Originally Posted by isopap:
“I don't recall the judges marks ever counting in a final, they normally make a big deal about how it's now all up to the public”
In two person finals it doesn't matter what the judges do, because the public vote takes precedence. However in three person finals, the judges points do matter. The person who comes top with the public goes through to the final two no matter what, but the other person in the final two isn't always the second most popular with the public... e.g you could have
Celeb 1: 3 (judges) + 1 (public)=4
Celeb 2: 2 (judges)+ 3 (public)=5
Celeb 3 1 (judges) + 2 (public)=3
Celeb 3 comes third even though they were second with the public.
However once the final 2 is announced, it becomes on public vote only.