American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Mr. Smith

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

my guesses to advance

Dead-Wife Danny
Anne Marie

3rd- battle royale between Casey Carlson, Jackie Tohn, Ricky Braddy, Anoop Dog, Stephen Fowler. Depends on who nails a song.

some of the others have no shot, some have a little bit at least if they nail a really good song.
 

biggamer3

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

my guesses to advance

Dead-Wife Danny
Anne Marie

3rd- battle royale between Casey Carlson, Jackie Tohn, Ricky Braddy, Anoop Dog, Stephen Fowler. Depends on who nails a song.

some of the others have no shot, some have a little bit at least if they nail a really good song.
Really hoping carlson gets through just to have a reason to watch the final 12
 

Mr. Smith

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

she could easily go thru instead of Anne Marie. Singers are "All-in" this week. They have to nail something, then hope for the votes. unlike previous years where they had a few weeks to get it together, so long as they were not the worst, they would survive another week.
 

biggamer3

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Smith u are dead on about someone like Ricky Braddy not standing a chance this year because of no airtime
 

biggamer3

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

FWIW if Jackie Tohn goes through i will be peeved.

Just because a woman sounds like a dude doesnt make her a good singer!

She sounds awful to me, and is way to smiley, hope she comes last in the voting
 

OMNIVOROUS FROG

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

OK, a must write up on this phoniest of phony episodes. The show is getting boring, redundant and repetitive. We need something new, what do people like? Artifical drama of reality tv. Ok, we will go to an island, pretend to get lost, set up bamboo chairs for judges, make contestants sit in sand. We are over you. Vote off losers, kick them off island, feed them to sharks.

No, that's been done. What about that pretentious mansion from the bachelor, remember the fake millionaire guy that was actually a construction worker? It's open, and boy was that ever fake, let's do it. First we need a throne room, with great big giant thrones. We need 4 of them, power red colored if available. Check. Bring in some sand to put on floor for contestants to sit on. No that was for the lost AI. Or survivor ai. No sand here anyway. Can they sit on folding chairs? No, none here and all bent up on wrestlers heads. We have these kind of antique looking wooden bare ones? Perfectly fake.

We also need more artificial drama, very much like artificial insemination, only we are truly fucking the viewers. What about a do or die singoff? Shit this show is a total jack off anyway, let's do it.

Bring in the commoners to the judges royal mansion chambers, every mansion has one of those, and a contestants waiting room. Who's first?

That would be Sanjaya redux. No fruity hula dancing, no fruitcake hair don'ts. Get him up first so Apu's can get back to serving squishies. Yo Adoop, what's up? I'm not Sanjaya. No your not, we don't have good news for you. Yawn, we have great news. Welcome to season 8! Collective yell heard across the land from Quickie Marts and 7-11's. Randy proudly announces, Anoop Dog is in the house! No one notices, so he yells it again louder. ANOOP DOG is in the house!!! Free squishies for all, no, what about a 1% discount.

Many contestants get told stay or go. I don't remember any of them anyway, as they were not chosen trainwrecks, sympathy sobbing sessions or feel good stories. They are merely fluff, soem to be kept, some to be discarded at a later date. If they left and you never saw them perform, you missed their split second of fame in the 8 second montage so we could spend more time moaning about Tatiana.

Now it is time for resident odd couple Danny Hokey Gokey and his gangbanger wannabe pal Jamar. In case you missed it, Danny and wife were chillin, minding thier own business when Jamar was trying to whack a gangland rival. Stray bullets from Jamar drive by take out Hokey Gokey's wife. Jamar feels bad, Danny forgives him, turns gay, they are now lovers and share a heart locket. Get it? Okie Dokie. Hokey Gokey can sort of sing, looks kind of normal, and has a dead wife to feel sorry for. He moves on. Gangbanger wifewhacker Jamar looks like a gangbanger, ready to sing kill whitey. Gang tatts and piercing to match bullet holes. Apologetic judges kiss his ass when booting him, they don't want to end up like Hokey Gokey's dead wife. Odd couple give each other obligatory departing hug and tears. Danny asks for other half of heart locket back, as thier are lots of gay guys here. Was getting a little too creepy. Okie Dokie Hokey Gokey.

Speaking of gay guys, we have a boatload of rectal wrecking butt pirates this season. Adam is in full fruit theater mode. Better keep an eye on Seacrest. He moves on, probably from other oral skills and a heavily used set of knee pads.

