And now we go back to my predictions from earlier!


Almost precisely what happened.


Tulisa's mistake to send Kye home came back to haunt her and out she went...ROBBED!


THANK GOD he went out, but once again, I was way off on him going sooner.


Called it!


He made the final shockingly, but I am so relieved that he didn't win!


Called it!


Well once Ella went out, I think we were heading for history, congratulations to James for ending the bottom two curse!

Overall, I did a lot worse this year...

Now to wait for when the static vote chart gets released...

Oh yeah, KP and I are gonna be VERY interested in the voting results this year.

So now we know who won each week:

Christopher = 7 Shows!!!
James = 2 shows! (Including final)

So the leaks were RIGHT then, Christopher WAS leading the votes!

It wasn't even close early on, but ultimately the bottom-two rule got completely subverted - James got the rebound vote, and he never lost it. Clearly, then, he won it in the semi-final.

Ella flirted with relegation for weeks - if the public had known she was in the bottom half at all, I'm pretty sure there'd have been a rebound vote later.

Given these results, I would be astonished if we don't see the full voting order every week next season. The US show does it, these results give Simon all the incentive he needs to export that idea to the mothership show.

Credit to Nicole, she may have been mad as a box of frogs but she turned X Factor history on its head

1. First ever mentor to get to the quarter finals with all acts
2. First ever mentor with a winning act who has been in bottom 2

So I would assume now Tulisa is on her way, whether she walks or is pushed by King Cowell is another matter

Nicole all but on the 2013 panel if she wants to be on it

Bit of an underwhelming final weekend if I'm being honest which did drag on a bit, but congratulations to Digital Spy's number one fan and Nicole.......Can she do a double next year if she's on the panel, we'll see

Look forward to doing this all again next year for the anniversary series

Wasn't it also the first time two acts from the same category were in the final?

All boys final 2 in Series 4 with Leon and Rhydian (Dannii mentoring)

I think there's lots of people (me included) who don't actually vote until the semi finals/finals.

I'd be interested in seeing how many people actually voted each week, because I wouldn't be surprised if the voting figures went up the week after Ella was eliminated.

Double Post sorry.

Yeah, my bad - I realised I'd forgotten about that once I'd thought about it.

And then a year later, Danni got the Overs. I wonder if Nicole will get the Overs in the next (last) Series.

I think Nicole will get the Groups.

Tulisa or whoever replaces her - Overs
Nicole if she doesn't quit - Groups
Gary or his replacement - Boys
Louis - Girls

An Overs win is long overdue so expect the new judge if Tulisa goes to get them, and the pattern of the new judge winning at their first attempt keeps going

As Nicole did this year, Tulisa last year and Cheryl in Series 5

And with it more than likely being the last series next year, what better way to finish than how it started with an Overs winner

Louis's also due a second win but they don't seem to want to give him the stronger categories these days and keep lumbering him with the novelty acts whichever category they are in

Nicole - Groups
Tulisa (or her replacement) - Boys
Gary - Girls
Louis - Overs