Tonight is the night. The Top 2, Crystal Bowersox and Lee Dewyze, will perform for the title of the next American Idol in the big final live show on Tuesday (May 25). American Idol judge Simon Cowell already has an idea of who deserves and will win the crown.

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In an interview with fellow judge Ellen DeGeneres, Simon claims the dark horse has become the front-runner and declares Lee will most probably be the winner of the ninth season of Idol.

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“If you’d asked me five or six weeks ago, 100 percent I would have said Crystal [Bowersox]. But now I’ve changed my mind. I think Lee[DeWyze] is going to win,” Cowell tells fellow judge Ellen DeGeneres in an interview airing Tuesday on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

“He’s worked in a paint shop,” he says. “He’s talented. He hasn’t had any real breaks in life, and this has given him a shot, and I like that.”

On Wednesday (May 26), the winner will be crowned in the final results show, which will also be Simon’s last show after being the cruelest and funniest judge on Idol for nine seasons. Oh, Ellen is funnier than Simon… sometimes!

“I am feeling a bit sad because we’re nearly there. But at the same time, do you remember that last three weeks when you were leaving school, and you kind of couldn’t wait to get out? It’s a little bit like that,” Simon says. “I’m not being ungrateful. I’ve had a fantastic time, and the show changed my life, but I just kind of knew it was time to do something different.”

Simon finally apologizes to Ellen for making the big announcement that he was leaving the show on Ellen’s first day. Ellen is a very fun and cool woman. She is fierce and she handled Simon’s bullying quite well.

“I do actually feel guilty about that,” he says. “Two hours before your starting, I held a press conference to say, by the way, I’m leaving. Nice way for you to start.”

DeGeneres replies: “It was an interesting way to start, but you know, things happened the way they happened, and I really have enjoyed my time.”

“So have I,” says Cowell.

These two will one day be BFFs. We love them both. And we cannot imagine Idol without Simon. I guess it’s safe to say Idol’s days are numbered… Goodbye, Simon! Simon will return with his own talent show, an American version of “The X Factor”.