I'd say:

1st Ashleigh & Pudsey
2nd Spelbound
3rd Diversity
4th Paul Potts
5th George Sampson
6th Jai McDowall

1st Ashleigh & Pudsey
2nd Diversity
3rd Spelbound
4th Paul Potts
5th George Sampson
6th Jai McDowall

Never seen Paul Potts, so I can't comment.

1st Spelbound
2nd Diversity
3rd George Sampson
4th Ashleigh & Pudsey
5th Jai McDowell

But I think the first four are all brilliant acts.

I can't remember spellbound? Maybe I missed it that year?

1 Diversity
2 George Sampson
3 Ashleigh & Pudsey
4 Jai McDowell
?? Spellbound

1: Diversity
2:Ashleigh and Pudsey
3: Spelbound
4: George Sampson
5: Paul Potts
6: Jai McDowell

Here is Spelbound's final winning performance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37tqHu_PTxM

And here is their amazing return on the first semi-final the following year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWdmy...eature=related

1st Ashleigh & Pudsey.
2nd Spelbound.
3rd Diversity.
4th George Sampson.
5th Paul Potts.
6th Jai McDowall.

Ashleigh and Pudsey are the best winners.

1st Spellbound
2nd George Sampson
3rd Diversity
4th Ashleigh & Pudsey
5th Paul Potts
6th Jai McDowall

Think George has definitely had the best career out of the winners so far though

1st - Diversity
(a few thousand miles)
2nd - Ashleigh & Pudsey
3rd - Spelbound
4th - Paul Potts
5th - George Sampson
6th - Jai McDowell


Just have to be smug and say I remember a thread after Diversity won where 70% of people were saying they'd be unheard of a year later; three years on and they've just finished a sold out arena tour

Never saw the very first series Paul Potts won. Can't rate him.
1st Diversity
2nd Ashleigh and Pudsey
3rd George Sampson
4th Spelbound
5th Jai McDowall

1st Ashleigh & Pudsey
2nd Spelbound
3rd Diversity
4th Jai McDowall
5th George Sampson
6th Paul Potts

1 Ashleigh & Pudsey
2 Paul Potts
3 Jai McDowall
4 Spellbound
5 Diversity
6 George Sampson

1st Ashleigh & Pudsey
2nd George Sampson
3rd Diversity
4th Spelbound
5th Paul Potts
6th Jai McDowall

1st Diversity - without a doubt
2nd Ashleigh & Pudsey
3rd Spellbound
4th Jai McDowall
5th George Sampson
6th Paul Potts

I seem to be in the minority, but I really liked Jai from the start and voted for him to win

Given that, I guess I'm just ranking these on who I enjoyed following throughout the show, and whether I was rooting for someone else at the time so -

1. Paul Potts
2. Jai McDowall
3. George Sampson
4. Ashleigh and Pudsey (love them but was rooting for J & C)
5. Diversity
6. Spelbound (was rooting for T & P)

1. Diversity
2. Spelbound
3. Ashleigh & Pudsey
Big gap
4. George Sampson
5. Paul Potts
6. Jai McDowell

1. Spelbound
2. Ashleigh and Pudsey
3. Diversity
4. Jai McDowell
5. Paul Potts
6. George Sampson

Spelbound
Ashleigh and Pudsey
Diversity
Jai McDowell
Paul Potts
George Sampson

1 Diversity
2 George Sampson
3 Spelbound
4 Paul Potts
5 Ashleigh & Pudsey
6 Jai McDowall

1. Spelbound
2. Ashleigh and Pudsey
3. Diversity
4. Paul Potts
5. Jai McDowell
6. George Sampson

1 - Spelbound
2 - George Sampson
3 - Diversity
4 - Paul Potts
5 - Jai McDowall
6 - Ashleigh & Pudsey

From 20 people ranking so far - the average:

1st Diversity (2.4)
2nd Ashleigh & Pudsey (2.45)
3rd Spelbound (2.47)
4th George Sampson (4)
5th Paul Potts (4.35)
6th Jai McDowall (4.95)

1 - Diversity
2 - Ashleigh & Pudsey
3 - Paul Potts
4 - Spelbound
5 - Jai McDowall
6 - George Sampson

diversity, ashleigh and pudsey and spellbound were all exceptional winners.

And its because they were exceptional that the likes of George Sampson, Paul Potts and Jai Mcdowell pale in comparison. Even though all three were still very good acts.

Ooo this is tough.

1. Spelbound
2. Ashleigh and Pudsey
3. Diversity
4. Paul Potts
5. George Sampson
6. Jai McDowall


Interestingly the only one I didn't want to win was George Sampson as I much preferred other acts in the final. However, I found his act more interesting than Jai's.