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Posted by: Ryan741 5th February 2012, 01:06 PM

Hi everyone
Here is the predicta for the upcoming final of the first Buzzjack Song Contest of this year - BJSC XLI!

Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten]

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Bonus Question 1 l How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it]

Bonus Question 2 l What type of act will the winner be? - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points]

Bonus Question 3 l Will a country receive its first ever win in this contest? [5 points if correct, 0 otherwise]

Bonus Question 4 l How many 12s will Syndare get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one]

Bonus Question 5a l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Kluminican Republic -> Scherzland
Scherzland -> Kluminican Republic
Mdice -> Ashton
Ashton -> Mdice
Daehun -> Ramrynia
Ramrynia -> Daehun

Bonus Question 5b l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5a so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Espen -> Caerfyrddia
Caerfyrddia -> Espen
Kopecka -> Bignia-Zaragovina
Bignia-Zaragovina -> Kopecka
Numayania -> Allecian
Allecian -> Numayania

Bonus Question 6 l Where will the following finish? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 5 points for coming within 5 positions out for each];

Budtar:
Fljotavik:
B.a.N.G:

Bonus Question 7 l Predict the bottom seven positions of the final [5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 8 points if you predicted all countries in this section correctly, regardless of their actual position within the section]

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I hope that is all OK, and let me know if anything needs changing
Good luck predicting!

Of course, you can predict up until the final which will take place sometime over the weekend of the 11th-12th February. The results will be announced sometime after that!

Posted by: Tom Titanium Kay 5th February 2012, 01:07 PM

Yay, I'm in a question! Interesting pairings I'll do this soon.

Posted by: Freeze 5th February 2012, 01:10 PM

Too bad I can't do this now But tbh/tbf the host should always be included in Bonus question 6!

Posted by: Ryan741 5th February 2012, 01:11 PM

Sorry You can do it if you want - I'll delete it. I won't be able to post the results for a while afterwards anyway

Posted by: Freeze 5th February 2012, 01:13 PM

No no, don't delete it! I meant I couldn't do the predicta since I am the host and have a lot of vital inside information about the contest, so I just gave you my opinion on Bonus question 6

Posted by: Klumzee 5th February 2012, 01:15 PM

Interesting being paired up with Scherzland At least I'm in one of the questions though!

Posted by: Ryan741 5th February 2012, 01:20 PM

Oh right!! Sorry I didn't include you - if I do it next contest, I'll include you then!

Posted by: gooddelta 5th February 2012, 01:20 PM

Why's that? I always just picked three random countries for that question when I used to do the predicta.

Mdice -> Ashton is a really interesting one, I wonder what they'll think of Look Back after giving a 12 to Butterflies...

Posted by: Ryan741 5th February 2012, 01:23 PM

I tried to do the pairings so that countries that had entered similar tracks (yours and Scherzland were both dance-pop) to make it more interesting!

Posted by: gooddelta 5th February 2012, 01:38 PM

Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten]

1. Ashton - Tone Damli - Look Back
2. Ramrynia - Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
3. Syndare - SoSo - Who's Gonna Love Me
4. Numayania - The Storm - My Crown
5. Fljótavík - Foxes - Youth
6. FSR Rontvia - Prance Faris - Flares
7. Unovia - Dia Frampton - Billy The Kid
8. Séyetana - Nightwish - Turn Loose The Mermaids
9. Lievant - Mullyhaus feat. Little Neve White & The Snoopy Lads - Liar Liar
10. Botanikka - Ria Ritchie - Only One

Bonus Question 1 l How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it]

202 Points

Bonus Question 2 l What type of act will the winner be? - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points]

Female soloist

Bonus Question 3 l Will a country receive its first ever win in this contest? [5 points if correct, 0 otherwise]

No

Bonus Question 4 l How many 12s will Syndare get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one]

Four

Bonus Question 5a l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Kluminican Republic -> Scherzland
Scherzland -> Kluminican Republic
Mdice -> Ashton
Ashton -> Mdice
Daehun -> Ramrynia
Ramrynia -> Daehun

Bonus Question 5b l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5a so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Espen -> Caerfyrddia - 6 Points
Caerfyrddia -> Espen - 8 Points
Kopecka -> Bignia-Zaragovina - 0 Points
Bignia-Zaragovina -> Kopecka - 6 Points
Numayania -> Allecian - 0 Points
Allecian -> Numayania - 5 Points

Bonus Question 6 l Where will the following finish? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 5 points for coming within 5 positions out for each];

Budtar: 27th
Fljotavik: 6th
B.a.N.G: 23rd

Bonus Question 7 l Predict the bottom seven positions of the final [5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 8 points if you predicted all countries in this section correctly, regardless of their actual position within the section]

25. Allecian - Mercedes and I - Wintersnow
26. Kylienips - School of Seven Bells - The Night
27. Budtar – Marvin Priest feat. Wynter Gordon – Take Me Away
28. Hogan-Burg Republic - Emily Osment - All The Way Up
29. Scherzland - Vox Halo feat. LaDolla - Criminal
30. Greenfroze - Belanova - Mariposas
31. Sangria - Moonlight Breakfast - Still

Posted by: Freeze 5th February 2012, 01:56 PM

Well.. I'm thinking, why not? It's usually the most interesting country to predict, and being the host should deservedly warrant some fringe benefits


Edit: Oh

Posted by: råndomfurlöng 5th February 2012, 02:07 PM

I've always wanted to fill this out, but it would've been weird doing it before I was participating.

Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten]

1. Ashton - Tone Damli - Look Back
2. Fljótavík - Foxes - Youth
3. Unovia - Dia Frampton - Billy the Kid
4. Ramrynia - Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
5. Syndare - Soso - Who's Gonna Love Me
6. FSR Rontvia - Prance Faris - Flares
7. Numayania - The Storm - My Crown
8. Séyetana - Nightwish - Turn Loose the Mermaids
9. Botanikka - Ria Ritchie - Only One
10. ChrIseland - Donkeyboy - City Boy

Bonus Question 1 l How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it]

218 points

Bonus Question 2 l What type of act will the winner be? - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points]

Female soloist

Bonus Question 3 l Will a country receive its first ever win in this contest? [5 points if correct, 0 otherwise]

No

Bonus Question 4 l How many 12s will Syndare get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one]

3

Bonus Question 5a l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Kluminican Republic -> Scherzland - 2 points
Scherzland -> Kluminican Republic - 6 points
Mdice -> Ashton - 8 points
Ashton -> Mdice - 4 points
Daehun -> Ramrynia - 12 points
Ramrynia -> Daehun - 4 points

