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| No refunds for TV Strictly voters | No refunds for TV Strictly voters |
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| No refunds will be given to viewers who voted in Strictly Come Dancing's semi-final, which was affected by a tie in the scoring on Saturday evening. | No refunds will be given to viewers who voted in Strictly Come Dancing's semi-final, which was affected by a tie in the scoring on Saturday evening. |
| Contestants Lisa Snowdon and Rachel Stevens and their partners were given top points by the show's judges. | Contestants Lisa Snowdon and Rachel Stevens and their partners were given top points by the show's judges. |
| But that meant Tom Chambers could not be saved from a dance-off to decide who left the series. All three qualified. | But that meant Tom Chambers could not be saved from a dance-off to decide who left the series. All three qualified. |
| The voting has been carried forward to next weekend's final. "No vote has been disregarded," a BBC spokesman said. | The voting has been carried forward to next weekend's final. "No vote has been disregarded," a BBC spokesman said. |
| All kinds of people wanted to put Tom through, but if their vote didn't count, well that's not fair to them Choreographer Kele Baker The corporation has faced criticism from viewers following the incident, with more than 100 calls to the corporation on Saturday evening alone. | All kinds of people wanted to put Tom through, but if their vote didn't count, well that's not fair to them Choreographer Kele Baker The corporation has faced criticism from viewers following the incident, with more than 100 calls to the corporation on Saturday evening alone. |
| But while viewers were able to get refunds after broadcaster John Sergeant left the series last month, they will not be able to claim their money back this time. | But while viewers were able to get refunds after broadcaster John Sergeant left the series last month, they will not be able to claim their money back this time. |
| "Viewers were asked to vote for their favourite dancer and they will all be going through," the BBC spokesman said. | "Viewers were asked to vote for their favourite dancer and they will all be going through," the BBC spokesman said. |
| "Nobody's vote has been disregarded, in fact, quite the opposite." | "Nobody's vote has been disregarded, in fact, quite the opposite." |
| When the series started back in the autumn, with 16 celebrities paired with professional dancers, the original plan was to have three couples in the final. | When the series started back in the autumn, with 16 celebrities paired with professional dancers, the original plan was to have three couples in the final. |
| But after broadcaster Sergeant quit the show following criticism from the judges, it was decided to continue voting one couple off each week until just two were left to compete in the final. | But after broadcaster Sergeant quit the show following criticism from the judges, it was decided to continue voting one couple off each week until just two were left to compete in the final. |
| Now three couples will appear in next Saturday's final anyway. | Now three couples will appear in next Saturday's final anyway. |
| 'Fairest option' | |
| HOW IT HAPPENED Scoring is split 50:50 between judges and viewersThe two couples with the lowest scores once the votes have been combined must perform in a dance-off in front of the judges aloneIf there is a tie, the viewers' votes take priorityIn this case, the judges' votes for Lisa Snowdon and Rachel Stevens (above) were so high, viewers' votes for Tom Chambers would have been worthless class="" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/vote/">Strictly's voting rules | |
| A BBC spokeswoman added that the decision was considered to be "the fairest option to all of our dancers". | A BBC spokeswoman added that the decision was considered to be "the fairest option to all of our dancers". |
| The programme's choreographer Kele Baker said she supported the producers' decision. | The programme's choreographer Kele Baker said she supported the producers' decision. |
| "It wouldn't have been fair any other way," she said. | "It wouldn't have been fair any other way," she said. |
| "All kinds of people wanted to put Tom through, but if their vote didn't count, well that's not fair to them, they would have felt, I think, even more hard done by." | "All kinds of people wanted to put Tom through, but if their vote didn't count, well that's not fair to them, they would have felt, I think, even more hard done by." |
| Singer Stevens, dancing with Vincent Simone, and presenter Snowdon, partnered by Brendan Cole, had both been awarded 75 marks out of a possible 80 by the judges after their two dances, with Snowdon achieving a perfect score on her ballroom round. | Singer Stevens, dancing with Vincent Simone, and presenter Snowdon, partnered by Brendan Cole, had both been awarded 75 marks out of a possible 80 by the judges after their two dances, with Snowdon achieving a perfect score on her ballroom round. |
| That meant both couples were awarded three points to take into the audience vote, with Holby City star Chambers and partner Camilla Dallerup awarded just one. | That meant both couples were awarded three points to take into the audience vote, with Holby City star Chambers and partner Camilla Dallerup awarded just one. |
| In the audience vote, a further three would have been the most points Chambers and Dallerup could have won and a further one would have been the least either of the other couples could have got. | In the audience vote, a further three would have been the most points Chambers and Dallerup could have won and a further one would have been the least either of the other couples could have got. |
| Therefore, whatever the outcome of the audience vote, Chambers and Dallerup would have been one of the two lowest-scoring couples and facing a dance-off for a place in the final against the other lowest scorers. | Therefore, whatever the outcome of the audience vote, Chambers and Dallerup would have been one of the two lowest-scoring couples and facing a dance-off for a place in the final against the other lowest scorers. |
| Are you happy with the way the vote went in this round of Strictly Come Dancing? Do you think there was a better way? Will you be voting next week? Tell us your thoughts by filling in the form below. | Are you happy with the way the vote went in this round of Strictly Come Dancing? Do you think there was a better way? Will you be voting next week? Tell us your thoughts by filling in the form below. |