Sixteen contestants rocked Forum Hall last night at K-State Idol, competing for $600 in prizes. The only people to receive something other than wild applause from the audience were the judges after criticizing singers.

Shevy Smith, an LA-based recording artist from Kansas who took time out of her tour to judge the contest, opened the evening.

Jessica Furney, a Hollywood finalist on American Idol for the past two seasons and a native of Wamego, Kan., was also on the judging panel, as well as Christy Case of Wildcat Watch, K-State’s student-run weekly television show.

A remixed, harmonized version of “Amazing Grace” was sung by Jasmine Hammond, junior in mass communications, Deborah Muhwezi, senior in business and mass communications, and Angela Muhwezi, sophomore in biology. The trio won the event and received the $300 prize.

Dani Lucas, sophomore in communication sciences and disorders, was awarded second place for her original song, “Black Car.” She won $200.

The third place prize of $100 was claimed by John Deterding, junior in engineering, for his original song, “A Single Spark.”

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