Article: In `Idol' bout, 'Archie' declared knockout winner

Maybe Simon Cowell was trying to galvanize David Cook's fans when he declared David Archuleta the knockout winner in the final matchup of "American Idol."

But even true believers doubted that Cook could prevail over sweet-faced, big-voiced teenager David Archuleta when the talent contest wraps Wednesday night.

"I hope to be surprised by the results, but I don't think I will be," said 20-year-old Mariana Uribe after attending Tuesday's show.

Lourdes Uribe, her 23-year-old sister and fellow Cook fan, said the rocker didn't go "as mainstream as he could have" with Collective Soul's "The World I Know" as his final performance.

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