There are two Davids in the final five contestants on FOX's "American Idol" this season, and if this week was any indication, the two of them may be fighting it out to the end.

Both Murray High School junior David Archuleta and David Cook, a 25-year-old bartender from Blue Springs, Mo., received high praise from the show's judges after their performances Tuesday night. But perhaps even more telling is the fact that the two Davids are the only contestants who have never been in the bottom three in the show's popular vote totals. They were the first two to be declared safe from elimination Wendesday.

During weekly results shows, contestants are eliminated by popular vote among the show's viewers. Carly Smithson, a 24-year-old professional singer from San Diego, Calif., was eliminated Wednesday.

There are now six contestants left, including Archuleta and fellow LDS Church member Brooke White of Mesa, Ariz.

On Tuesday, judge Randy Jackson called Cook's performance a "molten hot lava bomb" and said it was "unbelievable." Earlier in the show, he said of Archuleta, "This boy's the one to beat." Typically hard-to-please judge Simon Cowell offered only lukewarm remarks on each performance.

Archuleta and the remaining contestants will perform again Tuesday at 7 p.m. on FOX, channel 13.