Well there have been several requests (on this board, and in the bar), so here it is... the official Picks To The End (PTTE) thread.

Rules:

1) All votes must be cast by 9:00 PM EST Wednesday, May 2... votes cast after Episode 6 begins will not count.

2) List the recruits in the subject line of your post in the following order:

Voted Out Episode 6
Taken Out Episode 6
Votes Out Episode 7
Taken Out Episode 7
Runner Up
Winner

Use the following abbreviations...

Brown = B
Jackson = J
Morettiii (male recruit) = iii
Morettyyy (female recruit) = yyy
Whitlow = Wh
Wolf = Wo

So, if you think that Brown will be voted out in Episode 6 and will take Jackson, and that Morettiii will be voted out in Episode 7 and will take Morettyyy and that Whitlow will lose to Wolf in the final episode, your subject line would read:

B/J/iii/yyy/Wh/Wo

3) Do not put anything else in the subject line.

4) Put any analysis in the body of the message, but do NOT respond to anyone in this thread.

5) This thread is for bragging rights, and there will be weekly updates identifying who is left in the running.

6) This is NOT a discussion thread... pick, speak your peace, and discuss on any of the other threads.

• Wh/J/B/Wo/yyy/iii,sleeeve, 09:07 PM, 04-28-01
• Wh/J/iii/yyy/B/Wo,tonedef, 12:08 PM, 04-29-01
• Wh/Wo/J/yyy/B/iii,Survivorerist, 04:47 PM, 04-29-01
• J/Wh/Wo/B/yyy/iii,spanky1978, 01:26 AM, 04-30-01
• Wh/Wo/B/J/yyy/iii,SurvivinDawg, 08:38 PM, 04-30-01
• J/Wh/yyy/Wo/B/iii,Loree, 01:10 PM, 05-01-01
• Wh/J/Wo/B/yyy/iii,shakes the clown, 08:41 PM, 05-02-01
• Wo, B, Wh, iii, J, yyy,IceCat, 08:53 PM, 05-02-01

My analysis is here:
http://community.survivorblows.com/boards/DCForumID16/36.shtml#1

Since Morettyyyy is squad leader this time around, the only person available to be squad leader the following show would be Brown. (Assuming, of course, that Whitlow is the one to go, but I think that her ejection is a safe bet). Would the squad purposely lose the challenge so that they can get rid of her? I don't think so. She will be in the final, most likely with Wolf.

The amount of face time that they are giving Wolf throughout this entire show makes me think that he will be the ultimate victor. He has been a central character since day one, and, much like Richard Hatch of S1 and Colby of S2, the amount of face time usually corresponds with victory. (Note: Yes, I know Colby hasn't won S2 yet! He is just my prediction based on the same reasoning.)

Will Whitlow take Jackson? Hard to say. But I think that Jackson is much more 'in your face' than Moretti or Wolf, and thus, she will take him with her.

If it is just the dismissed recruits that come back to vote, then it appears that the jury will have more guys than girls. Voting along gender lines? Highly probably given how Brown has rubbed most of the guys the wrong way. Like it or not, most of the guys don't mind Wolf, save for Meyer. But I don't even know if it's Meyer who will return.

There you have it...The Defest predictions of em all! And don't let that 0 for 8 record fool you, I'm just waiting for my hot streak to kick in!

I don't spoil, I don't do anything of the sort. I just went with my gut. Watch me be wrong by episode 6.

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Survivorerist

can't even think of a reason, just would really like to see a Moretti-Moretty match-up at the end.

Purely a guess. This game is so fixed that rational speculation, much less rational spoilage, is not possible.

Whitlow was really featured last week, and you also know what happens to the injured. The weak are food for the strong, the strong are pawns for the very strong. I'm guessing she takes Wolf simply because he's a little more out front, and the producers will want the black contestant to go a little farther. Then it's Brown voted out, and she takes Jackson. Then it's an all Morettiyiyiy final.

*** Contradictions don't exist. If you are faced with a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong. -- Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

"I've never been bored a day in my life. Only boring people get bored." -- Jerri Manthey

This is so hard to call. This is nothing but a guess. And I don't want Wolf in the final.

....since we have basically nothing to work with evidence wise, I'm gonna assume that the final two is in fact the final two, so therefore we know that Jackson and to a lesser extent Wolf are not gonna make the final 2.

We also know what happens to the weak and feeble on this show, so goodbye #####-ho, nice knowing ya.

So, with that lack of insight, I'm going with the #####-ho ejection tonight, she takes down Jackson cause of issues we haven't seen yet (bad editing)...

Next week has to be Wolf's turn...I'm picking him for the vote cause I think he has the most previous votes of teh final 4, therefore he must lose any tiebreakers since this show has copied everything else that happened on that show, so why not the tie breraker rule as well. OF course Wolf takes Brown with him.

Final two, I'm taking iii because of the physical superiority (7 gauntlet events) and the dogtag thingy from the opening credits.

And my PTTE for Love Cruise is as follows Shakes/Shakes/Shakes/Skahes/Shakes/Shakes

Just to mix it up!