More Thoughts on Performance Order
April 9th, 2009 - kp No CommentsIn a previous post, I noted that the week’s eliminated contestant has never performed in any of the last 4 slots. (The rule was broken this week, when Scott got eliminated going 5th out of 8).
What if we looked at the bottom 3 contestants each week? With the exception of this week and Top 13 week (bottom 3 was never mentioned), you’ll see that the first performer of the night has ALWAYS been sent to the bottom 3!
Here are the bottom 3 each week, with performance order in parenthesis:
Top 11 Week
- Michael Sarver (1st)
- Allison Iraheta (2nd)
- Alexis Grace (7th)
Top 10 Week
- Matt Giraud (1st)
- Scott Macintyre (3rd)
- Michael Sarver (6th)
Top 9 Week
- Anoop Desai (1st)
- Megan Joy (2nd)
- Allison Iraheta (4th)
Top 8 Week
- Lil Rounds (3rd)
- Anoop Desai (4th)
- Scott Macintyre (5th)
Clearly, the moniker “Dead Man’s Spot” is totally appropriate for describing the first performer of the night.
As the number of contestants dwindle, will performance order still matter? Based on this week’s results, perhaps performing in the MIDDLE, and NOT the beginning, will hurt the contestants the most. What do you think?