As sad as I am to see Savage gone, I'm so glad the spoilers have been disproven!
11. Ciera (+1) She had Stephen and Joe targeting each other and willing to work with her, and she alienated them at tribal council, not only destroying her chance of getting their votes, but bonding them as well. It's sloppy mistakes like this one that led Ciera not to sway a single vote at tribal council. She's an entitled brat
10. Kelley (-1) Kelley doesn't have the idol anymore, she's officially a non-factor. I do give her credit for the play though
9. Abi-Maria (+1) I am waiting for Abi to spring back alive and give us the gold she gave us at the start. But I just don't follow her game anymore, she's not entertaining anymore and she's not providing any of the funny gameplay she usually does
8. Kimmi (+3) As much as I love Kimmi, I literally can't rank her above anyone else at this point because she's just not really a factor. I do enjoy seeing her improve so highly in her second chance, and I think she's in good with people. She's not going to win, she's going to help someone else win, but she's going to have a good journey and she'll be fun to have around for that story
7. Stephen (-1) I think Stephen's gameplay is getting more and more lackluster as he bumbles his way into an increasing target on his back. The minority thinks he's a leader of the majority, but he is in fact at the bottom of the majority - this is THE WORST POSITION TO BE IN. I think he might be able to sway the minority to make a move, but in doing so, all he'd do is JOIN THE MINORITY. It would still be a 7-4 split at the next tribal council because I don't see Stephen flipping anyone else. (I don't see him getting voted out for a while either though)
6. Joe (+2) Joe seems to be improving from his last season. He's starting to think somewhat strategically, and he's actually in a good position with the numbers. However, I think that when he loses immunity, he'll get voted out almost for sure. They'll try to ham it up like it's a big blindside or shift in the game, so that we think the tides are turning, and then the majority will just continue to steamroll the minority. In that sense, I predict him to be an overhyped filler boot, just like he was in WA.
5. Kelly (+2) I noticed that the only person to be included in every strategy talk today was Kelly. Why was this? She's an "easy vote" to people, and she's someone they truly trust. This puts her in an amazing position. Feel free to dump on her UTR status, I know the jury will, but when it comes to being a good UTR, she's doing an amazing job.
4. Spencer (+1) For someone who gets so much screen time, I feel like we don't get enough insight into Spencer's motives. I'm very impressed with how he is finally not on the bottom of a tribe. He is playing a very good game and I think he has the potential to win. I think he'll match his old placement though, he is giving me very big 4th place vibes right now!
3. Keith (+1) In a season with so much heavy strategy, so many dark moments, so much drama and so many cringes, a person like Keith is not just welcome, but necessary. He's comic relief, but he manages to be in a good enough position that we know he'll be entertaining us for a while. Keith probably won't win but he'll do exactly what he did in SJDS - he'll make everyone laugh until he eventually gets voted out. The difference? He's actually playing a decent game, putting himself in a position where he's not a target, and is friends with most people.
2. Jeremy (+1) I like that Jeremy is holding the numbers together and truly steering this game. I think he's not going to manage to escape having a target on his back like he really wants to - but I think that he'll definitely escape getting voted out for a very long time. I enjoy him as a player and a character
1. Tasha (+1) Now that the bootlist is officially disproven, Tasha is my pick to win. She's an extremely savvy gameplayer, the best woman at challenges, and seems to harness other people extremely well. She will always have people targeted over her, but she's still very strong, which is something people commend Jeremy for but I think applies better to Tasha.
My rankings are based on entertainment value and gameplay both factored in. People I find annoying are towards the bottom. People who I don't think can win are also towards the bottom. That leaves the people who I like and think can win. If I don't have a very clear favorite I will rank based on winner predictions.
i agree that keith knows 5x more of what he's doing.immi hasn't really done much this season. I'm just waiting for the "BIG MOVE" that someone says their going to make.i just can't think of any ways people can think of getting keith out next episode.
