American Idol, that bastion of Karoke competitions had a little bit of a red face the other day when voting got messed up. Three wrong numbers and an extra day simply delayed the inevitable for one of the 11 remaining "American Idol" contestants.

The nation's favorite talent contest held a second vote Wednesday after the week's telephone tally on who gets booted from the show was thrown out because incorrect call-in numbers were listed for three of the contestants.

A special 30-minute edition of the show was held Thursday to announce the latest cast-off.

During the first voting Tuesday night, Fox displayed incorrect call-in numbers for viewers who wished to support contestants Mikalah Gordon, Anwar Robinson and Jessica Sierra. Viewers decided who goes by either phone or text-message votes; the contestant with the fewest votes goes home.

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