i wanted to keep the number of initial entrants at a certain number for a reason, but sure. i can work with 25. i'll just need to change my plan up a little. welcome to the competition!
okay contestants! this is the official START of the competition! the first order of business is to split you up into 4 teams. if you've seen the x factor (US or UK) you'll know there are four different categories mentored by four different judges. this competition will be run in a similar way. each of the four judges (to be announced) will mentor a group of contestants throughout the competition. i'm doing this in an effort to get the judges more involved and hands-on in the competition. also, the judges will have an opportunity to bond with the contestants they are mentoring.
normally, on the x factor, the categories are defined by gender, age, etc. but here each category will be named after one of the four major characters from mean girls. the teams, therefore, are named as such:
1. the gretchens
2. the reginas
3. the cadys
4. the karens
each of the four categories will begin with 6 contestants (though we have ONE extra contestant so one category will begin with 7). you will be placed randomly. assignment of contestants to teams will be posted tomorrow, tuesday january 17th, at 12pm (noon) pacific standard time (click here for a real-time PST clock: http://bit.ly/y4791N).
so, until tomorrow, which group do you hope to end up in? which group do you think will have most of the potential winners? how similar to the namesake of the group you're assigned to do you think you'll be? discuss!