Bonus Question 5b l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5a so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Espen -> Caerfyrddia
Caerfyrddia -> Espen
Kopecka -> Bignia-Zaragovina
Bignia-Zaragovina -> Kopecka
Numayania -> Allecian
Allecian -> Numayania

Bonus Question 6 l Where will the following finish? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 5 points for coming within 5 positions out for each];

Budtar: 27th
Fljotavik: 2nd
B.a.N.G: 13th

Bonus Question 7 l Predict the bottom seven positions of the final [5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 8 points if you predicted all countries in this section correctly, regardless of their actual position within the section]

25. Allecian - Mercedes and I - Wintersnow
26. Tinnmark - Andremo feat. Coco - Music is Turning Me On
27. Budtar - Marvin Priest feat. Wynter Gordon - Take Me Away
28. Greenfroze - Belanova - Mariposas
29. Sangria - Moonlight Breakfast - Still
30. Hogan-Burg Republic - Emily Osment - All the Way Up
31. Scherzland - Vox Halo feat. LaDolla - Criminal

Posted by: LexC 5th February 2012, 02:20 PM

Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten]

1.Ashton: Tone Damli - Look Back
2.Ramrynia: Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
3.Syndare: SoSo - Who's Gonna Love Me
4.FSR Rontvia: Prance Faris - Flares
5.Fljotavik: Foxes - Youth
6.Numayania: The Storm - My Crown
7.ChrIseland: Donkeyboy - City Boy
8.Mdice: MNDR - #1 in Heaven
9.Kopečka: Lena Philipsson - Live Tomorrow (Sthlm Mix)
10.Unovia: Dia Frampton - Billy The Kid

Bonus Question 1 l How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it]

188

Bonus Question 2 l What type of act will the winner be? - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points]

Female Soloist

Bonus Question 3 l Will a country receive its first ever win in this contest? [5 points if correct, 0 otherwise]

No

Bonus Question 4 l How many 12s will Syndare get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one]

Two

Bonus Question 5a l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Kluminican Republic -> Scherzland - 0
Scherzland -> Kluminican Republic -
Mdice -> Ashton - 5
Ashton -> Mdice - 7
Daehun -> Ramrynia - 12
Ramrynia -> Daehun - 10

Bonus Question 5b l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5a so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Espen -> Caerfyrddia
Caerfyrddia -> Espen
Kopecka -> Bignia-Zaragovina
Bignia-Zaragovina -> Kopecka
Numayania -> Allecian
Allecian -> Numayania

Bonus Question 6 l Where will the following finish? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 5 points for coming within 5 positions out for each];

Budtar: 31st
Fljotavik: 5th
B.a.N.G: 20th

Bonus Question 7 l Predict the bottom seven positions of the final [5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 8 points if you predicted all countries in this section correctly, regardless of their actual position within the section]

25.Bignia-Zaragivina: Britt Daley - One and Only
26.Sangria: Moonlight Breakfast - Still
27.Allecian: Mercedes & I - Wintersnow
28.Scherzland: Vox Halo feat. LaDolla - Criminal
29.Hogan-Burg Republic: Emily Osment - All the Way Up
30.Greenfroze: Belanova - Mariposas
31.Budtar: Marvin Priest feat. Wynter Gordon - Take Me Away

Posted by: Hitstastic 5th February 2012, 02:40 PM

Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten]

01. Ashton - Tone Damli - Look Back
02. Ramrynia - Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
03. Syndare - SoSo - Who's Gonna Love Me
04. FSR Rontvia - Prance Faris - Flares
05. Numayania - The Storm - My Crown
06. Fljótavík - Foxes - Youth
07. Unovia - Dia Frampton - Billy The Kid
08. ChrIseland: Donkeyboy - City Boy
09. Séyetana - Nightwish - Turn Loose the Mermaids
10. Batidas - Studio Killers - Ode To The Bouncer

Bonus Question 1 l How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it]

219 Points

Bonus Question 2 l What type of act will the winner be? - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points]

Female soloist

Bonus Question 3 l Will a country receive its first ever win in this contest? [5 points if correct, 0 otherwise]

No

Bonus Question 4 l How many 12s will Syndare get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one]

Three

Bonus Question 5a l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Kluminican Republic -> Scherzland
Scherzland -> Kluminican Republic
Mdice -> Ashton
Ashton -> Mdice
Daehun -> Ramrynia
Ramrynia -> Daehun

Bonus Question 5b l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5a so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Espen -> Caerfyrddia = 5 pts
Caerfyrddia -> Espen = 8 pts
Kopecka -> Bignia-Zaragovina = 0 pts
Bignia-Zaragovina -> Kopecka = 5 pts
Numayania -> Allecian = 0 pts
Allecian -> Numayania = 3 pts

Bonus Question 6 l Where will the following finish? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 5 points for coming within 5 positions out for each];

Budtar: 24th
Fljotavik: 6th
B.a.N.G: 20th

Bonus Question 7 l Predict the bottom seven positions of the final [5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 8 points if you predicted all countries in this section correctly, regardless of their actual position within the section]

25. Tinnmark : Andremo feat. Coco - Music is turning me on
26. Scherzland : Vox Halo feat. LaDolla - Criminal
27. Bignia-Zaragovina : Britt Daley - One and only
28. Allecian : Mercedes and I - Wintersnow
29. Sangria : Moonlight Breakfast - Still
30. Lievant : Mullyhaus feat. Little Neve White & The Snoopy Lads - Liar liar!
31. Hogan-Burg Republic : Emily Osment - All the way up

Posted by: Liаm 5th February 2012, 02:47 PM

Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten]

1. Ashton: Tone Damli - Look Back
2. Ramyrnia: Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
3. Syndare: SoSo - Who's Gonna Love Me
4. Numayania: The Storm - My Crown
5. FSR Rontvia: Prance Faris - Flares
6. Fljótavík: Foxes - Youth
7. Unovia: Dia Frampton - Billy The Kid
8. Batidas: Studio Killers - Ode To The Bouncer
9. Séyetana: Nightwish - Turn Loose The Mermaids
10. Kopečka: Lena Phillipsson - Live Tomorrow (Sthlm Mix)

Bonus Question 1 l How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it]
205

Bonus Question 2 l What type of act will the winner be? - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points]
Female Soloist

Bonus Question 3 l Will a country receive its first ever win in this contest? [5 points if correct, 0 otherwise]
No

Bonus Question 4 l How many 12s will Syndare get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one]
3

Bonus Question 5a l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Kluminican Republic -> Scherzland 07
Scherzland -> Kluminican Republic 10
Mdice -> Ashton 03
Ashton -> Mdice 05
Daehun -> Ramrynia 12
Ramrynia -> Daehun 08

