Survivor Winners at War episode 9 power rankings: Challenging times

4. Jeremy Collins

Though Jeremy ultimately didn’t get what he wanted by eliminating Wendell, his biggest meat shield of the merge, the fact that most of the men involved in his merge dynamics also fell in line and are still willing to target those in the middle shows that he has a few tricks up his sleeve. It doesn’t seem like his name is coming up just yet for trying to shift the vote to either Nick or Adam.

Winning individual immunity should be enough to get people talking about betraying Jeremy, but if his Cambodia game taught us anything, it’s that Jeremy’s shield strategy works to multiple peoples’ benefit, including his own. Players like Tony will need to keep Jeremy around for much longer than they’re comfortable if they want to make it past the hangers-on and under-the-radar players.

The fact that so many know his Survivor strategy might ultimately be his downfall, but he has an out and guaranteed piece of protection for the next few rounds. He could send himself back to camp and away from Tribal Council with his Safety Without Power advantage, which might prove useful if he were to backstab someone anyways. He can secure safety while avoiding having to vote someone out, which may be a powerful tool with a jury so large.