When Seacrest seemed about to eliminate Jordin Sparks, he announced that since it was a charity night, none of the contestants would be voted off, and the votes from that week would be added to the votes from the following week, and that two contestants would be eliminated. Both weeks saw a two-hour extension of the regular two-hour voting window, and in the end, the two-week combined voting totaled 135 million votes.
Seacrest seemed ready to remove Jordin Sparks but instead declared that due to a charity event, no contestants would be eliminated immediately. The votes from both weeks would be combined, with two contestants being removed in total. Both voting sessions were extended by an additional hour each, and the cumulative vote count reached 135 million.