OK folks, some of you probably need a visual of the rules for my contest so here...

[RageWizard]

ya go.

I produced a pretty sick spreadsheet that will compute all of the different point values for the entire contest.

If you nail everyone who is getting eliminated, and the show goes off without the judges saving someone from elimination for any weeks, you can earn 13,500 points.
If you nail the 2 people from this week who will be still in it at the end, you can earn 19,600 points
You get 500 points just for participating so that equals 7000 points.
Then there are still some more possible points that could be had, if they change the rules and incorporate some of the shit that they have been known to do.

Below is a possible Week 1 score for Wally Dingus. keep in mind that I don't know jack about American Idol, so the names are just selected at random and this is intended to hell yous to understand how the rules will be implemented.

 

[RageWizard]

Here's week 2

 

[RageWizard]

On to Week 3

 

[RageWizard]

Now Week 4

 

[RageWizard]

What is this Week 5

 

[RageWizard]

Week 6

 

[RageWizard]

Christ it is Week 7

 

[RageWizard]

Week 8

 

[RageWizard]

Week 9

 

[RageWizard]

Week 10

 

[RageWizard]

Week 11, this is the last week that I am prepared to show you, basically the contest goes on like this until the final week. I don't have the software to chop it up like I want to here at home, so I will show you probably on Tuesday.

 

[RageWizard]

Yeah, like I said the spreadsheet is pretty sick. Every week hopefully I will post who is leading, and a histogram for all of the contestants in all the differnt categories.

 

[Polaroid]

You're right. Those spreadsheets are sick.

 

[Fu Manchu]

jesus...

 

[Rubyn]

Holy crap, you put a lot of thought into this.

Can anyone jump into the contest when they want or do they have to be participating from the beginning?

So each week, we pick the contestants we think will be going home and pick two we think are staying?

 

[Bread]

Bump foir me to read later. complex shit.

 

[RageWizard]

Holy crap, you put a lot of thought into this.

Can anyone jump into the contest when they want or do they have to be participating from the beginning?

So each week, we pick the contestants we think will be going home and pick two we think are staying?

Yeah, you can start whenever you like, Week 1, Week 2, Week whatever, just keep in mind that there is only 1 prize, and the greatest number of points scored will be the winner. If you would like to spot your competitors a possible 3000 or more points before you start, that is up to you.

 

[RageWizard]

Holy crap, you put a lot of thought into this.

Can anyone jump into the contest when they want or do they have to be participating from the beginning?

So each week, we pick the contestants we think will be going home and pick two we think are staying?

Same quote, I forgot some shit.
Once you make your choices for the longevity portion, you don't need to do any more in that category unless your guys/gals get the boot. Even then you don't have to do shit, unless of course you don't want any more points for that category. Usually all you will need to do is pick the guy/gal getting the boot. If your choice for staying until the end gets the boot, I would advise making another selection in that category afterwards, but you can change that choice at any time, but be aware of how it will be scored.