Determining my rankings for this episode was rather difficult since I didn’t find anyone to be particularly unlikeable. I have to say though—I didn’t realize they were auctioning fastfood items until today (Dunkin’ Donuts for Malcolm and what looks like Jollibee chicken for Jonathan).

1. Abi (6, 15, 15, 14, 11, 9, 8, 9, 8, 6)
Abi is still an insufferable maggot around camp, but without her, this entire episode would have been quite predictable. Saving up for the advantage? Good. Lying about a fourth immunity idol? Brilliant. Winning immunity and throwing a wrench into the others’ plans? All in all, a great episode for her.

2. Malcolm (5, 5, 3, 1, 1, 4, 4, 3, 5, 2)
He’s likeable, he’s strategic, and he’s athletic. On paper, Malcolm probably has the best chance of winning if he makes the F3. Unfortunately for him, he’s also in an alliance with people who are unpredictable and/or aren’t entirely unwilling to shake up the game for their own benefit. If he makes the F3, I believe he gets Pete, Abi, and Artis by default.

3. Michael (4, 3, 6, 12, 8, 8, 7, 6, 2, 1)
Mike’s edit has certainly switched since the merge, from being almost completely invisible to almost all-out strategy. I’m starting to think he could win the game, even if there are already two, likely three votes that won’t go his way (Artis, Pete, and Abi) if he makes the F3.

4. Denise (1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 4, 7)
Denise tells us about how Abi is, “the same negative, grumpy Abi”, but the past few episodes, what I’ve noted is a negative, grumpy Denise. Still, she has played a great strategic, if UTR game, by setting herself in a good position up until the F4.

5. Carter (15, 9, 14, 10, 10, 10, 6, 7, 6, 5)
What Carter has going for him is that he’s a very good choice, along with Abi, to go to the F3 with. I don’t see him being able to break up Malcolm/Michael/Lisa/Denise though, making me think that even if he reaches the top 5 and therefore becomes a powerful swing vote, his only hope to secure an F3 spot is winning immunities. He’s already won a couple, so I’m not counting him out just yet. Pretty generous of him too to trade his auction prize for the rice and beans, but I don’t give him credit for the veal shanks, since that was a tribal prize to begin with.

6. Lisa (3, 14, 10, 7, 3, 3, 3, 1, 3, 3)
I have no idea if Lisa is playing a loyal game or a wishy-washy one. Somehow, we always see her thinking of flipping over to one side or the other, but she never really ends up doing so.

Out:
Jonathan (10, 6, 5, 5, 6, 1, 1, 2, 1, 4)
Pete (11, 11, 8, 3, 7, 7, 5, 5, 7)
Artis (16, 10, 11, 6, 9, 11, 9, 8)
Jeff (7, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 10)
RC (2, 1, 2, 8, 4, 6)
Katie (14, 12, 13, 13, 12)
Sarah (8, 13, 12, 11)
Dana (12, 8, 7, 9)
Russell (17, 16, 9)
Angie (9, 7)
Roxanne (13)
Zane