# 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:** 3
**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 27, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/41 "2008-03-27T15:25:04Z")
The other shoe is yet to drop: each week that Kristy Lee stays in is another point worse for most of us. Only **gorgonzola** and **Reloy** have her going out after last night. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/42 "2008-03-27T20:36:12Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] Unfortunately for **Sternvogel** , the elimination of Chikezie helps sink him even further away from the rest of the pack. [/QUOTE] I really need David Cook to have a bad performance Tuesday. Nobody picked him for ninth. If he’s eliminated next week, however, I’ll be charged only one point, as will **Mahaloth**. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/43 "2008-03-27T20:59:23Z")
[QUOTE=Pleonast] The other shoe is yet to drop: each week that Kristy Lee stays in is another point worse for most of us. Only **gorgonzola** and **Reloy** have her going out after last night. [/QUOTE] Yup, I was looking at that too. Between Kristy and Ramiele, I’ve got another 5 points headed my way eventually. And that’s if they **both** get the boot next week, along with my original pick for next week, Syesha. Since there’s only one boot a week, that’s at least another **8** points, just lingering in limbo. argh, and I was doing so well the first week! ---
**Author:** ![DudleyGarrett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/44 "2008-04-03T03:39:48Z")
Sweet! ---
**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 3, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/45 "2008-04-03T15:29:46Z")
And Ramiele Malubay goes. I had such high hopes for her. I think she was the contestant who we Dopers had the widest predictions for. Congrats to **Dudley Garrett** , **Rachael Rage** , **Sam Stone** , and **The Unkempt One** for calling her right. Scoring after the number nine elimination week: In first place, we have **Blue Mood** and **Drain Bead** with 6 points. In third place, we have **Rachael Rage** , **Sam Stone** , **The Unkempt One** , and **SDMB Mean** with 7 points. In seventh place, we have **Hal Briston** and **Reloy3** with 8 points. In ninth place with 9 points are **Dudley Garrett** and **yellowval**. In eleventh place with 10 points are **accidental yuppie** and **Rachel Christine**. In thirteenth place, we have **Kolak of Twilo** and **Liberal** with 11 points. All by my lonesome in fifteenth place is **Pleonast** with 12 points. With 13 points and in sixteenth place are **Biggirl** , **gonzoron** and **Mahaloth**. With 14 points and in nineteenth place is **Gorgonzola**. And **Sternvogel** digs a deeper hole with 24 points. Ouch! ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Mood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/46 "2008-04-04T18:32:34Z")
[QUOTE=Pleonast] In first place, we have **Blue Mood** and **Drain Bead** with 6 points. [/QUOTE] Woo Hoo! It’s all downhill from here. ---
**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 4, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/47 "2008-04-04T20:47:48Z")
[QUOTE=Blue Mood] Woo Hoo! It’s all downhill from here. [/QUOTE] Especially the longer Kristy sticks around… ---
**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 11, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/48 "2008-04-11T01:51:12Z")
Just a quick peek at the chart, but it looks like **Rachael Rage** and the **SDMB Mean** are going to take over the top spot. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/49 "2008-04-11T03:26:35Z")
But finally a week where I didn’t pick up any points! Woo-hoo! ---
**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 11, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/50 "2008-04-11T12:23:39Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] Just a quick peek at the chart, but it looks like **Rachael Rage** and the **SDMB Mean** are going to take over the top spot. [/QUOTE] Wow, I have to say I never expected to do this well, but I’ll take it! 