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Last year, we ran a 'Perfect X Factor' series, where the forum's favourite contestants battled it in a series of 'live shows'. Each catergory has a mentor - Z, Billy, Shaun or Darenn, and the forum vote each week for their favourite, much like the real show. Last year, the show fizzled out, but in order to coincide with this years X Factor, we will try it again.

Now, I will reveal which mentor has which catergory - unlike last year, I had decided the final 6 contestants in each group. Only one of last years final three from each catergory can be in the final six, to stop it being too similar to last year. I selected the mentor for each by random. The catergories & final 6 in each are...

Z & The Boys

Ashley MacKenzie (series 3)
Austin Drage (series 5)
Eoghan Quigg (series 5)
Leon Jackson (series 4)
Ray Quinn (series 3)
Shayne Ward (series 2)


Billy & The Girls

Alexandra Burke (series 5)
Alisha Bennett (series 4)
Cassie Compton (series 1)
Diana Vickers (series 5)
Laura White (series 3)
Leona Lewis (series 3)


Darenn & The Over 25s

Ben Mills (series 3)
Brenda Edwards (series 2)
Chico Slimani (series 2)
Dionne Mitchell (series 3)
Rowetta Satchell (series 2)
Ruth Lorenzo (series 5)


Shaun & The Groups

Bad Lashes (series 5)
Eton Road (series 3)
G4 (series 1)
JLS (series 5)
Same Difference (series 4)
Voices With Soul (series 1)

The judges must decide their final 3 by Saturday, where we will hopefully have our first live show. You can send each judge a U2 with who you think they should pick, though they do not strictly have to follow what the voters are saying...

Current Odds

To Win

Diana Vickers 5/1
JLS 17/2
Leona Lewis 8/1
Shayne Ward 9/1
Brenda Edwards 9/1
Eton Road 10/1
Same Difference 10/1
Alexandra Burke 12/1
Ruth Lorenzo 12/1
Ray Quinn 14/1
Eoghan Quigg 14/1
Austin Drage 16/1
Laura White 16/1
G4 18/1
Leon Jackson 20/1
Rowetta Satchelle 20/1
Ben Mills 20/1
Alisha Bennett 25/1
Voices With Soul 28/1
Ashley MacKenzie 33/1
Cassie Compton 40/1
Dionne Mitchell 50/1
Bad Lashes 50/1
Chico Slimani 66/1

Winning Mentor/Catergory

Billy & The Girls 3/1
Shaun & The Groups 5/1
Z & The Boys 6/1
Darenn & The Over 25s 8/1

This year, the odds can make a difference...winning a bet can win you more votes for the live shows, so you if you fancy putting a bet on now, let me know through this thread!