MatthewPalermo

please don't do this - badgering for spoilers is annoying and will probably end up unanswered. they come when they come.

Rose Short - (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman

The only other thing I'll say about the results is I'm genuinely very happy that Jacquie made the top 4. She worked her butt off all season, and getting above last place with the IS handicap is something to be celebrated. I'd have placed her in the top 2, but that's just not how it works, unfortunately.

That's fair. I'm definitely thinking it mattered a lot, since Facebook grandmas can't just blindly vote for all of their favorites. Huntley's not someone I've supported all season, but I'll give credit where credit is due. He was the most consistent in lives, and honestly I think that type of winner is much more fair and deserved over someone who's been less consistent, even if I enjoyed said less consistent contestant more overall (I say as someone who voted for Ruby, I just wanted someone I backed most of the season to win ;-;)

maybe i'm missing something here but i feel like Huntley was still far and away the Minivan favorite? I swear a lot of things I saw on Facebook implied he was running away with it. then again, he definitely was the casual favorite, and Ruby also had strong Minivan support too.

even worse!

Huntley’s daughter was the real winner of this season because I’m pretty sure Huntley would have chosen John without her input lmao

Hunley's uptempo is going to be the highest individual number of the night, but I think Ruby's combined reacts are going to be better. It more than likely doesn't matter, Facebook hasn't really been super indicative this season (and the 1 vote rule adds to the unpredictability factor), but I still think Huntley has it in the bag. Casuals are gonna vote for him I bet since he closed and delivered something I bet many people would go see in concert.

Lila's combined reacts don't even catch up to the lowest performance of someone that isn't her

Flopped again for the most part : ( at least i got Mara right singing Janis, wrong song though. Also I noticed that pretty much every answer i give for a true/false question ends up wrong

When you think about how many things there used to be compared to now, it's just sad how much the format and budget cuts have changed things over the years. -Studio recordings for every round (pre-taped rounds and some live playoff recordings got cut from S15 on) -5-7 weeks of live shows per season (6 being the norm) -Coach+contestant performances outside of the finale in the first few weeks of lives (which they now have too few weeks of lives to do) -Random contestant performances during live elimination shows (such as Meghan Linsey/India Carney/Koryn Hawthorne singing Faithfully on S8 semis eliminations, stuff like that) -3 performances in the finale per contestant (one of which is the coach+contestant duet that got moved to Tuesdays) -3 or 4 finalists -Celebrity+contestant duets in the finale (Katie Kadan+Adam Lambert, Maelyn Jarmon+Sarah Mclachlan, etc) -Individual Battle advisors per coach (remember when they got freaking Cher and Celine Dion as advisors???), sometimes individual KO advisors -Finalists bringing back other contestants on results night for a performance together Maybe there's other things, and I don't think the pre-taped portions really changed much outside of advisors and studio recordings, but damn the live shows in particular really tanked hard.

oops!

Everyone needs a Jacquie in their life - you can tell how grateful she is for the experience and how supportive she is of everyone.

If we're talking votes? I legit thought BIAS had it. If we're talking about personal preference? Realistically, BIAS sounded better than most performances he's done all season, but no amount of convincing will cause me to believe he deserved to win that IS, especially over Jacquie or Nini. So I'd say Nini here. #probablybiasedbutwhatever

The reach winner 1. Jacquie Roar The more realistic possibility for a winner 2. Ruby Leigh Did not expect you to rank this high but deserved the finale spot regardless 3. Lila Forde The most realistic possibility for a winner, just not for me personally 4. Huntley Has had good performances, but I think is overrated as hell 5. Mara Justine damn i'm such an outlier with these takes lmao

I don't pop in fan threads very often but I'm just here to say that Nini was freaking robbed and deserved to be in the finale. I enjoyed her more than any contestant in the last 2 seasons. She's right up my alley for genre preference, and it's a huge bummer she didn't make it to the end. I don't think she could have done anything more - her style just isn't what the Facebook grandmas vote for. Just pure perfection all season, not a single misstep or off note. All with unconventional song choices to boot. Making it to semis with a style like hers is no easy feat, so good on her for getting probably as far as she possibly could. Nini will always be MY S24 winner.

