Post Homecoming Facebook Fan Changes

Now that the Top3 have had their homecoming trips and are ready for the last two weeks, it is time once again to compile the changes in the number of Facebook Fans for everyone (I am just compiling the Top 9.) My last graph was from Tuesday, May 11, from before the show that evening, so this demonstrates the increase in almost a full week. As expected Crystal Bowersox and Lee Dewyze continue to lead the increases. Crystal increased from 93,699 to 104,050 in the six days, an increase of over 10,000 and Lee went from 49,412 to 59,101 so he almost increased 10,000 as well. Casey James, on the other hand, increased from 36,624 to 37,990, an increase of just slightly over 1,300, which does not bode well for his current "buzz" on Facebook. Unless Casey can have two phenomenal performances tomorrow I think he may have to be happy with placing number 3 for the season. Hey, that is still one lower than Chris Daughtry!

I am curious how much the population of their hometown metropolitan areas affect the voting. Since Lee is from the third most populous metropolitan area in the country and Casey is from the fourth, I wonder if it hurts Crystal to come from #79 (Toledo-Fremont, Ohio.) The Chicago area has over 9 million people and the Dallas-Fort Worth area has over 6 million. The Toledo area has a whopping 700,000 which is hard to compete with the giant populations of the other two cities. For example, Lee threw out the first pitch at a Cubs game that was only 95% sold out, but that was still over 39,000 people, whereas Crystal threw out her pitch at a sold out, record attendance game of the Toledo Mud Hens where there were only 13,200 there. And Lee's Friday evening concert at the Arlington Park Racetrack could draw over 40,000 people, whereas Crystal's packed concert at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds could only hold about 6,000. Those Northwestern Ohioans will have to vote ten times are hard to keep their Idol hopeful alive!