Survivor Island of the Idols episode 8 power rankings: Officially dateable

4. Elaine Stott

A few people have given Elaine way too much credit for her ability to win the game at stages way too early to make that call. The reason they believe she is such a threat to win, however, is because she is such a charismatic individual, and has proven multiple times she can win friends and influence people to like her rather quickly.

What she hasn’t been able to influence actively, as of yet, is a vote out, which may prove to be beneficial at the merge. Sure, you can say she’s a threat to win the game (most people who have said that have also been voted out already), but she doesn’t have the resume yet of somebody you need to eliminate at the merge. She’s just so darn likable but hasn’t been directly responsible for betraying anybody just yet, as Missy got the blame for her Block a Vote advantage.

I can foresee Elaine making it pretty far in Survivor: Island of the Idols, much like what we saw with Lauren in Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers. She has worked well within groups, so hopefully, she can step out of the shadows and deliver strong blows near the end of the game.