Tara Mathews
Contestant #40030
Tara was described as "Salt Lake City's only goth." Tara insisted that she just liked to dress that way and that she wasn't trying to make a point or be goth.
Ryan mentioned that Tara had ESP, and she explained, "I know when certain people are going to die, whether they're family or on TV." The judges asked her to read their minds, but she explained that she didn't "have it that strong."
Tara belted out and off-key version of the Moulin Rouge song One Day I'll Fly Away while Randy hit his hand against his forehead. When she got to the "one day I'll fly away" lyric, Simon muttered "Yeah, hopefully soon".
Simon said that she sounded like a baby and that it just didn't work, so Tara excused herself and walked out — and kept walking, right past Ryan.
