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Here comes Italy...

2 for the Aussies.

10 countries, 1,280 remaining. Someone is going to come up very short.

225 for Serbia.

Zero for the Swiss.

Estonia deserved way more than 98, and Poland way more than 105.

239 for Moldova!!! They deserved it, after they got the jury shaft.

They get 6!!

Get ready for Germany...

U.K finishes with 283, Sweden 258, Spain 231, Ukraine 192. In recent contests, Sweden has done poorly on the televote side. The U.K. is a wild card because they have not been this high in eons! Get your calculators out. Start with 2,320 and subtract.

Oh, baby...Germany's jury scorecard is blank. We may see another totally blank scorecard when we get to the televote.

You never know. She got a big cheer after she was finished with her performance.

I found another spot to watch the rest of this. The library was closing while the people were voting.

If Spain keeps it close, they could win it all. The U.K. needs a really big lead in case they end up like Switzerland last year on the televote side.

And here is how I saw it... 12 points for the United Kingdom (9.60) 10 points for Italy (9.60) 8 points for Ukraine (9.60) 7 points for Portugal (9.58) 6 points for Poland (9.57) 5 points for France (9.55) 4 points for Sweden (9.51) 3 points for Norway (9.50) 2 points for Spain (9.50) 1 point for Estonia (9.49) I will give you the rest tonight or tomorrow morning.

Much, much better the second time around!

Look sharp, Sam.

And did Moldova take the air out of Sweden's tires? Her performance is starting to look more and more generic, though she has the best lyrics in the show.

I have a feeling Germany will get a few televote points this time around.

I hope that last message of theirs doesn't rub anyone the wrong way. But then again, the show started off with "Give Peace A Chance".

I hope Italy and Spain didn't take the air out of Ukraine's tires. Fortunately the Dutch girl went before them.

Yes. They might take another small break after Ukraine.

Reminiscent of the Lumineers' "Ho, Hey!" France looking ferocious, but I think the early singing position will cost them points. They'll be extremely lucky to squeak into the top 10.

And they start off with "Give Peace A Chance". A message to Comrade Putin, perhaps? Word has it he's dying.

Five minutes to showtime; and it will be the first time I watch it live and uninterrupted by anything else in 3 years. I watched the recorded broadcast last year.