Bonus Question 5b l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5a so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Espen -> Caerfyrddia
Caerfyrddia -> Espen
Kopecka -> Bignia-Zaragovina
Bignia-Zaragovina -> Kopecka
Numayania -> Allecian
Allecian -> Numayania

Bonus Question 6 l Where will the following finish? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 5 points for coming within 5 positions out for each];

Budtar: 28th
Fljotavik: 6th
B.a.N.G: 18th

Bonus Question 7 l Predict the bottom seven positions of the final [5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 8 points if you predicted all countries in this section correctly, regardless of their actual position within the section]

25. N-Lazone: Ian Carey & Rosette ft. Timbaland & Brasco - Amnesia
26. Scherzland: Vox Halo ft. LaDolla - Criminal
27. Tinmark: Andremo ft. Coco - Music Is Turning Me On
28. Budtar: Marvin Priest & Wynter Gordon - Take Me Away
29. Greenfroze: Belanova - Mariposas
30. Hogan-Burg Republic: Emily Osment - All The Way Up
31. Sangria: Moonlight Breakfast - Still

Posted by: gooddelta 5th February 2012, 02:47 PM

I think we have a fairly conclusive idea of what the top two will be this month

Posted by: Dandy* 5th February 2012, 02:58 PM

You never know... I think everyone sort of follows each other to a general consensus after a while. I dare say both are certainties for top 10, if not top 5 easily, but the likely voters for other tracks (such as SoSo) are the type to not bother with the odds threads etc.

edit: although I guess actually a lot of the countries that I'm referring to aren't in the contest now I think about it...

Posted by: Eyes 5th February 2012, 03:03 PM

Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten]

1. Ashton: Tone Damli - Look Back
2. Syndare: SoSo - Who's Gonna Love Me
3. Fljótavík: Foxes - Youth
4. Ramrynia: Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
5. Séyetana: Nightwish - Turn Loose The Mermaids
6. Numayania: The Storm - My Crown
7. Unovia: Dia Frampton - Billy The Kid
8. Kopečka: Lena Phillipsson - Live Tomorrow (Sthlm Mix)
9. Batidas: Studio Killers - Ode To The Bouncer
10. Kluminican Republic: Paulina Rubio - Heat Of The Night

Bonus Question 1 l How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it] 184

Bonus Question 2 l What type of act will the winner be? - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points] Female Soloist

Bonus Question 3 l Will a country receive its first ever win in this contest? [5 points if correct, 0 otherwise] Yes (covering bases here)

Bonus Question 4 l How many 12s will Syndare get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one] 4

Bonus Question 5a l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Kluminican Republic -> Scherzland - 0
Scherzland -> Kluminican Republic - 5
Mdice -> Ashton - 8
Ashton -> Mdice - 0
Daehun -> Ramrynia - 12
Ramrynia -> Daehun - 7


Bonus Question 5b l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5a so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Espen -> Caerfyrddia
Caerfyrddia -> Espen
Kopecka -> Bignia-Zaragovina
Bignia-Zaragovina -> Kopecka
Numayania -> Allecian
Allecian -> Numayania

Bonus Question 6 l Where will the following finish? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 5 points for coming within 5 positions out for each];

Budtar: 16th
Fljotavik: 3rd
B.a.N.G: 24th

Bonus Question 7 l Predict the bottom seven positions of the final [5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 8 points if you predicted all countries in this section correctly, regardless of their actual position within the section]

25. Kylienips: School Of Seven Bells - The Night
26. Sangria: Moonlight Breakfast - Still
27. Lievant: Mollyhaus feat. Little Neve White & The Snoopy Lads - Liar Liar
28. Greenfroze: Belanova - Mariposas
29. Scherzland: Vox Halo ft. LaDolla - Criminal
30. Hogan-Burg Republic: Emily Osment - All The Way Up
31. Tinnmark: Andremo ft. Coco - Music Is Turning Me On

Posted by: gooddelta 5th February 2012, 03:07 PM

Hope Eyes' prediction doesn't come true, it would be the most crushing top ten miss that I'd have encountered, I adore Flares THAT much!

Posted by: Eyes 5th February 2012, 03:10 PM

Oh my gosh, I just realised what I did! That's who I forgot in the top 10!

I'll stick with it, I think, it's good not to have them all the same, and I can envisage Flares missing out. I wouldn't be happy if I was right either, but perhaps it's a little experimental to get that much love.

Posted by: Hitstastic 5th February 2012, 03:45 PM

Really? Of the tracks that people had down as a big contender, I'd say 'My Crown' (sorry Tom) would more likely miss the top 10 than 'Flares'. I still think both will finish comfortably inside the top 10.

Posted by: Scherz 5th February 2012, 03:50 PM

I hope people are actually listening to the songs and not just assuming the top 6 other people are putting at the bottom aren't good.
I didn't actually choose Scherzland's entry, it was recommended to me by someone who won this contest previously.
I'm getting the feeling that the song is coming close to the bottom because of the country and not because of the song. In terms of quality, it's just as good as the songs nearer the top in most peoples predictions.
And it can't be a matter of taste, because I was going to send 'Call Me Maybe' I just got in there too late.

Posted by: gooddelta 5th February 2012, 03:51 PM

I'm more confident in Flares than any of my last few entries purely because I've already seen it in quite a few personal charts (and the multichart), and it's had good feedback from other nations who don't chart BJSC entries until after the competition. It looks like it should have enough momentum to make the top ten, from what I've seen! I hope so anyway, I'm so obsessed with it, it even crept past the power duo of Titanium and Somebody That I Used To Know to top my own chart!

There are a few entries that people are continually predicting top half that have had very little buzz/vocal support in this forum, and that I haven't seen in any personal charts as yet, so either people are just keeping quiet about their love for them until after the results, for whatever reason, or those are the songs that might be the 'shock' underperformers.

Posted by: gooddelta 5th February 2012, 04:01 PM

For me at least, that isn't the case. Had you got to Call Me Maybe first then I'd be predicting Scherzland to come 2nd this month! This will be Ramrynia's first top ten anyway, so it's not like everybody's basing the song doing well on the previous form of that nation

Ultimately they're just predictions, and in reality people vote with their ears and not on the basis of odds or predictions. If it's deemed good enough across the board to come top five then it will, regardless of whether it finished last in every set of odds! A few songs I will be voting for this month are doing VERY badly in the predictas/odds, I still love them though!

Posted by: Eyes 5th February 2012, 04:04 PM

Hmm, you all make valid points. And the only reason that I didn't predict it top 10 was because Flares simply slipped my mind somehow.

I'm reluctant to change, for the predicta's sake, but I can't see Flares any lower than 14th, certainly...

