LAST EDITED ON 08-11-13 AT 03:14 PM (EST)I noticed no sadness over Rupert flaming out? lol
Anyways, the progression for Tina alone has been extremely wide and varying. Originally she was said to be one of the first out. Then she was said to get into the Final three and has only recently been placed late jury. Only one close to that would be Monica whom started in pre-jury and has since been bumped up to F3.
The "Celebration" rumors really need to be parsed and judged in the context of psuedo-celebrities, a little licquored-up and being hounded by fans wanting to post something of "worth" when the party is over. Over-salting may need to be the requirement.
Of note, regarding the bootlist, is that "pairs" get targeted first, and once the "partner" is gone, the "remaining" gets pretty darned far.
The 3 exclusions to this are Aras/Vytus, LauraM/Ciera and Tina/Katie.
Methinks the 6 of them are the deciders for a huge portion of the early game. Where post-merge the "singletons" make their move and take over.
Speculation, of course.