So, what about the guy who picked the American Idol?

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First, let me say that I am blissfully ignorant with respect to the phenomenon of American Idol. I never watched the show, and have no clue about any of it. However, on the radio this morning, I heard something interesting. Apparently, there was an article in the Globe (I know) about a guy in Texas who single-handedly picked off contestants one by one and determined the outcome of the whole show. So these guys from the radio station called this guy, Roy McCoy, who is in his 70s if I recall correctly. He explained that with the help of telemarketing equipment capable of making hundreds of thousands of calls per minute, he basically determined who would be the winner. He even acknowledged that some woman (Tamira or something like that -- like I said, I have no idea) was much better than the woman who won, but he picked the woman who won because she was from Texas. He even said that he called the show or the station or somewhere and told them what he was doing, but nobody believed him and they all called him stupid and/or crazy.

Has anyone else heard about this? Fans of the show, what do you think? If it's true, do you feel cheated? Duped? Pissed off that you watched when all along Roy McCoy from Texas was running the show?