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Gabby back a winner

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ANTHONY GABBY CARTER has added a ninth title to his name.The man who has won a calypso crown in every decade since the competition started, drew even with tentmate Red Plastic Bag (RPB) early this morning when he took the coveted title away from the other nine finalists with a score of 441.5 points.According to reliable sources Gabby was leading coming out of the semis and he remained in that position. Tassa, who was said to be in second spot, finished tenth. He beat two-time monarch Adrian Clarke into second place, and also denied defending monarch RPB, who finished third, his tenth title.Gabby took the title with Haiti and Ole Ashe. His victory did not go down well with the crowd. For the second time in less than a week, a winner was booed by fans. TC, who also hails from De Digicel Big Show, was booed last Sunday at Bushy Park when she was named as the winner of the Sweet Soca competition.The boos of discontent started when pre-show favourite Colin Spencer and tentmate Crystal from the Cave Shepherd All Stars Calypso Tent were announced in joint seventh position.There was more noise of protest when RPB was announced in third than when Gabby was named as the eventual winner.RPB has the satisfaction of pulling the largest response from the crowd who were waving red plastic bags en masse for both Signs and La La, and in support of their king who had to settle for second runner-up this time around.Clarke brought a brand new song in No Plastic Bag Day, which some might say was visionary at the time, and gained a decent response for it. In terms of response he would have been among the top three going into the second half for his solid rendition and presentation of Crowd Response. Blood and RPB would have been up there as well.There were two ties in the final standings. Blood and TC tied for fifth and Colin Spencer and Crystal Cummins-Beckles were right behind in seventh.Despite the obvious disapproval of the crowd, Gabby was thankful to fans for their support.“Thank you for all your help. Thank you for your friendship. Thank you for all your love. You know all, all, all praises to Jahovah yuh know. All praises Jahovah . . . . I could not do it without Mike Sealy I just want to thank him. Thank him for his help and his love, his commitment. His long hours in his studio, everything,” Gabby said shortly after accepting his trophy. He took home the first prize of $10 500 and a fully loaded Ford Focus car.The final positions in descending order and points are as follows: Gabby (441.5), AC (424), RPB (418.5), John King (413.5), Blood and TC (408), Colin Spencer and Crystal Cummins-Beckles (407.5), Sheldon Hope (400.5), and Tassa (369).

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