# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/61 "2008-04-23T21:02:09Z")
Boy was I naive. I figured David Cook was one of those people I loved that wouldn’t go very far, because no one else would like him. I’ll gain a lot of points for him!! I used to do so well with these… ---
**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 24, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/62 "2008-04-24T03:10:14Z")
Well, the only people who come out of this week without picking up many points look to be **Liberal** (who got it on the nose. Congrats!) followed by accidental **yuppie** , **Sternvoge** l and **Reloy3**. The rest of us picked up 2 points or more. Damn. ---
**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 24, 2008, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/63 "2008-04-24T05:27:41Z")
[QUOTE=Kolak of Twilo] Well, the only people who come out of this week without picking up many points look to be **Liberal** (who got it on the nose. Congrats!) followed by accidental **yuppie** , **Sternvoge** l and **Reloy3**. The rest of us picked up 2 points or more. Damn. [/QUOTE] Nicely done, **Reloy3**! So…I guess we’re both hoping David Cook goes home next week? :dubious: ---
**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 24, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/64 "2008-04-24T14:25:39Z")
I may be lucky and get the next two right (Syesha at 5, and Brooke at 4), but with Jason and David C. hanging around, it’s not looking so good for me. No one had the remaining five in their top five, though. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/65 "2008-04-25T05:00:26Z")
Carly’s leaving killed me. I had her picked to win. And to make matters worse, I had David Cook going out this week. So from here on in, I’m going to be hurtin’ more and more. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/66 "2008-04-25T12:33:08Z")
Would be interesting to see the standings with all the “pending points” (from people we picked to leave early who are still lingering) added in. Not that it’ll help me much, but I’m curious. Curious, but too lazy to actually figure it out. And maybe people like staying in suspense about it anyway… ---
**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 28, 2008, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/67 "2008-04-28T04:37:00Z")
[QUOTE=gonzoron] Would be interesting to see the standings with all the “pending points” (from people we picked to leave early who are still lingering) added in. Not that it’ll help me much, but I’m curious. Curious, but too lazy to actually figure it out. And maybe people like staying in suspense about it anyway… [/QUOTE] I am very much like you; curious but too lazy to figure it out. ---
**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 28, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/68 "2008-04-28T22:32:10Z")
Sorry for the delay in my weekly update…been busy getting this place ready for our Open House yesterday. But we’re back in business now, so let’s check out the standings. Liberal did the best this week, picking up zero points for his exact pick of Carly’s booting. Several others only picked up one or two points for that, which lead to several changes on the scoreboard: Jumping up to first place is **Reloy3** with 13 points. **Rachael Rage** and **The Unkempt One** ’s 14 points give them a share of second place. **Hal Briston** and **Drain Bead** split fourth place with 15 points each. Sixth place goes to **DudleyGarrett** and the **SDMB Mean** , each with 16 points. **Sam Stone** and **accidentalyuppie** head into eighth place with 17 points. Tenth place sees **Kolak of Twilo** and **Liberal** with 18 points apiece. With 20 points each **Blue Mood** , **RachelChristine** and **yellowval** share twelfth place. Fifteenth place has **Gorgonzola** and his 21 points. **gonzoron** , **Mahaloth** and **Pleonast** keep their tie going, now in sixteenth place with 22 points each. **Biggirl** stays in nineteenth place with 25 points. And keeping the back end tidy is **Sternvogel** and his 33 points. ---
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/69 "2008-04-29T14:33:17Z")
Yeah! Very temporarily on top again. I’d Like to thank the academy . . . ---
**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:** [May 1, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/70 "2008-05-01T06:38:25Z")
Well, when I look at the possible points we all have out there to get, if I were a betting man I would say it looks to me like the smart money to win this thing would be on… _(drumroll please)_ **Rachel Rage!!!** ---
**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:** [May 1, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/71 "2008-05-01T13:18:08Z")
[QUOTE=Kolak of Twilo] Well, when I look at the possible points we all have out there to get, if I were a betting man I would say it looks to me like the smart money to win this thing would be on… _(drumroll please)_ **Rachel Rage!!!** [/QUOTE] Oooh, really? That would be cool. I never win stuff like this. For now, though, you can pry second place from my cold, dead hands. 🆒 My half of second place, that is. It’s Rachael, by the way. So as not to be mixed up with **Rachel Christine** … ---
**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:** [May 1, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/72 "2008-05-01T22:31:43Z")
Quickie update: **The Unkempt One** takes over the top spot with 14 points. **Hal Briston** and **Rachael Rage** take second with 15 points. **Drain Bead** , **Dudley Garrett** , **Reloy3** and **The SDMB Mean** split a four-way tie for fourth with 17 points. **accidentalyuppie** claims eighth place with 18 points. **Kolak of Twilo** and **Sam Stone** share ninth place with 19 points. **Blue Mood** and **Rachel Christine** have eleventh place with 21 points. **Liberal** , **Mahaloth** and **yellowval** share thirteenth place with 22 points. **gonzoron** and **Pleonast** take 16th place with 23 points. **Gorgonzola** gets eighteenth place with 24 points. **Biggirl** takes nineteenth place with 28 points. **Sternvogel** still brings up the rear with 26 points. ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/73 "2008-05-02T02:44:11Z")
11th place makes me sad. Any chance of Castro winning the whole thing so I can have a final push at the end? No? Oh well! ---
**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:** [May 2, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/74 "2008-05-02T05:48:50Z")
Is **Liberal** the only one who correctly picked the top four? ---
**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:** [May 2, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/75 "2008-05-02T21:05:17Z")
[QUOTE=Rachael Rage] Is **Liberal** the only one who correctly picked the top four? [/QUOTE] Yes, he is. And he’s got a good chance to get the last four in order: 4 Syesha, 3 Cook, 2 Jason, and 1 Archuleta. But even with a perfect score here on out, it’s still not enough to take the lead. ---
**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:** [May 3, 2008, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/76 "2008-05-03T16:53:41Z")
[QUOTE=Pleonast] Yes, he is. And he’s got a good chance to get the last four in order: 4 Syesha, 3 Cook, 2 Jason, and 1 Archuleta. But even with a perfect score here on out, it’s still not enough to take the lead. [/QUOTE] I would agree with the idea he has a good chance of getting them in order if I actually believed there was a universe where Jason could outlast David Cook. C’mon…what do you think the odds of that are? ---
**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:** [May 4, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/77 "2008-05-04T02:24:05Z")
Weren’t we all thinking that there was no way Chris Daughtry was finishing 4th two years ago? ---
**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:** [May 5, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/78 "2008-05-05T13:33:34Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] Weren’t we all thinking that there was no way Chris Daughtry was finishing 4th two years ago? [/QUOTE] He wasn’t the undisputed front-runner though. A lot of people liked him, but a lot of people didn’t (lots of talk of goat-bleating on this board, as I remember). At the time, it was a more even field - in terms of talent - between Chris, Elliott, Katharine and Taylor. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/79 "2008-05-05T14:56:05Z")
[QUOTE=Kolak of Twilo] I would agree with the idea he has a good chance of getting them in order if I actually believed there was a universe where Jason could outlast David Cook. C’mon…what do you think the odds of that are? [/QUOTE] You may be right, but I don’t have a lot of faith that the AI voters will choose the better contestant. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Unkempt\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@The\_Unkempt\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Unkempt_One)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436/80 "2008-05-05T18:03:22Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] Quickie update: **The Unkempt One** takes over the top spot with 14 points. [/QUOTE] YES! I put so much time and effort into making those choices…I am glad to see that all of that work is paying off. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-results-prediction-game-3/440436.md?page=5)