You don't just get to show up at the site, wait in line for a couple of hours and then waltz in to see Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson.

你在海选地点露个面，排上几个小时的队，然后进去见西蒙·考威尔、宝拉·阿布杜和兰迪·杰克逊？没这么简单。

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In the show's fifth season, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson are back in the judges' chairs, listening as contestants vie for their ticket to Hollywood.

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That leaves only Randy Jackson, who is also the sole judge remaining from the slate that originally launched the mega-hit back in 2002, along with Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul.

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