June 3, 2009
Source: Daily Mail’s PAUL REVOIR
So did Britain’s Got Talent and/or YouTube conspire to keep Susan Boyle from winning?
It’s possible.
I can see why BGT would want to if they were aware of Ms Boyle’s fragile state. Which, according to the Daily Mail, BGT did know. They reported Ms Boyle was being seen by psychiatrists throughout the week and on Saturday.
The problem was YouTube. They were replaying old clips of hers with the wrong number, which did not happen to her opponents. Her number was supposed to be 08 but 07 or 09 showed up – her opponents Diversity’s and Shaun Smith’s numbers. I can see one number showing up wrong – but both? It explains the 1-2-3 finish.
Folks also complained they couldn’t get through.
The voting lines for the finalists were clearly displayed and read out after each act had performed in the final, with further calls to action for all of the acts at four further points in the evening.
We are satisfied viewers had ample opportunity to know which voting numbers to call. We are not responsible for any phone numbers which may have been posted on unofficial websites.
They may not have been responsible but they were responsible for the old clips being available. They made them available. They could and should have been removed but they wanted to make more money. Now of course they’re gone. Can’t milk the cow after it’s put out to pasture.
How close was the voting?
Close enough for the You Tube problem and busy phone lines to have potential significance.
Semifinals
Boyle 52.1 vs 36.2 Diversity
Boyle +15.9.
Finals
Diversity 24.9 vs 20.2 Boyle
Boyle -4.7.
20.6 percentage point swing
Head to head.
Both times.
Impossible to believe.
And just how much money did BGT make off Ms Boyle in the last week?
£5million from the phone/advertising revenue, which cashes out to over $8M.
The going price for an innocent woman’s sanity.
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