After a pretty fun week, we’re back to the predicting grind. Is it a new status quo, or will things flip again?

 

Reader Predictions

Who do you think will go home?

Staff Predictions

Andy

Oh please oh please don’t let this promising new development fall on its face. Even though it would be in the best interest of several of the new majority to not go up against others in that majority in the finals, I don’t want them to slip up and re-open the window for Ryan and Chrissy. And the best way to do that would be… to get rid of Mike. I think Ryan, Chrissy, and Mike all pose the same short-term risk (in that they are players in the game capable of theoretically winning challenges or finding idols), but Mike has the best chance in front of the jury or of wedging his way into the group (since the group is largely united as a front against Chrissy/Ryan. Not Mike). Don’t let that happen. Take him out now. Don’t give the jury anything else to root for but your success.

John

Assuming General Devon and Lieutenant Lauren are going to keep their troops in line, Mike will be their target this week. The boldest of moves would be to blindside Ben this week, then re-establish a majority using Lauren’s double vote next week. I’m thinking that won’t happen, but if it does it will be impossible to contain my love for Devon.

Emma

I’m going full wishful thinking now. Ryan‘s going home. Why is he going home? Because I said so and want it to be true. With the game having just flipped and fake idols and real idols and advantages in play, there are too many variables going on for a proper educated guess. Sure, I could piggyback on John’s answer, since he’s been correct three times in a row, but where’s the fun in that? You know what would be fun? Seeing Ryan get voted out.

Matt

I say Ryan goes home. I don’t think taking out Mike right now makes sense honestly. He is isolated, alone and unlikely to go on an immunity tear. Moreover, he has a cap on how many votes he can get at final tribal because I don’t think anyone outside the 3 healers would vote for him (and I’m not even sure Joe would). Now Ryan and Chrissy are not threats to win the jury over, but they are a pair working together and that gets more and more dangerous the longer it is allowed to linger. Maybe a Ben or someone goes to them, makes a final three deal and swings the game. So taking one of Ryan and Chrissy out right now seems to me to be the right move and if it is one of those two, I think they push for Ryan out now. The main reason why is because Chrissy is a bigger goat and enough people will want her around to maybe drag her to the end and watch people yell at her. Ryan is probably a goat too, but I get the sense Chrissy is more disliked. Of course, smart players would want to get rid of the obvious goat so that she doesn’t take their spot in the end. But these people won’t see it that way. So yeah Ryan goes home.

Mark

I think Ryan’s time is up. He’s got no shot at winning a challenge, doesn’t have an idol anymore, and has now proven he can find the idol. So why not take him out when you have the chance? Chrissy is clearly a goat and has her fake idol to throw around. I know Ben is a concern, but they have bigger fish to fry right now. Chrissy by herself isn’t dangerous because she lacks connections with…anyone anymore.

 

	Andy	John	Emma	Matt	Mark	Readers
First Out	Katrina	Chrissy	Katrina	Katrina	Katrina	Katrina
Second Out	Simone	Patrick	Lauren	Ali	Lauren	Lauren
Third Out	Lauren	Lauren	Patrick	Patrick	Lauren	Lauren
Fourth Out	Joe	Jessica	Joe	Joe	Cole	Joe
Fifth Out	Roark	Roark	Roark	Roark	Roark	Roark
Sixth Out	Ali	JP	JP	Ali	Chrissy	Ali
Seventh Out	Cole	JP	Desi	Cole	Cole	Cole
Eighth Out	Joe	Joe	Desi	Desi	Joe	Joe
Ninth Out	Joe	Cole	JP	Joe	Joe	Joe
Tenth Out	Mike	JP	Joe	Ashley	Ashley	Joe
Eleventh Out	Joe	Joe	Ben	JP	Mike	Joe
Twelfth Boot	Mike	Mike	Ryan	Ryan	Ryan
Score