The singoffs are jack offs. Not really drama, and they almost pair off like vs like. How fake. We have no good news for you, no it's great news. That was lame the first time, the 5th time I changed the channel.

Going away from the blonde bimbo is in to the multiethnic brunette is in. But there are so many of them they all blur into one. Except Tatiana, who gets more camera time then all of the rest of them combined.

The baffoon of the minute Nick or Norman Bates or his mother comes out as Nick. All serious and useless. Judges comment enough of the shitick. But that is all he has. We like him like the class retard, willing to look like complete idiot so we can laugh at him. That's right, zero chance in hell, welcome to season 8 ya fuckin goofball.

My favorite tall blond hand humper material get booted in singoff vs. unfriendly ghetto chickenhead negro abuse victim. She looks ready to cry always, wheter getting abused by mean mam or knowing she is fodder. Sympathy vote, welcome to season 8!

Cute as a button little petite blond has a little pink in her hair now. Does that match down below? I hope so and get hand warmed up for her.

Kinda blind guy of course moves along. Is he looking at the judges when they talk to him? Not wanting to mislead, they label him visually impaired. That's fair, but kinda blind still sounds better. Simon, get a baseball, and throw it directly at his face from a few feet away. That will quiet cynics. Yell catch to give him a chance in case it is outside his 2% tunnel. Forgot to edit out him running down stairs. Laughing. Swinging around red tipped white cane. Not many real blind peole can do that, he does have talent, welcome to season 8. Check hire the handicap quota and sympathy vote.

Tatiana stretches her 15 seconds of deserved fame to 15 minutes per episode. We love to hate the drama queeen and all, but now I hate the show for making her the centerpiece. I've heard of too much of a good thing, but what is too much of a bad thing. Simon asks her not to be annoying for 15 seconds. That is like asking Norman Bates to be entertaining without shtick. She would not be this far. She laughs her hideous fake laugh, screams her fake screams and cries her fake tears. Best part of all is when she does a told you so to all of the judges that wanted to sleep with her to let her win singing contests. And to think you could have go that for $20 back before she was discovered without promising her anything. Even the other contestants hate her.

Next another lame singoff with other super gay victim of mean ass ghetto ho. He has a new friend, who must love pitching. They get to go against each other instead of being inside of each other. Comes out dressed like a super flamer. Hide him from Seacrest. Even Simon takes note, what is that? I wanted to come out and be myself the true me. There was little doubt before, so not that much of an impact. But we get a tell, a sad story with morbidly obese grandma. Mom was a drug addict, and he needs this bad. So this guy could be a double risk for aids, iv user and unprotected AI man sex? Most assuredly after that segemnt he is season 8 material. Yes, he/she is. Cry a lot, dress like a flamer and act totally fem, especailly when mean negro ho's kick your ass. You go girl.

Pacitti is a disaster from first episode on. Performs horribly. They move her along because she has connections. But wait, huge public outcry, didn't we figure out plants don't work from last season? She gets booted, because she has connections. Reality tv at it's finest. Hopefully no one will notice that.

We have the two All American working class guys left. My call they both go through, we only have 34 so far. The welder and the roughneck oil rig tough guy. Simon says neither one can win. Hard to idolize a blue collar working stiffs. Welder can sort of sing, roughneck can. Who cares, there both moving on because we have to end this nightmare on the fakest drama of all, we knew both were moving on because the mansion's royal commoner waiting room only had two guys left and we only had 34 shmucks picked.

They are reaching hard to make it new, but just making it worse. What a trainwreck!

Best Wsihes...oF :+waving-5
 

biggamer3

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

That would be Sanjaya redux. No fruity hula dancing, no fruitcake hair don'ts. Get him up first so Apu's can get back to serving squishies. Yo Adoop, what's up? I'm not Sanjaya. No your not, we don't have good news for you. Yawn, we have great news. Welcome to season 8! Collective yell heard across the land from Quickie Marts and 7-11's. Randy proudly announces, Anoop Dog is in the house! No one notices, so he yells it again louder. ANOOP DOG is in the house!!! Free squishies for all, no, what about a 1% discount.

So wrong yet so funny
 

Mr. Smith

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Pacitti-Plant was so bad in Holywood, from what I've seen, it was just too blatantly wrong even for this show that she had made it though. No possible way if she walked in off the street she would still have been there after hollywood.

