Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-37691073-20190912011403/@comment-43560933-20190918230135

I knew it was going to be a fascinating result but this final, with a weird running order and so many acts we weren't expecting much from delivering and putting themselves with a good shot of getting the best of the rest spot behind Kodi and V.Unbeatable. Most notably, the running order seems to have tainted V.Unbeatable's advantage that they held going into this week and made it even closer between the two than it was before.

Performing first was not ideal for V.Unbeatable, but in a show where the vote opens before the performances and with no other acts really coming close to them for a while, they certainly weren't forgettable especially with an absolute knockout performance, one of the best performances ever in Got Talent history in my opinion. They had a favourable edit that honoured their co-founder Vikas, and the performance certainly lived up to that. I believe the fact no one immediately following really came close to living up to that and the fact that the vote opens before the show, so no doubt they will have dominated the early votes during the show, effectively giving them a head start will taint their disadvantage of performing first.

Kodi Lee had a more favourable running order slot, but it wasn't a pimp slot that would've easily seen him move ahead of V.Unbeatable. It was a real moment though and the VT, which showed off his personality, was favourable, whilst his performance had a winner's vibe about it, as well as the judges praise. But in his area of the show he didn't stand out as much as V.Unbeatable, especially with a well received performance from Ndlovu following him. But he is still very much in everyone's minds.

Saying that, I get the feeling it is going to be incredibly close between the two of them. There is going to be a massive vote split, both contenders will get a huge number of votes from many demographics, which will see the end vote being incredibly close, could even be under 1% of the vote between them. And right now I have no idea which way it'll go.

In terms of the rest, the biggest mover who could potentially finish in the top 5 is Ndlovu Youth Choir. They gave a well received performance from the pimp slot, with a favourable edit from the judges which could see them in the top 5. Tyler Butler-Figueroa and Voices of Service received favourable edits but the former's performance hasn't been as well received as his others which could hurt him, but I believe he will still finish in the top 5. That means Ryan Niemiller will likely make way unfortunately despite a solid performance, he was kind of lost in the shuffle in his running order slot.

In terms of the rest, Benicio Bryant received a favourable edit but the performance didn't seem to match up to expectations of the public. Light Balance Kids gave an amazing performance but in this field will likely struggle to make top 5. Emanne Beasha also gave a solid performance but performing an unknown song and the running order caused her to get lost in the shuffle. Whilst Detroit Youth Choir had the most unfavourable draw of the night, coming after V.Unbeatable and receiving an end of journey edit, whilst their fellow choir gave a solid performance from the pimp slot. Despite their support from Detroit, that probably won't be enough to get them anywhere in this field.

So my final prediction is;

10. Detroit Youth Choir

9. Emanne Beasha

8. Benicio Bryant

7. Light Balance Kids

6. Ryan Niemiller

5. Tyler Butler-Figueroa

4. Ndlovu Youth Choir

3. Voices of Service

2. Kodi Lee

1. V.Unbeatable