Poll Stats, "What If", Fun Facts, and Trivia
Many thanks to Captain Cook and Mark for all their hard work putting this very interesting information together!
Hello TI fans everywhere!
By now you are all celebrating or lamenting your favorite star's finish in this year's Media Boy Poll. So to follow tradition and add some additional fun to all this, the committee has compiled some stats and trivia about this year's list. Enjoy!
Captain Cook
What if we only counted 1st Place Votes?:
Here's what the winner list would have looked like if we had counted ONLY first place votes.
| (Actual Finish) | "What if" Place | Name | # of first place votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| (3) | 1 | Daniel Radcliffe | 35 |
| (2) | 2 | Jesse McCartney | 32 |
| (6) | 3 | Kevin Zegers | 31 |
| (5) | 4 | Billy Gilman | 25 |
| (1) | 5 | Haley Joel Osment | 18 |
| (4) | 6 | Aaron Carter | 15 |
| (8) | 7 | Justin Berfield | 10 |
| (7) | 8-9 | Frankie Muniz | 8 |
| (22) | 8-9 | Blake Foster | 8 |
| (20) | 10-11 | Gregory Smith | 7 |
| (10) | 10-11 | Chris Trousdale | 7 |
| (16) | 12 | Michael Angarano | 6 |
| (9) | 13-14 | David Gallagher | 5 |
| (11) | 13-14 | Trevor Morgan | 5 |
| (20) | 15-18 | Jamie Bell | 4 |
| (14) | 15-18 | Alex D. Linz | 4 |
| (24) | 15-18 | Jonah Meyerson | 4 |
| (14) | 15-18 | Greg Raposo | 4 |
| (26) | 19-21 | Michael Cuccione | 3 |
| (29) | 19-21 | Jake Lloyd | 3 |
| (23) | 19-21 | Scott Terra | 3 |
Receiving two first place votes: Rupert Grint, Frankie Galasso, Matt Ballinger, Lil' Bow Wow, Sean Biggerstaff, Robert Clark, Grant Rosenmeyer, Anton Yelchin, Jared Daperis, Christopher Marquette, Philip Lawall, Joseph Cross, Michael Cera.
Receiving one first place vote: Ryan Merriman, Eli Marienthal, Andrew Lawrence, Griffin Frazen, Freddie Boath, Paul Franklin Dano, Drew (unknown), Tyler Hynes, Chris Egan, Will Rothhaar, Ryan James, Luke Eberl, Matt Weinberg, William Greenblatt, Amit Paul, Miko Hughes, Jonas Kenner, Zachary Hanson, Zach (unknown), Alex Van Hise, Jordi Landeta, Jeremy Sumpter, Andrew Martin, Steven Gerraghty, E. J. de la Pena, Calum Worthy, Christopher Tavani, Reiley McClendon, Jacob (unknown), Ryan DeBoer, Todd Bosley, Juan Jose Ballesta, Seth Adkins, Liam Aiken, Fabio Atterrato.
Note that when counting only first place votes, Haley Joel Osment drops from 1 to 5. Kevin Zegers jumps from 6 to 3. Blake Foster jumps from 22 to 8. David Gallagher drops from 9 to 13.
Top Finishers in Total Mentions,
*NOT INCLUDING* Honorable Mentions:
The total number of votes for a star, irrespective of position on the ballot, but not including honorable mentions. Only those with 5 or more mentions are included. Actual finish is in parentheses only for the actual Top-20 finishers.
| "What if" Place | Name (Actual finish is in parentheses only for the actual Top-20 finishers.) | # of "mentions" |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haley Joel Osment (1) | 87 |
| 2 | Daniel Radcliffe (3) | 83 |
| 3 | Aaron Carter (4) | 81 |
| 4 | Frankie Muniz (7) | 77 |
| 5 | Jesse McCartney (2) | 76 |
| 6 | Kevin Zegers (6) | 67 |
| 7 | Billy Gilman (5) | 65 |
| 8 | David Gallagher (9) | 52 |
| 9 | Justin Berfield (8) | 51 |
| 10 | Chris Trousdale (10) | 50 |
| 11 | Rupert Grint (12) | 39 |
| 12 | Frankie Galasso (13) | 38 |
| 13 | Trevor Morgan (11) | 37 |
| 14 | Alex D. Linz (14) | 35 |
| 15 | Greg Raposo (14) | 32 |
| 16 | Matt Ballinger (17) | 30 |
| 17 | Michael Angarano (16) | 24 |
| 18 | Jake Thomas (19) | 20 |
| 19 | Ryan Merriman (18) | 18 |
| 20 | Jonah Meyerson | 17 |
| 21-22 | Scott Terra, Eli Marienthal | 15 |
| 23-24 | Tom Felton, Lil' Bow Wow | 14 |
| 25 | Shia LeBeouf | 13 |
| 26-27 | Jamie Bell (20), Andrew Lawrence | 12 |
| 28 | Sean Biggerstaff | 11 |
| 29-32 | Michael Cuccione, Griffin Frazen, Gregory Smith (20), Erik Per Sullivan | 10 |
| 33-34 | Bobby Edner, Lil' Romeo | 9 |
| 35-41 | Robert Clark, Blake Foster, Adam Lamberg, Jake Lloyd, Matthew O'Leary, Grant Rosenmeyer, Lee Thompson Young, | 8 |
| 42-45 | Freddie Boath, Ryan Cooley, Myles Jeffrey, A.J. Trauth | 7 |
| 46-50 | Paul Franklin Dano, Chris Egan, Taylor Hanson, Gabriel Thomson, Anton Yelchin | 6 |
| 51-57 | Clark (unknown), Drew (unknown), Zachary Hanson, Scotty Leavenworth, Eric Lloyd, Will Rothhaar, Michael Welch | 5 |
Top Finishers in Total Mentions,
*INCLUDING* Honorable Mentions:
The total number of votes for a star, irrespective of position on the ballot, including honorable mentions. Only those with 5 or more mentions are included. Actual finish is in parentheses only for the actual Top-20 finishers.
