Thanks all for your comments.
It's a debate that is had every year - how much do we give away? I think it would go some way to stopping many of the conspiracy theories, but I know one of the reasons that lots of detail isn't made available is because we want it to be positive for all the finalists and, if someone doesn't do well or has an off day, it might hurt their careers. That's not what we want!
I wasn't a judge in 2007 (Wilson), though I was there on one day, but I was in 2009 (Smith). It was a good close contest that year and I am still comfortable with the call we made.
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