The Project Runway Finale and the death of Reality Show suspense (for me anyway)

So, I missed the final episode of the recent season of Project Runway because I went to a Halloween party at school (and had a grand ol' time! My back and hips were sore for a whole week!) but, thanks to teh internets, I still found out who won. Then, last night, I finally got around to watching the episode (via OnDemand *crosses self*) but, since there's nothing so gripping about the designers crying for an hour, I'll go with a simple review of what I thought of the collections.
Kimberly's looked totally all over the place. I only liked the dress that Tim and she thought "popped" on the runway. But that bubble skirt was hideous.
Joshua's wasn't much better, and he definitely needs a slap across the face. No one likes 'tudes like that, honey. I did like how he managed to tone down his loud tastes (I thought the green he used was nice), but it wasn't that wonderful.
Viktor's collection was nice and chic, of course, but I felt that it was very, VERY restricted and uncomfortable.
Anya's pieces looked absolutely lovely and you can definitely tell they were "Anya" pieces. I kind of wished she didn't have so many girls walking in flats, but, then again, who wears high heels in the Caribbean (aside from that paparazzi whore Courtney Stodden)?
However, no interesting music for me to search.

Other tidbits: Silver shoes and short dresses don't mix well at 3 AM, especially after watching the "Our America" episode where Lisa Ling investigates sex trafficking in the DC area. And Anya almost made me want to buy/ask for a pair of those Minnetonka Boots. Almost (Although, it's really hard to find boots that I like that are fashionable. However, I can only find pairs that look like I work on a construction site or as hideous as the ones Joshua wore. And the ones I do like are women's, and they look weird on me. But fringe? No no.).

Anyway, Anya the Great won? YAY!!... And, for some strange reason, not particularly that surprising. Don't get me wrong, the sheer fact that she only came into the competition with only 4 months of sewing experience and a presence that made it seem like she had sugar cookies somewhere on her person. Plus, she killed a cockroach with a stiletto. But, for strange reason, I wasn't totally surprised. Could it be that the other designers weren't as particularly memorable/talented/only had prunes stashed in their underpants? *Shrugs*

But, what's really strange is that it's happening a lot in the reality competitions I've been watching. So I'm either really clairvoyant or something shady is going on behind the scenes. Or the winners are truly that talented/amazing that it wasn't much of a stretch to tell they were going to win. It's probably that last one I mentioned... or the first, but definitely not the second.

I'll start with the past two winners from ANTM... first with ANN WARD. The unpredictable beauty from Dallas, TX who had a deep man voice and stood at an usual 6'2" (though, in my family, particularly on my mother's side, she'd fit in just fine. I mean, most of my aunts and my grandpa stand at about 6 feet tall or taller. My mother was 5'8" and I'm a little under 5'10". On my dad's side, however, she'd look like a freak since no one is taller than 5'6"). But, with 5 straight first call outs, there's no chance Ann was going to lose to that, uh, other girl who had no FCOs at all... what was her name again? Chelsey? Stacey? Queen Potatoes? That Blonde-Always-Running-Behind-ANN-Chick? Plus, the Italians were practically fawning over her. And, when someone like Diane Von Furstenberg says you have a big career in this, well, that pretty much seals the deal.
Then, we look at "Trailer Park" Brittani from cycle 16 (and, oddly, because of her and my Aunt Nora, I realized I barely have any friends named Brittani/Brittany/Britteny/Brittanee/etc. to our surprise). Her sob story of growing up in a trailer park, her phenomenal makeover which also earned her my nickname "Lucille" and somewhat winning personality? Winner material right there. Though, "Sailor" Molly was definitely winner worthy too so who knows really.

Of course, there's Miss Melanie Moore, whose presence was so magnificent, I gave her lots of nicknames when she competed in SYTYCD (settling on "THE Queen Melanie"). There was no way she was going to lose after seeing her audition piece (and solos). Plus, no bottom two appearances, always high marks for the pieces she did... she earned that 47% voting sweep that made her the winner. Also, I WANT HER HAIRSTYLE.

And then there's Raja from Drag Race. Now, to be honest, I've never really watched the show before and the only reason I watched this season was because I recognized Raja (Sutan Amrull) as one of the makeup artists on ANTM for a few seasons. Compared to the other queens, it was kind of easy to see that Raja definitely had experience that they didn't really have, especially since she was 36 when she competed and has been in the business for over 20 years.

So my question is... have these kinds of competitions become too predictable now? Or is it a way to keep the general audience happy? Or maybe I'm just thinking about things too much.