Cagayan Pre-Season Rankings

We've got a big day tomorrow! The Survivor: Cagayan premiere episode is upon us, and Jeff has tweeted and confirmed it will be episodes 1 and 2 back-to-back. A little disappointing compared to one 2-hour episode, but hey, we can't complain!

A little bit later tonight, I'll publish Ethan's article about the premiere of The Amazing Race this past Sunday, but for now, let's focus on our upcoming premiere. Each Tuesday, I will be posting the results of the Survivor Auction we did, where Ethan and I bid on the 18 new Survivors; we'll earn points for them each episode.

Since the season hasn't started yet, obviously neither of us have any points, but that will soon change. In addition, I will be posting my power rankings of the contestants each episode. In Gordon Holmes's power rankings format, I'll gain points depending on how low my list the person voted out each episode is, so if the first person voted out is 18th, I'll gain 18 points, and so on.

POWER RANKINGS-EPISODE 1

   #2: Woo-Brawn

The same goes for Woo;
if Brawn does go to Tribal,
they're going to want to keep
their strength around.

       



#4: Trish-Brawn 

Trish may not have the athleticism
of Woo, but she'll be quiet and
probably loyal, so I bet she will
stick around for some time.


#6: David-Brawn

Now we're moving into the people
who are either invaluable in terms of 
leadership or athleticism, or are
the "stealth" type of players who
won't be targeted early, of which
David is a prime example.

   #8: J'Tia-Brains

Why is my winner pick this far down?
She's not on the Brawn Tribe, for one.
Also, J'Tia seems like she'll be a little
feisty, which will be entertaining,
but she has to be careful.

        
 
 #10: Jeremiah-Beauty

I predict he will be LJ's right hand man,
and on the right side of the numbers...if he
can keep from flirting.

           
               #12: Garrett-Brains

Garrett is going to have a huge target on
his back, since he's so physically fit, but 
that same target will protect him early
on, since his tribe will need him.

#14: Spencer-Brains

Spencer's going to hit the ground running, 
which is not always a good thing. 
He could be voted out first for being weak, 
or for being arrogant, or for trying to
build alliances too fast.

 #16: Kass-Beauty

I really hope I'm wrong, but I think
if Brains loses the first challenge, Kass
will not have time to work her magic,
and will be voted out first just for 
being the oldest woman.

 #18: Brice-Beauty

In the end, though, I think it will be Brice
who gets voted out first. He's weak on a weak
tribe, and the girls will probably work together
with LJ and Jeremiah to vote him out together.
Sorry, Brice.

                      #1: Sarah-Brawn

Let's face it; the Brawn tribe is
not going to be going to Tribal
Council in the first episode,
if at all. And if they do, Sarah
is smart and strong enough to
stay perfectly safe.

#3: Tony-Brawn

If the Brawn tribe is smart,
they'll keep Tony for his
presumable challenge prowess,
at least for a little while.

           #5: Lindsey-Brawn

Lindsey is probably the most
volatile of the Brawn tribe,
which is why she's placed
this low in comparison.

#7: Tasha-Brains

I don't see Tasha making it all
of the way, but she will definitely
survive the first episode, and
will most likely make a strong
alliance with J'Tia.

    #9: LJ-Beauty

I would be shocked to see LJ
go home this early. The Beauty
Tribe is really going to need him.

                 #11: Cliff-Brawn

Cliff's a big guy, and I'm worried 
about how well he'll do out here.
While his tribe might not lose 
any challenges, could we be
in for a quit or a Shamar-style medivac?


 #13: Jefra-Beauty

Of all the women on the beauty
tribe, Jefra seems the least likely to be
voted out due to some perceived lack
of physical strength, because she's
definitely very strong.


 #15: Alexis-Beauty

I don't like to put Alexis this far down,
because she seems bright and a decent 
placer, but she's a younger girl on
a tribe that's going to be sorely
lacking on the physical side.


 #17: Morgan-Beauty

Again, I think Morgan can do much
better than this, but she's young,
she's a girl, and I worry she may connect
with the others just a little bit less 
than Alexis will be able to.