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The Rules
1. Put the name of your choice for this week's boot in the subject heading!
This is easy, just erase the bit where it says "Re: SurvivorBlows Tribe, Time to Vote..." and replace with your vote, e.g., "Brett." (Or, for example, if you think this will be a two-boot week: "Brett and Jaison." It doesn't matter which order you put them in unless it matters to you.)
This makes it easier to tally votes quickly and accurately. Nicknames are tougher to tally unless they're really obvious without actually reading your post. Other things you want to vote on (who wins what challenge, who makes the title quote, where will Russell find the idol this time), these should go in your post not in your subject line.
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We like a nice straight vote thread around here, we're just that way. Vote about anything you can think of to vote on.
EXCEPTION TO RULE 2! VOTE CHANGES!2b. But to change your vote reply to your own post!
Your new post heading should read, for example, "VOTE CHANGE: Dave." (Or perhaps "VOTE CHANGE: Dave and Monica")
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The DAWs!
Aiga (merge: blue) tribe
Brett Clouser (Galu)
Dave Ball (Galu)
Jaison Robinson (Foa Foa)
John Fincher (Galu)
Laura Morett (Galu)
Mick Trimming (Foa Foa)
Monica Padilla (Galu)
Natalie White (Foa Foa)
Russell Hantz (Foa Foa)
Shannon "Shambo" Waters (Galu)
The Jury
ep 8. Erik Cardona (Galu/Aiga)
ep 9. Kelly Sharbaugh (Galu/Aiga)
Eliminated
ep 1. Marisa Calihan (Foa Foa)
ep 2. Mike Borassi (Foa Foa) med. evac.
ep 2. Betsy Bolan (Foa Foa)
ep 3. Ben Browning (Foa Foa)
ep 4. Yasmin Giles (Galu)
ep 5. Ashley Trainer (Foa Foa)
ep 6. Russell Swan (Galu) med. evac.
ep 7. Elizabeth "Liz" Kim (Foa Foa)
I find it fascinating that they've managed to make Laura so unlikable that people will be rooting for the guy who was originally billed as pure evil. The woman has shown zero sense of humor or graciousness, and way too much sense of snobbery, entitlement and false superiority. Makes Russell appear fun-loving.As I speculated here I think the tie is broken on the revote, by the "clever" one -- who is not Shambo.
I think that because this vote is a last stand for tribal supremacy, that Brett will stay with Galu. Dave has been shown fiercely pro-Galu, while John has been edited as flexible, and was also dissed by Erik and Dave in Ep 1, which might be a good set-up for him jumping ship to save himself from purple rock.
However, Kelly pointed out that Dave makes snap decisions, so it is certainly possible that Dave decides on the spot to opt for self-preservation.
John is my pick for the person who flips, though. Because he flips to avoid the rock rather than joining up with Foa Foa to prevent the tie, this move does not necessarily buy him any extension in the game. Rather, it would make him a wild card, and wild cards are considered threats, especially when as athletic and smart as John.