In nearly seventy years of the Eurovision Song Contest, no country has ever won by performing second. Coincidence?

This week, Steven crunches the numbers to find out, and the results might surprise even the nerdiest of Eurovision fans!

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Mentioned in this episode:

Serteb Erener - ‘Everyway That I Can’ (Turkey, 2003): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0_QrKnqd5E

Marie N - ‘I Wanna’ (Latvia, 2002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M-w89U8TEU

Kathy Kirby - ‘I Belong’ (United Kingdom, 1965): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeDI52bdntQ

France Gall - ‘Poupée de cire, poupée de son’ (Luxembourg, 1965): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyFnDf8PvmU

Sebnem Paker and Grup Etnic - ‘Dinle’ (Turkey, 1997): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5J6-bCMz3Y

Jessica Garlick - ‘Come Back’ (United Kingdom, 2002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8tokc1B_E0

Sahlene - ‘Runaway’ (Estonia, 2002): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tky7vWXSZrs

alyona alyona and Jerry Heil - ‘Teresa & Maria’ (Ukraine, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4N82wPpdg8

Dino Merlin - ‘Love in Rewind’ (Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBg3coarF_8

Teach-In - ‘Ding-A-Dong’ (Netherlands, 1975): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPxuq4uQ0OU

Brotherhood of Man - ‘Save Your Kisses For Me’ (United Kingdom, 1976): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yJUi6ke71I

Herreys - ‘Diggi-Loo, Diggi-Ley’ (Sweden, 1984): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySOCalwr6Yo

Laura Thorn - ‘La poupée monte le son’ (Luxembourg, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT7ZZBCscUg

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