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American Idol winners

Order by the year each singer won American Idol. You place all 24 cards on one timeline, one at a time. You start with three lives, and ten right in a row wins a lost one back.

American Idol winners
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How the American Idol winners timeline works

The cards are American Idol champions, each with a hometown printed beneath, and you order them by the year they won. A single winner opens on the line with the year visible. Read the next name and pick the gap where it fits among the singers already placed. Hit the right one and the year is shown. Miss, and the winner still lands in place, but one of your three lives is gone.

The deck runs from the show's network heyday through its move to a new channel and the seasons since. The early winners became household names, while plenty of later ones are known mostly to the show's loyal viewers, which is where most runs wobble. Hometowns won't date anyone, though a few states turn up more than once, and country singers and soul belters win in every stretch of the show.

Want a longer game? On the deck tree you can tick this deck alongside any other one measured in release years and dates, and they shuffle into a single timeline together.

What's in the deck

Here are 24 of the 24 cards you might be dealt. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

  • Kelly Clarkson Burleson, Texas
  • Ruben Studdard Birmingham, Alabama
  • Fantasia Barrino High Point, North Carolina
  • Carrie Underwood Checotah, Oklahoma
  • Taylor Hicks Birmingham, Alabama
  • Jordin Sparks Glendale, Arizona
  • David Cook Blue Springs, Missouri
  • Kris Allen Conway, Arkansas
  • Lee DeWyze Mount Prospect, Illinois
  • Scotty McCreery Garner, North Carolina
  • Phillip Phillips Leesburg, Georgia
  • Candice Glover St. Helena Island, South Carolina
  • Caleb Johnson Asheville, North Carolina
  • Nick Fradiani Guilford, Connecticut
  • Trent Harmon Amory, Mississippi
  • Maddie Poppe Clarksville, Iowa
  • Laine Hardy Livingston, Louisiana
  • Just Sam New York City
  • Chayce Beckham Apple Valley, California
  • Noah Thompson Louisa, Kentucky
  • Iam Tongi Kahuku, Hawaii
  • Abi Carter Indio, California
  • Jamal Roberts Meridian, Mississippi
  • Hannah Harper Willow Springs, Missouri

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