I actually watched an entire episode of American Idol for the first time ever last night (I know, shocking!), and I'm sort of vaguely aware of the past winners, so I may be totally off here, but I think Bo just kind of has something a little different than a lot of the other people on there. I can't really describe it, but even though he doesn't have the best voice ever, he has this off-beat rock star thing going on that I really get into that sets him apart from some of the other more pop-y contestants I've seen on the occasional times I've caught a few minutes of it. I don't know, maybe I'm imagining it, but I think he's got a really unique style and is not quite as manufactured as some of the others.