We are down to the final six and just two episodes so I thought I would rank the final six to try to get some discussion going. It’s been a really great post-merge season and I think 4 of the 6 can win the season if they take the right combination of people to the ending.
If we follow what has been the normal the last few seasons then we will have a Final Three which would mean there are 8 Jury Members. I am kind of hoping for a surprise Final Two but I don’t think there is enough time to add an extra elimination.
Regardless here are my rankings best on best chances to win and best game play:
6. Eddie – Eddie has played a horrible game. He’s flirted too much but not in a smart game play kind of way like Malcolm and Andrea. At this point he is only still around because others played too hard and he would be a great person to take to the end.
5. Sherri – The only way Sherri wins is if it is a Final Two and she is against Eddie. She was effective early in the game but with a Jury that will mostly be favorites there is no way they would give her the votes needed to win against anyone else.
4. Erik – He’s played a really quiet game and followed others rather then make his own path which won’t help win in the end. He won’t make any decisions or take chances on his own. He’d rather wait until others give him the options and choose what he thinks is best which is way he has been a swing vote all season long. Unless he makes a big move, like working with Brenda/Sherri/Eddie so he can get to the end with the last two fans he won’t win.
3. Brenda – She’s done really well in challenges but she needs to get rid of Cochran or Dawn to have any chance to win because they are both going to be seen as the puppet masters and Cochran will talk circles around her during the final tribal.
2. Dawn – Even through she has annoyed me greatly with her crying she has played a great game. She kept her alliance with Cochran a secret and played the mother role good enough to convince others to give her information that she could use against them. I just don’t think she would beat Cochran in the end and it would be smart to turn on him.
1. Cochran – If he makes it to the end he wins. He’s played as close to a perfect game as you can play. He’s won challenges. He’s led the pack without looking like the leader. While he was making the decisions Phillip was taking the hits. He learned a lot from the first time he played and he played a more confident game. He will also talk a good game at the final tribal so taking him to the end would be handing him $1 million.