I kept seeing Bear Hug in loads of personal charts, and that still didn't qualify, but there are going to be a couple of continual top 10 predictions that aren't going to do well, no matter the showings around the forum, there always is. I'm just really hoping it's not me this time (), and I'm quite confident, for the first time since I started entering, my entry is genuinely my favourite of all the tracks entered, in the previous 4 contests, I always managed to find a track I liked better in the end. And this is still a strong contest.

Posted by: Oricon 5th February 2012, 04:07 PM

And another factor is, Criminal is one of them songs that do mid-table best but tend to stick to the bottom of the finals sadly. I like it myself as well. Maybe it's because it sounds quite generic and hence people tend to not vote for it as much so hence people predicting it near the bottom.

For me it's a shame because I'm such a pop lover that I think this contest's Top 10 is going to stink bar a track or 2. All the tracks I always like end up at the bottom of the pile

Posted by: gooddelta 5th February 2012, 04:10 PM

I think Bear Hug could have done alright had it made the final, that's probably the wrong semi curse, aside from Tom Kay most of its fans were in Semi 2, including me. I did provisional votes for Semi 1 as I always do for the opposite semi and I'd have given it 10...

I have to say though that most of the personal charts that I've seen it in are those of non BJSC participants. Still, I was expecting it to be a safe qualifier, maybe it was too retro/90s to do well, and the vocal isn't the most accessible male singing voice ever either.

Posted by: Eyes 5th February 2012, 04:10 PM

Well, there's so much generic pop this month, it's not going to be concentrated in votes at all, and sink. There's fewer tracks than there normally are in this month's final that'll appeal to the indie voters, and the crossover voters are likely to go for the tracks at the top. I think it's possibly easier to call across the board this month.

Posted by: Hitstastic 5th February 2012, 04:14 PM

That'll be me then.

I prefer to keep quiet about which tracks I'm liking the most. If everyone already knows which 10 songs I like the most then when my votes are revealed in the final, people can just scroll down as there would no element of "oh wow, thanks Hits for the points" as they would know they were getting Batidas love in advance.

Posted by: Eyes 5th February 2012, 04:19 PM

I find that too hard! It spills out eventually. But since my mind about the voting order changes so drastically and I normally find more than 10 tracks I want to vote for in any given contest, no-one should know HOW many points they are getting from me, and me loving a song doesn't always equal points, sadly.

Posted by: gooddelta 5th February 2012, 05:36 PM

Yeah, unless I see one of my entries at somebody's personal chart #1, knowing that I was responsible for that happening, I would never 'expect' points from anybody, and it surprises me each month when the results threads are going on live and people say 'oh, I was expecting more points from X' rather than being thankful for what they were given Even my 1 pointer is something that I massively love more often than not, so I look at even 1 point from somebody as a 'thanks very much!' than a 'only one point ' reaction!

A pessimist is never disappointed, expect zero from everybody and every score will be a bonus

Posted by: Silas 5th February 2012, 05:40 PM

The Ashton//Mdice pairing is very very very odd. Ben rarely gives me points and I'm pretty sure the last time Ashton gave Mdice any points was BJSC XXI when he entered Dragonette - Pick Up The Phone, and even then that DNQ'd so the last final points they got from me was BJSC XIX for Daisy Dares You.

Our music taste has very very little cross over.


That being said, Butterflies did pick up a 12. Although I can't see Look Back getting any points from Mdice.

Posted by: Liаm 5th February 2012, 05:40 PM

The two things bolded REALLY annoy me. I mean I get that sometimes you know someone loves your entry, and thus you may think 'ooh big points for me!' but you can never be 100% sure. As Eyes said, me loving a track doesn't always mean I give it points. You should just be thankful for whatever you get, no points are 'only' to me, because even getting one point is good, certainly better than nothing. I always just go 'thanks for the points _____' whether it's a 12 or a 1.

Posted by: gooddelta 5th February 2012, 05:53 PM

Indeed, one point can make all the difference in a close contest!

My music tastes extend beyond the 50 songs per week in my personal chart, or 10 songs out of 30 that I'm restricted to voting for, so if I don't give you points it doesn't mean that I don't like your song, just perhaps less than the others in the field.

And if it doesn't appear in my personal chart it doesn't mean that you won't get points, on weak months I've often only charted three BJSC entries in my top 50! What you NEED to look at is my unpublished weekly playlist (that I'm never going to show anyone ) that often stretches to 300 songs! A top 50 just makes it more manageable to sort out what I'm liking the most, I'm not going to have a personal chart top 300 just so I can namecheck every single song that I like in some way

Posted by: Dandy* 5th February 2012, 06:02 PM

Nice to see Foxes predicted to finish top 10. I still have no real idea what to expect, I really think it deserves to finish in the top 10 (well I would I guess ) but I can see it being one of those tracks that picks up quite a few votes between 1 and 5 and ends up about 12th or so. I think being in the same contest as the likes of SoSo, MNDR and Le Kid will mean that the votes for all of them will be spread more thinly.

That's why I think Flares will do really well (and challenge for top 3 imo) as it's not like anything else in the contest.

Posted by: Silas 5th February 2012, 06:25 PM

I don't think Foxes will win personally. But I'd be shocked to see it any less than 6th. It's a brillaint track, but I just can't see it having a wide appeal with the purepop voters who are really very dominant this month.


Flares deserves a 3rd but at the very least it should stroll into the top 5 with ease.



I might do a Predicta for once!

Posted by: Ljósið 5th February 2012, 06:40 PM

Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten]

1. Caerfyrddia : Marigold - You and I know
2. Greenfroze: Belanova - Mariposas
3. FYR Vojvodina-On-The-Wold : Le Kid - Human behaviour
4. Ashton : Tone Damli - Look back
5. N-Lazone : Ian Carey & Rosette feat. Timbaland & Brasco - Amnesia
6. Espen : Moa Lignell - When I held ya
7. Kluminican Republic : Paulina Rubio - Heat of the night
8. Kylienips : School of Seven Bells - The night
9. Sangria : Moonlight Breakfast - Still
10. Numayania : The Storm - My crown

Bonus Question 1 l How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it]
166

Bonus Question 2 l What type of act will the winner be? - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points]
Female soloist

Bonus Question 3 l Will a country receive its first ever win in this contest? [5 points if correct, 0 otherwise]
No

Bonus Question 4 l How many 12s will Syndare get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one]
3

Bonus Question 5a l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Kluminican Republic -> Scherzland 6
Scherzland -> Kluminican Republic 2
Mdice -> Ashton 0
Ashton -> Mdice 0
Daehun -> Ramrynia 6
Ramrynia -> Daehun 5

Bonus Question 6 l Where will the following finish? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 5 points for coming within 5 positions out for each];

Budtar: 14th
Fljotavik: 16th
B.a.N.G: 31st

Bonus Question 7 l Predict the bottom seven positions of the final [5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 8 points if you predicted all countries in this section correctly, regardless of their actual position within the section]

25. Unovia : Dia Frampton - Billy the Kid
26. Ramrynia : Carly Rae Jepsen - Call me maybe
27. Séyetana : Nightwish - Turn loose the mermaids
28. Allecian : Mercedes and I - Wintersnow
29. Scherzland : Vox Halo feat. LaDolla - Criminal
30. Hendinia : Tatana feat. Natalia Kills - You can't get in my head (If you don't get in my bed)
31. B.a.N.G : Lydia Caesar - Lottery

Posted by: Silas 5th February 2012, 06:50 PM

Very strange Predicta there Pavel. Call Me Maybe has enough vocal support to make it a top15 cert, there is no way that it's going to be bottom 5.

