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Today, Susan Boyle lost the top spot on the Britain’s Got Talent show to a dance troupe. This comes after seven weeks of hype from around the world about this great undiscovered talent. She’s even become tabloid bait with stories of misbehavior. This is the third reality show (i.e American Idol and Dancing With The Stars) to award the underdog the top spot, instead of giving it to the person that gets the most media attention. There’s obviously a formula to these shows and the way they choose a winner. The good news for the runner-up is that if they play their cards right they’ll be better off than the winner.

Why do reality shows avoid making the obvious choice for winners? Is it because the producers feel that the Susan Boyles and Adam Lamberts of the world will be successful anyway?