In both cases, they failed to get to the final vote due to two things. First, they didn't establish a good relationship with those in the final two. Well, they kind of did, but Janelle's relationship with Erika was equivalent to Terry's relationship with Danielle. Both were last-minute efforts that never came through. Granted, Erika didn't actually evict Janelle, but some speculate that she tanked the competition knowing she was out. Danielle thought about aligning with Terry because Aras and Cirie were close; she didn't take him to the F2 in the end, opting for tribe loyalty.

Both Terry and Janelle were also seen as surefire winners in the final vote. If Mike takes Janelle, he loses, plain and simple, and if Janelle gets in Will's head, it's unanimous. Judging by the straw poll in EI, if Danielle took Terry, she was just as dead, getting only Bruce and Cirie's votes. So yes, they were phenomenal challenge competitors, but both came down with Buffalo Bills syndrome and lost when it counted.