[!Yaminashi]

Originally Posted by PJ

I can't believe they didn't put Jeffrey Gutt through. I would've put him through rather than Tara, Vino, or Tate.

As for winner predictions, I'm going to agree with TheSalesman.
Carly Sonenclar, Jason Brock, and the adopted Bruno Mars sounding guy are the interesting ones to me.
If I had to put money on it, I'd bet on Carly. She's friggin 13! With all the craziness going on in the world, what better than a ridiculously talented 13 year old to be a role model for kids to stay on track.

No one else really stands out this year.
MAYBE Emblem3, but they're starting to come off as really douchey. Their talent level is average, but they're 3 young, good looking SoCal guys. They will sell records no matter what.
And who knows, maybe Simon will make Playback blow up like he did with One Direction.

I don't see what the big deal is about Paige Thomas. Ever since her first audition, I always thought she was average at best. Vocally, I think she's the weakest out of the all the girls right now, including the kids. CeCe is cocky, but she is vocally stronger than Paige in every way.

Predictions for cuts..

Over 25's - Tara and Tate, maybe Vino
Young adults - Vanilla Ice kid and black country kid (though personally I think Paige should be gone)
Groups - Dope Crisis and the other rap group.. maybe Sister C
Teens - Other than Carly, none of them stand out to me enough to even notice who gets cut

I was super choked when they didn't put Jeffrey through. Tara? Seriously?