Lil's departure leaves Idol without a black contestant in the top five for the first time in the show's history. (If the surviving member of the bottom three — Allison Iraheta — had joined her, it would have been the first season without a woman in the final five, too.)

Voters decided to give another reprieve to Matt Giraud, who'd earned a save from the judges last week. He was safe, along with Danny Gokey, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert.