Amy L:This is Amy of Evanescence. Today features a special top 40. Can Nicole defeat Edward to win the U.S.A. Survive The Predictions Title. Also, a remix of Cry Me A River. We start with The Counting Crows.
40. Counting Crows & Vanessa Carlton "Big Yellow Taxi" (7, 3)
39. Daniel Bedingfield "If You're Not The One" (1, 39)DEBUT
38. Good Charlotte "Riot Girl" (7, 21)
37. Lisa Marie Presley "Lights Out" (20, 1@1)
36. Liam Lynch "United States Of Whatever" (1, 36)DEBUT
Ed:CC, Dan, Lisa, GC, Liam
Nicole

an, CC, GC, Lisa, Liam
Score:3-3
Amy L:Ok. Nicole and Ed will be here later on....
Ashanti:Wait a second! They are here right now.
Amy L:When did they arrive?
Ja:Just now.
Amy L:Ok then. Melissa, bring them here.
Melissa A:I'm on it.
Amy L:Here's the 35-31 breakdown w/premiere.
*plays remix of Cry Me A River*
35. Socialburn "Down" (17, 5)
34. The Ataris "In This Diary" (4, 28)
33. Fabolous "Can't Let You Go" (8, 7)
32. Shakira "The One" (39, 1@1)
31. Shania Twain "Up!" (57, 3)
Ed:Soc, Ata, Fab, Shan, Shak
Nicole:Soc, Ata, Shan, Shaki, Fab
Score:6-6
Ashanti:That was tough. Ed and Nicole are waiting backstage. We bring them out and Amy gives us the latest news on DRL Magazine. Right now, we have 30-21.
30. Trapt "Headstrong" (12, 9)
29. Ashanti "Dreams" (44, 3)
28. James Taylor "October Road" (8, 24) (He had one other song in the past that made our chart. That went to #20.)
27. Nivea "Laundromat" (12, 2)-4
26. The Donnas "Who Invited You" (11, 7)-4
25. Linkin Park "Somewhere I Belong" (44, 2)-4
24. Kaci "I'm Not Anybody's Girl" (33, 2@1)+3
23. 50 Cent "In Da Club" (27, 5)+3
22. Finch "What It Is To Burn" (36, 8)+3
21. Darryl Worley "Have You Forgotten?" (10, 11)-8
Ed:Kaci, "My Only Love", James, Finch, "Dreams", Nivea, 50, TATU, "Can I Go Now", Snoop
Nicole:Same as Ed.
Score:7-7
Ashanti:Here they are! First, from New York. It's Edward Harris.
*plays One Day In Your Life by Anastacia*
Ed:Hello everyone!
Ja:And from somewhere in the U.S., the lady meistro Nicole J. McCloud.
*plays The Flame by Eyra Gail*
Nicole:Hi!
Amy L:What are you waiting for? Let's go for it! The top 20 is going down now.
20. T.A.T.U "Not Gonna Get Us" (3, 20)+4
19. Jennifer Love Hewitt "Can I Go Now" (13, 3@1)+1
18. Snoop Dogg "Beautiful" (40, 1@1)+1
17. Eden's Crush "Love This Way (Bass Mix)" (18, 3@1)+1
16. Dream "When I Get There" (203, 46@1)+1
Ed:I chose The Donnas, Darryl, Linkin, EC and Evanescence.
Nicole:And I picked Linkin, Evanescence, The Donnas, EC, Darryl.
Score:7-8 (Nicole leads)
Amy L:You need more faith in my group!
Ja:Here's 15-11.
15. Boomkat "The Wreckoning" (23, 2@1)+1
14. Evanescence "Bring Me To Life" (81, 8@1)+1
13. Nas "I Can" (38, 1@1)+1
12. Jennifer Lopez & LL Cool J "All I Have" (157, 22@1)+1
11. Ashanti "Baby" (317, 56@1)+1
Ed:I went for Boomkat, Dream, Melanie C, Nas and Bon Jovi.
Nicole:My picks were Boomkat, Melanie C, Nas, Dream and Bon Jovi.
Score:7-10 (Nicole leads by 3)
Ashanti:The top ten is up next. Here's Amy Lee giving us the scoop on the latest DRL situation.
Amy L:Hilary Duff is kicking it into high gear. She has spent 3 days at #1 so far. Will she strike even further? Avril holds the record for longest streak at #1 with Complicated when debuting at #1. That streak was 22 days. Let's put that into our DRL magazine.
Ashanti:Ed and Nicole, you have gotten this far! We congratulate you on your excellent work.
Nicole:I hate to have beaten you Ashanti, but I had to do what I had to do.
Ashanti:Ok, but next year you won't be so lucky.
Amy L:The top ten is now.
10. Melanie Chisholm "Here It Comes Again" (26, 1@1)-
9. Ja Rule & Ashanti "Mesmerize" (134, 10@1)-
8. Lucy Woodward "Dumb Girls" (91, 2@1)-
7. Ja Rule & Alexi "Reign" (14, 2@1)-3
6. Stacie Orrico "Stuck" (45, 1@1)-1
Ed:The top notch players have to be noticed! I picked "All I Have", "Baby", "Mesmerize", "Stuck", "Dumb Girls".
Nicole:I went with "Baby", "Dumb Girls", "Reign", "Stuck" and "Mesmerize".
Score:7-10 still.
Amy L:Ed, you are sweating aren't you?
Ed:YES!
Amy L

on't worry, we've raised the stakes for the top 5. Each correct prediction is doubled. We haven't gotten to Nicole's favorite artist yet, so we'll see what's up.
5. Jade Anderson "Sweet Memories" (4, 2)-2
4. Bon Jovi "Misunderstood" (8, 4)+3 (Pacesetter)
3. Lindsay Pagano "Romeo" (4, 2)-1
Ed:Jade Anderson, "Reign" by Ja Rule and Lindsay Pagano are my next 3 picks.
Nicole:J. Lo's "All I Have", Jade Anderson and Lindsay Pagano got my picks.
Score:11-12 (Nicole barely leads)
Amy L:This is it! This is where champions are crowned! We already saw Bon Jovi so Nicole doesn't get the bonus points. Now, it's System Of A Down v.s. Hilary Duff for #1. After a tough battle, System Of A Down barely won by 1 vote. Hilary's 3 day streak is over.
2. Hilary Duff "Why Not" (4, 3@1)-1
1. System Of A Down "Boom!" (8, 1@1)+5
Ashanti:That was Hilary Duff at #2 and System Of A Down up 5 to #1. Predicters?
Ed

ammit! I went with Hilary for #1.
Nicole:System Of A Down was who I thought would win.
Score:11-16 (Nicole wins U.S. STP Title)