We teamed with Vote for the Worst to name the 12 worst 'American Idol' finalists ever. Check back out our full list below.

Name: John Stevens
Season: 3
Worst Performance: 'Crocodile Rock'
Why We Loved to Hate Him: When crafting our list of the Worst 'American Idol' finalists ever, we knew right away that only one contestant could top it. That person, of course, was Sanjaya Malakar, the hair-raising trainwreck from season 6 who made us yell, cringe and, in the case of one specific girl, cry.

Indeed, Sanjaya was the ultimate 'Idol' trainwreck. From missing notes to flubbing lyrics, he did it all, launching a kind of hysteria that had not been seen on 'American Idol' since the days of William Hung.

I'll confess to this -- I did cry after watching Elliott's homecoming footage. I'm not the type of person who typically cries at a reality show montage, especially for one involving an Amish leprechaun (as one reader expertly described him.) But I'll fess up to crying tonight. I sniffled and thought, "man, it's going to be sad when he gets eliminated tonight." But then I shrugged my shoulders and remembered ... I don't like Elliott. Never have. But my tears were real, and not faux like Ryan's sexuality or Paula's boobs. I am slightly embarrassed that I broke down so easily. But hey, you gotta admit that seeing his mom choke up during Elliott's parade was a tear jerking Music/Variety/Game Show moment.

It was a good send off for a kid that nobody really thought would make it this far. (Oh, except Paula, of course.)