ST24 Round 4 Results

The results are in, and we have a champion! Amid four great Final Round songs (and a batch of excellent shadow entries too!), the techno-skeptical lament "Vulpes Vulpes" won over both the contestants and the judges. Congratulations to first-time participant Vehicles of Beware, who earns the title of SpinTunes 24 Champion!

The next two competitors were tied in the contestants' vote, so I turned to the judges for the tie-breaker. By just one point, David Taro earns second place, followed by Governing Dynamics in third. Celestial Drift comes in fourth place among our four excellent Final Round songs.

Read on for the full breakdown of contestants' and judges' votes!

Fourteen SpinTunes 24 contestants cast their votes in the Final Round; their votes have been zoonymized by my eight-year-old son. Here they are:

Voter	Vehicles of Beware	David Taro	Governing Dynamics	Celestial Drift
Bengal Tiger	1	2	3	4
Black Mamba	1	2	3	4
Black Rhino	1	4	2	3
Cobra	4	2	3	1
Green Anaconda	1	4	3	2
Mare	1	2	3	4
Peregrine Falcon	2	4	3	1
Poison Dart Frog	2	1	3	4
Red Crab	3	1	4	2
Red-Tailed Hawk	2	4	1	3
Stag	2	1	3	4
Stallion	4	3	1	2
White Rhino	2	4	1	3
Yellow Anaconda	3	1	2	4
Total	29	35	35	41
Rank	1	2*	3*	4

*second place tie broken by judges' votes

The judges were unanimous in their agreement that Vehicles of Beware deserved the top spot. Here are their votes:

Voter	Vehicles of Beware	David Taro	Governing Dynamics	Celestial Drift
Valerie Polichar	1	2	3	4
truth	1	3	2	4
Jim of Seattle	1	2	4	3
glennny	1	4	2	3
Ethan Ivey	1	2	3	4
Total	5	13	14	18
Rank	1	2	3	4

The judges have also reviewed the Final Round entries and shadows. Find their reviews here:

• Ethan Ivey's reviews
• glennny's reviews
• Jim of Seattle's reviews
• truth's reviews
• Valerie Polichar's reviews

Heartfelt thanks to the judges for their hard work throughout the tournament; to Tommy G for faithfully running the Listening Parties; to Matt "Shoobs" Schubbe for his cover art; to Madeline Owen for the painting that inspired our Final Round songs; to Flintsteel for the Bonus Round artwork; and to all the contestants whose songs make SpinTunes the special experience that it is.

I hope to see you all in SpinTunes 25!