Prediction Pick Points for TOP THREE

We made our Prediction Picks at the beginning of the Top 12 - picking the final three in order. You get an automatic 5 points for each of your picks that actually made it to the final three - and then will get an extra 10 points if they finish in the spot that you predicted them to finish in.
So for now - we are just awarding the points for getting your contestants into the final three.

ProfB was the only person who correctly picked the final three. That is pretty amazing. Job well done, cowboy.

15 points (3 in final three) - ProfB

10 points (2 in final three) - Shivers, Paulatics, JC, Hasselhoff, Indiananans, Seacrest Out, Sanjaya Rocks, Fire and Ice, Thaddeus Glapp, Zebra Fight, AMightyWin, The New Last Place, Leftcoaster

5 points (1 in final three) - Simonsays, BadNewz, Team35, IdolSmith, Bessie Moo, YoYoDawg

Just for your reference, here are the picks ...

Team Shivers 1 Archuleta 2 D Cook 3 Smithson
PaulaTics 1 Archuleta 2 Castro 3 D Cook
Simonsays 1 Archuleta 2 White 3 Smithson
Badnewz 1 Archuleta 2 Smithson 3 Johns
JC 1 Archuleta 2 Mercado 3 Castro
profB 1 Archuleta 2 Mercado 3 D Cook
Team35 1 Archuleta 2 Castro 3 White
Team Hasselhoff 1 Archuleta 2 Castro 3 D Cook
The Indiananans 1 Archuleta 2 White 3 D Cook
Seacrest Out 1 Johns 2 Archuleta 3 Mercado
Sanjaya Rocks 1 Johns 2 Archuleta 3 Mercado
Fire and Ice 1 Archuleta 2 Johns 3 Mercado
T & J Smith 1 Archuleta 2 Castro 3 Johns
Bessie Moo 1 Archuleta 2 Castro 3 White
Thaddeus Glapp 1 Archuleta 2 Mercado 3 Johns
Zebra Fight 1 Archuleta 2 Johns 3 D Cook
AMightyWin 1 Archuleta 2 Mercado 3 Castro
The New Last Place 1 Smithson 2 Archuleta 3 Mercado
Leftcoaster 1 Archuleta 2 Castro 3 D. Cook
Yo-Yo Dawg 1 Archuleta 2 Johns 3 Smithson

SCORES - FINAL 4 - If he wasn't smoking weed before ...

Sorry this took a while. Life always seems to get crazy towards the end of AI season.

As we all know Castro got voted out. Syesha somehow made it to the final three. Archie is totally boring. Cook is annoying. I am starting to wish Neil Diamond would come back for another performance.

Here are the scores. Once again TheNewLastPlace was among the weekly winners. Once again they made their PRE-performance picks POST performance. That is a great strategy to get weekly winner. Once again I will count it because they can't come back.
Team - Top12 - Season - Wk4PPPicks - Wk4Bonus - Wk4Total

Seacrest Out - 123 258 12 15 27
Fire and Ice - 119 227 12 15 27
AMightyWin - 118 118 12 15 27
Simonsays - 116 231 12 15 27
The Indiananans - 113 234 12 15 27
The New Last Place - 73 73 12 15 27
profB - 121 244 12 13 25
JC - 116 244 9 15 24
Thaddeus Glapp - 112 233 9 15 24
Leftcoaster - 104 104 9 15 24
Sanjaya Rocks - 103 227 9 15 24
Badnewz - 98 195 9 15 24
Team35 - 111 233 9 13 22
Zebra Fight - 97 225 12 10 22
Bessie Moo - 111 226 6 15 21
Team Shivers - 101 221 9 12 21
Idolsmith - 94 204 9 12 21
Yo Yo Dawg - 98 98 12 8 20
PaulaTics - 113 243 9 10 19
Team Hasselhoff - 91 191 9 8 17

BONUS PICKS - FINAL 4

This was the picture in Jason's mind while he was singing last night.

Time for the Bonus Picks. Same as last week - 15 points divided up however you want.

There were at least a few moments last week when I felt like just shooting myself to avoid having to watch the rest of the show. As much as I wasn't a huge fan of Carly - the show was better when she and Johnsie were in it. Who am I supposed to care about now?

I know the answer is supposed to be Jason Castro (IdolSmith) and I think that is actually who I care the most about. I think he is a goofball. He might not be a stoner but he might be a little more coherent if he was. It sure does seem, though, that he doesn't want to be in the competition anymore. I am not a Syesha fan but at least she really seemed to bring it emotionally. I say if he wants to go home - he should probably go.

Remember when Kristy Lee Cook got voted off? Nobody picked her because it was right after her best performance. Same with Carly. So even though most people thought Syesha would be going before the performances last night - it could be a surprise that she is actually voted off considering how badly Jason Castroted those songs. Who knows?

As for Davy Cook? I never thought I would say this but you could give him a face-transplant using Tyne Daly's face and it would be an improvement at this point. I can't stand to see his smug facial expressions one more time. On top of that, I thought his songs last night sucked. The first one helped me realize how great Simon Le Bon's voice really was. The second song sucked too. He only picked it so that he could sing that long high note - which wasn't really that great. Could he be folding under the pressure?

I would have some comments about David Archuleta but I think I fell asleep after the first 15 seconds of each of his performances. Stand By Me? Love Me Tender? Really? His record is going to be as exciting as Mannheim Steamroller's Romantic Themes record. The sad thing is that he has a really nice voice technically.

At this point I would be happy if they brought Jason Yeager back.

FINAL FOUR - PP Picks

It has come to this - Archie, Syesha, David Cocky and John Travolta. Can Syesha make it into the final 3 with the boys? We will soon find out. In the meantime - make your PP Picks ranking them 1-4. Since we are down to the final four - the multiplier this week is now x3. That means that the picks are really worth 12, 9, 6 and 3 points. (Hint: the multiplier next week will be x4) Remember - this is still anyone's game. By anyone I mean the Paulatics.

Tonights songs will be the "Songs that Shaped Rock & Roll" which is from a list made by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Here are the songs that each contestant is hoping to find on that list.

JASON CASTRO
Red Red Wine - UB40
Tubthumping - Chumbawamba
The Joker - Steve Miller Band
Smoking My Ganja - Capital Letters

DAVID COOK
I Am So Awesome - David Cook Original
I Touch Myself - Divinyls
You're The Best - Joe Esposito
Simply The Best - Tina Turner

SYESHA MERCADO
Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Loser - Beck
Ain't Goin Down 'Till The Sun Comes Up - Garth Brooks
Milkshake - Kelis

DAVID ARCHULETA
Earth Angel - The Penguins
Mickey - Tony Basil
A Whole New World - Aladdin Soundtrack
Seventeen - Winger

SCORES - FINAL 5 - SOMEWHERE BROOKE IS CRYING

Well the crying nanny was sent home today. We no longer have to endure those overly-sincere looks into the camera, the talkback during the judges comments and the slouchy gumby-looking seated guitar playing style.

The weekly winner this week was TheNewLastPlace whose picks should actually be disqualified because they made their PPPicks on Wednesday night - but since they are so far down and have no chance of even moving up to 19th place, I figured I would let them have it. It also keeps my team from being the weekly winner which would probably bring up cries of foul play.

Speaking of cries of foul play - I saw Seacrest Out's comment on how strange it was that I changed the rules for the bonus picks then gave all 15 points to Brooke and heavily benefited from my rule change. Well, first I will say that the rule change was inspired by your cohort Sanjaya Rocks. Secondly I will say that you, too, could have given Brooke 15 points. Thirdly I will say that someone else could have been voted off - then I would look like a fool rather than a genius. Fourthly - and most important - it says somewhere in the bylaws that if you make such accusations against the commissioner then you shall be docked 8 points. Funny. That would put my team in the lead. What a coincidence.