Posted by: Eyes 5th February 2012, 06:52 PM

Well, it's... different. Aside from what would involve me failing miserably, I wouldn't mind seeing the results unfold like that, would be interesting.

Posted by: Addy K!ng 5th February 2012, 06:58 PM

LOL at Pavel...I think he is protesting over Buzz Jack music taste...that is just my opinion.

Posted by: Ryan741 5th February 2012, 06:58 PM

The above predicta has made me a bit worried now! Have people overestimated Carly's appeal all along?

Posted by: Ljósið 5th February 2012, 07:01 PM

My predicta is the result of random.org/lists Have always wanted to see if it would work. Ha.

Posted by: Hitstastic 5th February 2012, 07:21 PM

Posted by: Ryan741 5th February 2012, 07:24 PM

Oh, that's good! I wonder how well it will do!

Posted by: Ljósið 5th February 2012, 07:25 PM

The Winners:

BJSC I: Mdiče: Britney Spears - And Then We Kiss
BJSC II: Bokia: Katherine McPhee - Dangerous
BJSC III: Bhangra: Dixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice
BJSC IV: FSR Rontvia: Sara Bareilles - Love Song
BJSC V: Elëdan: t.A.T.u - Gomenasai
BJSC VI: Quotosibb: Beverley Knight - Black Butta (Live)
BJSC VII: Mdiče: Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
BJSC VIII: Nonsuch: Lily Allen – Guess Who Batman
BJSC IX: Kingdom Of Shadow: Margaret Berger - Will You Remember Me Tomorrow?
BJSC X: Mdiče: Brandy - Right Here (Departed)
BJSC XI: Elëdan: Lenka - The Show
BJSC XII: Kopečka: La Roux - Quicksand
BJSC XIII: Herzebania: Agnes - Release Me
BJSC XIV: FSR Rontvia: Uh Huh Her - Not A Love Song
BJSC XV: Mdiče: Röyksopp; Robyn - The Girl and the Robot
BJSC XVI: Mdiče: VV Brown - Shark In The Water
BJSC XVII: FSR Rontvia: Beautiful Small Machines - Robots In Love
BJSC XVIII: Mdiče: Ke$ha - TiK ToK/Dolla
BJSC XIX: Kathaldazia: Eva Simons - Silly Boy
BJSC XX: Numayania: Alphabeat - The Spell
BJSC XXI: Lorikeet: Dolly Rockers - Boys Will Be Boys
BJSC XXII: B.a.N.G.: Ellie Goulding - Under The Sheets
BJSC XXIII: Quotosibb: Marina & The Diamonds – Hollywood
BJSC XXIV: B.a.N.G.: Delphic - Halcyon
BJSC XXV: Hendinia: Roll Deep; Jodie Connor - Good Times
BJSC XXVI: FSR Rontvia: Sheelah - Psycho
BJSC XXVII: Kopečka: Eric Saade - It’s Gonna Rain
BJSC XXVIII: Ashton: Molly Sandén - Mitt Liv Är Mitt
BJSC XXIX: Yuxhaaq: Zoe Badwi - Freefallin’
BJSC XXX: Hendinia: Adele - Someone Like You (Live)
BJSC XXXI: FSR Rontvia: Sheelah - The Last Time
BJSC XXXII: FSR Rontvia: Lykke Li - Sadness Is A Blessing
BJSC XXXIII: Batidas: Agnes Obel - Riverside
BJSC XXXIV: Herzebania: Charice - Louder
BJSC XXXV: FSR Rontvia: Chart Music - All My Life
BJSC XXXVI: Isconia: Lana Del Rey - Video Games
BJSC XXXVII: Farahtyn: Jessica Mauboy - Inescapable
BJSC XXXVIII: Kopečka: Loreen - Sober
BJSC XXXIX: Hendinia: Ricki-Lee - Raining Diamonds
BJSC XL: Greenfroze: Rachel Platten - 1000 Ships

I don't know if you see the pattern here Hits

Posted by: Silas 5th February 2012, 07:27 PM

*cough*Sheelah is a duo*cough*

Posted by: JohnMK 5th February 2012, 07:33 PM

Shark In The Water WON? Good Lord

Posted by: gooddelta 5th February 2012, 07:33 PM

The singer of Marigold has a sort of deep feminine voice somehow, and coupled with the lyric 'I don't know where you've been boy, I don't know why', I did wonder for a second longer than I usually would have about the gender of the singer. I assume the lead singer is openly gay, unless I've misinterpreted/not listened to the lyrics and it's about something altogether different (a close friend/a brother?)

Posted by: gooddelta 5th February 2012, 07:35 PM

I listened to that for the first time in ages the other day and it only recently struck me how much a direct rip off the verses are of the verses from Corinne Bailey Rae's Put Your Records On



Indeed they are, only two of my seven winners have followed the traditional female soloist pattern! Shame none of them were male vocalists but I couldn't quite get The Sound of Arrows up another place

Posted by: Veriloquy 5th February 2012, 07:46 PM

In fairness it's actually a GOOD track, it's just sung by an awful human being.

Posted by: Silas 5th February 2012, 07:49 PM

It is to be fair exquisite and pisses over everything else she's done.

Posted by: JohnMK 5th February 2012, 07:56 PM

I agree its by far her best song, but even then it's only a 7/8 out of 10.

