As always, the results are considered to be an advisory opinion at best and unless something extraordinary happens, the actual pick will be made during next week's performance show. However, the current leaders in the field are Heejun and DeAndre, with no one else tallying any numbers worth mentioning. The Worsters are a little suspicious of Heejun's numbers, feeling his fans are trying to recruit anyone they can. (This has happened before.) They were planning on him as a mid-race horse, not for their starter. DeAndre's poll position seems a little more legitimate: given that he couldn't crack the 13 on viewer votes, people honestly feeling he svcks is likely.
As for actual impact this year -- not yet. But let's face it: the judges did most of the work for them.