“One-onta,” repeated fellow judge Luke Bryan, cracking up. “Oh-knee, Oh-knee-onta,” he offered. As the only Alabama native on the panel, Lionel Richie was the most likely to know the correct answer, but if he did he wasn’t letting on. “We’ll find out in five more seconds,” he said, as Moore walked out.

Not all “American Idol” hopefuls leave with a golden ticket to Hollywood. Kase Tippens, 14, from Oklahoma, performed “Wondering Why” by The Red Clay Strays, which aired Sunday night. “That was beautifully 14,” judge Luke Bryan said after the performance.