Posted by: Ljósið 5th February 2012, 08:06 PM

Ahh the old times! Ben selling his soul sending every (fairly) unused electro female! Nothing's changed there though

Posted by: Ryan741 5th February 2012, 09:45 PM

Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten]

1. Ramrynia (Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe) (I'm going to be extremely optimistic and hope that Carly can get there! It might be my only chance for a long time even though actually managing it looks less likely than it has previously!)
2. Ashton (Tone Damli - Look Back)
3. Numayania (The Storm - My Crown)
4. FSR Rontvia (Prance Faris - Flares)
5. Fljotavik (Foxes - Youth)
6. Syndare (SoSo - Who's Gonna Love Me)
7. Kopecka (Lena Philipsson - Live Tomorrow)
8. FYR Vojvodina-on-the-Wold (Le Kid - Human Behaviour)
9. Unovia (Dia Frampton - Billy The Kid)
10. Espen (Moa Lignell - When I Held Ya)

Bonus Question 1 l How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it] 210

Bonus Question 2 l What type of act will the winner be? - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points] Female soloist

Bonus Question 3 l Will a country receive its first ever win in this contest? [5 points if correct, 0 otherwise] Yes (Sticking with the optimism here! :kink)

Bonus Question 4 l How many 12s will Syndare get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one] 3

Bonus Question 5a l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Kluminican Republic -> Scherzland
Scherzland -> Kluminican Republic
Mdice -> Ashton
Ashton -> Mdice
Daehun -> Ramrynia
Ramrynia -> Daehun

Bonus Question 5b l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5a so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Espen -> Caerfyrddia 3 points
Caerfyrddia -> Espen 4 points
Kopecka -> Bignia-Zaragovina 1 point
Bignia-Zaragovina -> Kopecka 5 points
Numayania -> Allecian 0 points
Allecian -> Numayania 8 points

Bonus Question 6 l Where will the following finish? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 5 points for coming within 5 positions out for each];

Budtar: 22nd
Fljotavik: 5th
B.a.N.G: 24th

Bonus Question 7 l Predict the bottom seven positions of the final [5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 8 points if you predicted all countries in this section correctly, regardless of their actual position within the section]

25. Hogan-Burg Republic (Emily Osment - All The Way Up)
26. ChrIseland (Donkeyboy - City Boy)
27. Lievant (Mollyhaus ft. LNW & TSL - Liar Liar)
28. Allecian (Mercedes & I - Wintersnow)
29. Greenfroze (Belanova - Mariposas)
30. Sangria (Moonlight Breakfast - Still)
31. Kylienips (School of Seven Bells - The Night)

Of course, these predictions are in no way influenced by what I want to happen!

Posted by: Silas 5th February 2012, 11:45 PM

Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten]

1. The Federal Republic of Ashton
2. Ramrynia
3. FSR Rontvia
4. Syndare
5. Numayania
6. Fljótavík
7. Tinnmark
8. Kopecka
9. Unovia
10. Botanikka


Bonus Question 1 l How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it]

211

Bonus Question 2 l What type of act will the winner be? - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points]

Female Soloist

Bonus Question 3 l Will a country receive its first ever win in this contest? [5 points if correct, 0 otherwise]

No

Bonus Question 4 l How many 12s will Syndare get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one]

3

Bonus Question 5a l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Kluminican Republic -> Scherzland
Scherzland -> Kluminican Republic
Mdice -> Ashton
Ashton -> Mdice
Daehun -> Ramrynia
Ramrynia -> Daehun

Bonus Question 5b l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5a so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Espen -> Caerfyrddia || 6
Caerfyrddia -> Espen || 7
Kopecka -> Bignia-Zaragovina || 3
Bignia-Zaragovina -> Kopecka || 10
Numayania -> Allecian || 6
Allecian -> Numayania || 5

Bonus Question 6 l Where will the following finish? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 5 points for coming within 5 positions out for each];

Budtar: 28th
Fljotavik: 6th
B.a.N.G: 23rd

Bonus Question 7 l Predict the bottom seven positions of the final [5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 8 points if you predicted all countries in this section correctly, regardless of their actual position within the section]

25. Chrisland
26. Scherzland
27. Budtar
28. N-Lazone
29. Daehun
30. Hogan-Burg Republic
31. Kylienips

Posted by: Tom Titanium Kay 6th February 2012, 12:02 AM

Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten]

1. Ashton
2. Ramrynia
3. Syndare
4. Numayania
5. FSR Rontvia
6. Unovia
7. Botanikka
8. Batidas
9. Caerfyrddia
10. Fljótavík

Bonus Question 1 l How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it]

189

Bonus Question 2 l What type of act will the winner be? - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points]

Female Soloist

Bonus Question 3 l Will a country receive its first ever win in this contest? [5 points if correct, 0 otherwise]

No

Bonus Question 4 l How many 12s will Syndare get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one]

4

Bonus Question 5a l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Kluminican Republic -> Scherzland 6
Scherzland -> Kluminican Republic 5
Mdice -> Ashton 0
Ashton -> Mdice 2
Daehun -> Ramrynia 8
Ramrynia -> Daehun 3

Bonus Question 5b l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5a so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Espen -> Caerfyrddia
Caerfyrddia -> Espen
Kopecka -> Bignia-Zaragovina
Bignia-Zaragovina -> Kopecka
Numayania -> Allecian
Allecian -> Numayania

Bonus Question 6 l Where will the following finish? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 5 points for coming within 5 positions out for each];

Budtar: 30th
Fljotavik: 10th
B.a.N.G: 23rd

Bonus Question 7 l Predict the bottom seven positions of the final [5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 8 points if you predicted all countries in this section correctly, regardless of their actual position within the section]

25. N-Lazone - Ian Carey & Rosette feat. Timbaland & Brasco - Amnesia
26. Sangria - Moonlight Breakfast - Still
27. Greenfroze - Belanova - Mariposas
28. Scherzland - Vox Halo feat. LaDolla - Criminal
29. Kylienips - School of Seven Bells - The night
30. Budtar – Marvin Priest feat. Wynter Gordon – Take me away
31. Hogan-Burg Republic - Emily Osment - All the way up

Posted by: Ghosthunter 6th February 2012, 03:56 PM

I have no idea to be honest. I've not paid much attention to the lyrics before, but I guess it makes sense that he would be!


