Introducing the newest Idol...

She missed the very first deadline but wrote the entry anyway.

She held the title of the highest vote-getter (until a few weeks ago at any rate) and yet she was vulnerable quite a few times during the course of the game. Folks could have taken her out - and didn't. Why? Because people liked her. They respected her and her talent.

And boy is she talented! She tells an amazing story...

and she continues to trend of a woman with a user name in the last half of the alphabet winning (although the first non-"t" and I don't happen to know how old she is, so I don't know about the "woman in her 30's" bit - she may have broken that one.)

Ladies and Gentlemen - boys and girls - children of all ages, people standing in line waiting for the new Harry Potter book and assorted riff-riff it is with great pleasure that I give you

THE OFFICAL WINNER OF SEASON 3 OF LJ IDOL

welfy

Congratulations to a woman who defied the odds and proved that you *can* play a straight up, hard fought game for 6 months without flying under the radar and never giving up an inch of integrity!

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Well, that's it for this season.

It's been an amazing season, filled with some really big personalities and some breath-taking writing. Thank you to all who participated, and a special thanks to everyone who came out to vote, to support your favorites, and especially who took part in our Green Room talk. I know that there were a lot of really good friendships formed during the course of this, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they continue to grow - and how the contestants themselves continue to grow now that the season has ended.

Stick around for the Wrap Party, scheduled to start soon... but until next time...

DRESLINSKI OUT.