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MJ’s Idol Pool Week 10 Update

Published by mj April 30th, 2008 in American Idol and AI Pool. 20 Comments

I just posted my recap from last night’s show.

Congrats to Week 10 winners!

1 ChrisP13
1 JJRRutgers
1 lolololol
1 RLB777
1 sam
6 ambidext
6 musicwithrocksin
6 teacheramk
9 DJSlim

And the Top 3 overall are:

1 bugsy
2 JJRRutgers
3 maracaibo

Get your picks in by 9 pm ET. Congrats and good luck tonight! Remember, first prize is an iTunes gift card!

Who is staying for sure? Decent performances plus judges pimping = David Cook isn’t going anywhere. Who is a long shot to leave? David Archuleta. It’s a long shot, but little David could possibly have been lost in the shuffle of last night’s confusing show. But, his fan base is pretty strong, so probably not. Who is probably safe tonight? Syesha Mercado, who will probably be saved by a combination of decent performances, the pimp spot and Simon’s attempt to throw her under the bus. Who else is probably safe tonight? Jason Castro. His fan base went apoplectic when Paula Abdul screwed up and judged his second performance before he performed it live. He probably got the attention of a few casual AI viewers as well. Who is going home. Brooke White easily had the worst performance of the night, with “I’m a Believer”. Her second performance, “I Am…I Said” was good, but somehow, I think Brooke will be lost in the shuffle as voters, believing they are on the bubble, try to save Jason and Syesha.

Going home tonight: Brooke White.

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MJ’s Idol Pool Week 9 Update

Published by mj April 23rd, 2008 in American Idol and AI Pool. 54 Comments

Congrats to Week 9 winners:

1 ChrisP13
2 elsinore
2 jodi21
2 nika
2 oreos10
2 tkbowersox
7 sav129

And the Top 3 overall are:

1 bugsy
2 maracaibo
2 WSULeifJ

Congrats and good luck tonight! Remember, first prize is an iTunes gift card!

Who do I think will leave this week? I have no clue. The only contestants who I feel really confident are safe are David Archuleta and David Cook. Syesha Mercado had a strong performance, and postive comments from the judges, but she went first this week. Still, I think there’s a good chance she’ll be safe. Carly Smithson performed second to last and got excellent comments from the judges, including Simon. But, perhaps people felt it was safe not to vote for her this week, and she could be a surprise boot. Despite a weak performance, performing early in the lineup and negative critiques from the judges, Jason Castro may still be safe this week. Randy and Simon’s unusually harsh criticism may have created a backlash–even casual voters may have thrown a few pity votes Jason’s way. His fan base was certainly kicked into high gear. Maybe Jason will live to see another week. Brooke White broke down completely. She hasn’t had a good performance in weeks. It’s really her time to go. But, between her vulnerability, and Simon and Randy sticking up for her, she could squeak by.

What to do? I think Brooke should leave She gets all my points in this week’s pool.

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MJ’s Idol Pool Week 8 Update

Published by mj April 16th, 2008 in American Idol and AI Pool. 61 Comments

My Top 7 recap is up. Thanks for posting all your re-caps in the thread. I love reading them!

Due to last week’s shocking, SHOCKING boot of Michael Johns *sob*, there aren’t many winners in Top 8 pool.

Here are the Top 3 for this week:

1 monina79
2 Shabbychic
3 bugsy

And the Top 3 overall:

1 bugsy
2 maracaibo
2 WSULeifJ

Congrats and good luck tonight! Remember, first prize is an iTunes gift card!

Don’t forget, Elliott Yamin will be performing on tonight’s results show. Mariah Carey will also be on hand to serenade her “lambs” with her new single “Touch My Body”.

The question for this week is, which girl will be eliminated tonight? Kristy Lee Cook, once again exceeded expectations with her performance of “Forever”. She’s got the country vote, and that vote is mighty. Syesha Mercado also had a pretty good performance and her own voting block. I think she’s safe for this week.

Elimination is between Brooke White and Carly Smithson. Both had lackluster performances. Brooke may have earned a little sympathy with her story about missing her sister’s wedding. I also think her apparent vulnerability may have garnered her some sympathy votes as well.

Carly, on the other hand, was #2 in the performance order–the death spot–and followed the favored David Archuleta. Simon is still panning her, and unfortunately, she is still not connecting with the audience.

If I were covering all my bases, I’d split my votes between Carly and Brooke. But since that’s not how I’ve been rolling lately, all my votes are going to Carly Smithson for elimination tonight.

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MJ’S Idol Pool Week 7 Update

Published by mj April 10th, 2008 in American Idol and AI Pool. 63 Comments

WHOA! There were many (37!) first place winners in the Week 7 round! The list is so long, I’m posting them after the Jump.

Over all Leaders in the Pool:

1 bugsy
2 maracaibo
2 WSULeifJ

Congrats and good luck tonight! Remember, first prize is an iTunes gift card!

My pick for this week: I’m banking on Carly Smithson getting the boot. She’s a talented singer, but has yet to have a knockout performance. Despite her talent, I don’t think she’s been able to connect the viewing audience. Syesha Mercado has been on the verge, but as the last African American contestant left standing and the only R&B singer, I think she’s going to squeak by a few more weeks. Brooke White has been faltering and could be B3, but I think the pimp spot, and the fact that she sang a beloved song, “You’ve Got a Friend” reasonably well this week, will keep her safe. Kristy Lee Cook had a good performance this week. She gets a reprieve. I don’t think she’ll even hit B3.

