by Vera H-C Chan And so Season 9 ends... almost. The " American Idol " year that was supposed to be dominated by the ladies came down to a boy-girl standoff. Former frontrunner Crystal Bowersox and judges' favorite Lee DeWyze faced off with guitars in hand and vocals (mostly) on point. The panel kept wanting more energy from DeWyze on performance night, but lame-duck Simon Cowell pegs him to win . The judge did admit to being wrong two seasons running.