Just as well qualification for the World Cup in Qatar doesn't come down to a public vote. If it did, Scotland's national football team would be the next Sam Ryder.
The United Kingdom's Eurovision entrant had the best song, the best falsetto and the highest number of votes from the juries dotted around Europe. Leading the contest deep into Fergie time, it looked as if Britain's long wait for a new Bucks Fizz was finally over.
What followed next was the kind of collapse usually reserved for Manchester City in the last four of the Champions League.