LAST EDITED ON 07-28-13 AT 07:59 PM (EST)
Without revealing anything without it airing first.
Rachel's freinds are real. They have influence over the vote mostly because "America" is so scattered with their choices.
America wants Aryan gone.
They also want G-Marie gone.
They also want Elissa gone.
Some even want Amanda to go away.
Rachel's friends want Aryan out. Period. (However, this week they can't.)
BUT, Rachel's friends also want whatever Rachel thinks is best for Elissa.
I checked 8 different polls ranging from 250 voters to 4000 voters and the first MVP Aaryn was indeed first, by a long-shot. An average of 58% lead. Elissa nearly 20%, G-Marie and Amanda received close to 10%.
This week, without being able to vote for Aryan, and without revealing anything before the show airs...the names have changed but the percentages are nearly the same.
Rachel's friends are a real thing and they may very well have some pull and they could very well have influenced the large jump in a particular hamsters numbers.
The main problem for "America" is that "we" are fairly scattered in our choices. Whereas Rachel's friends (regardless of "real" size) are a voting block.
And if America were a hamster, we'd be on the block right now. Without the numbers to keep us in the game