‘Canada’s Got Talent:’ By the numbers
Posted March 3, 2012 4:00 pm.
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This Sunday marks the long-awaited launch of Canada’s Got Talent. Be sure to tune in each week to see some of the country’s most inspiring artists…and some pretty entertaining judges too!
We break down the journey thus far, by the numbers – in cups of coffee, kilometers travelled and stars auditioned. Read on for some pretty shocking results.
25,430 – Total kilometres travelled cross-country by the Canada’s Got Talent crew
24,199 – People who came out to watch the Live Theatre Audition Tour shows across six cities
23,472 – Cups of Tim Hortons coffee consumed
16,929 – Facebook “likes” on the Canada’s Got Talent page (and growing!)
11,138 – Casting auditions at the nationwide audition tour
3,814 – Twitter followers for @CGTCitytv
3,709 – YouTube auditions submitted for the Last Chance Auditions
2,400 – Kilometres travelled by the farthest competitor to an audition (Whitehorse, YT to Vancouver, BC)
542 – Number of times “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele was sung at auditions
520 – Auditions at the Live Theatre Audition Tour (120 in Toronto; 80 in Calgary, Vancouver and Winnipeg; 40 in Halifax)
352 – Hotel rooms booked for the Canada’s Got Talent crew
227 – Hours producers spent auditioning competitors
86 – Age of oldest competitor
60 – Number of volunteers from the audition tours
56 – Members in the largest act (a choir)
47 – Different types of acts, including competitive eaters, chainsaw jugglers, sword fighters, knife throwers, bartenders, contortionists, and much, MUCH more!
17 – Hours on the longest day of auditions
10 – Number of cameras at each Live Theatre Audition Tour show
6 – Cities visited on the Live Theatre Audition Tour – Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax
4 – Age of youngest competitor
3 – Celebrity judges: Martin Short, Measha Brueggergosman, Stephan Moccio
1 – Winner; the Most Talented Act in Canada
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