So, after 25 replies, the number of top places for each candidate is:

Joanna 10
Stella 5
Chris 3
Liz 1
Jamie 1
The Bagginator 1

1. Joanna
2. Stella
3. Liz
4. Chris
5. Jamie
6. Stuart

1. Joanna (I don't think it's even close now, she's been steadily overtaking the other two girls for a few weeks and is the only one that seems to shine on a regular basis)
2. Stella (still really like her, but her lack of sales ability might be her downfall)
3. Liz (It shows the general standard this year that I rater her this highly, I don't think she's nearly as good as the other two but she's much better than the bunch of fools below her)
4. Stubaggs (he is a tw*t but I think he has more about him than the other two)
5. Jamie (only above Chris because he was able to negotiate without lying and looking like an idiot)
6. Chris (he sold a dress made of ties that one time, other than that I don't know what Lord Sugar sees in him, Stuart, Liz and Joanna are much better at sales and he doesn't seem to bring anything else to the table).

1. Liz
2. Stella
3. Jamie
4. Stuart
5. Chris
6. Joanna

Joanna will falter when it matters I reckon.

joanna wont make past interviews, too argumentative

1. Liz
2. Joanna
3. Chris
4. Stella
5. Jamie
6. Stuart

1. Stella
2. Liz
3. Joanna
4. Chris (for boardroom fighting skills)
5. Jamie
6. THE BRAND (although he would make a great DJ).

I kind of like everyone, but I don't love anyone. Last episode changed things for me but before I'd have put Stella/Liz at the top.

Right now I'd say

1. Joanna
2. Chris B
3. Liz
4. Stella
5. Jamie
6. Stu

why do people rate Chris? He's crap.

1. Joanna
2. Stella
3. Liz
4. Stuart
5. Jamie
6. Chris

1. Joanna - seems to be the most solid performer right now, but that could change. Not sure if she'll win, but has a strong chance.

2. Liz - despite her loss as PM, she still has a chance of pulling it back.

3. Jamie - did not plan well, but his negotiation skills were great. Has a chance of making it to the interviews. But any further?

4. Baggs (TM) - strangely enough, I am warming to him. I hope he gets to the interviews, but I don't think he'll win. Some flashes of talent though.

5. Stella - still like her despite the argument with Liz - but I think she's being set up as a more likeable version of Helene. Will reach interviews.

6. Chris - most number of losses, coupled with the fact AS isn't sure about him will nail him in the end. Bland and only occassionally great. Also a bit of a backtalker, imo. Not a fan.

Out of them all, Joanna and Liz are the ones most likely to win.

1. Joanna
2. Stella

3. Chris
4. Liz
5. Jamie
6. Stuart

1. Stella
2. Liz
3. Joanna
4. Chris
5. Stuart
6. Jamie

My personal opinion of the contestants is.

1.Joanne
2.Liz
=3.Jamie
=3.Stella
5.Chris
6.Stuart

I am still hoping for a Joanne/Liz final, but I have yet to get one right, so bang goes their chances....

I have to say I'm enjoying seeing Joanna do so well when at the beginning I was one of the few around here who actually liked her

I'm so proud that I'm the only one who voted BAGGS

Joanna and Stu get high marks from me.
Liz too.
Then Jamie and Chris.
But Stella is too 'up herself' to prosper in the Sugar empire.

1. Liz
2. Joanna
3. Stella
4. Stuart
5. Chris
6. Jamie

Joanna (raw business acumen, great common sense and a fantastic negotiator. If she's not the next apprentice, there's something wrong with Lord Sugar)
Stella (seems to know what it takes to get the job done)
Stuart (can't stand him but he does perform well from what I can see)
Jamie (would do well to stop singing his own praises and just focus)

Bottom - Liz and Chris (both have had few big successes that they dine out on, don't think either of them are particularly good candidates overall)

Joanna
Liz
Chris
Stella
Jamie
Stuart

Joanna
Stella
Stuart
Liz
Chris
Jamie

So if we were going on a 1-6 points system.The results would be....

Joanna- 187
Stella -161
Liz - 147
Chris- 103
Jamie- 100
Stu- 92

Give or take a point miscalculation here or there perhaps.

1. Chris
2. Liz
3. Joanna
4. The Brand
5. Jamie
6. Stella

Joanna
Stella
Liz (though she's a bit of a cow)
Stuart
Chris
Jamie

Joanna
Liz
Stuart
Jamie - up 2 places from last week due to Chris' bad language (next week's show) and Stella's lack of common sense;
Chris
Stella - down 2 places this week!

I'd only employ the first 3 though...

So you're rating Joanna on what she may or may not do in the future rather than on what she has done? Interesting approach...