Rory speaks to writers Michael Cragg and Shaun Kitchener to establish who X Factor's greatest ever contestants are.  Covering everything from Alexandra Burke snotting all over Beyoncé, why it's better to be so bad that you're memorable rather than simply forgotten and the importance of good hair, the contestants are whittled down to a final few that'll give the Mixers something to smile about. Spoiler alert: It's bad news for Eoghan Quigg.

READ MICHAEL CRAGG'S RANKING OF X FACTOR CONTESTANTS HERE: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/nov/29/x-factor-contestants-ranked-little-mix-one-direction-leona-lewis

REVISIT SHAUN KITCHENER'S X FACTOR CONTESTANTS TWITTER POLL HERE: https://twitter.com/shaunkitchener/status/1265634819683254279?lang=fr

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