How long will the market be open with just the final 2?

there's a vote counter on the Vote bit on XF site.

Time left to vote

21 hours, 25 mins and 45 secs

Thanks, that ends at 8.22, which is less than half way through the show. So that must be at first freeze, and then voting re-starts. Would you agree?

8.22 pm

agree

So it looks like 20-25 mins trading with just two left. Would you agree again?

about half an hour, i would think

even better, cheers squares

Actually it could be a lot longer, I was thinking of a 9pm finish but it's 9.30pm. I can't remember when they stopped tonight, I'll watch it again.

tonight it was 90 minutes after the voting started, so with something like 20ish mins left of the show left.  None of the clocks around me have the right or the same time so I'm not v good with exact times.


Maybe need a bit longer tomorrow for winner to sing, etc.

after third place is announced, vote lines reopen. The star guest of the night performs and then both remaining acts sing their winner's song. Voting is then closed. So: lines open, break, guest song, break, win song 1, break, win song 2, break?, votes close, result. If each segment of the show and break lasts five mins, that's 35 mins of voting after third is announced. All guesswork, like.