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FandumbUs3r wrote: Curious Poker Chip wrote:

And Darci won like 99% of people expected and she is not a bad winner but I kinda was underwhelmed because she was showcased on the first audition episode and everyone immediately knew she was going to win, kinda spoiling the surprise. No offense to any act, but I always hate it when they have a clear favourite be that obvious to win early on in the season. Maybe if they showed her off in episode 4 or 5 then it would be better but just me. That is a little unfortunate. You have to refrain from using social media if you don't want to know who's the favorite to win. (Well actually social media popularity gets mentioned on AGT so you'd have to ignore that as well.) For me, it wasn't clear that Darci was the real frontrunner till the quarterfinals. I initally thought some other contestants with very popular auditions (on YouTube) like Mandy Harvey would be the Grace VanderWaal of this season. Being a favorite doesn't always translate into being a winner just as having the best sob story doesn't equal being the top pick. Darci could have fallen out of favor if her following acts had been repetitive or lacklustre. But she always successfully stepped it up, didn't become overconfident, and - clearly based on her reactions last night - always knew she could lose. I was certain that Darci would win, but thought Mandy and Angelica would give her a close race.

I'm glad Darci won though because 1) She did it with a very real self-taught talent that showed years of dedication and commitment; 2) did it without a sob story 3) Was always fresh and innovative with each performance introducing new elements and characters. 4) Her final performance was incredible and deserving of a win.

Congratulations Darci.