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Subject: NIGHT 2 RECAP-AND NO FRONTRUNNER EMERGES!

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Date Posted: 00:25:20 12/14/22 Wed

Good late evening everyone!

It was a bumpy night for those of us not in CT. However, it was still nice to see most of the competition, and we can see the rest of it tomorrow when it is posted.

There are years when there are judging surprises, it seems like it happened both nights this year. I didn't have Wisconsin because I thought she played a bit quickly and was not in step with the accompaniment music. I thought for sure GA had it, but I didn't see other purported strong talents like CA. IA was a complete, complete shocker to me. I think her platform is regarding bullying, I didn't really notice her all night. I guess this means they are liking her in interview. Tonight was hard, though, it's kind of hard to pick out who is standing out. It is just one question and a lot of people were good.

Right now, I do not think there is really a strong frontrunner as you see in previous years. It's kind of hard to pick out who is REALLY standing out because it seems like this could go a variety of ways. Also, some of the ones expected to perform well really are not on their game and even though you can't really predict anything with this new format, I think the preliminary winners are still unexpected.

Tonight, some people really jumped onto my radar and others off. I said if Massachusetts had good talent she was one of my serious picks for the crown. Well, she doesn't. South Dakota was a pleasant surprise for me this week and Nevada has come on very strong. Indiana is going to be a factor until it is all said and done. Wisconsin is at least top 10 and might possibly win.

I am thinking back to 2016 when a lot of the preliminary winners were surprising. And the final night was one of the most boring final nights I had seen, because Savvy Shields clearly stood out the whole night and it was just a formality. You also saw the strongest ones rise to the top. So, I think everything might be fine.

Or not. This year really is unexpected and probably the least predictable I have ever seen. I really have to think this one out this year. But that's the fun!

I will post as soon as I can tomorrow. It just depends when we are able to see what we missed.

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