This article originally appears on Boston Band Crush ). Here we examine some interesting patterns emerging from Rumble wins and losses. For those entering in the future, you may want to make sure you end up in the 4th slot and have a long band name!
Slot Breakdown – Percent of Preliminary Winners from Each Slot
No Wild Cards (6 winners)
Slot 1 = 0%
Slot 2 = 33% – Gravehaven, The Dirty Truckers
Slot 3 = 17% – Gene Dante and FS
Slot 4 = 50% – The Luxury, Sarah Rabdau and SEA, The Lights Out
With Wildcards
Slot 1 = 0%
Slot 2 = 25% – Gravehaven, The Dirty Truckers
Slot 3 = 12% – Gene Dante and FS
Slot 4 = 63% – The Luxury, Sarah Rabdau and SEA, The Lights Out, Have Nots, Destruct-A-Thon
(note: 75% is the maximum possible value for any slot – Eksi Ekso was the only 4th slot band not to advance of the six)
Lenth of Name – Percent of Winners with Relative Name Length: Prelims
Longest Name of Night = 67% – All other winners
2nd Longest = 33% – The Luxury, Gravehaven
3rd Longest = 0%
4th Longest = 0%
Prelims + Semis
Longest Name of Night = 75% – All other winners
2nd Longest = 25% – The Luxury (prelims), Gravehaven (prelims)
3rd Longest = 0%
4th Longest = 0%
…more patterns may emerge…