Now that we’re two episodes into Survivor: Kaôh Rōng, I’m sure we’ve got all this stuff figured out. The predictions are a mere formality at this point.

Andy: While I do think there’s heat between Joe and some of the youngs, it’s hard to shake the idea that the tribe is just humouring Debbie until the first opportunity to get rid of her. Since I went with the easy pick with Brains, for Brawn I’ll stick with the odder choice of Cydney. If you’ve gone this far goat farming Alecia, why give up now? For Beauty, we haven’t really had any hints of any dissent or strategy, so we’re basically just going off the fact that Nick has been pretty invisible. Which might be enough.

John: If the Brains can avoid tribal council for one more round I think the dynamic will shift, but right now it’s early enough in the game that if they have to lose a member they might send Joe packing. If he’s butting heads with Neal and Liz, that might be all it takes. We haven’t seen much of Nick, but I think if it’s his time to go this week they could quickly build him an exit story, just like they did with Jenny last week. They have to stumble upon the right choice by accident at least once, right? And Alecia is the right choice to vote out. Not as right as it would have been on day 3 or day 6, but still the right choice.

Emma: For Brawn, Alecia. I mean, it has to happen eventually right? For Brains, I know a lot of people are out on Liz, but I think at the very least Neal and Peter will stick with her. Would Aubry really risk going to rocks for Joe and Debbie? I doubt it. And Debbie is already being eyed as a goat. So Joe. For Beauty, now that Caleb and Tai are BFFs, it looks like Nick is the odd one out.

Mark: For Brains, Debbie is the easy answer at this point, but she’s basically turning into the child of Coach and Abi, so I don’t see her going just yet. Instead, I think last week was the first inkling of a Liz downfall. ​Until we see Beauty actually have conflict, I’m going to say Nick. Caleb won’t let his work wife be axed so soon (unless he falls off another tree). ​For Brawn, I think it’s ​finally Alecia, but only because when they hunt for the idol, they’ll run into her, injure her, and make her more useless than she already is.

Matt: People are annoyed by Debbie, but annoyance is easy to overlook if you outright dislike someone, and I think cranky Joe is building up a group of people that will be happy to boot him because they actively dislike him, whereas Debbie just annoys them. For Brawn, WHO KNOWS. This tribe will not do the obvious thing so I can’t say Alecia, and Cydney seems too obvious as the alternative. Scot won’t turn on Jason, but maybe Jason will turn on Scot? I have no idea, so i’ll just throw up my hands and say Alecia. Maybe by doing the obvious when we don’t expect it they will continue their reign of unpredictability. For Beauty, it’s Nick. Because it ain’t a girl, and Tai and Caleb seem tight, that leaves pretty boy Nick on the outside. That said I can see a scenario where the group targets Tai or Caleb because they seem tight, to break up the couple. But I’ll stick to the idea of greater tribe unity and say Nick.

	Andy	John	Emma	Mark	Matt	Readers
First Elimination	Alecia	Alecia	Alecia	Alecia	Darnell	Alecia
Second Elimination	Cydney	Cydney	Cydney	Alecia	Alecia	Alecia
Third Elimination: Brawn	Cydney	Alecia	Alecia	Alecia	Alecia
Third Elimination: Brains	Debbie	Joe	Joe	Liz	Joe
Third Elimination: Beauty	Nick	Nick	Nick	Nick	Nick
Score
Preseason Winner Pick	Peter	Michele	Jennifer	Michele	Peter	Jennifer

So there you have it. Make your picks below and don’t be afraid to give your explanation in the comments. We can be wrong together!

Medevac Prediction Game

Now on to the important stuff. Every week on the podcast (until it stops being fun), John and I will attempt to figure out how Survivor: Kaoh Rong will live up to its hype as the “Most Brutal Season Ever” by posting scenarios on who could get medevaced and how. It’s up to you to decide who had the better answer.

(If you haven’t listened to the podcast yet, you can correct that injustice by going here).

Current score: Andy 1 John 0