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Old 14-10-2015, 17:42
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This tried-and-tested game is simple. Basically:
*Pick three candidates from the first episode (or the audition tapes if you're brave), who you'll back or who you think will/want to win. (I don't mind too much if you join after episode two, but don't leave it much later please)
*The candidate gets points depending on whatever week they were eliminated on. If there is a double firing, they get an additional half, but only if they were eliminated second. This also works in the interviews (i.e - fifth place gets eleven, fourth gets eleven and a half, third gets twelve points.)
Only exception is finals - runner up gets thirteen, winner gets fifteen points
I've done this for the past two years in my household and it is popular as well as interesting (I've always come out on top...)

If you want an example, last year, I went for Mark, Roisin and Katie (based on the videos). Katie was eliminated week ten, she gets ten points. Roisin eleven and a half, eleven points. Mark won, so he gets fifteen points. I get a total of thirty-six and a half points.

The maximum you could get is forty (15+13+12) but this is very rare. The winner, on here, is the user with the highest overall score. People can choose the same candidates as each other, though I wouldn't recommend choosing exactly the same.

I'm going for Jenny, Scott and Charleine.

Good luck if you wish to join in!
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Old 14-10-2015, 18:45
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I'll go for an all female trio of Charlene, Jenny and Vana.
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Old 14-10-2015, 19:00
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I'll make selections after tonight.
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Old 14-10-2015, 20:20
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I'll make selections after tonight.
Okay - you're probably much wiser than I...
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Old 14-10-2015, 20:21
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I'll go for an all female trio of Charlene, Jenny and Vana.
Ah cool. Not sure about Vana. The American accent thing seems a bit odd if you ask me.
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Old 14-10-2015, 20:22
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Ah cool. Not sure about Vana. The American accent thing seems a bit odd if you ask me.
Why?.
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Old 14-10-2015, 20:24
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I don't know, just does. Maybe it's because in her VA she said she was from Europe, so I was expecting her to have a kind of "broken English" quality in her accent, but instead she sounded American. Think she might be edited as something of a Luisa character.
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Old 14-10-2015, 20:27
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I don't know, just does. Maybe it's because in her VA she said she was from Europe, so I was expecting her to have a kind of "broken English" quality in her accent, but instead she sounded American. Think she might be edited as something of a Luisa character.
Funny, the reason I picked Jennifer is that she seems like a Luisa character to me It's very hard to pick at this stage though, doubt anyone would have seen Daniel as top 3 last year
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Old 14-10-2015, 20:40
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Yeah I definitely think Jennifer = Luisa! Someone said that Vana reminded them of Lucinda. I can kind of see that tbh. A bit quirky and different.
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Old 14-10-2015, 21:10
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I don't know, just does. Maybe it's because in her VA she said she was from Europe, so I was expecting her to have a kind of "broken English" quality in her accent, but instead she sounded American. Think she might be edited as something of a Luisa character.
She probably grew up in Colombia.

My three: Aisha, Charleine and Dan.
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Old 14-10-2015, 21:50
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She probably grew up in Colombia.

My three: Aisha, Charleine and Dan.
Ok, this is isn't going well for me. It's just that something about him reminded me of Tom, who won a few years ago.
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Old 14-10-2015, 21:56
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Charleine, Scott and Richard.

V. impressed by Charleine after the first episode.
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Old 14-10-2015, 22:01
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Ok, this is isn't going well for me. It's just that something about him reminded me of Tom, who won a few years ago.
Shame about Dan, I thought his audition tape was good.

Charlene is looking really strong though
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Old 14-10-2015, 22:04
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Shame about Dan, I thought his audition tape was good.

Charlene is looking really strong though
Yes. I chose Aisha because I was impressed with her business and the product she invented. Didn't see anything of her tonight though.
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Old 14-10-2015, 23:22
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Richard, Joseph and Vana
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Old 14-10-2015, 23:49
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Ruth, based her on being distinctive in a way that I was expecting to find offputting but I'm already slightly won round by.

Mergim, based on the fact that I already want to strangle the bastard, so I might as well earn meaningless internet points every week I have to tolerate him.

Natalie, based... basically just on her face and accent. She did some decent stuff, too! Good businesser. Probably.
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Old 15-10-2015, 10:57
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Charlene, Richard and Joseph were best performers by far as they negotiated for prices and sold well; i think they will do best. I hope Mergim is going to soon; even in one episode, I found him to be the most unlikeable and annoying person I've seen on the show in all the series. A lot of them didn't show much of anything on first task so it's hard to say if it will improve or not.
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Old 15-10-2015, 18:41
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Yeah I definitely think Jennifer = Luisa! Someone said that Vana reminded them of Lucinda. I can kind of see that tbh. A bit quirky and different.
*facepalm* yeah I meant Vana as Lucinda. God this is embarrassing - I've got Jenny and I was just going to say she's a Luisa...
Still pleased with my three!
(Charleine, Jenny, Scott)
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Old 15-10-2015, 19:13
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I'll go with Charleine, Natalie, Ruth.
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Old 15-10-2015, 20:18
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Definitely Aisha and Scot, I can easily see them in the final. For the third i'll go for Ruth, not going to lie though I would of gone for Dan if you'd asked me yesterday.
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Old 15-10-2015, 21:55
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My three: Aisha, Charleine and Dan.
Ho hum. I predict Charleine will be next.
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Old 15-10-2015, 22:10
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I'm thinking Elle actually. She has been criticised for being a bit quiet, but when she does talk she seems to talk sense, and she defends herself quite well in the boardroom. She could be a bit of a dark horse - maybe a female version of Mark last year. He also appeared to be just a whiner in the early stages, but he knew what he was talking about and he turned out to have a lot of talent.

Other two: Charleine and Ruth. (Was considering Richard, but I think it will be a woman winner this year, seeing as they've only had one out of four since the change of format and they like to keep it reasonably even).
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Old 15-10-2015, 22:16
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I'm thinking Elle actually. She has been criticised for being a bit quiet, but when she does talk she seems to talk sense, and she defends herself quite well in the boardroom. She could be a bit of a dark horse - maybe a female version of Mark last year. He also appeared to be just a whiner in the early stages, but he knew what he was talking about and he turned out to have a lot of talent.

Other two: Charleine and Ruth. (Was considering Richard, but I think it will be a woman winner this year, seeing as they've only had one out of four since the change of format and they like to keep it reasonably even).
That's a good point about Elle actually. Redemption arc perhaps?
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Old 16-10-2015, 17:35
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Ho hum. I predict Charleine will be next.
Oh dear
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Old 18-10-2015, 09:25
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My Three: Vana, Elle, Jenny.
They are a good trio to pick
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