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You've been quoted as saying that you think a guy will win this cycle, but America hasn't even seen the contestants. Did you mean that the male talent pool is much larger than the female talent pools or do you have someone specific in mind?
Not specific. When you do the Hollywood week, which we did about a month ago, you get to see all the contestants for a second time. My memory of that was that the guys overall -- maybe five or six of them -- were just stronger and they stood out more than the girls. I've said this in the past: I've been wrong. Somebody like a Kelly Clarkson can emerge in the middle stages, which you're not expecting. Still, anything can happen.

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