Swift ("State of Grace") Starting from week three, two acts were eliminated from each results show until the quarter-final. The three acts with the fewest public votes were announced and then the act with the fewest votes was automatically eliminated. The remaining two acts then performed in the final showdown and face the judges' votes. Judges' votes to eliminate Reid: Jennel Garcia – gave no reason. Spears: Jennel Garcia – gave no reason. Lovato: Paige Thomas – gave no reason but after the show in an interview, she felt that Garcia "was more talented" despite Thomas having "more star quality". Cowell: Jennel Garcia – stated he had an "easy decision" and felt that Thomas had "the best star potential" after watching her final showdown performance. After Reid and Spears voted against Garcia, Lopez asked Cowell for his vote. Cowell stated he wanted Lovato to vote before him. Lopez attempted to persuade Cowell to vote before Lovato, but Cowell insisted on Lovato voting before him. As a result, Lopez asked Lovato to vote before Cowell. The second before Lovato appeared to give her response, she pushed Cowell to vote before her as he was asked first but Lopez told Lovato the show was pressed for time and Cowell objected. Lovato voted against Thomas and then Cowell voted against Garcia. In an interview after the show, Cowell already intended to vote against Garcia and persisted to have Lovato vote before him because he knew if he voted before Lovato that she would not have to vote, was curious as to who Lovato wanted to stay and thought the audience wanted to know who Lovato was going to vote against. However, voting statistics revealed that Garcia received more votes than Thomas which meant that if the result went to deadlock, Garcia would have been saved. Week 4 (November 21/22) Theme: Thanksgiving Group performance: "Fix You" (with Bancroft Middle School choir) Musical guests: Cher Lloyd featuring Becky G ("Oath") Judges' votes to eliminate Lovato: Beatrice Miller – gave no reason, though effectively backed their own act, CeCe Frey. Spears: CeCe Frey – gave no reason, though effectively backed her own act, Beatrice Miller. Reid: Beatrice Miller – gave no reason. Cowell: Beatrice Miller – thought the competition was "all getting too much for" Miller and that the then-present time was not "the right time for" her. However, voting statistics revealed that Miller received more