Eurovision's Voting Secret – How voting is purposefully rigged to create drama
By Jerry Daykin
If you were one of the approximately 200 million people who tuned into some part of Eurovision this week you’ll have experienced the roller coaster of emotions that was this year’s voting. With several hot favourites it felt like anybody’s to win and indeed the lead changed dramatically over the course of the evening, with first Italy and then Russia looking like they might stop Sweden’s victory march. To look at the results this morning paints quite a different picture though, with a fairly decisive 63 point margin separating first & second place, equivalent to five countries giving maximum points.
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Source: The Drum




