Originally Posted by kassieq:
“What I have understood, mainly from Monkseal so I'm sure he will put me right if wrong, is that the winner has usually been decided by the final, populalrity in voting etc.”
By series, I'd say
Series 1 - decided by Martin leaving - joke acts don't win and nobody liked Lesley
Series 2 - we know Jill only came second in the vote in the semis but I think that was just sympathy voting for Julian's Journey - I'd say it was a done deal with Aled leaving
Series 3 - decided from wk 2
Series 4 - did people not watch the finals week It Takes Two? Decided by the semis at the latest, probably earlier with Matt only topping the vote near the end on a "keep him safe" vote rather than a "winner" vote.
Series 5 - decided with Gethin leaving
Series 6 - decided with Austin leaving
Series 7 - decided by Ricky going to jail at the very latest, probably earlier
Series 8 - up in the air between Kara and Matt to the end, not so much Hammie
Series 9 - decided by Harry's quickstep at the latest
Series 10 - decided week 1
Series 11 - I think this is the one series where it was probably very close right to the end and really anybody of the finalists could have won - I don't think Abbey was a shoo-in and I don't really buy the Anybody But Susanna/Anybody But Natalie theory because...why not then Sophie?
Series 12 - Impossible to tell really how popular Frankie was throughout but probably decided by Jake going out.