As we head towards the final, I thought it might be interesting to see how we rank the candidates across the series as whole....

Raef Bjayou
Jenny Celerier
Nicholas de Lacy-Brown
Sara Dhada
Lucinda Ledgerwood
Jennifer Maguire
Lee McQueen
Lindi Mngaza
Kevin Shaw
Simon Smith
Michael Sophocles
Helene Speight
Ian Stringer
Shazia Wahab
Alex Wotherspoon
Claire Young

Rank the candidates in order of preference, with 15 for your favorite down to 0 for your least favorite.

I'll tally up the scores and post the results before the final next week. Voting will close at 10pm next Tuesday.


My ratings:

15 - Raef Bjayou
14 - Simon Smith
13 - Lucinda Ledgerwood
12 - Sara Dhada
11- Shazia Wahab
10- Claire Young
9 - Lee McQueen
8 - Helene Speight
7 - Jennifer Maguire
6 - Lindi Mngaza
5 - Kevin Shaw
4 - Nicholas de Lacy-Brown
3 - Ian Stringer
2 - Jenny Celerier
1 - Alex Wotherspoon
0 - Michael Sophocles

15 - Sara Dhada
14 - Lucinda Ledgerwood
13 - Raef Bjayou
12 - Claire Young
11 - Simon Smith
10 - Jennifer Maguire
9 - Shazia Wahab
8 - Lee McQueen
7 - Nicholas de Lacy-Brown
6 - Michael Sophocles
5 - Lindi Mngaza
4 - Ian Stringer
3 - Helene Speight
2 - Alex Wotherspoon
1 - Kevin Shaw
0 - Jenny Celerier

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Alex - 15
Lee - 14
Raef - 13
Claire - 12
Simon - 11
Kevin - 10

The rest I couldn't stand.

Unless you do a full list I can't count your scores....

15- Raef Bjayou "The spoken word is my tool".

14- Lucinda Ledgerwood "Working together and having fun brings outstanding results".

13- Sara Dhada "I'm a pure example of class and elegance!"

12- Claire Young "I'm trying, Sir Alan, to regulate how much I talk".

11- Lee McQueen "That's what I'm talking about!"

10- Jennifer Maguire "As a salesperson, I rate myself as probably the best in Europe".

9- Shazia Wahab (can't think of a quote)

8- Simon Smith "The full graft! The full graft! The full graft!"

7- Kevin Shaw "We could have a carbonara with... bacon, or... ham... ... or chicken..."

6- Nicholas De-Lacy Brown "I find it very difficult to have conversations about football".

5- Lindi Mngaza "We are SIZZLING hot!"

4- Helene Speight "I'm just not used to being surrounded by 15 gobshites".

3- Ian Stringer "There are 2 types of people in the world; there are winners, and the other, I can't say it and i won't say it!"

2- Michael Sophocles "Please, I don't want to sound like I'm begging..."

1 - Alex Wotherspoon "I don;t believe I was solely accountable for that".

0- Jenny Celerier "CAN. YOU. BE. QUIET. PLEASE?"

15 Lucinda
14 Simon
13 Sara
12 Raef
11 Shazia
10 Lindi
9 Nicholas
8 Ian
7 Kevin
6 Jenny M
5 Claire
4 Michael
3 Lee
2 Helene
1 Jenny C
0 Alex

I already voted, and I encourage every one voting here to take part too...after all you've done almost a quarter of the work already!!!

15 Lucinda

14 Raef

13 Sara

12 Shazia

11 Simon

10 Jennifer

The rest sort of merge into one big mess

9 Lindi

8 Claire - halfway up and she's awful

7 Helene

6 Lee

5 Kevin

4 Nick

3 Ian

2 Jenny - even she isn't the bottom any more!

1 Mixchael - and he only got this point by begging

0 Alex

15 - Raef Bjayou
14 - Lucinda Ledgerwood
13 - Simon Smith
12 - Sara Dhada
11- Shazia Wahab
10- Claire Young
9 - Lee McQueen
8 - Helene Speight
7 - Jennifer Maguire
6 - Lindi Mngaza
5 - Kevin Shaw
4 - Nicholas de Lacy-Brown
3 - Ian Stringer
2 - Jenny Celerier
1 - Michael Sophocles
0 - Alex Wotherspoon

15 - Lucinda Ledgerwood
14 - Raef Bjayou
13 - Sara Dhada
12 - Helene Speight
11- Shazia Wahab
10- Lee McQueen
9 - Simon Smith
8 - Ian Stringer
7 - Claire Young
6 - Jennifer Maguire
5 - Nicholas de Lacy-Brown
4 - Alex Wotherspoon
3 - Kevin Shaw
2 - Michael Sophocles
1 - Jenny Celerier
0 - Lindi Mngaza

15.Lucinda Ledgerwood - The true Winner
14.Claire Young
13.Raef Bjayou
12.Sara Dhada
11.Simon Smith
10.Shazia Wahab

<huge gap>

9.Lindi Magnaza
8.Nicholas de Lacy-Brown
7.Lee McQueen
6.Jennifer Maguire
5.Helene Speight
4.Kevin Shaw
3.Jenny Celerier
2.Ian Stringer - Who?
1.Micharel Sophocles
0.Alex Wotherspoon

