Just Sam wins the lockdown American Idol

21-year-old Just Sam was crowned American Idol's 18th winner, the first (and hopefully, the last) in lockdown. She heard the news while clutching an iPad that was connected to a call with her grandmother, who brought her up, Washington Post reports. Just Sam captured viewers' hearts with soul-stirring vocals, her personality, and her emotional back story - with mother in prison, and adopted by her grandmother, she earned money singing in the subway. She started her American Idol path by bursting into tears...