PATRICE WATCH
Hometown Rock Star: Supernova contestant Patrice Pike had her first real brush with drama last week when she and blond roommate/drama queen Jill Gioia squared off over who would sing “Helter Skelter.” Pike won the argument after asking Gioia, who wavered between the Beatles tune and several others, “Are you passionate about it? Because I’m passionate about it,” prompting the inevitable catfight comments from Tommy Lee. The Black Box Rebellion singer led off last Tuesday’s episode with a powerhouse rendition of the song that Lee dubbed “worth fighting for.” (To be fair, Gioia likewise did a bang-up job on Free‘s “All Right Now.”) Currently, Cheapo Discs‘ pool has Pike at 10-1 odds to win the competition; Supernova airs 8pm Tuesdays and 7pm Wednesdays on CBS.This article appears in July 28 • 2006.