# 2010 American Idol Top 12 Prediction Game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 12, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287 "2010-03-12T19:53:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/21 "2010-03-17T14:12:47Z")
Oops, missed the deadline, but I’ll be playing the funofficepools version… have fun, folks. ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/22 "2010-03-17T22:18:27Z")
GAH! After last night’s show, I really want to change my order, but oh well. It’ll be fun to see what happens! ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/23 "2010-03-18T13:56:36Z")
Funny. I am doing two different “Fun Office Pools” American Idol prediction games, and apparently I didn’t save my picks in Cecil’s pool, and I did much better using the default picks than I did in the one where I threw all my points on Andrew (and got both bonus questions wrong). I am sucking this year. Of course it doesn’t help much that I’m not really watching the show. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/24 "2010-03-18T14:37:03Z")
Ok, couple of things… First off, finger wags to **Rachael Rage** and **FILB** for missing the deadline. That said, barring anyone raising extreme objection, I have no problem with having you two on the score sheet. It’s just a silly little game, and while yes, rules are rules, the first six words of this sentence take precedence for me. Unless, of course, one of you two end up beating me. Then we can always retroactively declare you ineligible. Which brings me to my second point. Neener neener, I had Lacey picked to be booted first\*! Zero points for me! 😛 Kudos as well to fellow Lacey-pickers **It’s Not Rocket Surgery!** , **Drain Bead** and **RachelChristine**. On the other end of the spectrum, we can all give insincere “aww man, sorry to hear that” looks to **infinitii** , who picked our dear departed make-up queen to finish in fourth place, tagging him with _eight_ points out of the gate. Ouch. \*I just wish I had followed my own advice and put points on her in the other pool as well… ---
**Author:** ![infinitii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/25 "2010-03-19T20:57:44Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Kudos as well to fellow Lacey-pickers **It’s Not Rocket Surgery!** , **Drain Bead** and **RachelChristine**. On the other end of the spectrum, we can all give insincere “aww man, sorry to hear that” looks to **infinitii** , who picked our dear departed make-up queen to finish in fourth place, tagging him with _eight_ points out of the gate. Ouch. Ouch! But yeah, things are looking pretty grim for me. And for the other pool as well. Ah well. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/26 "2010-03-25T12:54:02Z")
Wow – two-in-a-row for **RachelChristine** …very nicely done! ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/27 "2010-03-26T01:34:06Z")
Go me! I think I could be right about NeckTat going next week too, but I know my whole list will fall apart sooner or later. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/28 "2010-04-01T15:19:33Z")
Gah, Didi going this week blew a gaping hole in my score. > [@RachelChristine](#): > > Go me! I think I could be right about NeckTat going next week too, but I know my whole list will fall apart sooner or later. 🙂 You are still at a measly 1 total point, and 3 points ahead of second place. Good job! _grumble_grumble\* ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2010, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/29 "2010-04-02T04:10:56Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Ok, couple of things… > > First off, finger wags to **Rachael Rage** and **FILB** for missing the deadline. That said, barring anyone raising extreme objection, I have no problem with having you two on the score sheet. It’s just a silly little game, and while yes, rules are rules, the first six words of this sentence take precedence for me. Unless, of course, one of you two end up beating me. Then we can always retroactively declare you ineligible. > [/SIZE] That’s funny, I just saw this after looking at the spreadsheet and completely missing that I had been added. AWWWW, thanks, guys! 🙂 You shant regret it, **Hal Briston** – at the rate I’m sucking, you have nothing to worry about. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/30 "2010-04-08T03:27:44Z")
Ok, since they used the save on Michael, we’re falling back on the _Idol Gives Back_ double-elimination rule from last time. Basically, everything stays the same this week; and from a scoring standpoint, _both_ people eliminated next week will be considered as having been eliminated in 8th place. ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/31 "2010-04-08T05:34:17Z")
Hmm. Apparently it’s Elvis week next week? As I recall that was the death knell for Chris Daughtry and is generally a terrible mess of cheesy performances. Should be fun! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/32 "2010-04-15T03:01:09Z")
Hmm…does anyone see an update when they go to the [scoring sheet](http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tJfnVQ4EyfiJYNGMkRLvyww&output=html)? **Pleo** gave me access to the document, which I updated and saved, but when I go back to it the changes aren’t there. Odd… Oh, and Tim’s resurgence is fricking _killing_ me here. ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/33 "2010-04-15T03:26:00Z")
I see an update, but it’s wrong. It’s giving us all our points as if Tim was kicked off instead of Katie. I mean, I’m still winning and all, but I’d probably have a better lead if it was correct. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/34 "2010-04-15T03:41:48Z")
Ohhh, I get it – it takes a couple of minutes for the changes to be displayed. And the whole Tim-instead-of-Katie thing was just a glitch. For purposes of this thread, “glitch” will be defined as “Hal fucked up”. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/35 "2010-04-15T14:40:27Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Ohhh, I get it – it takes a couple of minutes for the changes to be displayed. The intertubes are slow sometimes. 😃 And I see I’m still at the bottom. At least I’m doing okay in the weekly game. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/36 "2010-04-15T15:55:16Z")
Even though I’m in second, it’s physically impossible for me to catch **Rachel Christine**. She outscores me in all scenarios. We could both lose, but she’d still finish ahead of me. If this was politics I’d be giving my concession speech. ---
**Author:** ![judikium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@judikium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/judikium)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/37 "2010-04-16T21:17:27Z")
I’m not doing too badly- but it looks like my Lee pick (7th, tied for the lowest of anyone) might sink me along with my Aaron pick (10th, but almost everyone thought he’d be gone by now). Too bad I wasn’t as adventurous as **Rachel Christine** on the Tim Urban front. I think he’ll probably last another couple weeks too. I’m intrigued by my choice of Casey James as 2nd. It doesn’t look like that’s the trajectory right now (he’s looking like 4th or 5th), but he still hasn’t showed up in the bottom group, so it’s tough to know… ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/38 "2010-04-17T01:20:28Z")
Well I feel like it’s possible I could do good for another week or two, but I have never understood why I picked Big Mike to win. I’m gonna crumble soon, but it feels so awesome to be top of the pack! ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/39 "2010-04-22T12:08:53Z")
I just checked [the spreadsheet](http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tJfnVQ4EyfiJYNGMkRLvyww&output=html) and was a little surprised to see that the season is over and Lee DeWyze won! Wow! I thought they had a few weeks to go but I guess they saw the plummeting ratings and just figured they’d get things over with. Tied for 12th place, I guess it’s karma for submitting my list late. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287/40 "2010-04-22T13:41:44Z")
Man, that spreadsheet is unforgiving – I played around with it last week, running tests to see if I could come out on top nailed it the rest of the season (I can’t), and even though I was _very_ careful not to save it, it looks like it automatically saves it anyway. Sheesh! Anyway, the revised and updated version is up now. And by “now”, I likely mean “five minutes from now, when it refreshes again”. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-american-idol-top-12-prediction-game/532287.md?page=3)