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Also, if the above ranking is true, Melinda will need some pretty big setbacks while Lakisha needs to consistently sing amazingly, in order for Lakisha to ever top Melinda. Judging by Melinda's "perfection" so far, it seems impossible.

Now if Blake truly received the 2nd most votes last week after the mediocre performance he gave, he actually has a shot at winning this thing assuming he takes on many of the "guy votes" as other guys are voted off.