American Idol aired its final set of auditions on March 21, 2022. The episode explored a fresh batch of talented singers who impressed the judges with their performances and stories. This season, the show introduced the concept of platinum tickets. This ticket allows contestants to go directly to the second round of Hollywood, and they can skip the first round to strategize and rest their voices. HunterGirl and Kenedi Anderson were the first to get the tickets. In the final round of auditions, another contestant was deemed worthy of a platinum ticket.Jay Copeland stunned the judges and fans with his performance to earn a platinum ticket. One fan tweeted:🎈Tweeter Twit 🎠 Support BLM/LGBTQ She/Her/Poodle@TweeterTwit9#AmericanIdol Wow, this guy singing Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" is slaying it!I found my favorite! He got the PLATINUM TICKET! @TheeJayCopeland Go, Jay! Congrats & you got my vote! Good luck!7:25 AM · Mar 22, 2022#AmericanIdol Wow, this guy singing Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" is slaying it!I found my favorite! He got the PLATINUM TICKET! @TheeJayCopeland Go, Jay! Congrats & you got my vote! Good luck!Episode 5 of American Idol saw some great backstories and well-deserved golden tickets to Hollywood. Some of the performing contestants included Matt Gorman, Carly Mickeal, Kaylin Robinson, Cameron Whitcomb, and Morgan Gruber, among others.Fans react to American Idol contestant Jay Copeland's performanceFans were impressed with the contestant's performance and took to social media to applaud him.Denise@Denise8462Sooo well deserved..congrats #Jay @AmericanIdol = #PlatinumTicket … I’m already a fan !!!! #AmericanIdol7:16 AM · Mar 22, 2022Sooo well deserved..congrats #Jay @AmericanIdol = #PlatinumTicket … I’m already a fan !!!! #AmericanIdolBrooke Parker@gramfurnSANG Jay! The way he started off! #americanidol7:19 AM · Mar 22, 2022SANG Jay! The way he started off! #americanidolMaddie|🌈@maddie_zapsFrom North Pole Star to American Idol! We are so proud of you Jay. I am so lucky to know you and have sung beside you for years! #AmericanIdol7:18 AM · Mar 22, 2022From North Pole Star to American Idol! We are so proud of you Jay. I am so lucky to know you and have sung beside you for years! #AmericanIdolElsa❤️🇺🇸💚🐕💛🦋🧡⚾️💙🇵🇷🤍@Elsa050467Jay’s energy is SO infectious! 🏼 @AmericanIdol #AmericanIdol7:17 AM · Mar 22, 2022Jay’s energy is SO infectious! 👏🏼😃 @AmericanIdol #AmericanIdolTeresa@TeresaForRealSo deserving!! Congrats, Jay on the Platinum Ticket! #AmericanIdol twitter.com/americanidol/s…American Idol@AmericanIdolWe have another 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐌 𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓 winner!Congrats, @TheeJayCopeland!#AmericanIdol7:17 AM · Mar 22, 2022218We have another 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐌 𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓 winner!Congrats, @TheeJayCopeland!#AmericanIdol https://t.co/Pvlv25DYqgSo deserving!! Congrats, Jay on the Platinum Ticket! 🌟 #AmericanIdol twitter.com/americanidol/s…Kathy Wagner@KathyWagner5Oh my gosh the kid who got the platinum ticket is so cute!!! And so talented!! Yay Jay!! #AmericanIdol7:16 AM · Mar 22, 20224Oh my gosh the kid who got the platinum ticket is so cute!!! And so talented!! Yay Jay!! #AmericanIdolWendy Dahlberg@lukeanddylanfanJay really deserves the platinum ticket @AmericanIdol #AmericanIdol very Talented7:16 AM · Mar 22, 20223Jay really deserves the platinum ticket @AmericanIdol #AmericanIdol very TalentedLuke Everhart🥋@LukeEverhart1@RyanSeacrest @TheeJayCopeland Now that's a well deserved Platinum Ticket Jay Copeland was awesome 🥳#AmericanIdol7:16 AM · Mar 22, 202231@RyanSeacrest @TheeJayCopeland Now that's a well deserved Platinum Ticket 👍Jay Copeland was awesome 🥳#AmericanIdol https://t.co/MhpgBpli6pNicholas_Sye@NicholasSye1He's getting the platinum ticket, And jay is going to hollywood, I'm proud to be a marylander #AmericanIdol .7:15 AM · Mar 22, 2022He's getting the platinum ticket, And jay is going to hollywood, I'm proud to be a marylander #AmericanIdol .K Ludwick@kludwickJay Copeland is currently winning #AmericanIdol right now right here in his audition. Cancel the rest of the season, we're done here.7:13 AM · Mar 22, 20224Jay Copeland is currently winning #AmericanIdol right now right here in his audition. Cancel the rest of the season, we're done here.Robert Anton@SoUWanaBaSingerJay Copeland popped out that first note and my ears perked up. Good energy, exciting delivery, clean runs and decent precision. I was def grooving with him. #AmericanIdol #IdolAuditions7:12 AM · Mar 22, 20227Jay Copeland popped out that first note and my ears perked up. Good energy, exciting delivery, clean runs and decent precision. I was def grooving with him. #AmericanIdol #IdolAuditionsAmerican Idol contestant Jay Copeland amazes the judges with his auditionJay Copeland, a 23-year-old native of Salsbury, Maryland, was one of the final auditions for the night. The contestant revealed that he had to drop out of his master's degree in acting after being given an ultimatum, forcing him to choose between singing and acting. He said:"So I chose Idol because I don't know if I made the right decision or the wrong decision, but I do know I made the best decision for myself. Going to school, I was on my fellowship, so that was giving me my funds, my income." View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe contest performed a rather amazing rendition of Stevie Wonder's Sign, Sealed, Delivered, and surprised the judges with his high notes and vocal range. The judges gave him a standing ovation after the audition, with Katy Perry screaming:"You don't need them. We need you."Lionel Richie reflected on the contestant's audition and said:"I'm gonna tell you something. I have been alive a very long time, and you just don't jump on a Stevie Wonder song and do boxing with Stevie Wonder. You controlled it. You did it. You owned it. And on top of that you were having so much fun."American Idol@AmericanIdol RETWEET to show your support for @TheeJayCopeland!#AmericanIdol7:19 AM · Mar 22, 20225532💠 RETWEET 💠 to show your support for @TheeJayCopeland!#AmericanIdol https://t.co/BCsdHkw45AHe continued to express his happiness at Jay's presence on American Idol and said his talent was "off the chain." Luke Bryan believed that Jay was someone who could "electrify a crowd."The contestant then went on to win the platinum ticket as he was "worth all of the platinum."The next episode of American Idol will air on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 8.00 pm ET on ABC. The episode will showcase a few more emotional auditions and some new footage of the contestants.