Predictions

The good people over at Survivor Fever have speculated that some of the earliest castaways voted off the island and some who go far are featured before the season starts. I have no idea if this theory worked in previous seasons or not. Anyway past performance is no guarantee of future results. However it makes sense to me so I’ll play along.

Here are the twelve castaways that have gotten attention on the CBS Early Show, Entertainment Tonight, Extra and E!: Wanda, Jonathan, James, Willard, Angie, Kim, Bobby Jon, Tom, Janu, Ashlee, Coby and Ibrehem. Survivor Fever thinks the first three people to leave the island are in there somewhere, as well as a few who last a long time.

Remember two of the first three out of the game are alleged to get lost on the way to the first challenge and be eliminated thusly. So they’re probably not that bright or outdoorsy.

My guesstimates:

The First Three Voted Off

Bobby Jon
The “aww shucks” routine won’t go over well with the men so I can see them voting him off. Also he doesn’t seem like the brightest bulb in the box. I could see him getting lost. Promoted early because of his beef cake appeal.

Kim
The brainiac will put-off the women. She may be book smart, but I bet she’s lacking in interpersonal and outdoor skills. Being able to read Arabic is one thing, reading a topographical map is another. Promoted early because of her cheese cake appeal.

Janu
She’ll be seen as a liability (both mentally and physically) in challenges because she is a Las Vegas showgirl. I can see her getting lost too.



Richard Hatch, winner of the first Survivor, has said repeatedly that the most important attribute for Survivor is self awareness. With that in mind here are my Final Four picks.

The Final Four

Williard
Jeff Probst has said Willard tells every one that he’s a postal worker while he’s really an attorney. That’s a brilliant strategy and shows that he’s thinking ahead.


Tom
Fireman, forty-one year old college student and family man. What’s not to like? He deals with a wide variety of people daily. I bet he has it in him to go a long way.


Wanda
Wacky Wanda according to Jeff Probst. She’s a teacher and heavily involved in politics in her home town. This will prepare her well to play Survivor.


Coby
Troubled teen makes good. Jeff say’s Coby has a lot of amusing anecdotes and is very like-able (even to those who don’t know what an amusing anecdote is).



The Rest of the Bunch

That leaves Jonathan, James, Angie, Ibrehem and Ashlee. Who knows how far they will go? Or any of them for that matter. I’d also like to mention Gregg (that’s correct, the guy needs three Gs to spell his name). There are reports online that he returned to the States really thin. This leads everyone to believe that he made it at least as far as the merger. Or maybe he just got a bad case of schistosomiasis.

I’m not sure about any of this but it’s fun to ponder about before the show actually starts.

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