New Results

No big changes in our standings this week.  Nobody guessed the bottom three and going home perfectly.  Shout out to Jaron, who was the only one to guess that Didi was our homer tonight.  He had the best week of any of our players, so look out for the guy lurking in the #8 spot.  

Check back on Sunday for another exciting bonus!  And to pass the time while you wait, please check out a grrrrrreat edition from an international version of Idol.  My language teacher hearts burns as I watch this video.

Who's Going Home?

We had to wait until the very end to find out that Crystal sang before Aaron tonight.  Good job everyone that guessed Crystal!  And Emily, welcome to the top 10!

Now, time to guess who's going home tomorrow night. Same as last week, guess the bottom three, and who's going home.  50 points again for each bottom three you guess correctly, and 100 for guessing who's going.  50 bonus points if you guess everything perfect, like Kasia always does.

Ready?  Go!

New Bonus Competition

Here we go again!  The bonus competition for this week is simple.  The order of singers changes every week, so it's always a guess as to who will sing before whom.  So, my question for you this week is: 

Who will sing earlier in Tuesday night's episode--Aaron Kelly or Crystal Bowersox?  You've got a fifty-fifty chance on this one.  100 points for a correct pick, nothin' if you get it wrong, like I probably will. 

Good luck!  And let me know if you'd like to make a change in your top 8.

Kasia is Unstoppable

Okay, so Kasia is the only player to get the going home predictions perfect.  How does she do it?  She is a bona fide pop culture expert.  Props to her!

Wanna make a switch or trade?  Let me know and I'll make it happen.

Enjoy your weekend and we'll see you on Sunday night for our next bonus competition.

Bonus Results and Prediction

Miley Cyrus?   Seriously?

Congrats to Craig, Rachel, Jaron, and Clint/Lexi who all guessed that 6 contestants would use the microphone stand.  Each player received 100 bonus points for their lucky guess.  If you guessed 5 or 7, you got 50 points.  If you guessed 4 like me, you're an idiot. 

So, is it obvious who's going home tomorrow night?  It may be, but then again maybe not. 

This time you need to guess who will be in the bottom three, and who will go home.  You get 50 points for each bottom three person you guess correctly, and 100 more points for correctly guessing who is going home.  Plus, if you guess it all perfectly, you get another 50 points!  So, you could get a total of 300 points tomorrow night if you are perfect. 

Perfect like Miley Cyrus.  Whatever.

Week 5 Bonus Competition

Spring Break is over.  Time to get back into Idol!

We've had a few different players make trades and switches.  That's why you see a little shuffling going on in the top 10.  When you check the scoresheet, any singers in bold print have been switched or traded by our players.  You will see the deductions next to the singers' names. Please check for accuracy on my part!  I've been known to make scoring errors in the past. 

Thanks for the great bonus competition suggestions.  This week we will do a competition suggested by Amber. As defending champion, she has earned the right to have her suggestions heeded.  

So the question is:  Out of the 11 remaining contestants, how many will use the microphone stand (as opposed to just the microphone) when they sing on Tuesday night's show?  Interesting, huh?

100 points for whoever gets closest to the actual number of singers, 50 points for second.  Submit your guess whenever you dare! 

New Leader

On the strength of her remaining top 8, Kasia has slipped ahead of Amy into the top spot.  But look out for last year's champion amber, who guessed our homer correctly and is slyly gaining ground.  Clint and Lexi were the other team to guess correctly that Lacey was going home, and they are now in the top ten.

With each passing week, your top 8 points become more and more important.  Are you going to make a switch or a trade?  Two players already have, and their top 8's are looking pretty good. 

Also, I'm looking for new bonus competitions.  Any suggestions? 

19 Seconds . . . and guessing.

It only took 19 seconds for Seacrest to say the magic words.  Congrats to Emily for guessing the closest, with 23 seconds. 75 points for her!  Annette guessed 24 seconds for 50 points.  Jaron's 30 second guess garnered him 25 points.  

Okay, this time we are just going to guess the ONE person who is going home.  They will probably do a bottom three, but we won't worry about that.  Just give me ONE NAME.  125 points if you get it right, nothing if you get it wrong.   Submit your guess before tomorrow night's show!

