Underdogs That Have Won These Shows Before
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OK, I freely admit that Matt is the favourtite - he is winning all the polls fairly comfortably and in most people's mind has been the most consistent throughout the competition. I want Rebecca to win, but I have to be honest and say she is an underdog. Cher and 1D are bigger underdogs but I just don't think they have a chance now.
Who are some underdogs that have won these kinds of shows before? 2 immediately spring to mind for me:-
Leon Jackson
Kris Allen(American Idol)
Both beat far superior(in my opinion) acts, for various reasons. I don't think Matt is superior to Rebecca, they're very different. Can she pull it off though? If so, how?
Who are some underdogs that have won these kinds of shows before? 2 immediately spring to mind for me:-
Leon Jackson
Kris Allen(American Idol)
Both beat far superior(in my opinion) acts, for various reasons. I don't think Matt is superior to Rebecca, they're very different. Can she pull it off though? If so, how?
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But I really think it will take a major screw up by Matt for Rebecca to win seeing as he seems to have a strong lead at the minute.
Ah yeah, good one. Will was a much better singer and performer though(in my opinion).
Look at Ulrika Jonsson winning CBB - she was something like 20/1 favourite to win
Samanda were 1/6 favourites to win and were beaten by Belo on the live final.
Leon beat favourite Rhydian in the final of x factor in series 4 too...
It doesn't happen all the time - but a shock should never be ruled out
They're all great examples, thanks
Also Big Brother Celebrity Hijack - the favourite (Amy) cames 3rd!
I agree. The thing is Rebecca is far more plausible, simply better and has more chance to sail ahead than those underdogs you listed that did win; what's exciting is that performance and likeability is going to make a HUGE difference over the weekend, especially with a wider public deciding to vote in the final; Rebecca is certainly the most likeable, whereas although Matt seems okay, is really annoying a lot of people by seeming a little vain and shouting his mouth off in the press about contestants. The reminders of him being sick are a little tiresome. We know. It's bad luck, but don't keep telling us.
Should be a good final though, even Wand have a solid chance. Although I think all four left will do well regardless of the outcome - nobody is really competing for their specific markets.
Nah she was definetely a favourite to win
She was bottom 2 a couple of times IIRC
Here is an, in hindsight, unfortunate quote from Ladbrokes back in 2002 at the time:
They also had odds of 4-5 (!) that Javine would beat Girls Aloud success and have a number 1 within a year.
Unfortunate? They must of been raking in the money after that result!
Well I was referring the to the punters more than the bookies to be honest
I'm not a fan of anyone as such, but i thought matt was fine last week, better than his comments suggested anyway - whereas rebecca got far better comments that her performances deserved (in my opinion obv).
they are usually positive in the final but maybe they will try and hype rebecca up a bit to try and push her for the win?
She was in the bottom 2 once and the bottom 4 once. But she was also the first girl to make it into Girls Aloud. Kimberly was in the bottom every time!
I don't think you can class her as an underdog because all 10 girls had a 50% chance of being in the group.
Not a chance was she, her name coming out first was a big shock.
But only one could get the most votes, which she did.
I agree Popstars the Rivals is a little difficult to correlate really
I was *shocked* when Will Young won Pop Idol.
Great call. One of the only acts to become a genuine artist over here