Yes, Matt Giraud is the new VFTW pick. And yes, he's going home this week. But that's why we're voting for him. No one thinks he stands a chance, and neither do we. So either we're crazy and want to get the most VFTW picks ever this season, or we just think it's funny to keep voting for the person who is obviously going home to see what happens. It could also be that we just had to see the caricature of Matt with the huge boil on his forehead.
No matter the reason, Matt Giraud is only in the competition because the judges saved him 2 weeks ago. Adam Lambert has legions of fans, Danny Gokey is playing the pity vote like a violin, Kris Allen has the little girls screaming, and Allison Iraheta is the lone non-white non-male left so that'll garner her plenty of sympathy and support. This leaves Matt out on his ass, especially since his vocals have gotten worse in the last few weeks and his falsetto has become painful. Matt is also selling way less than the others in iTunes sales, so the producers don't want him around anymore.
So why waste our votes on the guy who's going home next? Because we don't give a shit about this show and we just want to have fun. Worst case scenario (and 99% likely scenario)? Matt goes home and the judge's save goes down as a wasted gimmick that people will mock relentlessly. Best case scenario? Anything else. Both scenarios will be VFTW victories. So concentrate and vote for the boil and let's all get out our dog whistles with our dialing fingers this week.