# The American Idol Results Prediction Contest **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 14, 2006, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326 "2006-03-14T16:01:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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 10, 2006, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/61 "2006-04-10T09:57:32Z")
Um…RikJay? Are we getting an update on this before Queen week? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/62 "2006-04-20T17:35:27Z")
Since I did choose Ace for week seven, I definitely want to see an update to this thread. Time for spreadsheet monkey **RickJay** to jump into action. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/63 "2006-05-03T18:24:05Z")
I hope I’m not stepping on RickJay’s toes here, but because I’m really into this whole thing, I went ahead and totted up some interim scores. RickJay, please feel free to come back and take over any old time. So far nobody has a trifecta, so no bonus points are in play, although jsgoddess came close a couple of times. Current standings (I am not promising these are 100% accurate, as my spreadsheet fu is not strong): jsgoddess: 13 Only Mostly Dead: 9 RickJay, scotandrsn, vaderspal, RachelChristine: 8 Then there are a whole bunch of people tied at 7. Lowest score so far is 1 point. It’s still anybody’s game! ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/64 "2006-05-03T18:35:43Z")
[QUOTE=MsWhatsit] jsgoddess: 13 Only Mostly Dead: 9 RickJay, scotandrsn, vaderspal, RachelChristine: 8 Then there are a whole bunch of people tied at 7. Lowest score so far is 1 point. [/QUOTE] Sweet for posting this, **MsWhatsit**! I never would have guessed I’m at #2. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/65 "2006-05-03T18:51:20Z")
[QUOTE=MsWhatsit] Lowest score so far is 1 point. [/QUOTE] I think that’s me! ☹ ---
**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 4, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/66 "2006-05-04T15:44:38Z")
[QUOTE=MsWhatsit] Current standings (I am not promising these are 100% accurate, as my spreadsheet fu is not strong): jsgoddess: 13 Only Mostly Dead: 9 RickJay, scotandrsn, vaderspal, RachelChristine: 8 Then there are a whole bunch of people tied at 7. Lowest score so far is 1 point. It’s still anybody’s game! [/QUOTE] Thanks from me, also **MsWhatsit**! I too, had no idea I had done so well. I guess I got lucky that I guessed Ace would go when he did. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/67 "2006-05-04T16:12:04Z")
My top 2 are gone, so I don’t think I stand a chance of winning, placing or showing. Still, thanks for the update because I was curious. ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/68 "2006-05-04T16:23:54Z")
[QUOTE=MsWhatsit] I hope I’m not stepping on RickJay’s toes here, but because I’m really into this whole thing, I went ahead and totted up some interim scores. RickJay, please feel free to come back and take over any old time. So far nobody has a trifecta, so no bonus points are in play, although jsgoddess came close a couple of times. Current standings (I am not promising these are 100% accurate, as my spreadsheet fu is not strong): jsgoddess: 13 Only Mostly Dead: 9 RickJay, scotandrsn, vaderspal, RachelChristine: 8 Then there are a whole bunch of people tied at 7. Lowest score so far is 1 point. It’s still anybody’s game! [/QUOTE] With my 1-week-off guess of Paris (I thought she’d go last week; that makes three in a row I missed by one week), I now have nine points. Woo-hoo! ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/69 "2006-05-04T16:41:49Z")
[QUOTE=MsWhatsit] Current standings (I am not promising these are 100% accurate, as my spreadsheet fu is not strong): jsgoddess: 13 Only Mostly Dead: 9 RickJay, scotandrsn, vaderspal, RachelChristine: 8 It’s still anybody’s game! [/QUOTE] Well I get a point for Paris, because I was off a week, so I’m at 9 after last night. Go me!! And I think I have a chance of doing pretty well as my top 5 were: 1. Chris 2. Katharine 3. Taylor 4. Paris 5. Elliott It’s entirely plausible that I’ll get a one off for Elliott and the rest in order. Oooh, I wonder how close I could get to winning? I wonder if I can pull a trifecta out? I’m so excited! ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/70 "2006-05-04T17:28:45Z")
