If you ask me they knew jodie was going to win, they tried their best tonight to get jessie some extra support but they knew they were fighting a losing battle, hence the reason they announced how the winner would only be performing four times a week.
I am certain Jessie will be understudy and eventually leading lady, however I'm not sure how they will go about it. Cameron wanted to produce a darker, more gritty play, closer to the novel, which I was really looking forward to. Jodie can't play this role, so are they going to change their plans and make the play into the movie version, in which it won't be suitable for jessie, or stick with the original plans, and make it uncomfortable for jodie