‘American Idol’ Cheat Sheet: A Look Back Before The Series Finale

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Want to look back at “American Idol”
before the final champ is crowned on Thursday night’s series send-off?
  

Here
are all the “Idol” winners and their runners-up over
the years:

Season 1: Kelly Clarkson (Justin Guarini)

Season 2: Ruben Studdard (Clay Aiken)

Season 3:
Fantasia Barrino (Diana Degarmo)

Season 4: Carrie Underwood (Bo Bice)

Season 5: Taylor Hicks (Katharine McPhee)

Season 6: Jordin Sparks (Blake Lewis)

Season 7: David Cook (David Archuleta)

Season 8: Kris Allen (Adam Lambert)

Season 9: Lee DeWyze (Crystal Bowersox)

Season 10: Scotty McCreery (Lauren Alaina)

Season 11: Phillip Phillips (Jessica Sanchez)

Season 12: Candice Glover (Kree Harrison)

Season 13: Caleb Johnson (Jena
Irene)     

Season 14: Nick Fradiani (Clark Beckham)

Season 15: Will it be La’Porsha Renae or Trent Harmon? (tune in tonight for American Idol to find out!)

PHOTOS: ‘American Idol’: The Winners! 

Jennifer Hudson, Chris Daughtry, Kellie Pickler and Constantine Maroulis are four of the most successful non-winners in ‘American Idol’ history
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More breakout stars from “Idol” who did not win: 

Jennifer Hudson – Season 3

Chris Daughtry – Season 5

Kellie Pickler – Season 5

Constantine Maroulis – Season 4

Sanjaya – Season 6

PHOTOS: The ‘American Idol’ Team Over The Years 

All the “Idol” judges:

Randy Jackson/Simon Cowell/Paula Abdul – Seasons 1-7

Randy Jackson/Simon Cowell/Paula Abdul/Kara DioGaurdi – Season 8

Randy Jackson/Simon Cowell/Kara DioGaurdi/Ellen DeGeneres– Season 9

Randy Jackson/Jennifer Lopez/Steven Tyler – Season 10-11

Randy Jackson/Mariah Carey/Nicki Minaj/Keith Urban – Season 12

Jennifer Lopez/Keith Urban/Harry Connick Jr. – Season 13-15