That Time When Lithuania Exchanged Points Left, Right and Center...
2015 Open was one of the most memorable editions of TISC. It was the last time to date that Ireland played host. It was the last edition held on the old forum. And it was the only time that Lithuania took victory, thanks to Song About Love, performed by Leon Somov & Jazzu. Song About Love, interestingly, to this day remains to be the only winning entry that had a perfect points distribution. In a nutshell, it means they received each possible points score during the Grand Final, from 1 through 12.
However, one thing that always gets overlooked from the said edition are the Lithuanian jury votes. They were as follows...
12 points - Australia
11 points - Morocco
10 points - Portugal
9 points - United States
8 points - Germany
7 points - Spain
6 points - Great Britain
5 points - Poland
4 points - New Zealand
3 points - Serbia
2 points - Slovakia
1 point - Malta
Amazingly, it turns out that Lithuania exchanged points with all these nations. They received 12 points from Australia, 11 from Morocco, 10 from Portugal, 9 from the United States, 8 from Germany, 7 from Spain, 6 from Great Britain, 5 from Poland, 4 from New Zealand, 3 from Serbia, 2 from Slovakia and 1 from Malta!
It is unclear whether any of these nations received any kind of compensation for exchanging points with Lithuania. However, inside sources claim that the TISC president @OlympicIRL and his team are planning to launch an investigation into the matter, which could result in serious consequences.
More to follow.