Instagram/Kelly Clarkson & Clay Aik TV Kelly Clarkson reveals she never got the car promised for winning American Idol. She empathizes with a prize winner still awaiting their cash. April 19, 2026 AceShowbiz - Kelly Clarkson opened up about a surprising detail from her American Idol experience more than two decades after winning the show's inaugural season. On the March 10 episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the singer and host revealed that she never received the car she was promised as part of her grand prize.