Alright, so today I wanted to figure out who actually came second in Eurovision this year. Everyone talks about the winner, right? But the runners-up? That’s where the real tea might be. Grabbed my laptop around breakfast, coffee in hand, and just went digging.
First I typed “Eurovision 2024 results” straight into my phone’s browser while chewing toast. The official Eurovision site popped up quick, but surprise surprise – it only blasted the winner Switzerland’s face everywhere. Zero mention of second place! Scrolled like crazy, still nothing. Like they pretend silver medalists don’t even exist. Rude.
Switched to social media next. Twitter had fans fighting over Croatia versus Israel placements, some claiming Croatia got robbed. Reddit threads were messier – people posting scoreboard screenshots from different semifinals, arguing whether jury votes screwed Croatia over. One dude kept spamming “Bambie Thug was ROBBED!” in all caps. Total chaos, no clear answer.
Here’s Where Things Got Weird
Decided to check Wikipedia’s Eurovision 2024 page. Croatia listed as runner-up with 547 points… but then right below it says Israel got second-highest public votes while Croatia only placed fourth there? Made no damn sense. Then noticed this tiny asterisk note about “televote/jury discrepancies.” What does that even mean for who’s actually second?
- Jury scores ranked Israel 2nd but Croatia 4th
- Public votes put Israel 2nd and Croatia 4th too
- But combined totals somehow made Croatia 2nd overall?
Felt like solving algebra while drunk. Kept switching between tabs comparing numbers until my eyes crossed. Finally found Eurovision’s own PDF scoreboard buried deep in their site. Croatia total 547, Israel 530 points. So Croatia technically second? But the voting split makes it feel like Israel won silver in two categories but got bronze overall. What kind of math sorcery is this?
Biggest shocker though? Seeing Croatia’s Baby Lasagna lost by less than 20 points after that insane troll-carnival performance. Felt bad for them – everyone expected them to dominate! Shows how those jury/public vote fights completely shuffle placements. Next year I’m tracking semifinal scores live with a damn spreadsheet.