Too bad she is gone, I wanted to fade her. She cant remember any words, mental trainwreck (crying), most show fans hate her, she didn't belong in top 36.
 

OMNIVOROUS FROG

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Pacitti-Plant was so bad in Holywood, from what I've seen, it was just too blatantly wrong even for this show that she had made it though. No possible way if she walked in off the street she would still have been there after hollywood.

Too bad she is gone, I wanted to fade her. She cant remember any words, mental trainwreck (crying), most show fans hate her, she didn't belong in top 36.


And I thought Kristi Lee, Carly tatts and David A were bad. At least they could perform. I think the producers saw the same thing, she was so fuckin bad she would have never made the top 36 without connections. She became a total liability that had to be removed immediately. In a way they come out looking better as they purify the contest/show, and keep it fair. A propaganda coup and effective preemptive strike. The shit was going to hit the fan hard the farther she moved along. She could not get a deal to moan for porn soundtracks. Done.

Best Wishes...oF :+waving-5
 

Mr. Smith

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Thats what it is Frog you are right. She was going to be so bad that she would have embarrassed them. Almost certain would have forgotten words, maybe start crying. Then the questions would start from the mainstream media, how did she make the top 36?

Plant OUT

Barton IN


and the shitfest moves on

its really just become bad, bad reality TV witht he drama and stupid shit with occasional singing thrown in.
 

biggamer3

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Does the humor overcome the wrongness if no wrongness was intended? No malicious intent?

Best Wishes...OF :+waving-5
When stereotyping an Entire race of people to working in QuikEmarts and 7-11's, you cant play the "no wrongness intended" unless your Joe Biden that is

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YocTu9hywZA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YocTu9hywZA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>
 

Mr. Smith

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

by the way, in my fairly drunken haze last night, I seem to have noticed that Ex-Bookie GREEN-GREEN's fav Megan Corkery has a right arm even more poluted with tatoos than Carly.

That I was not expecting.
 

OMNIVOROUS FROG

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Thats what it is Frog you are right. She was going to be so bad that she would have embarrassed them. Almost certain would have forgotten words, maybe start crying. Then the questions would start from the mainstream media, how did she make the top 36?

Plant OUT

Barton IN


and the shitfest moves on

its really just become bad, bad reality TV witht he drama and stupid shit with occasional singing thrown in.

I agree, it peaked with Bo/Blondie. When it was still sort of real. They ruined a decent show. Turned it into a freak sideshow with a huge helping of staged drama.

Best Wishes...OF :+waving-5
 

OMNIVOROUS FROG

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

When stereotyping an Entire race of people to working in QuikEmarts and 7-11's, you cant play the "no wrongness intended" unless your Joe Biden that is, the man that I love. </EMBED>


Yes, I feel bad, in fact I am going to boycott Fox and The Simpsons. Might as well throw in American Idol. Perpetuating racial stereotypes and giving us fraudulent talent shows. Whew, that's better.

Best wishes...OF :+waving-5
 

biggamer3

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Yes, I feel bad, in fact I am going to boycott Fox and The Simpsons. Might as well throw in American Idol. Perpetuating racial stereotypes and giving us fraudulent talent shows. Whew, that's better.

Best wishes...OF :+waving-5
Froggy chill, i thought it was hilarious
 
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Froggie is our resident "moth to flame" dude ... in AI ease

:houra
 

OMNIVOROUS FROG

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Kissee likes...





And ...





Speaking of flame (rs)...

Come on kissee and tell all.

Best Wishes...OF :+waving-5
 

biggamer3

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

guys dont discount Nathaniels chances of advancing i am told he qualifies as either a male or a female in the voting
 
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Should be putting out my finalized finalist odds sometime tomorrow.

Trying to figure out a hold percentage on it, but am utterly clueless how to do so without input them into one of the old parimutuel computers.

Would be nice to see some books step up with some odds as well. No need to wait for me.
 
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

<TABLE class=tborder id=post1954690 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead style="BORDER-RIGHT: #2b295e 0px solid; BORDER-TOP: #2b295e 1px solid; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BORDER-LEFT: #2b295e 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #2b295e 1px solid"> 02-12-09, 01:01 PM </TD><TD class=thead style="BORDER-RIGHT: #2b295e 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #2b295e 1px solid; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BORDER-LEFT: #2b295e 0px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #2b295e 1px solid" align=right> #279 </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=alt2 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #2b295e 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #2b295e 0px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #2b295e 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #2b295e 0px solid" width=175>Sportsgirl<SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_1954690", true); </SCRIPT>
STEELER FAN!!!



