Eric Yoder became one of American Idol's Season 3 final contestants at the age of 25. Eric Yoder is from St. Louis, MO. Eric Yoder was not the winner of American Idol, Eric Yoder didn't even make the top 10 list during Season 3. However, Eric Yoder was amongst season three's best of the rest. [Eric Yoder] performed as Wildcard on 3/9/04.