Most telephone votes for a television programme contestant

Most telephone votes for a television programme contestant
Who
Taylor Hicks
Where
United States
When
24 May 2006
Taylor Hicks (USA) won the final of American Idol 5 on 24 May 2006 after receiving a large majority of the 63.4 million votes cast on the night (the exact percentages were not revealed). During season five's run, 580 million phone votes were cast.