This year we have six song heats for Melodifestivalen rather than seven. Does removing a song from the heats change the results in Melodifestivalen. We investigate the numbers.

With the Allocation Draw set to take place in Malmö this week, we look back on Allocation Draw history to ask....who has been the luckiest country in Allocation Draw history.

Is there any connection between success at Junior and success at Eurovision? Does a winning performance in one help the other? Mark Taylor breaks out more results than normal to see how close the two contests are.

It's September 1st, and the Eurovision Song Contest community is celebrating the start of the season. Mark Taylor runs the numbers on why you shouldn’t get too excited about this single day in the calendar.

Should we change the balance between the jury and the televote after Loreen lifted the Eurovision 2023 trophy ahead of Käärijä? Mark Taylor lays out your options but asks you to consider the risk.