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Ugh. Whatta show tonight. Let's see how I change up my picks

Group #2 (next week)
Top Male: Adam
Top Female: Jasmine
Number 3: Matt B
Wildcard: Mishavonna
On the bubble: Kai
Predicted order by votes
1 Adam Lambert * #1 male
2 Matt Breitzke * #3
3 Kai Kalama
4 Nick Mitchell/Norman Gentle
5 Matt Giraud
6 Kris Allen
1 Jasmine Murray * #1 female
2 Mishavonna Henson * wildcard
3 Jesse Langseth
4 Megan Joy Corkrey
5 Allison Iraheta
6 Jeanine Vailes

as always, things could change because of performances

Predicted order by votes
1 Adam Lambert * #1 male (Didn't hurt himself, showed good range, should get a lot of the "Ashley" vote)
2 Matt Breitzke * #3 (Performance was good, although he should have rocked more in the rockin' part, a la Daughtry)
3 Kai Kalama (I liked his performance. May be able to get the third slot. At least a wildcard)
4 Nick Mitchell/Norman Gentle (Horrendous. Will get votes nonetheless. Would the non-Simon judges use a wildcard to keep him alive?)
5 Kris Allen (after no exposure until tonight, he has no fan base, no chance. Did OK with a Michael Jackson song. Nice to finally see you Kris. Nice seeing you Kris.)
6 Matt Giraud (Dreadful and disappointing)

1 Allison Iraheta * #1 female (Darkhorse with little exposure may win #1 female slot by default. She was OK but there was still lots of room for improvement. Has the pipes.)
2 Mishavonna Henson (OK singing. Looks marketable. May get wildcard)
3t Megan Joy Corkrey (OK singing. Weird stage presence; almost Joe Cocker-ish in mannerisms)
3t Jasmine Murray (most disappointing performance of the night for me. I expected more. Poor song choice. May get second chance)
3t Jesse Langseth (song choice didn't allow her to show her range. Barely made the cut in an uninspired sing-off. Probably a goner)
6 Jeanine Vailes (little exposure prior and tonight didn't help at all. Gone.)

I liked seeing Brooke White again. She was one of my faves from last season.

Looks like we all pretty much predicted Adam and Allison after their performances, and Kris was the surprise finalist after virtually zero exposure leading up to this week. Congratulations to Kris.

I can see Adam vs Danny in the Final too.

I would like to see the following have another shot: Matt B., Matt G., Kai, Mishavonna, Jasmine, and Megan, but only a select few of those will get the W/C (and it better not be Nick/Norman, but probably wouldn’t surprise me since the non-Simon judges love his schtick).

I’ll reiterate my pre-performance Group #3 Predictions
Top Male: Scott
Top Female: Lil Rounds
Number 3: Arianna
Wildcard: ???