If competitions are your strength and you advance to the F5, I would not criticize that player for not changing and playing to their strength. If Victor had the same competition run at F5 that JT, Mike, Brain Heidik, Tom Westman, and Tyson all had (hardly anomalies) at the end of the game his strategy would have worked. As it turned out it did not work as you accurately stated. And after tonight he’ll join 14 other HGs whose strategies did not work either. And if those 14 had another opportunity I doubt strongly they would change and become something they’re not if they made the F5.

Whether you are given another chance to make the best of a second or third opportunity in the same season or a different season is irrelevant. Let’s focus on who is still in the game—Nicole. I believe she is the same player she was from her BB16 season...Zingbot sure thought so. She has already improved her result from two seasons ago and by the end of tonight may take the ultimate prize. If she can accomplish that feat WITHOUT changing her spots, more power to her.