free money

Not a bad one tbh, whoever you were

papa smurf returns, and as usual there are only a handful of contestants who can win.  this year:

rebecca ferguson
one direction
and at a push aiden grimshaw

the rest are non-runners, no rule 4 applies.

Hello Papa. You might have noticed I disagree. If you haven't my ramps need more work

who are you non-runners this year?

sadly haven't had chance yet this year to find a lay as good as sub 5/1 on jamie archer!

I don't think it possible for Cher, Storm, Katie, Mary, Nicolo or Bellend to win

But i try not to rule anyone out these days [;)]

I have it between Matt, Cher and the soon to be reinstated Paije.

Paije looks a bit sick of cleaning out the Odeon khazis, it has to be said

Dannii would be better going for that Tom, but he may have burnt his bridges.

My choice, and the wife, the randy cow, was that first black geezer. Obviously he was somewhat anonymous, as I can't remember his name

I'd be careful and remember series 4.

Hope, Futureproof, Daniel De Bourg where the three clear favourites before the live shows started - 2 of them failed to make week 4 and Hope had already been in the bottom 2 by then and only just scraped into he final 5.

By contrast - Rhydian, Niki and Same Difference were the rank outsiders (33/1 shortest), yet they filled 3 of the top 4 places.

It's easy to forget Rhydian's unpopularity before the live shows - bad edits showed awful attitude and OK but not brilliant singing. Niki didn't seem that capable before the live shows either.