15 - Simon
14 - Lucinda
13 - Sara
12 - Raef
11 - Jennifer
10 - Lee
9 - Claire
8 - Shazia
7 - Lindi
6 - Helene
5 - Nicholas
4 - Kevin
3 - Jenny
2 - Ian
1 - Michael
0 - Alex

15 - Raef
14 - Simon
13 - Michael
12 - Lucinda
11 - Claire
10 - Sara
9 - Shazia
8 - Kevin
7 - Lee
6. Jenny M
5 - Lindi
4 - Nicholas
3 - Alex
2 - Helene
1 - Ian
0 - Jenny C

15 - Lucinda, shame I can only give 15 to her
14 - Claire
13 - Raef
12 - Sara
11 - Simon
10 - Lee
9 - Shazia
8 - Helene
7 - Lindi
6 - Jennifer M
5 - Kevin
4 - Ian
3 - Nicholas
2 - Michael
1 - Jenny C
0 - Alex

15 - Sara Dhada
14 - Jennifer Maguire
13- Helene Speight
12- Lucinda Ledgerwood
11- Lee McQueen
10- Raef Bjayou
9- Simon Smith
8- Lindi Mngaza
7- Claire Young
6- Shazia Wahab
5- Ian Stringer
4- Nicholas de Lacy-Brown
3- Alex Wotherspoon
2- Jenny Celerier
1- Kevin Shaw
0- Michael Sophocles

It's really hard to put the best candidates into a specific order and also the worst candidates into a specific order! But I tried:

The Good:

15 - Lucinda
14 - Raef
13 - Sara
12 - Simon
11 - Jennifer M
10 - Shazia


The Bad:

09 - Claire
08 - Lee
07 - Lindi
06 - Helene
05 - Nicholas
04 - Ian
03 - Kevin


The ****ing Hideous:

02 - Jenny C
01 - Michael
00 - Alex

15 - Raef
14 - Michael
13 - Simon
12 - Kevin
11 - Lucinda
10 - Lindi
9 - Claire
8 - Sara
7 - Nicholas
6 - Shazia
5 - Lee
4 - Alex
3 - Jenny M
2 - Ian
1 - Helene
0 - Jenny C

15. Lee
14. Simon
13. Lucinda
12. Raef
11. Claire
10. Sara
9. Jennifer M
8. Shazia
7. Helene
6. Kevin
5. Ian
4. Alex
3. Michael
2. Nicholas
1. Lindi
0. Jenny C

15. Raef Bjayou
14. Lee McQueen
13. Claire Young
12. Sara Dhada
11. Lucinda Ledgerwood
10. Jennifer Maguire
9. Alex Wotherspoon
8. Helene Speight
7. Michael Sophocles
6. Simon Smith
5. Shazia Wahab
4. Jenny Celerier
3. Kevin Shaw
2. Lindi Mngaza
1. Ian Stringer
0. Nicholas de Lacy-Brown

15 Jennifer Maguire
14 Lee McQueen
13 Claire Young
12 Helene Speight
11 Raef Bjayou

10 Lucinda Ledgerwood
9 Ian Stringer
8 Sara Dhada
7 Simon Smith
6 Lindi Mngaza
5 Shazia Wahab
4 Jenny Celerier

3 Kevin Shaw
2 Nicholas de Lacy-Brown

1 Alex Wotherspoon
0 Michael Sophocles

I must be the only person who is generally pleased with how the series turned out. Few decisions I didn't agree with, but I like 3 of the final 4.

15 - Lee McQueen
14- Claire Young
13 - Simon Smith
12 - Alex Wotherspoon
11 - Helene Speight
10 - Jenny Celerier
9 - Jennifer Maguire
8 - Raef Bjayou
7 - Kevin Shaw
6 - Michael Sophocles
5 - Lindi Mngaza
4- Shazia Wahab
3 - Lucinda Ledgerwood
2 - Ian Stringer
1 - Nicholas de Lacy-Brown
0 - Sara Dhada

15 - Raef Bjayou
14 - Lucinda Ledgerwood
13 - Sara Dhada
12 - Simon Smith
11 - Shazia Wahab
10 - Claire Young
9 - Jennifer Maguire
8 - Lee McQueen
7 - Helen Speight
6 - Lindi Mngaza
5 - Nicholas de Lacy-Brown
4 - Kevin Shaw
3 - Ian Stringer
2 - Alex Wotherspoon
1 - Jenny Celerier
0 - Michael Sophocles

15 - Raef Bjayou
14 - Simon Smith
13 - Lee McQueen
12 - Lucinda Ledgerwood
11- Shazia Wahab
10- Claire Young
9 - Alex Wotherspoo
8 - Helene Speight
7 - Jennifer Maguire
6 - Lindi Mngaza
5 - other Jenny
4 - Nicholas de Lacy-Brown
3 - Ian Stringer
2 -Kevin Shaw
1 - Sara Dhada
0 - Michael Sophocles

Is this on likeability, watchability or competence? I've sort of taken the average.

15 - Raef Bjayou
14 - Sara Dhada
13 - Lee McQueen
12 - Shazia Wahab
11- Simon Smith
10- Claire Young
9 - Lucinda Ledgerwood
8 - Helene Speight
7 - Jennifer Maguire
6 - Nicholas de Lacy-Brown
5 - Lindi Mngaza
4 - Ian Stringer
3 - Kevin Shaw
2 - Alex Wotherspoon
1 - Jenny Celerier
0 - Michael Sophocles

It depends entirely on how people want to judge them really....there is no set rules as such!