🆒 I lucked out not gaining any points for a couple of weeks in a row. That changes next week when I predicted David H. would go. In his place? I’m hoping it’s Kristy - the longer she sticks around the more points I get. Plus, yaknow, she sucks. ---
**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 11, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/51 "2008-04-11T15:24:49Z")
As the top eight get knocked down to seven, we had three individuals (and one group) hit Michal Johns’ elimination right on the head. **Dudley Garrett** , **Kolak of Twilo** , **Rachael Rage** and the **SDMB Mean** each picked up a perfect zero points this week. That leaves our current rankings as so: Topping the scoreboard are **Rachael Rage** and the **SDMB Mean** with 7 points. In third place are **Drain Bead** , **Sam Stone** and **The Unkempt One** with 8 points each. Sixth place has **Dudley Garrett** , **Hal Briston** and **Reloy3** with 9 points. With 11 points each, **Blue Mood** , **Kolak of Twilo** and **Rachel Christine** are in ninth place. Twelfth place has **accidental yuppie** and **yellowval** with 12 points. Fourteenth place belongs solely to **Pleonast** and his 13 points. **gonzoron** and **Liberal** share fifteenth place with 14 points. With 15 points each, **Gorgonzola** and **Mahaloth** share seventeenth place. In nineteenth place is **Biggirl** with 16 points. And finally, **Sternvogel** retains his firm grasp on 20th place with 27 points. ---
**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 11, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/52 "2008-04-11T15:28:33Z")
I think it’s interesting that the **SDMB Mean** , made from ranking our average, is doing so well. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/53 "2008-04-11T15:35:45Z")
Thank y’all for doing this. It was a great idea, and you’ve executed it perfectly. It’s fun to see people do so well — especially when they hit it right on the nose! ---
**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:** [April 17, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/54 "2008-04-17T02:05:09Z")
And **Rachel Rage** hangs on to first place if my brain understands the scoring system. I’ll leave it to the professionals to make it official. Thanks for keeping this updated for us! ---
**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 17, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/55 "2008-04-17T14:43:35Z")
The competition spoiler that was Kristy Lee Cook is now gone, to the extreme relief of most of us. With a couple of exceptions, each week that Cook survived meant more points. **Gorgonzola** only picks up a deuce for that, with the rest of us picking up three or more. Here’s how it shakes out: Taking first place all to herself is **Rachael Rage** with 10 points. Sharing a place in second with 12 points are **Hal Briston** , **The Unkempt One** , **Sam Stone** , **Reloy3** and the **SDMB Mean**. **Drain Bead** ’s 13 points giver her seventh place all on her own. In eighth place are **DudleyGarrett** and **Kolak of Twilo** with 14 points each. Tenth place has **accidentalyuppie** , **Blue Mood** , **RachelChristine** and **yellowval** with 16 points. Fourteenth place has **Gorgonzola** and his 17 points. With 18 points each, fifteenth place is shared by **gonzoron** , **Liberal** , **Mahaloth** and **Pleonast**. In nineteenth place is **Biggirl** with 21 points. And settling comfortably into his spot on the back end is **Sternvogel** with 32 points. So who is looking good for the rest of the season? That’d be the following list: **Hal Briston** **Kolak of Twilo** **Rachael Rage** **Sam Stone** **The Unkempt One** **SDMB Mean** These six are the only ones who have all their picks ranked 1-6 still left in the competition. That means that they’re the only ones who have a chance to pick up zero points from here on out. It’s still a longshot that anyone will do that, but these six are in the best position for the remainder of the season. ---
**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 23, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/56 "2008-04-23T12:58:33Z")
wee bump! I have to admit I shamelessly voted for Carly in an attempt to hang on to my lead. 😛 Surely I will pay for my foolishness. ---
**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 23, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/57 "2008-04-23T15:54:27Z")
Surely…'cause when Jason gets the boot tonight, I pick up zero points and the lead will be mine, all mine!! Muahahaha! 😃 ---
**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 23, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/58 "2008-04-23T17:03:02Z")
I expect Brooke’s dismissal will let **Rachel** extend her lead. ---
**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 23, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/59 "2008-04-23T17:09:08Z")
[QUOTE=Pleonast] I expect Brooke’s dismissal will let **Rachel** extend her lead. [/QUOTE] Doh! I meant **Rachael**. ---
**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 23, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/60 "2008-04-23T17:46:01Z")
Never! Brooke must stay! Of course, I’ll be fine with picking up five points if we can just put David A. out of my misery… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436.md?page=4)