Over the next few months, Eurovision Prediction will take place for the fifth time! We’re sure that many of our players in Eurovision Prediction won’t be playing for the first time. However, we’re also sure that we’ll get some of you joining us for their first attempt at everyone’s favourite Eurovision game! So here is a look at the history of the first four editions of Eurovision Prediction, just in time for the new edition to begin!
2014
The first edition of Eurovision Prediction took place in the run-up to the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. A total of 36 players took part in the game, five of which were involved in the organisation of the competition. Therefore, 31 of you were eligible to be present on the main leaderboard and it was Arianna Brooke who was the game’s first ever winner!
Samantha Ross finished as runner-up, which was to be the first of four consecutive top 11 finishes – will it be a fifth this time around? Taking the bronze medal was Jack Cuffe, now part of our very own ESCXTRA team! Check out the full top 10 below:
| Position | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Arianna Brooke | 179 |
| 2nd | Samantha Ross | 170 |
| 3rd | Jack Cuffe | 166 |
| 4th | Joana Patricia | 161 |
| 5th | Jessica Cambridge | 160 |
| 6th | Callum Nowacki | 152 |
| 7th | Mila Kovalj | 150 |
| 8th | Dennis & Maikel | 144 |
| 9th | Nicholas Provenghi | 142 |
| 10th | Eurofriends | 141 |
If you want to see the leaderboards in full, check out the following two Eurovision Prediction tweets (here and here) containing those very leaderboards… they are probably a bit too big to embed inside this article!
2015
Eurovision Prediction 2015 was even more popular than its debut year, with an impressive 58 of you taking part. Anthony, the founder of fellow Eurovision fansite Eurovoix, was the competition’s second champion! Furthermore, Holger and Matthew A. completed the podium.
| Position | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anthony | 207 |
| 2nd | Holger | 200 |
| 3rd | Matthew A. | 192 |
| 4th | Emily | 192 |
| 5th | Jessica C. | 191 |
| 6th | Mila | 191 |
| 7th | Callum R. | 182 |
| 8th | Patrick | 180 |
| 9th | Jamie H. | 180 |
| 10th | Helen | 176 |
Now, if you want to look at the full detailed scoreboard from 2015, the link you need is in the embedded tweet below!
Finally, the full #EurovisionPrediction leaderboard is now available to view! Congratulations @Eurovoix! https://t.co/GgaHcQe4bT #eurovision
— Eurovision Prediction (@escprediction) March 24, 2015
2016
Eurovision Prediction 2016 is the biggest edition of the game to date. An astonishing 82 of you played. 2016 also saw the closest battle for the victory that the game has seen thus far. @jacqueslecube became the third Eurovision Prediction champion by the narrowest of margins possible, short of an exact tie of course!
Unfortunately, @Sandruschkaa was the unlucky player to miss out on victory. Nevertheless, 2nd place in a field of 82 is certainly an impressive achievement! @Johanna7r and @kyliewilson tied for third, breaking the 200 points barrier. Meanwhile, 2014 champion @Arianna483 made a return to the top 10.
| Position | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | @jacqueslecube | 203 |
| 2nd | @Sandruschkaa | 202 |
| 3rd | @Johanna7r | 200 |
| 4th | @kyliewilson | 200 |
| 5th | @Thankyoueurope | 197 |
| 6th | @escinsider | 195 |
| 7th | @treelicker | 194 |
| 8th | @Arianna483 | 193 |
| 9th | @EurovisionTheo | 192 |
| 10th | @escmegan | 191 |
For the full 2016 leaderboard, read the tweets below!
Congrats @jacqueslecube! The winner of #EurovisionPrediction 2016! https://t.co/Qif5qTX2Op #eurovision
— Eurovision Prediction (@escprediction) March 17, 2016
The full leader board for #EurovisionPrediction 2016 can be found here: https://t.co/MoJ1VP8kyK #eurovision
— Eurovision Prediction (@escprediction) March 17, 2016
2017
Eurovision Prediction 2017 was a battle between 58 players, matching the participation rate in 2015. @einselm was our fourth champion, scoring the highest number of points of any winner to date. Mila (@LoreenatorDK) was our runner-up after already securing two top 10 finishes in 2014 and 2015. Furthermore, ESCXTRA team member @SagheerC93 finished in the bronze medal position!
2015 champion Anthony made a return to the top 10 while 2014 runner-up Samantha (@escinsider) maintains her impressive finishing record.
| Position | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | @einselm | 213 |
| 2nd | @LoreenatorDK | 207 |
| 3rd | @SagheerC93 | 205 |
| 4th | @AgicXD | 203 |
| 5th | @JonyPeon17 | 199 |
| 6th | @Johanna7r | 196 |
| 7th | @escinsider | 195 |
| 8th | @os_esc | 192 |
| 9th | @AnthonyGranger2 | 192 |
| 10th | @Bjorneo | 191 |
Once again, all the scoring details you need from 2017 can be found below!
CONGRATULATIONS TO @einselm! THE WINNER OF #EurovisionPrediction 2017, with a massive 213 points to @LoreenatorDK's 207! #eurovision
— Eurovision Prediction (@escprediction) March 12, 2017
Here it is, the final leader board of #EurovisionPrediction 2017. Congratulations @einselm! https://t.co/IhdYJlmduv #eurovision
— Eurovision Prediction (@escprediction) March 12, 2017
2018
So what will Eurovision Prediction 2018 bring? Will all of our previous champions return to attempt to claim a second victory? Or perhaps it’ll be a brand new player that will show our veterans exactly what they should be doing!
Round one of Eurovision Prediction 2018 is OPEN NOW and the deadline for predictions is on December 23rd at 4pm CET. Don’t miss out!
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