Winner of Top Chef 2 Revealed

Word is out that the winner of Top Chef had been revealed by Food & Wine's web team a couple days before the finale airs. In a move that was inspired by CBS' cat out of the bag stunts, we now know who wins Top Chef 2. If you don't want to know, stop reading now. The winner is none other than Ilan who not surprisingly is going to beat our Marcel. The real mystery to me is why Sam wasn't chosen to be a finalist?