Join Date: Mar 17, 2008
Location: Walking on sunshine
Posts: 7,452


</TD><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_1954690 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #2b295e 1px solid"> Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion
<HR style="COLOR: #2b295e" SIZE=1>Hey GD - am I losing it, or wasn't there a "sing-off" last night between welder, Matt, and oil rig guy Michael and the Matt got the boot? But they are both on the Top 36 list ... :+clueless
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #2b295e 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #2b295e 0px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #2b295e 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #2b295e 1px solid"> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>


They had a "sing-off", but kept them both.
 
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Final Odds before the competition starts.

2009 American Idol- Season 9 Finalists

Odds updated through 2-13-09:

Megan Corkrey 8-1
Kendall Beard 8-1
Danny Gokey 8-1
Anne Marie Boskovich 8-1
Adam Lambert 8-1
Jasmine Murray 10-1
Lil Rounds 10-1
Scott McIntyre 10-1
Stephen Fowler 12-1
Von Smith 12-1
Kris Allen 15-1
Stevie Wright 15-1
Anoop Desai 15-1
Taylor Vaifanua 15-1
Casey Carlson 20-1
Arianna Afsar 18-1
Jorge Nunez-Mendez 18-1
Brent Keith Smith 18-1
Jesse Langseth 20-1
Michael Sarver 20-1
Matt Breitzke 20-1
Jeanine Vailes 20-1
Kai Kalama 20-1
Matt Giraud 20-1
Felicia Barton 25-1
Mishavonna Henson 25-1
Nick Mitchell 30-1
Jackie Tohn 30-1
Kristen McNamara 35-1
Nate Marshall 35-1
Alexis Grace 35-1
Allison Iraheta 40-1
Ju’not Joyner 50-1
Ricky Braddy 50-1
Alex Wagner-Trugman 50-1
Tatiana Nicole del Toro 99-1
Field(anyone not listed) 75-1
 
Last edited:
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Odds of advancing from Group 1, Tuesday, February, 17, 2009:
(one male, one female, and the next top number of votes advance)

Danny Gokey -200
Anne Marie Boskovich +150
Anoop Desai +200
Stevie Wright +250
Casey Carlson +400
Stephen Fowler +500
Michael Sarver +500
Brent Keith +800
Jackie Tohn +1000
Tatiana Nicole del Toro +1000
Alexis Grace +1200
Ricky Braddy +1500
 
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Some of the openers are starting to trickle in. A few props up at matchbook, would be nice to see WSEX interactives soon here.

Amazing that win odds are posted first by a British book of all people.

<TABLE class=fixw cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class="b1 rh1"><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class="b1 rh1"><TD class="bn3 ntop">From Bet365:

