...this season. He was great in the first few auditions but has really shown poor showmanship after they weeded the contestants down to the Top 14 or so.

The Entertainment Weekly 3/18/2011 issue had Casey Abrams to win at 3-1 odds.

Then, it listed the next 12 contenders:

Lauren Alaina-- 4-1 odds.
Scotty McCreery-- 6-1
Jacob Lusk-- 8-1
Pia Toscano-- 10-1
Paul McDonald-- 12-1
Karen Rodriguez-- 15-1
Thia Megia-- 20-1
James Durbin-- 25-1
Ashthon Jones-- 30-1
Stefano Langone-- 50-1
Haley Reinhart-- 100-1
Naima Adedapo-- 250-1.

Karen R. and Ashthon Jones are gone already.

Have no idea why Paul McDonald is still around??

I like Jacob, Pia, and Lauren. Those three and Scotty McCreery I expect to be in the Top 5. Not sure about who the 5th would be though. Lots more songs to sing.