I second that opinion...
He's said all along that he's had a strategy for the show... which is why some time ago I posted about how I thought he was a "game genius". Not to OVER-estimate what his strategy may or may not have been, but how can you argue with the results???
I loved him more and more each week. Since I liked him so much right from the beginning, each week I got nervous before I heard him perform (
please notice I didn't say "sing" --- he's not just a singer... he clearly was the best PERFORMER on the show this season) By the 3rd or 4th week, I was nervous no more... just anxious... excited... to see how he would wow the audience that week. Of course, it only angered me even more so when he got the comments from the judges that he did...
Anastasia was even downright rude and unprofessional a couple of times (
reference the comment about how a bad attitude could ruin an artists' career, "then I remembered you don't have one" ---
--- or perhaps when Blake complimented Zac and Anastasia coyly said "oh come on, would you REALLY give Zac a record deal right now????"

--- DEM'S FIGHTING WORDS, MISSY!!!!)
Anyway, she was fighting a losing battle. This week she just couldn't deny it and sound sane.
FANTASTIC job this season, Zac!!! Win... or lose...