if you look at the first letter of the winners of AI,all of them comes later in the alphabet before the runner-up
Justin-Kelly(J appears in the alphabet first before K)
Clay-Ruben(C appears first in the alphabet)
Diana-Fantasia(D appears first)
Bo-Carrie(B appears first)
Katharine-Taylor(K appears first)
Blake-Jordin(B appears first)
D. Archuleta-D. Cook(well,both are D but in the surnames, A still appears first)
Adam-Kris(A appears first)
Crystal-Lee(C appears first)