picked an inopportune time to forget his lyrics. Castro will have the rest of the time until the Idol tour to think about what went wrong.

Castro was eliminated from the competition on Wednesday's results show, and the outcome was as close to being predictable as it can get this late in the competition. Castro was clearly outperformed on Tuesday night's live show.

David Cook was not his usual self in his first song, but rebounded nicely with his second choice. David Archuleta delivered just as he always does, and Syesha Mercado even showed some personality with her two performances.

That left Castro, who was lambasted by Simon Cowell for his rendition of Bob Marley's song, 'I Shot The Sheriff'. after he completed his second song, Cowell told him he should go home and pack his bags.

Next week will be the semi-finals, and with Cook and Archuleta cruising, Mercado will have to come up with her two best performances of the year to make it to the finals.

May 8, 2008
Posted By Larry Rutherford
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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