It was an unexpected twist to this year's "American Idol" competitition. 25-year-old David Cook, who was bartending and playing in a band before he auditioned for the singing competition went up against 17-year-old David Archuleta-- a fan favorite in the finals. Picking a winner --even the judges acknowledged-- is never an easy task. SOUNDBITE: (English) Judge Simon Cowell saying: "David (Cook), I will take this opportunity to apologize because I think I was verging on disrespectful with you and I don't think you deserve that, because over the season, both of you, what I like about both of you is that you're tryers, and you've both given it your best, you're both very nice people, and for the first time ever I don't really care who wins. I think you've both done terrific." After performances by George Michael, former American Idol winner Carrie Underwood, and even a duet with multi-platinum selling recording artist Seal--...