Mark Mudd, Jr.
Contestant #20879
Mark is a descendant of Samuel Mudd, the doctor who treated John Wilkes Booth's leg after he jumped from the balcony after shooting Lincoln. To this day, the descendants of Samuel Mudd are trying to defend his name because he was seen as a traitor for helping the man who assassinated the President Lincoln. Luckily, this audition would not be in Ford's Theatre, but in Louisville's Churchill Downs.
Mark sang George Jones' country song White Lightning, complete with sound effects for the lightning.
Paula told Mark that American Idol wasn't the right competition for him. Simon suggested that the right competition for him might be Wheel of Fortune.
As Mark left the stage, he told the judges, "Take care, and be careful." When asked what he said, he clarified, "Be careful in whatever you do." Paula explained like a kindergarten teacher that you don't tell people that.
