Just now, RobBot said:

Are ties broken? 15th is still very much in sight if so 👀

Yes.

For full clarity:

04 270 Bøtanikkä :: LA NIÑA – FIGLIA D' 'A TEMPESTA (32 votes)

05 270 Sovarasma :: DAVID BORING – Jenny Rotten (25 votes)

13 199 Hendinia :: Klavdia & ARCADE – Anemos (27 votes)

14 199 Ajanaeda :: Florence Road – Storm Warnings (23 votes)

15 199 Zephyra Continuum :: Electrotête – I Love You (Cubic 22 Remix) (21 votes)

17 195 Yehesi :: Suzane – Champagne (24 votes)

18 195 Danæviia :: Maruja – Look Down On Us (23 votes)

Just now, danuary said:

22 178 Baleghde :: BANKS – Contaminated

Fun fact: this is the 10th time I place either 21st or 22nd, meaning I achieve this result 20% of the time which is quite something.

136 - Matt Simons - Better Tomorrow - 22nd in the semi

137 - Klangkarussell - Shipwreck - 21st in the semi

138 - Hayley Kiyoko - Demons - 22nd in the semi

139 - Au/Ra - Screw Feelings - 21st in the final

143 - Chambray - Someday (feat. Rebecca & Fiona) - 22nd in the semi

152 - Raissa - I Will Wait - 22nd in the semi

154 - Elderbrook & Bob Moses - Inner Light - 21st in the semi

163 - Whethan & Nessa Barrett - Sick of Myself - 22nd in final

173 - Matoma & SKAAR - You Found Me - 22nd in final

181 - BANKS - Contaminated - 22nd in final

Congratulations Scenery, a well deserved first victory. Still adore that song and very glad it managed to nab the win (and did so in an impressively decisive manner) <3

3 minutes ago, Brer said:

I'll comment more after I have got everything updated again but for now really pleased that The Spodic Empire do indeed appear to have finally got their first top 10! I worried that I cursed it as it seemed to drop off a fair bit right after I commented on it but clearly bounced back at the end. Didn't quite make my votes but it was quite a standout, an inspired 90s dance pick there.

The bounce back was very unexpected!

This is one of my favourite discoveries ever in BJSC!

1 minute ago, diva thin muffin said:

181 - BANKS - Contaminated - 22nd in final

And big thanks to Dan for doing a brilliant and flawless job at hosting <3

5 minutes ago, Brer said:

I'm afraid I'm still in mega procrastination mode and haven't updated my spreadsheet for this month at all yet so the final scoreboard audit may be waiting a couple of days (I will 100% make sure I do it on Saturday at the absolute latest) but I trust Dan to have got the numbers right x

(scenes when I uncover 90 missing points for Sovarasma )

I'll comment more after I have got everything updated again but for now really pleased that The Spodic Empire do indeed appear to have finally got their first top 10! I worried that I cursed it as it seemed to drop off a fair bit right after I commented on it but clearly bounced back at the end. Didn't quite make my votes but it was quite a standout, an inspired 90s dance pick there.

And I will spare any salty raging about Maruja's position because they ended up doing pretty much exactly the same as they did when I sent them (a couple of positions higher, but that's in part because I was able to vote for them this time whereas Dan rudely snubbed 'One Hand Behind The Devil' x). Go figure when it might as well have just been an extended version of the same song. Happy for them to be two time top 20 kings but they remain underrated x

I always love me some Brer stats!

Will this include an updated streak count? Im itching to see where Mother is right now xx

3 minutes ago, diva thin muffin said:

Fun fact: this is the 10th time I place either 21st or 22nd, meaning I achieve this result 20% of the time which is quite something.

136 - Matt Simons - Better Tomorrow - 22nd in the semi

137 - Klangkarussell - Shipwreck - 21st in the semi

138 - Hayley Kiyoko - Demons - 22nd in the semi

139 - Au/Ra - Screw Feelings - 21st in the final

143 - Chambray - Someday (feat. Rebecca & Fiona) - 22nd in the semi

152 - Raissa - I Will Wait - 22nd in the semi

154 - Elderbrook & Bob Moses - Inner Light - 21st in the semi

163 - Whethan & Nessa Barrett - Sick of Myself - 22nd in final

173 - Matoma & SKAAR - You Found Me - 22nd in final

181 - BANKS - Contaminated - 22nd in final

Congratulations Scenery, a well deserved first victory. Still adore that song and very glad it managed to nab the win (and did so in an impressively decisive manner) <3

You're such an average nation, the stats don't lie! 🤭🤭🤭

@Brer would call you MID in every sense of the word.

2 minutes ago, elgornio said:

I always love me some Brer stats!

