Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-32239636-20180904004647/@comment-32868136-20180904081107

I've give my opinion of what I thought of the contestants' chances of winning prior to the Vegas Round/Judge Cuts.

Olate Dogs - hyped act, probably will go far, doesn't seem like a winning act however

Kenichi Ebina - kickass audition, can go far in the competition, probably will finish 3rd place or something

Mat Franco - better audition than Smoothini, heck, if this guy can perform magic better than Collins Key, he can win this thing   (also as for Emily West, I was impressed when I saw her audition and thought "please please please America this singer is better than the popular auditions eg Anna Clendening, didn't think she had the fanbase to make it to 2nd place early on)

Paul Zerdin - this guy is so good at what he does, a likely top 5 act, I think someone else will win

Grace VanderWaal - viral audition, doesn't feel like a million dollar act but I have a feeling this girl might win

Darci Lynne - she is amazing for her age, should go far enough into the finals but will America allow a 3rd ventriliqust to win AGT?

So if you ask me, Mat Franco *felt* the most like the winner from the start.