| "What if" Place | Name (Actual finish is in parentheses only for the actual Top-20 finishers.) | # of "mentions" |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Radcliffe (3) | 95 |
| 2 | Frankie Muniz (7) | 94 |
| 3 | Haley Joel Osment (1) | 92 |
| 4 | Aaron Carter (4) | 90 |
| 5 | Jesse McCartney (2) | 84 |
| 6 | Billy Gilman (5) | 77 |
| 7 | Kevin Zegers (6) | 72 |
| 8 | Justin Berfield (8) | 64 |
| 9 | David Gallagher (9) | 62 |
| 10 | Chris Trousdale (10) | 54 |
| 11 | Rupert Grint (12) | 51 |
| 12 | Trevor Morgan (11) | 47 |
| 13 | Alex D. Linz (14) | 43 |
| 14 | Frankie Galasso (13) | 40 |
| 15 | Matt Ballinger (17) | 36 |
| 16 | Michael Angarano (16) | 34 |
| 17 | Greg Raposo (14) | 33 |
| 18 | Jake Thomas (19) | 28 |
| 19 | Ryan Merriman (18) | 26 |
| 20 | Scott Terra | 23 |
| 21 | Andrew Lawrence | 20 |
| 22 | Eli Marienthal | 19 |
| 23-24 | Bobby Edner, Lil' Bow Wow | 18 |
| 25 | Jonah Meyerson | 17 |
| 26-29 | Robert Clark, Griffin Frazen, Shia LeBeouf, Erik Per Sullivan | 16 |
| 30-31 | Jamie Bell (20), Tom Felton | 15 |
| 32-33 | Freddie Boath, Adam Lamberg | 13 |
| 34-36 | Michael Cuccione, Lil' Romeo, Gregory Smith (20) | 12 |
| 37-38 | Sean Biggerstaff, Jake Lloyd | 11 |
| 39-43 | Paul Franklin Dano, Blake Foster, Eric Lloyd, Matthew O'Leary, Michael Welch | 10 |
| 44-47 | Ryan Cooley, Will Rothhaar, Dylan Sprouse, Lee Thompson Young | 9 |
| 48-55 | Jared Daperis, Taylor Hanson, Zachary Hanson, Scotty Leavenworth, Grant Rosenmeyer, Cole Sprouse, Gabriel Thomson, A. J. Trauth | 8 |
| 56-62 | Clark (unknown), Drew (unknown), Chris Egan, Ryan James, Myles Jeffrey, Tahj Mowry, Anton Yelchin | 7 |
| 63-64 | Joseph Cross, Christopher Marquette | 6 |
| 65-72 | Jake Epstein, Miko Hughes, Tyler Hynes, David A. Kaye, Dhani Lennevald, Max Morrow, Jacob Smith, Peter Tambakis | 5 |
In this scenario, Jesse McCartney drops from 2 to 5. Frankie Muniz jumps from 7 to 3. Kevin Zegers drops from 6 to 7. Blake Foster drops from 22 to 39. Eric Lloyd jumps 40 spots from 79 to 39.
Top-10 if we had Included Honorable Mentions in
the Count as 1 Point Each:
| (Actual Finish) | "What if" Place | Name | Actual Points | HMs | "What if" points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | 1 | Haley Joel Osment | 283 | 5 | 288 |
| (2) | 2 | Jesse McCartney | 279 | 8 | 287 |
| (3) | 3 | Daniel Radcliffe | 274 | 12 | 286 |
| (4) | 4 | Aaron Carter | 259 | 9 | 268 |
| (5) | 5 | Billy Gilman | 233 | 12 | 245 |
| (6) | 6 | Kevin Zegers | 232 | 5 | 237 |
| (7) | 7 | Frankie Muniz | 218 | 17 | 235 |
| (8) | 8 | Justin Berfield | 156 | 13 | 169 |
| (9) | 9 | David Gallagher | 152 | 10 | 162 |
| (10) | 10 | Chris Trousdale | 139 | 4 | 143 |
In this scenario, notice how the top three spots narrow! Some other gaps tighten as well (e.g. between Frankie & Kevin). But the top 10 remains completely unchanged. Applying this count further down the list, the first switch in finish would be at 13th/14th places between Frankie Galasso and Alex D. Linz. Next change would be at 20th place, giving it to Jamie Bell over Gregory Smith. All in all, this new scenario is not significantly different from the current one, although it must be remembered that only a fourth of the ballots had HM's.