Will this include an updated streak count? Im itching to see where Mother is right now xx

Yes that will still be coming as well (the Jim replacement bus service never arrived this month )

spoilers: Hendinia are still #1

really happy to finish in 5th place and grab A LOT of medal positions really brings back fat dog memories omg

the last 2 editions have proven quite successful for me to go for the national final so it will remain for next edition! will be drafting 3 or 4 songs in the national final so stay tuned!

thanks dan for the wonderful hosting!

Thanks for the great hosting job Dan!

My head is unusually empty of other thoughts right now lol so that's probably it from me, good night xo

Well done Scene! Great to see a new winner and with a song I voted for albeit just about, was a great song to revisit and First Aid Kit are a wonderful group that deserved to win all those years ago with Emmylou so it's nice to see them get that long awaited one.

Oops that was not the best end for me and 37th isn't even a unique position, aww x Seems I got extremely lucky with that semi draw, but of course, a song this experimental just being in the final is an achievement, whether it enchanted or traumatised you, you are very welcome x

Great to see Spodic Empire, Dalisska and Eledan make the top 10 (hooray for one ambient experimental track managing it!), I wouldn't have called that for most of them. Decent positions for a lot of my votes, but Cumulonimbia second last is definitely not cool (glad I at least got it through the semi oops x)

Thanks Dan for a brilliant hosting job as always x

Congratulations Scene well done on a first BJSC win! 12 points from me continues a consistent run of high points I've given to the winners in the last 6 contests: 9-10-11-11-11-12.

Hushkanukia a great runner-up, and I'm delighted to see a first top 10 for my 18 recipient The Spodic Empire!

oof it looks like Herbilore needed every one of my 12 points to qualify, and most of the 8 I gave to Land of DW too, but it looks like all my top 4 in the semi (also including Terra Avium and the criminally underappreciated East Ruk) didn't make the final top 30, so I'm glad my favourites from the other semi fared better overall!

Thanks Dan for the excellent hosting!

I wasn't fully sure so I went to double check. Unless I've missed something, 8th place is Dalisska's second best result in BJSC ever....only beaten by a 5th place with Killabite - Follow Me Home.

With the large amount of voters (and different voting system) I could see it being the most points Dalisska has ever received in a BJSC final though. I'm not sure where I'd find point totals for older contests though.

Oh and also, thanks Dan for the hosting!

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Sabrewulf

final musings for the day before I get to sleep:

• Cheiron land sliding came as a bit of a surprise as a host given they hadn't even won the semi. As such I didn't want to make hosting any harder for myself by trying to make up a manipulated order to give the impression of a closer race but I trust the results as they were were entertaining enough.

• I didn't vote any of the top 3, but as far as an all-pop top 3 goes, it's certainly a strong one and I can only be grateful none of them were sent to BJSC 180 as any one of those would surely have had Austra beat.

• Sovarasma nabbing top 5 was excellent to see, even if I did cling on to some hope it could go all the way after a rather convincing semi-final win. Dalisska and Spodic Empire were great surprise additions to the top 10 too.

• I'm also very glad Zephyra Continuum managed top 20 in the end after they looked like underperforming for much of the contest. Likewise for my own entry, which I did really hope for a top 10 with but clearly the competition was just too strong so I will happily take a continuation of the top 20 streak.

• I've no idea what the hell happened to KlumRep I thought they was a nailed on top 10. Shame for Jupiterdonia to also have underperformed, but I suppose outside the bottom 10 is a win for a trance instrumental these days.

• Without my vote in the semi-final Aeroche would've lost their Q streak... :'(

omg I can’t believe I’m beating Danæviia, Aeroche, Jadakissnia and Neliönoir in the year end there’s no stopping me now

(don't forget the semi spreadsheets pls Dan x)

Would votes from Kathaldazia and Sandénia have changed much inside the Top 10 perhaps? 🤔

7 minutes ago, Sabrewulf said:

I wasn't fully sure so I went to double check. Unless I've missed something, 8th place is Dalisska's second best result in BJSC ever....only beaten by a 5th place with Killabite - Follow Me Home.

With the large amount of voters (and different voting system) I could see it being the most points Dalisska has ever received in a BJSC final though. I'm not sure where I'd find point totals for older contests though.

Oh and also, thanks Dan for the hosting!

Yes, 5th place for Killabite was/still is your best, with your other previous top 10 being 10th place for Marie-Mai - Emmène-Moi. The contest Killabite was in did actually use the same voting system as this one but had less than half as many voters (!) so indeed Storefront Church has solidly beaten their record for your highest scoring entry (Killabite got 171).

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Random question for curiosity (not to make anyone feel bad obviously) but is there a stat for which nations have had the most last-place finishes in a BJSC final?