American Idol 2009
</TD><TD class="brr ntop" noWrap> Book Closes 17 Feb 22:00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=w><TD colSpan=10 height=1></TD></TR><TR class="h1 rh1"><TD class=an3>Win Only </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=fixw id=tableData_34248144 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=w><TD colSpan=10 height=1></TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl ntop" width=465>Danny Gokey</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds ntop">5/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=5/1#f=34248144#fp=80188270#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Adam Lambert</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">5/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=5/1#f=34248144#fp=80188282#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Anoop Desai</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">13/2</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=13/2#f=34248144#fp=80188278#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Anne Marie Boskovich</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">8/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=8/1#f=34248144#fp=80188274#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Megan Corkrey</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">12/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=12/1#f=34248144#fp=80188300#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Lil Rounds</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">12/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=12/1#f=34248144#fp=80188297#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Matt Giraud</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">14/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=14/1#f=34248144#fp=80188299#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Von Smith</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">14/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=14/1#f=34248144#fp=80188283#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Stevie Wright</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">14/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=14/1#f=34248144#fp=80188272#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Taylor Vaifanua</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">15/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=15/1#f=34248144#fp=80188305#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Scott Macintyre</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">16/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=16/1#f=34248144#fp=80188304#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Stephen Fowler</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">18/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=18/1#f=34248144#fp=80188277#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Arianna Afsar</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">18/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=18/1#f=34248144#fp=80188286#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Casey Carlson</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">18/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=18/1#f=34248144#fp=80188271#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Ju'Not Joyner</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">18/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=18/1#f=34248144#fp=80188292#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Jasmine Murray</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">18/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=18/1#f=34248144#fp=80188288#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Michael Sarver</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">18/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=18/1#f=34248144#fp=80188280#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Kristen McNamara</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">20/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=20/1#f=34248144#fp=80188296#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Alex Wagner-Trugman</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">20/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=20/1#f=34248144#fp=80188284#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Alexis Grace</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">20/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=20/1#f=34248144#fp=80188273#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Brent Keith</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">20/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=20/1#f=34248144#fp=80188281#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Mishavonna Henson</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">25/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=25/1#f=34248144#fp=80188301#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Kris Allen</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">25/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=25/1#f=34248144#fp=80188295#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Jackie Tohn</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">25/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=25/1#f=34248144#fp=80188276#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Kendall Beard</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">28/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=28/1#f=34248144#fp=80188294#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Nick Mitchell</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">28/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=28/1#f=34248144#fp=80188303#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Jorge Nunez-Mendez</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">33/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=33/1#f=34248144#fp=80188291#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Matt Breitzke</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">33/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=33/1#f=34248144#fp=80188298#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Kai Kalama</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">35/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=35/1#f=34248144#fp=80188293#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Allison Iraheta</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">40/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=40/1#f=34248144#fp=80188285#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Jesse Langseth</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">40/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=40/1#f=34248144#fp=80188290#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Jeanine Vailes</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">40/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=40/1#f=34248144#fp=80188289#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Felicia Barton</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">40/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=40/1#f=34248144#fp=80188287#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Nathaniel Marshall</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">45/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=45/1#f=34248144#fp=80188302#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Tatiana Nicole Del Toro</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">45/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=45/1#f=34248144#fp=80188275#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl bb">Ricky Braddy</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds bb">50/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=50/1#f=34248144#fp=80188279#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

North America - Special

<TABLE class=fixw cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class=w><TD colSpan=10 height=1></TD></TR><TR class="b1 rh1"><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class="b1 rh1"><TD class="bn3 ntop">American Idol - Heat 1 (Top Female)</TD><TD class="brr ntop" noWrap> Book Closes 17 Feb 22:00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=w><TD colSpan=10 height=1></TD></TR><TR class="h1 rh1"><TD class=an3>Win Only </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=fixw id=tableData_34248181 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=w><TD colSpan=10 height=1></TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl ntop" width=465>Anne Marie Boskovich</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds ntop">9/4</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=9/4#f=34248181#fp=80188757#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Stevie Wright</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">16/5</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=16/5#f=34248181#fp=80188753#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Alexis Grace</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">4/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=4/1#f=34248181#fp=80188754#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Casey Carlson</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">4/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=4/1#f=34248181#fp=80188752#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Jackie Tohn</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">8/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=8/1#f=34248181#fp=80188771#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl bb">Tatiana Nicole Del Toro</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds bb">10/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=10/1#f=34248181#fp=80188763#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=fixw cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class=w><TD colSpan=10 height=1></TD></TR><TR class="b1 rh1"><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class="b1 rh1"><TD class="bn3 ntop">American Idol - Heat 1 (Top Male)</TD><TD class="brr ntop" noWrap> Book Closes 17 Feb 22:00</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR class=w><TD colSpan=10 height=1></TD></TR><TR class="h1 rh1"><TD class=an3>Win Only </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=fixw id=tableData_34248182 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=w><TD colSpan=10 height=1></TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl ntop" width=465>Danny Gokey</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds ntop">4/5</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=4/5#f=34248182#fp=80188772#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Anoop Desai</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">4/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=4/1#f=34248182#fp=80188774#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Michael Sarver</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">13/2</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=13/2#f=34248182#fp=80188776#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Stephen Fowler</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">7/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=7/1#f=34248182#fp=80188773#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl">Brent Keith</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds">8/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=8/1#f=34248182#fp=80188777#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR><TR class="c1 rh1"><TD class="an4 w b bl bb">Ricky Braddy</TD><TD class="acn wd_odds bb">28/1</TD><TD class=ecn onclick="javascript: betN('pt=N#o=28/1#f=34248182#fp=80188775#so=0#ln=#c=129#');">Bet</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>


<!-- P2-140 -->
 

BCTTWR

EOG Dedicated
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Thanks for the write-ups GD. I know its a typo but its AI Season 8.
 

