To Alyse Wojciechowski, 20, of Havertown, Pa.:

“It’s exactly identical to a nightmare I had last week.”

To Udgeet “Udi” Sampat, 28, of Horsham, Pa., who sang “My Way”:

“You’re nuts because it was exactly the same note from start to finish. It was completely tuneless. Nothing was right – I mean, slightly disturbing, the whole audition.

You can’t sing very well, you have no chance of getting through and you have zero chance of winning.”

To Sybill White, 16, of Philadelphia, Pa.:

“Shut up!”

To Brandi Park, 28, of Chandler, Ariz., who sang Heart’s “Alone,” with the chorus, “How do

I get you alone?”:

“You wouldn’t.”

To Beth Stalker, 28, of Grand Blanc, Mich.:

“I genuinely do not believe you would ever stand out in a crowd.”

To Shekhinah Bathyehudah, 29, of Philadelphia:

“It’s pointless.”