It's A Tie at It's Showtime

It's Showtime has done the unthinkable ... again. They have done it several times in the past ... where there are two winners (the judges can't make up their minds who is better among the two equally excellent candidates). 

In TNT Duets 2, history repeats because there was another tie (Thor and Pia for TNT Best Mate and Jezza and Ian for Jezzian) ...an excuse for the judges' inability to show balls to render a verdict ... or was it because they feared a possible backlash when the aggrieved party and their supporters start showing their fangs in social media. 

Or was it because fair lang sila, and rendering a tie-verdict shows Ex aequo et bono, a Latin phrase meaning "from equity and good conscience, they decide to make a tie based on what seems right and equitable.

" Is that really possible?" my friends were asking... "That, after two long months of search, everything will just end in a paralyzing deadlock or stalemate?" Wala bang nakakaungos or namumukod tangi sa dalawang magaling na duo... at kailangan humantong tayo sa walang kamatayang ... "Its a tie!"

Or was this just some kind of a promotional gimmick (a clever attention-grabbing trick or quirky ideas in marketing to make the show stand out from its competitors, attract publicity, and boost patronage)? 

Dahil TNT-niatics kami, whatever reasons they have, we give them our support ...  we applaud the ploy because it is working as they have created an instant buzz. Others may think it is cheap or flashy ... but these tactics aim to get people talking, and that's what we are doing now.

Besides, I am the type of person who generally accommodates everyone: Give everybody the chance and the much-needed exposure, and more money to earn. The more the merrier ika nga. But come Saturday, which is the final day of the competition... dapat isa lang ang winner and others will just settle for runner-up spots.

Makulit talaga itong kasama namin at nagtanong na naman. Puede ba yong dalawa ang manalo? May historical precedence ba ito?

Yes, it is possible to have two winners, though this is typically rare and depends on the specific rules of the competition. 

In TIE and TIGHT situations... while many major competitions use tie-breaking rules to ensure a single champion ... some may choose not to break a tie, resulting in dual winners.

Some singing competitions in America mandate a "sing-off" where tied contestants perform a new song to determine the final winner, like Sing Off at NBC. 

American Idol did the same in its maiden production, where Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini sang "A Moment Like This" as coronation singles, not necessarily to determine the winner.

May historical precedence ba? Yes, there is. The 1969 Eurovision Song Contest famously ended in a four-way tie for first place among France, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Since no rule for a tie-break was in place at the time, all four countries were declared joint winners.

The Philippines Madrigal Singers hold the unique distinction of being the first choir in the world to win this specific Grand Prix twice, in 1997 and 2007. This isn't multiple winners in a single event, but a historical precedent of a group winning a major title multiple times.

In today's era ... for major reality TV franchises, the format is almost always designed to produce a single, definitive winner, often determined by public voting, which naturally prevents a tie. Thanks to that.

In the event of extremely close results, rules usually dictate a specific tie-breaking mechanism rather than declaring multiple winners.