Top-10, if we Dropped 5th Place from the Ballot:
In other words, if we tallied points only for places 1-4:
| "What if" Place | Name | "What if" points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haley Joel Osment | 271 |
| 2 | Jesse McCartney | 269 |
| 3-4 | Daniel Radcliffe, Aaron Carter | 251 |
| 5 | Billy Gilman | 222 |
| 6 | Kevin Zegers | 215 |
| 7 | Frankie Muniz | 214 |
| 8 | Justin Berfield | 148 |
| 9 | David Gallagher | 142 |
| 10 | Chris Trousdale | 127 |
Note that the top 10 remains virtually unchanged, though some gaps narrow or widen. Only Daniel Radcliffe (with 23 fifth place votes) is slightly affected. He has to share third place instead of owning it outright. Glancing further down the list reveals that we would have to drop all the way to 19th place before fifth place votes make a difference in finish.
Miscellaneous Trivia:
Numbers of Stars:
Total
stars in this year's poll: 397
Total stars who received 1st-5th place votes: 218
Total stars who received votes and/or Honorable
Mentions: 235
1st through 5th place votes:
Total stars who received 1st-5th place votes: 218
Most 1st place votes: Daniel
Radcliffe (35), Jesse McCartney (32), Kevin Zegers (31), Billy Gilman (25).
Most 2nd place votes: Haley Joel Osment (22), Aaron Carter
(19), Frankie Muniz (16).
Most 3rd place votes: Frankie Muniz (22), Haley Joel Osment
(21), Aaron Carter (21), David Gallagher (17).
Most 4th place votes: Frankie Muniz (17), Aaron Carter (15),
Haley Joel Osment (14), Rupert Grint (13).
Most 5th place votes: Daniel Radcliffe (23), Kevin Zegers
(17), Frankie Muniz (14).
Highest finishers who received no
1st place votes (finish in
parentheses): Jake Thomas (19), Tom Felton (28), Shia LeBeouf (29), Erik
Per Sullivan (33), Bobby Edner (34).
Lowest
finishers to receive 1st place votes: 12 stars earned their
total of 5 points from a single 1st-place vote. They are: Seth Adkins, Liam Aiken, Fabio Atterrato, Juan Jose Ballesta, Todd Bosley, E.J. de la Pena, Ryan DeBoer, Steven Gerraghty, Jacob (Moolah Beach), Reiley McClendon,
Christopher Tavani, and Calum Worthy. They are all tied at 105th
place.
Honorable Mentions:
Total number of ballots that included
Honorable Mentions: 89. That's close to one out of four.
Total number of Honorable Mentions
Given: 398
Most Honorable Mentions:
(number of Honorable Mentions in parentheses) Frankie Muniz (17), Justin
Berfield (13), Rupert Grint (12), Billy Gilman (12), Daniel Radcliffe
(12), David Gallagher (10), Michael Angarano (10), Trevor Morgan (10).
Highest finisher with no Honorable Mentions: Jonah Meyerson
(finished 24).
Nominees who received ONLY Honorable Mentions:
Aubrey (Sail Away) (2), Brandon Baker (1), Daniel Daperis (1), Gavin Fink
(1), Brandon Gilberstadt (1), Jake Goldsbie (1), Jean Raphael Gonzalez
(1), Theo Greenly (1), Todd Harrison (1), Imanol (1), Marc John Jeffries
(1), Zachary Kady (1), Mahmoud (Promises) (1), Lewis McKenzie (1), Fred
Medill (1), Bradley Pierce (1), Shawn Pyfrom (1), Rawy Mattar Kmeir (1),
Mark Rendall (1).
The Ballot Count:
Total number of ballots counted in this year's poll: 359
Total
stars in this year's poll: 397
Total stars who received 1st-5th place votes: 218
Total stars who received votes and/or Honorable
Mentions: 235
Total number of ballots that included
Honorable Mentions: 89. That's close to one out of four.
Number of ballots tossed for ballot-box stuffing:
72 (359 ballots counted out of 431 received). That seems like a large
number but in terms of percentage, it's only 16.7% of the ballots. Last
year Lono tossed 23.7% of the ballots (32 ballots tossed, 103 counted, 135
total). It's very unfortunate that people feel they must find a way
to cheat the poll and skew the results. We did not enjoy throwing
out ballots, but we're sure that everyone wants the poll to be fair.
Hopefully people will not try to cheat next year.