I love how Random.org is predicting Caerfyrddia's first win

Posted by: Ghosthunter 6th February 2012, 04:01 PM

Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten]

01 Syndare - SoSo - Who's gonna love me
02 Ashton - Tone Damli - Look back
03 Ramrynia - Carly Rae Jepsen - Call me maybe
04 Numayania - The Storm - My crown
05 FSR Rontvia - Prance Faris - Flares
06 Botanikka - Ria Ritchie - Only one
07 Mdiče - MNDR - #1 in heaven
08 Fljótavík - Foxes - Youth
09 Séyetana - Nightwish - Turn loose the mermaids
10 N-Lazone - Ian Carey & Rosette feat. Timbaland & Brasco - Amnesia

Bonus Question 1 l How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it]

175

Bonus Question 2 l What type of act will the winner be? - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points]

Female soloist

Bonus Question 3 l Will a country receive its first ever win in this contest? [5 points if correct, 0 otherwise]

Yes

Bonus Question 4 l How many 12s will Syndare get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one]

6

Bonus Question 5a l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Kluminican Republic -> Scherzland = 6
Scherzland -> Kluminican Republic = 4
Mdice -> Ashton = 0
Ashton -> Mdice = 0
Daehun -> Ramrynia = 0
Ramrynia -> Daehun = 0

Bonus Question 5b l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5a so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Espen -> Caerfyrddia
Caerfyrddia -> Espen
Kopecka -> Bignia-Zaragovina
Bignia-Zaragovina -> Kopecka
Numayania -> Allecian
Allecian -> Numayania

Bonus Question 6 l Where will the following finish? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 5 points for coming within 5 positions out for each];

Budtar: 23rd
Fljotavik: 8th
B.a.N.G: 27th

Bonus Question 7 l Predict the bottom seven positions of the final [5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 8 points if you predicted all countries in this section correctly, regardless of their actual position within the section]

25 Caerfyrddia – Marigold – You and I know
26 Lievant - Mollyhaus feat. Little Neve White & The Snoopy Lads - Liar liar
27 B.a.N.G - Lydia Caesar - Lottery
28 Kylienips - School of Seven Bells - The night
29 Sangria - Moonlight Breakfast - Still
30 Bignia-Zaragovina - Britt Daley - One and only
31 Greenfroze - Belanova - Mariposas

Posted by: ROBOT 6th February 2012, 04:08 PM

This is really boring being in between that 11-24 mark

Posted by: Oricon 6th February 2012, 04:52 PM

It's worse being in the 23-bottom part of the final. :\

Posted by: Freeze 6th February 2012, 09:27 PM

Thank you - Hitstastic and Silas - for not putting me bottom 7!

Posted by: Klumzee 8th February 2012, 06:23 PM

Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten]

1. Ramyrnia: Carly Rae Jepsen 'Call Me Maybe'
2. Fljotavik: Foxes 'Youth'
3. Syndare: SoSo 'Who's Gonna Love Me?'
4. Seyetana: Nightwish 'Turn Loose The Mermaids'
5. Ashton: Tone Damli 'Look Back'
6. FSR Rontvia: Prance Faris 'Flares'
7. Unovia: Dia Frampton 'Billy The Kid'
8. Batidas: Studio Killers 'Ode To The Bouncer'
9. Numayania: The Storm 'My Crown'
10. ChrIseland: Donkeyboy 'City Boy'

Bonus Question 1 l How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it] 158

Bonus Question 2 l What type of act will the winner be? - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points] Female Soloist

Bonus Question 3 l Will a country receive its first ever win in this contest? [5 points if correct, 0 otherwise] Yes

Bonus Question 4 l How many 12s will Syndare get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one] 3

Bonus Question 5a l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Kluminican Republic -> Scherzland
Scherzland -> Kluminican Republic
Mdice -> Ashton
Ashton -> Mdice
Daehun -> Ramrynia
Ramrynia -> Daehun

Bonus Question 5b l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5a so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Espen -> Caerfyrddia 5
Caerfyrddia -> Espen 10
Kopecka -> Bignia-Zaragovina 4
Bignia-Zaragovina -> Kopecka 8
Numayania -> Allecian 3
Allecian -> Numayania 6

Bonus Question 6 l Where will the following finish? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 5 points for coming within 5 positions out for each];

Budtar: 20th
Fljotavik: 2nd
B.a.N.G: 19th

Bonus Question 7 l Predict the bottom seven positions of the final [5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 8 points if you predicted all countries in this section correctly, regardless of their actual position within the section]

25. Scherzland: Vox Halo feat. LaDolla 'Criminal'
26. N-Lazone: Ian Carey & Rosette feat. Timbaland & Brasco 'Amnesia'
27. Hoganburg Republic: Emily Osment 'All The Way Up'
28. Greenfroze: Belanova 'Mariposas'
29. Lievant: Mollyhaus feat. Little Neve White & The Snoopy Lads 'Liar! Liar!'
30. Sangria: Moonlight Breakfast 'Still'
31. Kylienips: School of Seven Bells 'The Night'

Posted by: ROBOT 12th February 2012, 11:40 AM

Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten]

1. Ashton: Tone Damli - Look Back
2. FSR Rontvia: Prance Faris - Flares
3. Syndare: SoSo - Who's Gonna Love You?
4. Fljotavik: Foxes - Youth
5. Ramrynia: Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
6. Kopecka: Lena Philipsson - Live tomorrow (Sthlm Mix)
7. Lievant: Mullyhaus feat. Little Neve White & The Snoopy Lads - Liar Liar
8. Numayania: The Storm - My Crown
9. Mdice: MNDR - #1 In Heaven
10. FYR Vojvodina-On-The-Wold: Le Kid - Human Behaviour

Bonus Question 1 l How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it] 181

Bonus Question 2 l What type of act will the winner be? - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points] Female soloist

Bonus Question 3 l Will a country receive its first ever win in this contest? [5 points if correct, 0 otherwise] No.

Bonus Question 4 l How many 12s will Syndare get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one] 3.

Bonus Question 5a l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Kluminican Republic -> Scherzland
Scherzland -> Kluminican Republic
Mdice -> Ashton
Ashton -> Mdice
Daehun -> Ramrynia
Ramrynia -> Daehun

Bonus Question 5b l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5a so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Espen -> Caerfyrddia 0
Caerfyrddia -> Espen 0
Kopecka -> Bignia-Zaragovina 0
Bignia-Zaragovina -> Kopecka 0
Numayania -> Allecian 0
Allecian -> Numayania 0

Bonus Question 6 l Where will the following finish? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 5 points for coming within 5 positions out for each];

Budtar: 21st
Fljotavik: 4th
B.a.N.G: 30th

Bonus Question 7 l Predict the bottom seven positions of the final [5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 8 points if you predicted all countries in this section correctly, regardless of their actual position within the section]

25. Daehun: Moumoon – Sunshine Girl
26. Scherzland: Vox Halo feat. LaDolla - Criminal
27. Greenfroze: Belanova - Mariposas
28. Kylienips: School of Seven Bells - The night
29. Bignia-Zaragovina: Britt Daley - One And Only
30. B.a.N.G: Lydia Caesar - Lottery
31. Hogan-Burg Republic: Emily Osment - All The Way Up

Posted by: Dandy* 12th February 2012, 01:00 PM

Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten]