Mr. Smith

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Matt breitzke has been put into 1st 12. Michael Sarver taken out.
 

BCTTWR

EOG Dedicated
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

I don't get this AI prop at Matchbook: "Which gender will have two in the top 12"

Can someone explain?
 

scottw

EOG Enthusiast
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Odds of advancing from Group 1, Tuesday, February, 17, 2009:
(one male, one female, and the next top number of votes advance)

Danny Gokey -200
Anne Marie Boskovich +150
Anoop Desai +200
Stevie Wright +250
Casey Carlson +400
Stephen Fowler +500
Michael Sarver +500
Brent Keith +800
Jackie Tohn +1000
Tatiana Nicole del Toro +1000
Alexis Grace +1200
Ricky Braddy +1500

If one male, one female, and the next top vote getter advance, wouldn't that leave us with a final 9 after this round? There are three groups of 12, and if only 3 advance each week, we end up with a final 9, right? Usually it is a top 12. Am I reading your explanation of the rules wrong?
 

Mr. Smith

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

I don't get this AI prop at Matchbook: "Which gender will have two in the top 12"

Can someone explain?

top male vote getter this week advances to top 12, top female advances. this bet is on which gender the 3rd advancer will be, male or female. they could have worded it a bit better, but its still clear.
 

Mr. Smith

EOG Master
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

If one male, one female, and the next top vote getter advance, wouldn't that leave us with a final 9 after this round? There are three groups of 12, and if only 3 advance each week, we end up with a final 9, right? Usually it is a top 12. Am I reading your explanation of the rules wrong?

they will have a 4th show after the 3 groups of 12 the next week, a wild card show. they have not said how anyone qualifies for that, it seems to be open to them picking as they see fit.

the last 3 of the top 12 will come from this wild card show. likely people who did well in the 3 groups of 12 but did not advance on votes will be invited to the wild card show.
 
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

<TABLE class=tborder id=post1957638 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width="100%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=thead style="BORDER-RIGHT: #2b295e 0px solid; BORDER-TOP: #2b295e 1px solid; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BORDER-LEFT: #2b295e 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #2b295e 1px solid"> 02-13-09, 06:31 PM </TD><TD class=thead style="BORDER-RIGHT: #2b295e 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #2b295e 1px solid; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BORDER-LEFT: #2b295e 0px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #2b295e 1px solid" align=right> #308 </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=alt2 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #2b295e 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #2b295e 0px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #2b295e 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #2b295e 0px solid" width=175>BCTTWR<SCRIPT type=text/javascript> vbmenu_register("postmenu_1957638", true); </SCRIPT>
EOG Addicted

Join Date: Aug 29, 2005
Posts: 620


</TD><TD class=alt1 id=td_post_1957638 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #2b295e 1px solid"> Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion
<HR style="COLOR: #2b295e" SIZE=1>Thanks for the write-ups GD. I know its a typo but its AI Season 8.
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=alt2 style="BORDER-RIGHT: #2b295e 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #2b295e 0px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #2b295e 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #2b295e 1px solid"> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Good catch. I alternate headings between 2009 and Season 8, looks like I accidentally transposed the two.:doh1
 
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

3 weeks of groups of 12. 3 people advance: Top male vote getter, top female vote getter, and top remaining vote getter.

After those 3 weeks, one wildcard group of 12 performs for last 3 spots.

Lots of mystery speculation as to how the wildcard will work: 27 of the 36 who did not advance in the first 3 groups. Possibly some of the top 50 who did not qualify in the final 36 (there is precedent for this in the early seasons). Vote totals 4 through 7 of the 3 group weeks (4 performers X 3= 12 wildcards) has also been mentioned.

Also there has been no confirmation as to whether the wild card will be based on votes or simply judges choices.

We do know Jo-planta has been chopped down, however. A victory for Idol purists everywhere.
 

BCTTWR

EOG Dedicated
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

Thanks Mr Smith. I would say its horribly written. Its says top 12 so would that not include the wildcard round thus giving the possibilty of a push?
 

BCTTWR

EOG Dedicated
Re: American Idol 2009- Season 8 Thread and Discussion

So we know for sure AI is going to announce who was the top vote getter instead of the usual "you're safe" announcements?
 
Top