New standings after last night’s non-shocker: jsgoddess: 14 (you’re en fuego!) Only Mostly Dead: 10 RickJay, scotandrsn, vaderspal, RachelChristine: 9 If Taylor gets the boot next week, Liberal might get our first trifecta! Point scoring should increase from here on out, because a lot of people have Taylor, Katharine, and Chris in their top 3 or 4. (Elliott is a bit of a dark horse.) ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/71 "2006-05-04T18:25:48Z")
[QUOTE=MsWhatsit] New standings after last night’s non-shocker: jsgoddess: 14 (you’re en fuego!) Only Mostly Dead: 10 RickJay, scotandrsn, vaderspal, RachelChristine: 9 If Taylor gets the boot next week, Liberal might get our first trifecta! Point scoring should increase from here on out, because a lot of people have Taylor, Katharine, and Chris in their top 3 or 4. (Elliott is a bit of a dark horse.) [/QUOTE] **Liberal** requested his own suspension back in late March and hasn’t posted since (his profile syas charter member, but his old posts don’t list a post count any more, so I’m not sure he re-upped), so I think he’s out of the competition. [DialIdol.com](http://DialIdol.com) has shown Taylor Hicks with a commanding lead for the past 4 or 5 weeks, so I think the final showdown in this thread will be **koeeoadi** and **Walter Windchill** , who are the only ones to place him first on their lists. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2006, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/72 "2006-05-06T01:49:23Z")
[QUOTE=MsWhatsit] New standings after last night’s non-shocker: jsgoddess: 14 (you’re en fuego!) [/QUOTE] Obviously, I think too much about reality TV. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/73 "2006-05-11T11:54:31Z")
Well, I certainly didn’t see that one coming. Interesting fact: not one single person picked Chris Daughtry as the #5 bootee. Although a lot of people did have him as #4, so it was kind of a point-tastic week. New standings: jsgoddess: 14 scotandrsn: 12 Only Mostly Dead: 10 RickJay, Biggirl, Walter Windchill, vaderspal, eleusis, RachelChristine: 9 Nobody’s set up for a trifecta, and it also looks as though (sorry, guys) nobody is going to get the bonus points for correctly guessing #1, 2, and 3, since everybody has at least one booted contestant in their top 3. The early elimination of Mandisa, and now Chris Daughtry, have really shot a hole in our top 3 picks. Anyway. Still anybody’s game! ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/74 "2006-05-11T18:20:19Z")
[QUOTE=MsWhatsit] . . . jsgoddess: 14 scotandrsn: 12 . . . [/QUOTE] Yah goin’ DOWN, **jsgoddess** , yah goin’ DOOOOWWWWWWN!!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/75 "2006-05-11T18:28:02Z")
[QUOTE=scotandrsn] Yah goin’ DOWN, **jsgoddess** , yah goin’ DOOOOWWWWWWN!!! 😃 [/QUOTE] It’s a conspiracy, I tell ya! (I think the most points I can make is with Taylor going out next, and I don’t see that happening, nor do I want it to happen.) Conspiracy! Lies! Obfuscation! Peanut butterrrrrrrr! ---
**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:** [May 12, 2006, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/76 "2006-05-12T02:43:18Z")
Well now, how’d I get up there? No more points for me though. My top three are gone. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2006, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/77 "2006-05-18T12:59:11Z")
Not too much change in the standings as dark horse Elliott Yamin finally leaves the show. Except that… ladies and gentlemen, we have a new leader! Current standings: scotandrsn: 15 jsgoddess: 14 Only Mostly Dead: 10 Nobody is set to pick up a trifecta at this point, which means nobody will get the 5-point bonus for correctly guessing places 1, 2, and 3 either. And, lots of people picked Taylor Hicks or Katherine McPhee to be top 2, but only one person picked them BOTH for top two, so next week might be eleusis’s big comeback week! Anything could happen, people! ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/78 "2006-05-25T05:23:18Z")
**RickJay** , you around? Wanna do the honors for this one? ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/79 "2006-05-25T05:37:23Z")
**RickJay** hasn’t been seen in this thread since his top pick, Lisa Tucker, got the boot. C’mon-c’mon-c’mon, did someone beat my 23 points? ---
**Author:** ![scotandrsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a4c791/32.png) [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326/80 "2006-05-25T05:39:02Z")
[QUOTE=scotandrsn] **RickJay** hasn’t been seen in this thread since his top pick, Lisa Tucker, got the boot. C’mon-c’mon-c’mon, did someone beat my 23 points? [/QUOTE] Whoops! 20 points. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-idol-results-prediction-contest/348326.md?page=5)