However, for you conspiracy theorists out there–somebody at Idol Forums heard Nigel give an interview on Sirius radio this morning, and this is what he said (paraphrased by the poster at IDF):

…Tonights results might surprise quite a few people and reminds people that its important that the singers do well each week and that someone can be riding high at the top of the pack and the next week be gone. He mentioned Constantine who had never been in the bottom 3 and had been a star with BR and then just like that he was eliminated…

Hm. I’m sticking with my gut. Carly Smithson it is…

Week 7 Winners after the Jump…

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MJ’s Idol Pool - Week 6 Update

MJ’s Idol Pool - Week 6 Update

Published by mj April 2nd, 2008 in American Idol and AI Pool. 25 Comments

MJ’s Idol Pool participants: Don’t forget to make your picks this week. You have until 9 pm ET.

This week is tough. Hmm. Ramiele Malubay. Last night, she was third–a dead spot–and she turned in another lackluster performance. She’s got a strong fan base, however.

Brooke White could be a surprise boot. She hasn’t had a really strong performance since Top 12, and she performed first and was unmemorable.

Jason Castro had a solid performance, but he lacked the wow factor. He could be in the Bottom 3 tonight, but I don’t think it’s his time to go yet.

Syesha Mercado has been lackluster too, and although I don’t think she’s got a strong fanbase, she’s the only true R&B singer left. Plus, she had a nice spot–right before the pimp spot. And according to Dialidol, she’s totally safe.

I think Kristy Lee Cook did enough, in a genre where she’s comfortable, to last another week.

Alright. I’ve thought it through. Although I said in my re-cap that I thought her fan base would save her another week, I’m going with Ramiele Malubay. Still, I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a shock elimination tonight.

Winners From Last Week

1 Caffiend
1 kaoskrissy
1 STACEY1378
1 yummys girl

Overall

1 bugsy
2 maracaibo
2 WSULeifJ
4 chipperwojo

Congrats and good luck tonight! Remember, first prize is an iTunes gift card!

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MJ’S Idol Pool - Week 5 Update

Published by mj March 26th, 2008 in American Idol and AI Pool. 22 Comments

MJ’s Idol Pool participants: Don’t forget to make your picks this week. You have until 9 pm ET. I decided to act bold this week–I threw all 20 of my points on Chikezie. His performance last night–an old school R&B ballad–put him in the Bottom 3 in prior weeks. I’m thinking it’s finally the end for Chikezie. Don’t go by me though. I’m #23 in the poll. You might want to ask the front runners below on your picks. Remember, first prize is an iTunes gift card!

Congrats to the Top 5 from last week:

1 allietherese89
1 oscar90
3 JJRRutgers
4 SaraPowell
5 Lilolme

And the Top 5 overall leaders:

1 bugsy
2 oscar90
3 chipperwojo
4 JJRRutgers
4 maracaibo
4 WSULeifJ

Good luck tonight!

Idol Bits and Pieces

Published by mj March 12th, 2008 in American Idol and AI Pool. 28 Comments

ETA: Gah. It took forever to write, but I finally posted my recap. Read it here.

A few items…

The finale will be moved from the Kodak theater to the brand new Nokia theater in LA. (Caffiend heard that at last night’s dress rehearsal)
Katharine McPhee will perform tonight on the results show.
Ruben Studdard’s boot song will be premiered tonight. He is in LA. Will he premier the song live?
The songwriters contest is ON. Oh goody.
Check out the Top 12 photo shoot.

Don’t forget to put in your picks for mj’s Idol Pool! The Deadline is 9 pm ET. First prize will be an iTunes gift certificate.

Standings, Top 3:

For Week 3:

1 laubr2
2 JCX9
2 RLB777
2 TKls2myhrt
2 WSULeifJ

Overall:

1 WSULeifJ’s picks 45 15 0 60
2 Agnifesto’s picks 50 9 0 59
3 erin1524’s picks

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MJ’s Idol Pool - Top 20 Standings

Published by mj March 6th, 2008 in American Idol and AI Pool. 9 Comments

Congrats to the leaders in last week’s MJ’s Idol pool:

1 Agnifesto
2 juggler’s
2 makulik
2 musicwithrocksin
2 pj
2 steve-o-meter
2 tinawina

ETA: Overall Standings:

1 erin1524
2 Agnifesto
2 magicode

You have until 8 pm ET to make your picks for this week! Don’t forget! Good luck…

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MJ’s Idol Pool - This Week’s leaders

Published by mj February 26th, 2008 in American Idol and AI Pool. 0 Comments

Hey, MJ’s Idol pool is going strong with 229 entrants! Congrats to last week’s winners:

1 magicode
2 jassmg2024
3 docdoom
3 dvls
3 erin1524
3 geekygirl
3 Kylee
3 monina79
3 sam
3 WSULeifJ
3 yummys girl

You can still sign up (although you’ll receive 0 points for last week) here, or check out the links on the sidebar. The 1st prize will be an iTunes gift certificate! There will be a 2nd and 3rd prize to be announced later.

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MJ’s Idol Contest Pool - Make the Correct Picks and Win a Prize

Published by mj February 16th, 2008 in American Idol and AI Pool. 31 Comments

My original idea was to run my own contest. Silly me! As if I have the time to tally (correctly, OMG) hundreds of votes every week. Ha ha.

Instead, I picked the easy thing. I’m partnering with a site that hosts office pools called funofficepools.com. Check out the widget on the sidebar. Just sign up and make your picks. Here’s the link: join mjsbigblog’s pool.

Sooooo….yeah. Prizes! I haven’t figured out the details, but there will be prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners. Fun! Sign up!

The rules of the game…after the jump:

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