Emcee Denny Perkins announced the Doo Idol winner on Saturday night at Dickie Doo Bar-B-Que, and contestant Jackalyn Cruz responded with a shocked “Did he just say my name?”
Singing competition winners often claim to be surprised that they won, but this wasn’t a simple case of modesty and politeness from Cruz.
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