***Official 6 to 4 Tuesday Performance Thread***

[Quadstriker]

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Dominic, you would be correct if that's how the voting worked (i.e. bad performances trigger eliminations). Unfortunately, this isn't how it works. Last week has a tremendous impact on this week which is why Jordin could've given her worst performance (and arguably, she did) and still be safe. This is also why Lakisha and Chris are mostly likely doomed.

I don't think Phil will make final 2 for a number of reasons. This week was somewhat of an anomaly, IMO. The theme (rock) catered to Phil's strengths and Jordin's weaknesses. I think the person joining Melinda in the final 2 will be largely determined by the upcoming themes. As for Phil, I think he has the weakest fan base of the remaining contestants and is only sticking around because of his decent performances. The next time he slips, he will be gone. The same can't necessarily be said for Melinda, Jordin, and Blake who probably have more loyal fan bases. We've seen Phil's ugly side and I don't think it's out of the realm of probability that we will see it again.

Here's my prediction for how the rest of the season will play out:

This week: Chris and Lakisha go. Blake picks up most of Chris's votes. Melinda and Jordin pick up Lakisha's votes, with Melinda picking up most of them.

Next week: Phil delivers an okay, but lackluster performance. He's fine, but everyone else is better, and he gets eliminated.

Top 3 week: It's very close between Jordin and Blake. Although Blake hasn't been as good overall, he has picked up the most momentum in recent weeks and beats out Jordin.

Finals: Melinda easily beats Blake.

I know people were touting Jordin as the favorite before last night and the producers would love her to win this, but she's going to need to get really lucky now with a string of very good performances. Melinda has star quality and I honestly feel like she's starting to show that personality that she has lacked thus far.

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Whoa, we think alike. This is exactly how I see it going down as well.