For a couple of seasons in the past I was a big fan of American Idol. I had to watch it every week and got really into each competition. However, last season was pretty “blah” and so I wasn’t really even excited for this season. That is until my friend Regis contacted me about getting in on an AI pool. This would make watching the show not only about the singing competition, but also a game I could play with friends and even possibly win some money! Perfect!
Each week we were allotted 100 points to distribute amongst the remaining contestants and were supposed to put points on who we thought would go home that week. Regis was a great organizer and even made very organized spreadsheets of who was leading in points each week! (Thanks, Regis! You’re awesome for being in charge.)
It’s been a really fun competition… mainly because I’ve been in the lead each week since we began! 🙂 Now the pressure is on… it’s the Season Finale tonight and it’s down to two very good contestants: Adam, the elaborate performer, and Kris, the piano-playing, guitar-strumming, All-American boy. I’m not a huge fan of Adam’s… he’s an interesting entertainer, but he’s a little obnoxious to me. Kris is interesting, more humble, and just less annoying than Adam, but I’m not sure he has that special something. I think Adam is known as the favorite, but Kris could easily be the surprise winner!
I’m still not 100% sure how I’ll allocate my points for this evening… but I sure hope I can remain the leader! How awful to lead the whole time and lose at the end?
UPDATE: I knew I should have gone with my gut and put points on who I wanted
to win. But, I ended up putting all my points on Adam because I thought he was going to prevail and I had to keep my lead… Regis, on the other hand, had nothing to lose so he put all of his points on Kris hoping that I would go for Adam and also betting against the odds for a Kris victory. His strategy totally worked and he won the pool! Congrats, Reg! You deserve it for being our pool leader! 🙂
