# American Idol Results Prediction Game #3 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 7, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436 "2008-03-07T13:40:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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 11, 2008, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/21 "2008-03-11T23:01:57Z")
One hour and counting! ---
**Author:** ![accidentalyuppie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@accidentalyuppie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/accidentalyuppie)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/22 "2008-03-11T23:12:19Z")
[Oh, what the heck, I’ll give it a shot 1. Chikezie 2. Kristy Lee Cook 3. Syesha Mercado 4. David Hernandez 5. Amanda Overmeyer 6. Ramiele 7. Michael Johns 8. Carly Smithson 9. Brooke White 10. David Cook 11. Jason Castro 12. David Archuleta But I’m ususally wrong about such things and this list was hard, I wanted to put about 10 of them in my bottom 6. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/23 "2008-03-12T00:02:06Z")
1. Kristy Lee Cook 2. Amanda Overmeyer 3. Chikezie 4. Syesha Mercado 5. David Hernandez 6. Ramiele Malubay 7. Michael Johns 8. Jason Castro (shocking!!! boot) 9. Carly Smithson 10. Brooke White 11. David Cook 12. David Archuleta ---
**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/24 "2008-03-12T14:23:41Z")
Can I change my list? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/25 "2008-03-13T02:27:05Z")
Well, **Reloy3** and **Hal Briston** were spot on with that. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/26 "2008-03-13T02:35:39Z")
Oof. Not good. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/27 "2008-03-13T15:21:03Z")
Woohoo! I’m pleased with my picks. the bottom 3 last night were 3 out of my bottom 4. That’s got to bode well… Should’ve consulted with my wife, though. She picked the bottom 3 exactly last night. (Nice going, **Reloy3** and **Hal Briston**.) ---
**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 13, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/28 "2008-03-13T15:43:21Z")
Woohoo! Hittin’ one right out of the box. Way better than last year already. 🙂 I feel good about my picks of Ramiele and Kristy for the next two weeks, but Syesha really needs to step things up if she’s going to prove me right and be the dark horse runner-up. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/29 "2008-03-13T20:25:54Z")
It does not look like the blacks get the support they deserve. Seyesha and Chickeeeze are on borrowed time. ---
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/30 "2008-03-14T22:57:28Z")
Well, I started strong last year but then faded fast, but it’s good to be on top early. ---
**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/31 "2008-03-20T02:36:13Z")
Nevermind yet! ---
**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 20, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/32 "2008-03-20T02:37:35Z")
[QUOTE=Reloy3] Well, I started strong last year but then faded fast, but it’s good to be on top early. [/QUOTE] Looks like you’re going to have the top spot all to yourself for the next week… ---
**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:** [March 20, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/33 "2008-03-20T14:31:18Z")
Carly going out early would be bad for most of us. I may have to start voting strategically to improve my score. 😉 ---
**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 20, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/34 "2008-03-20T19:20:18Z")
[QUOTE=Pleonast] Carly going out early would be bad for most of us. I may have to start voting strategically to improve my score. 😉 [/QUOTE] Yeah, I was very torn…I was happy to see her go since I loathe her “singing” (although I thought this week was her best yet), but in the back of my mind, I couldn’t help but think “Damnit, VftW dinks, you were supposed to keep her around a _little_ while longer!” 🙂 Anyway, for posterity – After the Top 11 elimination week: We have **Reloy3** in 1st place with 1 point. Tied for 2nd we have **Blue Mood** , **Drain Bead** , **Hal Briston** , and **the SDMB Mean** with 4 points. Tied for 6th we have **Gorgonzola** , **Liberal** , **Mahaloth** , **Pleonast** , **Sam Stone** and **The Unkempt One** with 5 points. Tied for 12th we have **Rachael Rage** , **accidental yuppie** and **yellowval** with 6 points. Tied for 15th we have **Biggirl** and **Kolak of Twilo** with 7 points. Tied for 17th we have **Rachel Christine** and **gonzoron** with 8 points. In 19th we have **Dudley Garrett** with 9 points. And bringing up the rear we have **Sternvogel** with 11 points. ---
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/35 "2008-03-21T14:08:44Z")
Ok, I’m on a roll, but I placed Kristy Lee Cook high on my list due mostly to her looks. That’s gonna cost me. ---
**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 21, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/36 "2008-03-21T16:06:59Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] Yeah, I was very torn…I was happy to see her go since I loathe her “singing” [/QUOTE] And now that I reread this, I was, of course, talking about Amanda, not Carly. Duh on me. ---
**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/37 "2008-03-27T11:08:45Z")
How does that scoring work again? I got week #12 wrong, but 11 and 10 I’ve nailed. How did I have 9 points before last night’s elimination? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/38 "2008-03-27T12:20:32Z")
I thought my AI bracket was more busted than my NCAA ones but I could still-- not get too many points. ---
**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 27, 2008, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/39 "2008-03-27T12:39:57Z")
[QUOTE=DudleyGarrett] How does that scoring work again? I got week #12 wrong, but 11 and 10 I’ve nailed. How did I have 9 points before last night’s elimination? [/QUOTE] It’s all because of David H. – you picked him to go 3rd, and he went 12th. You picked up nine points for that, and you’re stuck with those points. Of course, going perfect since then is helping to make up for it. ---
**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 27, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/40 "2008-03-27T14:59:19Z")
Man, was I ever sweating having my 2nd-place pick be in the bottom two. Losing Syesha this week would’ve been a major kick in the nuts for my score. Unfortunately for **Sternvogel** , the elimination of Chikezie helps sink him even further away from the rest of the pack. The standings after the Top 10 elimination week: –Even though he _doubled_ his total score to 2 points this week, **Reloy3** retains his 1st place ranking. – **Drain Bead** take sole possession of 2nd place with 4 points. –Tied for 3rd we have **Blue Mood** , and **the SDMB Mean** with 5 points each. –Tied for 5th place are **Gorgonzola** , **Hal Briston** and **Pleonast** with 6 points. – **Mahaloth** , **Rachael Rage** , **Sam Stone** and **The Unkempt One** share 8th place with 7 points apiece. –Sharing 12th place with 8 points each are **accidental yuppie** , **Biggirl** , **Liberal** and **yellowval** –Tied for 16th are **Dudley Garrett** , **Kolak of Twilo** and **Rachel Christine** with 9 points. – **gonzoron** drops to 19th place with 10 points. –And **Sternvogel** stays at the bottom of the pile in 20th place with 17 points. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436.md?page=3)