9. Wardog
There’s nothing more damning of a power player’s Survivor edit than overconfidence. That virtue is a slow and insidious killer in this game, and it’s put Wardog in a spot where he thinks he can do no wrong. Unfortunately, if you look at the numbers, he’s in quite a pickle. He floated voting out Lauren multiple times, yet she’s Kelley’s closest ally. He now needs David to vote with him or to target as a shield instead, and even if he can force a tie, where does his game go from there?
8. Kelley Wentworth
She has been the captain of a sinking ship ever since the beginning, but not once during her current course of action has Kelley wavered as the leader. She’s been revered by the likes of Lauren and Wardog, but feared by the likes of David and Rick. Her detractors have been either voted out or removed from the situation. Everything on Lesu now runs through her, but that’s still a rough spot losing every Immunity Challenge.
7. Lauren O’Connell
Though Lauren’s been targeted lately by David and Rick, the hardships she is fighting in the game come from a place of respectable adversity rather than showing a dead woman walking. Plus, with the safety of a Hidden Immunity Idol and a key ally in the tribe leader Kelley Wentworth (her admitted superfan idol), I have high expectations that Lauren at least makes the merge.