Before we get to the scores - let us not forget about our bonus picks that will start adding up very soon. The Pre-Hollywood pick bonus points will only be added to the full season total. Three of the picks are still standing: Syesha (badnewz, Hasselhoff), David Cook (profB), and David Archuleta (Bessie Moo). The person who makes it the farthest gets 10 points. The person who makes it the 2nd farthest will get 6 points and the one who gets voted off first will get 3 bonus points. Too bad Josiah Leming isn't still in the competition or Seacrest Out might be eligible for some bonus points.

We also have the Prediction Picks to take into account. Each team gets 5 automatic points from each one of their prediction picks that makes it into the final 3 and an extra 10 points for each one predicted to go in the right spot. This could make a major difference in the outcome. For the record - nobody picked David Cook to win.

Now on to this week's scores. (I did not get PP Picks from Indiananans or YoYoDawg)

Team - Top12 - Season - Wk5PPPicks - Wk5Bonus - Wk5Total

The New Last Place - 46 46 10 15 25
PaulaTics - 94 224 8 15 23
Team Hasselhoff - 74 174 6 15 21
JC - 92 220 8 8 16
Bessie Moo - 90 205 8 8 16
The Indiananans - 78 199 8 7 15
Seacrest Out - 96 231 6 8 14
profB - 96 219 6 8 14
AMightyWin - 91 91 8 5 13
Team Shivers - 80 200 8 5 13
Sanjaya Rocks - 79 203 8 5 13
Zebra Fight - 75 203 10 3 13
Team35 - 89 211 8 4 12
Fire and Ice - 92 200 8 3 11
Simonsays - 89 204 8 3 11
Badnewz - 74 171 8 2 10
Thaddeus Glapp - 88 209 8 0 8
Leftcoaster - 80 80 8 0 8
Idolsmith - 73 183 8 0 8
Yo Yo Dawg - 78 78 6 6

FINAL 5 - BONUS PICKS

Sorry for the late posts. I have been working on a number of things - not the least of which is my new website that I designed. It is so awesome. I digress ...

**RULE CHANGE** **TAKE NOTE**

The structure of the bonus picks is different the next few weeks. You still have 15 points - but you can use them in any way you want. You can give all 15 to one contestant or you can give three points to all five contestants. I don't care.
I don't have any comments from last night because I haven't seen the show yet. Of course I heard about Paula's mental meltdown and the general feeling that there aren't many people to pull for anymore - except, of course, Jason "Doobie" Castro. I also remember hearing Mrs. Commish (who watched it last night without me) say that David Cook's head has gotten so big that his hair is doing crazy things. Oh - and that Brooke's performance was very uncomfortable to watch. I can't wait to see the show.

FINAL 5 - PP Picks

This week's PP Picks will still be worth double the points. Rank the contestants 1-5.

It is Neil Diamond week. Is it just me or are they making it difficult for the contestants to sing anything that is relevant for this day and time. Of course, I have no idea what is really relevant to this day and time.

Here are your lucky contestants with their pros and cons listed for your assistance.

BROOKE WHITE
Pros: Only white girl, seems nice, OK voice within her range
Cons: White girl, only seems nice, has three note range.


JASON CASTRO
Pros: looks?, originality, if he gets voted off he won't remember it
Cons: looks?, mentally checked out, bad role model with all of the pot smoking and stuff (hehe)

DAVID COOK
Pros: sells a lot on iTunes, can actually sing, knows when to say no to old British men pretending to be 17 year-old girls
Cons: Annoying, Pompous, Arrogant, Worthy, Butt-rockerness, hair

SYESHA MERCADO
Pros: looks, only African American contestant, looks more comfortable than Brooke
Cons: The boys are better, she is still just a bit off vocally, she looks totally different every week

DAVID ARCHULETA
Pros: every girl under 15 loves him, good voice
Cons: every girl under 15 loves him, his lips, his dad, that goofy smile