As soon as they announced the format change VFTW was pretty clear they weren't likely to get a pick into the top 12 unless for some reason they were a wildcard pick.It is much harder to get someone into the top three than to keep them out of the bottom couple of slots.
However I will say the first couple of seasons done this way still all lead to plenty of Worster goodness in the top 12. Even before the Worsters were organized there were bad singers in the top 12 that got through way too many weeks in a row. Between people's nerves, egos, and last minute song changes or bad song choices even when it was the contestant's idea there will be someone worthy of the VFTW vote every week.
The producers need someone bad as I think it helps the ratings more than 36, or 12 or even 8-10 incredibly talented singers. People love to see who is the train-wreck this week. If they wanted to cast people who were up to the challenge I believe they could find lots of them. They prefer to find at most 4-5 of them and then fill up the rest of the top 12 with fodder so the chosen ones get through.
But I may be cynical.
Normund Invasion by Agman