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Demon Taka wrote: Erik10101 wrote: I think people overuse the term "rigged" for reality competition shows. Rigging gives the connotation that the votes were rigged, and that the producers decided the winner from the start.

Influencing the vote with last-minute placements, overly positive judge critiques, or higher promotion in general is not "rigging" in the same sense, and it is hardly immoral. Just wanted to point that out because it does bother me when people claim the show is rigged but then use producer influencing as evidence. When you sign the contract to appear on the show, you have to agree that "The producers can choose the winner by any mean they so choose."

Are you Faxinator from Reddit who spouting this same nonsense last year? First of all, you are passing your own words off as a direct quote; I have looked up the contract and know what it really says. Second, you are misrepresenting the original text. The contract states that the producers may determine the result if there is a problem with the voting system such as the website and/or phone line going down and preventing people from voting, suspicion of mass bot votes, and other extrenuating circumstances. A perfect example of when this power to override the voting results might have been needed was if Evie Clair had pulled out of the season 12 finale after her father’s death. If she had chosen not to continue, the producers would likely have elevated the act with the next highest number of votes or loser of the judges’ choice to replace Evie rather than continuing with only 9 finalists. This power exists for a good reason and is not intended to be exercised for no reason just because the producers feel like changing the result.