New Bonus Competition

Every episode of American Idol begins with Ryan Seacrest ogling the contestants, saying a few superlatives, then grinning at the camera and saying, "THIS . . . IS AMERICAN IDOL."  We all know he's going to say it, but can you guess how long it will take him to say it?

You are going to guess the elapsed time (to the second) from the time the episode appears on the screen to the time Seacrest finishes his phrase.

After doing a little research of the last three episodes, I can tell you that the times have been 1 minute 22 seconds, 45 seconds, and 29 seconds.  What will the time be in the next episode?

I will give points to the three closest guessers.  75 points for first place, 50 for second, and 25 for third. Good luck!

Shockers!

Well, we didn't see that coming did we?  Lilly gone?  Katie still here?  Nobody guessed all four homers correctly.  Congratulations to Dave, who was the only one to get three out of the four correct.  We've had some shuffling of our top ten, with more to come as people start making their switches and trades.  

Are you going to make a switch or trade?  Let me know if you decide to make a change.  

And if things aren't going your way right now, don't give up!  There's lots of competition left! 

Easy Bonus

So, the judges were seated in a predictable order, and lots of us got the 50 bonus points.  Now, time to listen to the girls and guys, then predict by show time Thursday who's going home.  Same points for correct predictions, 50 points per correct guess, and 100 bonus points if you get all four correct!

Is it too early to switch someone or replace someone in your top 8?  Only you can decide that!

Bonus Competition: How will they sit?

You may have noticed a little seating order changing among the judges.  During Hollywood week, the arrangement was usually like this: 

Now during these semifinal weeks, sometimes Ellen sits on the left end of the table, and sometimes it's Randy.  Kara and Simon have been getting cozy (maybe a little too cozy?) on the right side of the table.  Since they are not behaving well together, might they switch their order, too?

So this week's bonus question is, What will be the seated order of the judges on Tuesday nights show, from left to right?  

50 points are yours if you get the order right.  Please submit your guess by showtime on Tuesday.

Big Movers

We had three people pick perfectly ALL FOUR contestants going home.  Congrats to Amy, Kasia, and Craig, who peered into their crystal balls and got it right. 

Remember, the point values for your remaining top 8 contestants grow with each passing week.  You might want to take a look and perhaps make a switch so that you can gain points from it in the long run.  SWITCH two of your current top 8's positions for 100 points, REPLACE someone in your top 8 for 200 points.

Be sure to check out your top 8 status by clicking "AIFL 2010 Scoresheet" on the right panel. 

Don't give up, it's still early! 

Check back with me on Sunday evening for our next bonus competition . . .

Results and Predictions

Congratulations to Annette and Amber (of course it would be Amber), who correctly guessed that the Dawg would say "for you" or "for me" 7 times.  They both got 75 points.  If you guessed 6 or 8, you get 50 points.  If you guessed 5 or 9, you get 25 points.  

Now, on to the eliminations.  Reply to this post with your choice of 2 guys and 2 girls who are going home.  Please be sure to get it in by Thursday night's show!  

Now, if you're looking to change your top 8, refer to the official scoring rules for a full rundown of how to do it.  In summary, if you want to SWITCH two of your top 8 to different spots, it will cost you 100 points.  If you want to REPLACE someone with another contestant who is currently outside of your top 8, it will cost you 200 points.  You can't spend points you don't have, by the way. 

You can make a change to your top 8 whenever you want.  When you want to make a change, just reply to the most recent post and I will make the change and deduct the points.

This Week's Bonus Competition

Ready to get some more points?  Here's how you can do it.  

We love Randy Jackson.  Love the way he dresses, the way he dances, the way he keeps the weight off, everything about him, especially the way he  talks.  I love it when he says, "Not sure if that was the right song for you for me, for you, dawg.  For me."

So, the bonus competition is, you need to guess how many times will Randy Jackson say the words "for you" or "for me" during Tuesday night's episode?  If he says, "For you, for me" that counts as two.   Leave your guess as a comment to this post.

Whoever guesses the closest to his actual total gets 75 bonus points.  Second place gets 50, and third place gets 25.  Good luck, dawg!