The 1st time I watched Idol was when my former in-laws in Arkansas notified that a cousin of theirs (and my ex wife’s) had made it to the final 10.
I watched Kris Allen, the cousin, from then to the end.
Lambert was difficult to watch ever during that time as the flaming queen was performing. I kept wanting to turn the channel, but felt I had to compare him and Kris. ...Apparantly, the public voters agreed with me that Lambert was disgusting and that Kris was #1.