That said, she did have a tablet’s video feed going with her NY-set grandmother, who was completely over the moon with excitement that her granddaughter won.
Sam was the first American Idol contestant to be completely alone when her name was announced, but viewers wouldn’t have known that from the all-encompassing happiness spread across her face.
From singing in the subways of New York City to nailing performances within her quarantined apartment in Los Angeles, Just Sam was standing alone via webcam when the news came in.