1. Ashton
2. FSR Rontvia
3. Ramrynia
4. Syndare
5. Numayania
6. Unovia
7. Lievant
8. Fljótavík
9. Mdiče
10. Batidas

Bonus Question 1 l How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it] 190

Bonus Question 2 l What type of act will the winner be? - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points] FEMALE SOLO

Bonus Question 3 l Will a country receive its first ever win in this contest? [5 points if correct, 0 otherwise] NO

Bonus Question 4 l How many 12s will Syndare get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one] 4

Bonus Question 5a l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Kluminican Republic -> Scherzland - 0
Scherzland -> Kluminican Republic - 0
Mdice -> Ashton - 0
Ashton -> Mdice - 0
Daehun -> Ramrynia - 0
Ramrynia -> Daehun - 0


Bonus Question 6 l Where will the following finish? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 5 points for coming within 5 positions out for each];

Budtar: 28th
Fljotavik: 8th
B.a.N.G: 26th

Bonus Question 7 l Predict the bottom seven positions of the final [5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 8 points if you predicted all countries in this section correctly, regardless of their actual position within the section]

25. Tinnmark
26. B.a.N.G.
27. Scherzland
28. Budtar
29. Sangria
30. Greenfroze
31. Hogan-Burg Republic

Posted by: Ljósið 15th February 2012, 11:38 AM

This is how it should've been.


Predict the top 10 of the final [50 points available - 5 points for each correct position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; an extra 10 points if you predict all the countries correctly, regardless of how they finish in the top ten]

1. Fljótavík - Foxes - Youth
2. Ashton - Tone Damli - Look back
3. FSR Rontvia - Prance Faris - Flares
4. Numayania - The Storm - My crown
5. Unovia - Dia Frampton - Billy the Kid
6. Ramrynia - Carly Rae Jepsen - Call me maybe
7. Batidas - Studio Killers - Ode to the bouncer
8. Mdiče - MNDR - #1 in heaven
9. Syndare - SoSo - Who's gonna love me
10. Séyetana - Nightwish - Turn loose the mermaids

Bonus Question 1 l How many points will this month's winning song score? [50 points for the exact amount, 25 points for guessing within 5 points of it, 15 points for guessing within 10 points of it, 5 points for guessing within 20 points of it, 1 point for guessing withing 50 points of it]
210

Bonus Question 2 l What type of act will the winner be? - a female soloist, a male soloist, a mixed group, a male duo/group, a female duo/group or 'other'? [5 Points]
Female soloist

Bonus Question 3 l Will a country receive its first ever win in this contest? [5 points if correct, 0 otherwise]
Yes

Bonus Question 4 l How many 12s will Syndare get? [5 Points for the correct prediction, 0 for the wrong one]
One

Bonus Question 5a l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5b so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Kluminican Republic -> Scherzland 0
Scherzland -> Kluminican Republic 0
Mdice -> Ashton 5
Ashton -> Mdice 0
Daehun -> Ramrynia 12
Ramrynia -> Daehun 10

Bonus Question 5b l Predict the amount of points that the following countries will award each other's entries [10 points for every one that you get spot on, none for anything else - so a maximum of 60 points available here - Countries included in this question should ONLY answer question 5a so that your votes are not revealed, anybody else must ONLY answer either 5a or 5b, but not both];

Espen -> Caerfyrddia 0
Caerfyrddia -> Espen 0
Kopecka -> Bignia-Zaragovina 0
Bignia-Zaragovina -> Kopecka 0
Numayania -> Allecian 0
Allecian -> Numayania 0



Bonus Question 6 l Where will the following finish? [10 points for each guessed correctly, 5 points for coming within 5 positions out for each];

Budtar: 24th
Fljotavik: 1st
B.a.N.G: 29th

Bonus Question 7 l Predict the bottom seven positions of the final [5 points for the exact position, 3 points for being one position off, 1 point for being two positions off; extra 8 points if you predicted all countries in this section correctly, regardless of their actual position within the section]

25. Tinnmark - Andremo feat. Coco - Music is turning me on
26. Sangria - Moonlight Breakfast - Still
27. FYR Vojvodina-On-The-Wold - Le Kid - Human behaviour
28. Daehun - moumoon - Sunshine girl
29. B.a.N.G - Lydia Caesar - Lottery
30. Greenfroze - Belanova - Mariposas
31. Hogan-Burg Republic - Emily Osment - All the way up

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Results:

1 Robot 101
2 Ryan741 99
3 Dandy* 80
4 Hitstastic 78
5 Liam 76
6 Eyes 71
7 gooddelta 65
8 lexC 65
9 Silas 57
10 randomfurlong 56
11 Ghosty 52
12 Tom Kay 31
13 Klumzee 28
14 Pavel 22



- Woah at Rob getting Bonus 5 right! The odds of a country giving a song a 0 are FAR higher than of giving any other score.
- Ryan was the only one who got the winner points question correctly, thus gaining 50 points, with Silas answering 211 instead of 210 (tough luck!). Klumzee managed to get 0 with that question too
- Klumzee was better at predicting than random.org by 6 points (Well, I only used random.org for Top 10 and bonuses 6 & 7).
- Liam and Hits were SO close (especially Liam, by predicting Kopecka as 10th) to getting the bonus 10 points for predicting all the countries that finished Top 10.
Nobody predicted a Foxes win and only two people predicted that Ashton will be a runner-up.
- Everybody correctly guessed that it will be a female soloist victory, while not a single person thought that Syndare can receive less than two 12's
- Dandy* was consistently correct in literally every question, but it wasn't enough

Posted by: ROBOT 15th February 2012, 06:25 PM

WOOO!

Posted by: gooddelta 15th February 2012, 06:28 PM

Honestly, I'm rather surprised that Caerfyrddia and Espen didn't exchange points, I thought that they'd both appreciate each others entries this time around! It was very clever to put 0 for every answer though, nice strategy - maybe I'll try it next month Not too dissatisfied with mid-table though.

Posted by: Ljósið 15th February 2012, 06:41 PM

I know right! I was CERTAIN at least Espen would LOVE Marigold!

Posted by: Klumzee 15th February 2012, 06:41 PM

Well done me!

Posted by: Ghosthunter 15th February 2012, 06:45 PM

Quite a lot of countries I thought would vote for it didn't! I was really quite surprised at who did and didn't award it points! For example, I never would have expected Botanikka to vote for it, let alone award it 12 points!

Posted by: gooddelta 15th February 2012, 10:33 PM

Thankfully, my points for it came as no surprise whatsoever I'm sure

Posted by: Ryan741 19th February 2012, 09:54 PM

Thanks for sorting the results out for me Great breakdown of the scores too!

2nd place for me! And I can't believe I managed to guess the correct score right