Remember when several people, myself included, thought Lila was going home in the first live show week? Remember when Jacquie made the finale despite getting run over by a freight train with bad song choices and performance slots? Freaking iconic. Nini was robbed though : (

Time for one final flop, lol. Final Questions 1. Who will win The Voice? (80 points) - Huntley 2. Who will be the runner-up? (60 points) - Ruby Leigh 3. Who will finish in 3rd place? (60 points) - Mara Justine 4. Who will finish in 4th place? (40 points) - Lila Forde 5. Who will finish in 5th place? (40 points) - Jacquie Roar 6. Who will open the finale? (30 points) - Lila Forde 7. Who will close the finale? (30 points) - Mara Justine 8. At least one of the songs performed on Monday will have ‘Love’ (or any variation of the word) in the title, true or false? (20 points) - False 9. Which contestant will finish their set first? (30 points) - Lila Forde 10. Will any contesant perform a song released in one of the following years - 1967, 1976, 1985, 1994, 2003, 2012? (20 points) - No Bonus Questions Which coach-contestant duet will perform fourth on Tuesday? (30 points) - Mara/Niall Of the 10 songs that will be covered on Monday night, how many of them are “repeats” from the last 2 seasons - S22 and S23? (30 points) - 2 Predict (again) the song choice of one of the Top 5 contestants. You can only make one guess (if you get the artist right, 20 pts, if you get both song and artist, 40 pts) Example: Mara Justine - Cry Baby (Janis Joplin)

Winner - Huntley Runner-Up - Ruby Leigh 3rd - Mara Justine 4th - Lila Forde 5th - Jacquie Roar Huntley's the only male in the finale and he's dominated with Facebook grandmas all season. I don't see how he doesn't win. Ruby has always been the only one to challenge him, and she hasn't been very consistent live. She'll need another breakout to win. Mara's in third because she has a huge fanbase, and has better capability to deliver on finale night. Lila got carried by a pimp spot and casuals. I think 4th is her ceiling. Jacquie deserves better than 5th, but instant save be instant save. Maybe she cracks top 4, but no further.

I think that's the top 4. Mac is up in the air considering he's very close to literally everyone below him, but his lead over them will only grow since he performed late.

i will enjoy this for the one final day i have it because i'm pretty sure i got literally everything performance related wrong : (

1. Huntley 2. Ruby 3. Nini 4. Jacquie 5. Mac 6. Mara 7. BIAS 8. Lila 9. Jordan i feel pretty confident about the top 2 and bottom 3. It’s 3-6 that I’m thinking will be the toss up.

Finale only. For the weeks leading up to the finale, the goal is to stick around as long as you can for maximum exposure and more songs to perform. Typically I’d vote for all my favorites just to see them sing again. But with the one vote rule I choose to vote for a favorite who I think will need it, rather than the objectively strongest performance. In the finale? You’ve already performed the maximum amount of times you can. At that point basically anything but winning is the same thing. Might as well vote for who you want to win.

Holy trinity intact 1. Nini Iris 2. Jacquie Roar 3. Ruby Leigh Solid 4. Lila Forde 5. Huntley 6. Mara Justine Not for me 7. Mac Royals 8. Jordan Rainer 9. BIAS

So for Lila over the course of the season (somebody can correct me if I'm wrong on anything)... -Audition was uploaded to Facebook WITHOUT the performance -Battle was montaged, only member of the top 12 with a montaged battle -KO and a (leaked) playoff (i think) misspelled her last name in thumbnail -Has had very low social media numbers all season I wouldn't be surprised if many of the core demo couldn't even remember who she was come the live shows. Not to mention she's an indie artist on John's team - those contestants usually have a hard time getting votes (with some exceptions). Her pre-live journey has had some of the worst editing I can remember of any live contestant. And she managed to get a PV in top 12 week, with one contestant she got voted over having the first aired audition of the season (which nearly ALWAYS has a finalist) and said audition AND battle being leaked for the premiere of their respective rounds. All while just doing her thing, which has been discussed as too "lowkey" for the standard Minivan audience. So honestly? Well done. That PV was very much deserved after her top 12 performance.