| Term | Definition |
| Alaina Witaker | eliminated 2-28-08 Tulsa OK 16 |
| Alexandrea Lushington | eliminated 2-28-08 Douglasville GA 17 |
| Amanda Overmyer | eliminated 3-19-08 Mulberry IN 23 |
| Amy Davis | eliminated 2-21-08 Lowell IN 25 |
| Asia'h Epperson | eliminated 3-6-08 Joplin MO 19 |
| Brooke White | eliminated 4-30-08 Mesa AZ 24 |
| Carly Smithson | eliminated 4-23-08 San Diego CA 24 |
| Chikezie Eze | eliminated3-26-08 Inglewood CA 22 |
| Colton Berry | eliminated 2-21-08 Staunton VA 18 |
| Danny Noriega | eliminated 3-06-08Azusa CA 18 |
| David Archuleta | eliminated RUNNER-UP Murray Utah 17 |
| David Cook | eliminated winner Blue Springs MO 25 ( HOBO ) |
| David Hernandez | eliminated 3-12-08 Glendale AZ 24 |
| Garret Haley | eliminated 2-21-08 Elida OH 17 |
| Jason Castro | eliminated 5-7-08 Rockwall TX 20 |
| Jason Yeager | eliminated 2-28-08 Grand Prarie TX 28 |
| Joanne Borgella | eliminated 2-21-08 Hoboken NJ 25 |
| Kady Malloy | eliminated 3-6-08 Houston TX 18 |
| Kristy Lee Cook | eliminated 4-17-08 Selma OR 24 |
| Luke Menard | eliminated 3-6-08 Crawfordville IN 29 |
| Micheal Johns | eliminated 4-10-08 Buckhead GA 29 |
| Ramiele Malbay | eliminated 4-2-08 Miramar FL 20 |
| Robbie Carrico | eliminated 2-28-08 Melbourne FL 26 |
| Syesha Mercado | eliminated 5-14-08 Sarasota FL 21 |