I'm so excited!!! Ben totally deserves to be int he Top 10 - hes going to take out this comp!!
General: The wildcard is BEN!!!
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I knew it would be Ben - Frankie was on classic hits two days before and He said it is a guy - so it SNAP! bens the wildcard!
YAYAYAYAYAY...my voting actually counted:)haha i rock..anyways, how'd you find out?
we went to the show last night lol
I swear, if he is, someone will be killed.
What? He is? Right, who's up for a slashin'...
*hands a scream mask*
*shifty eyes* i'm now an accomplice, please dont kill me
zomg i double posted.
*hangs head in shame*
oh ok then thats a fair enough thing to say then
hey guys why dont you stop slagging of ben you dont even know him ok so some of you may not like his voice so just say that u complain about his hair but he does not complain about ur face
I can't help it if his hair distracts me so much that I can't hear him sing :P:
*hopes the stylists can do something to help him*
hes not my friend i dont even know hu he is but im just sick of people going on about other people i would say the same for any of the contestants i dont think its fair atleast they get up there and do it
LOL. Way to lose the guy votes.
Insulting people on here is not the way to go about winning votes for your friend. Trust me.
So where is this official news from??
theres nothing anywhere??
where are you getting your news from??
who said anything about the news being official?
It's on Idolblog!
does it really matter? it's still news!
so why is his name part of the voting thing on the left there?
there is nothing anywhere besides Idolblog?
Is any of this Reliable news?
am I wasting my time here? or am I gonna get a proper answer?
Nice answers, TC
I was trying to think of something to reply with, but couldn't come up with anything HALF as witty as that 
Welll I don't mind if it's Ben. Not the best singer by a long way. But will give a young guy a chance to learn more and maybe help him as he's seems to be serious about what he does.Think he'd be much better performing with his band though rather than as a solo singer.
He's great both with his band and as a solo singer! That boy deserves it
This was in the Herald. The descriptions of the wildcards cracked me up...
Cute little Ben. Lol.
"Smooth-as" Lenken!! Definitely agree with that
BIMI!
I know where Lenken works LMAO! His dad and my partner work for the same company and got chatting yesterday
7sins you're so freakin CUTE!! XD
Well, that's not much of a secret
We all know that he works at EFTPOS cause it was in his bio on Idol 
But I didn't know you had an insider that can feed us with information 
Keep me informed! LOL
Oh really? Damn, I didn't know that LOL! *feels less like a stalker*
Ahhh but I know what he does at Eftpos
*feels more like a stalker*
Ooh, are you going to tell me then?!!
Like it or not, the wild card IS Ben.
That's good. I think he's in the middle of the pack in terms of popularity to make it far in the competition. I'm not really a fan of any of the Wildcard peeps but he's a good choice.
:( Thanks for confirming that TV Insider - I've been waiting to hear from one of you guys - have a nice day yerself :'(
Don't think I'll bother with the Tipping Comp this year - I couldn't pick an Idol if my life depended on it
Ev, as a wise woman once said "Poppyrot" so stop with that attitude right now! Remember your top 9 pics you did, most of them got through!
I look forward to seeing your name in the Tipping comp
Here, have a cookie :cookie:
Yes, we know this, thank you
booo
Aww.
But he's nice. But still.
Is this for real??
Admin!!!!! fill me in please!! I cant find anything on any other website - Wikipedia isnt reliable enough - users can add things in cant they?
Is this for real? I thought they will announced the winner on Sunday. I couldn't find anything on NZ Herald or Stuff regarding the wildcard winner.
YAYNESS
:party: 
YAY! GO BEN!!! I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO MAKE MY LONDON BRIDGE GO DOOOOOWN
/bopper
BLEUGHARGHHHHHHHHHAUGH !!!! That sux
Ew that sucks
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I shall not rest until every Ben bopper is dead in a well.
Are you gonna call them all Samara?
i think the Directors would only use Ben &Lenken as a cash cows, txt voting and 0900 wise
That was definitely a factor, I reckon, when the judges "chose" Ben as the third wild card entry!
Any Lenken and Wiremu fans are welcome to become Becks fans
I'm already a both fan - from the start. WiROARmu and ROARbecca.
Sorry, I'm not going to stop being a Lenken fan just cause he's not in Idol anymore!
Ok, that does sound a bit dodgy, almost stalkerish LOL But anyway, I'm also Matt's original fan already so I had a back up plan in place 
I'm with you BIMI, if its not Lenken, then its Matt for me, all the way ... as long as he chooses good songs of course!
i know your not an option BIMI, but others may be
Lucky you had a back up plan eh!
And you dont sound stalkerish! Well only a little...haha
Thanks ... have been feeling slightly concerned lately :| LOL
you and me both BIMI
What - you've been concerned about me too?!!
I think id be a hypocrite if I was concerned with your bopper-ish-ness when I am the most bopperish I have been in a long time