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Reality Check: Matt Giraud Gets Voted Off 'Idol'

Matt Giraud, the 23-year-old dueling-piano player from Kalamazoo, Mich., was eliminated tonight on the results show of " American Idol ." But Matt’s finish was overshadowed by the surprising appearance of season eight’s apparent front-runner, Adam Lambert , in the bottom three contestants in the viewer voting.Matt had been the beneficiary of the show’s first "judges’ save," which allowed the show’s judging panel to overrule the viewers’ votes and keep a losing contestant on the show. But America evidently didn’t warm to his idiosyncratic performance of "My Funny Valentine" on Tuesday night’s Rat Pack-themed show.Adam was put on the spot early. Rather than following the usual procedure of telling the contestants one by one if they are safe from elimination, host Ryan Seacrest divided them into two groups, with Matt and Kris Allen on his right and Danny Gokey and Allison Iraheta on his left. He then asked Adam to say which group he thought he belonged in.On at least one previous occasion...

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