- Jordin Sparks, winner of American Idol season six, confirmed she received a Ford Mustang convertible as part of her prize.
- Her comments followed Kelly Clarkson's recent revelation that she never received the promised $1 million cash prize or a car for winning the show's inaugural season.
- Clarkson clarified that her 'winnings' were actually '$1 million worth of investment' in her career, not a direct cash payment.
- She also stated she was promised a car but never received one, despite needing it at the time.
- Clarkson later discovered that season two runner-up Clay Aiken and his mother were both given cars.
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