Kelly Clarkson made history as the first American Idol winner in 2002, but she recently shared a surprising secret: she is still missing a major prize. During a recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the "Since U Been Gone" singer revealed that while she was promised a new car as part of her victory package, the vehicle never actually arrived. "I never got the car," Clarkson admitted to her audience, noting that she could have really used the wheels during her early days in the industry.

Clarkson also took a moment to clarify the legendary "million-dollar" prize that winners were famously said to receive. She explained that the money was not a lump sum of cash delivered in a briefcase, but rather an investment into her career and her debut album under RCA Records. While she has since built a massive media empire through her music and television work, the missing vehicle remains a humorous point of contention from her historic 2002 win over runner-up Justin Guarini.

The confession caught the attention of fellow American Idol alum Taylor Hicks, who won the fifth season of the competition in 2006. Hicks responded to the news with a playful offer to help Clarkson finally get behind the wheel. The "Do I Make You Proud" singer suggested he could help her secure a new Ford Mustang, expressing his long-standing admiration for Clarkson's talent while offering to use his own industry connections to rectify the two-decade-old oversight.