Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25150955-20190108025202/@comment-33029617-20190209064136

Next week is looking great in terms of quality! The singers next week are quite the hardhitters (Especially Crum, Potts, and Boyle), and we have good variety of other acts mixed into the concotion so it isn't quite The Voice (Preacher, Kensyia, Shin, Jon, Darci (She is both a singer and a performer in my eyes), and Deadly Games. I'm going to rank what I think will happen and what I personally wish will happen in terms of rating.

Likely Ranking:

12th: Deadly Games: A lot of people weren't very happy that Heidi used her GB on them, and Danger Acts usually never fare well in the end.

11th: Jon Dorenbos: He is an amazing magician with a likeable personality and a great backstory, but he outclassed by Shin Lim in terms of popularity. He also finished 3rd in his respective week, so he probably has a very small chance of making the top 10

10th: Kechi: She has a great backstory and the superfans might eat that up, but she probably wouldn't have made it through without Simon using his Golden Buzzer on her. She's great but not enough.

9th: Cristina Ramos: Yes, she did beat Darci in her respective week, but Darci is probably going to come back with a bang this time to guarantee herself a good spot. Cristina is outclassed by a lot of other singers and personalities, so she doesn't really have a chance against the others.

8th: Brian Justin Crum: He's a great singer, but he still has stiff competition to face. Unfortunately it appears as if things might not work out for him as the Superfans will probably direct their attention elsewhere.

7th: Paul Potts: Now this is where there's a huge blurred line. All of the contestants past this point are immensely popular with the states, and Paul Potts won in his own week. He was BGT's first winner, and he has a bold voice to bring him to victory. However, he's a foreigner, and he has to deal with the likes of Susan, Angelica, and Darci, who might be even MORE popular. Not only that, but Shin Lim, Preacher Lawson, and Kensyia are also in the finals, which the Superfans are probably going to vote for instead. It sickens me to put him this low, but it's the superfans who choose, so eh.

6th: Preacher Lawson: This is probably the biggest wildcard in the deck. He could be a huge letdown and get as low as 9th, or perform very well and crack the Top 5. I'm putting him here as he probably will do very well anyways, but he still has a lot of competition above him.

5th: Kensinya Simonav: It sickens me to put her this low, but as talented is she is, she still is being pitted against Darci, Angelica, Susan, and Shin. Pretty sad that she might be this low, so I hope I'm wrong here.

4th: Angelica Hale: She has a huge fanbase and she is young, so she probably won over the Superfans, but Shin Lim and Susan definitely outclassed her due to their popularity.

3rd: Shin Lim: He is an amazing card magician but he is a one trick pony, which could backfire on him. Him being the most recent winner gives him a huge advantage, so let's see how this plays out.

2nd: Susan Boyle: Probably the most popular contestant of the Champions. The only reason she's behind Darci is because Darci is much more recent.

1st: Darci Lynne: I would be surprised if she didn't win. She has a huge fanbase, and the Superfans will eat her up. Only time will tell.

My list is probably going to be very inaccurate, but it's what I think will happen. If America was in control of the voting, then the results would be way different. Preacher Lawson would probably shoot up a bunch of places along with Paul Potts and Crum, while Darci and Deadly Games would drop a bunch of places. Feel free to disagree/fix anything wrong with the list that you believe might be incorrect. I'm happy to hear your interpretation

Personal Rankings:

12th: Angelica Hale

11th: Preacher Lawson

10th: Kechi

9th: Deadly Games

8th: Cristina Ramos

7th: Jon Dorenbos

6th: Shin Lim

5th: Brian Victor Crum

4th: Kensinya Simonav

3rd: Paul Potts

2nd: Darci Lynne

1st: Susan Boyle

The top 4 is almost interchangable. I love all four of them a lot. Feel free to disagree with my opinion

Jeez this is a very long message. Sorry for taking up your time.