WLSC Congratulations 5

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In honor of the centennial edition of the Waiting List Song Contest, the fifth edition of Congratulations took place in Hanashima Dome arena in the capital city of Sakuralia - Hanashima. The arena had capacity of 55.000 seats. Slogan for the evening was "Blossom As One". The central theme of the show were the songs that were featured in editions 81 through 100. There were 8 participating countries; 4 of which joined the main roster during that time frame. Serenes came in second and Yistland finished in third place

The show was opened by performance of the song "Rescue" by Yuna who won the 81st Waiting List Song Contest for Sakuralia. Adamsburg's Ji Nilsson and Marlene were the last to perform on the stage before voting. The show was won by Regina Spektor from Meilutya with "No Surprises" collecting 63 points.

Hosts
The show was hosted by Mao Inoue and Chris Froome, celebrities beloved by Sakuralians.

Mao is best known for leading the all-female Red Team to victory in the 62nd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen in 2011, ending a run of 6 consecutive wins by the all-male White Team.

Chris is the 2-time winner of the Tour de France in 2013 and 2015, the first British cyclist to achieve this impressive feat. He's working towards winning a third Tour and an Olympic medal in 2016.

Results
The competition part of the show was opened by 10 Regions of Mobius, and closed by Adamsburg. Since there were 8 competing nations the voting system was reduced to 12-10-8-7-6-5-4 point system.