For the 29th season of San Juan Del Sur we will be once again bringing you our weekly POWER RANKINGS as Ben & Noah rank the contestants each week based on performance and strategy and where they are perceived to be in the game! This season we also welcome two special guest POWER RANKERS with two time winner Sandra Diaz-Twine from Pearl Islands & Heroes vs Villains as well as One World favourite Troy ‘Troyzan’ Robertson also joining in the fun and help rank the contestants! We continue our rankings for another week with our episode 6 rankings, which we are sure will cause speculation and debate as we get closer to next weeks episode!

HOW THE RANKINGS ARE CALCULATED

Each week Ben, Noah, Sandra & Troyzan will rank the remaining contestants based on their opinion of where they stand in the game, with the four totals being tallied to produce a total score . The lowest total score will be ranked at the top, with the second lowest in second, third lowest in third and so on and so forth. Each week the overall list will be published, separated into three tribes. It will combine into one list once the tribes merge (or two should there be a tribe dissolve).

LEADERBOARD

For the first time during San Juan Del Sur we will be scoring who gets the closest each week with the POWER RANKINGS LEADERBOARD! The ranker who gets their ranking for the previous weeks eliminated contestant will score a point. If they predict the exact finishing position then they will score 2 points. If there are two or more rankers on the same prediction/number, they will both get the said points amount. Here is the leaderboard after this weeks episode:

POS RANKER SCORE 1st Troyzan Robertson 6 (+2) 2nd Ben Waterworth 3 (+2) 3rd Noah Groves 2 (+2) 4th Sandra Diaz-Twine 1

COYOPA RANKINGS

1st – Jon

OVERALL: 2nd ( +2 )

SANDRA RANK: 3rd

TROYZAN RANK: 3rd

BEN RANK: 6th

NOAH RANK: 1st

SANDRA: “Ho Hum”

TROYZAN: “Strongest in Challenges and has his no threat girlfriend to help him with the numbers.”

BEN: “Anybody getting a ‘Jon downfall’ vibe all of a sudden? Sure losing sucks, but he has been able to show off some power over on Coyopa that might just go to his head after the merge. He seems quite happy being a tad ‘cocky’ with Jaclyn, and this could easily hurt him when the tribes come together. Can’t see him being targeted first post-merge but I don’t see him going too much further than 6th. His individual challenge ability will help him.”

NOAH: “Jon is slowly rising as a power player in my books. In saying that I would not be shocked at all if he was blindsided or dethroned in the merge but he does have a variety of options in the game. He is getting a larger and larger edit each week and seems to be well liked by many in the game. His confessional placed in episode 1 about his sick father seems like an inspirational ‘winners edit’ quote added in to strengthen his character. I don’t necessarily think Jon will be the winner but he has worked his way into the top five most likely people to win the game at this point.”

2nd – Keith

OVERALL: 5th ( +4 )

SANDRA RANK: 9th

TROYZAN RANK: 4th

BEN RANK: 3rd

NOAH RANK: 9th

SANDRA: “Stale”

TROYZAN: “Has an Idol which at this point is Huge. I hope he keeps on spitting!!! Love it!!”

BEN: “I have to sit up and give Keith some credit because he has been in a wide variety of bad positions in this game and somehow he still manages to stay around. I think there is every possibility he’ll get back with Jeremy post merge given that Jeremy will no doubt be looking to target Reed/Josh rather than going after Keith again. A few days is a long time in Survivor and this will play into the hands of Keith. He has every opportunity of winning this game and is probably only behind Jeremy in terms of getting a consistent weekly edit that could pain him as the winner.”

NOAH: “Keith is by far my favourite contestant this season. Everything he says and does is just hilarious! In saying that, I don’t think he is playing the best game out there. His increasingly large edit makes me feel like he does go far or does something of note in the game; I just worry that he want make the best decisions going forward. He has an idol, will be reunited with Wes and is well liked which will help him. ”

3rd – Missy

OVERALL: 7th ( – )

SANDRA RANK: 10th

TROYZAN RANK: 2nd

BEN RANK: 9th

NOAH RANK: 6th

SANDRA: “Boring”

TROYZAN: “She’s aligned with quite a lot of people so she’ll stay at the top. Strategising well.”

BEN: “I had high hopes for Missy three weeks ago, but now she has just dropped down significantly. Can’t see her going much further at this point. Her only saving grace will be the mental strength of Julie and people targeting Josh and Reed.”

NOAH: “A quite week for Missy who was in talks as a person to be voted out. I feel like Missy and Baylor are not playing the strongest game and they seem to be creating enemies. In saying that I don’t think it is much of a stretch to see Missy winning somehow down the line as it Julie, Wes, Reed, Alec and Jaclyn previously mentioned. I get a sense that both the mother and daughter pair will make it far into the merge and that Missy could work her way into something.”

4th – Baylor

OVERALL: 9th ( +2 )

SANDRA RANK: 7th

TROYZAN RANK: 10th

BEN RANK: 8th

NOAH RANK: 5th

SANDRA: “Lame”

TROYZAN: “Baylor could go quick because everyone knows she’s a flip flopper and they need to break her and Missy up.”

BEN: “The little train that could had a very quiet episode this week. She no doubt is doing a happy dance that this happened, and with the merge happening we will soon see how many more STICKY SITUATIONS (see what I did there) she can get out of.”

NOAH: “Baylor isn’t the best player in the game but at least she is ‘doing stuff.’ She is getting the biggest edit for a female player and we are almost always shown what her strategy will be or something regarding her vote. As mentioned with Missy, she could make it deep into the game and although she isn’t my number one pick, I wouldn’t be overly shocked if she won.”

5th – Jaclyn

OVERALL: 10th ( – )

SANDRA RANK: 12th

TROYZAN RANK: 6th

BEN RANK: 7th

NOAH RANK: 7th

SANDRA: “Blah”

TROYZAN: “In a good spot as a non threat at the beginning of a merge.”

BEN: “Jaclyn I feel will struggle post-merge with several power players battling for the control. If Jon can get it, she is in a good spot. Sadly for her, I don’t see him getting power. I will add though, she gets more beautiful every week. So for that instance alone, I hope I am wrong and we see more of her!”

NOAH: “Jaclyn has vastly improved her game in the last three episodes but is still fairly low down the pole edit wise. The purple in front of her name has slightly faded but is certainly not coming off. I don’t see any scenario where she votes Jon out and vice versa. Even if they do make it far, Jon is getting most of the air time for plans that they probably came up together which is not a good sign for Jaclyn and in trying not to sound like a broken record, I don’t see a scenario where Jaclyn wins this game.”

HUNAHPU RANKINGS

1st – Jeremy

OVERALL: 1st ( – )

SANDRA RANK: 2nd

TROYZAN RANK: 8th

BEN RANK: 1st

NOAH RANK: 2nd

SANDRA: “Humdrum”

TROYZAN: “There will be a target on his back because everyone looks at him as a person who could win..so he may go quick. He needs to put his emotions in check.”

BEN: “Nothing really from Jeremy this week to take him down in the rankings, he is getting a strong edit each week with substance that really is making him the only person with a ‘winners edit’ on a consistent basis. The merge next week will be right up his alley, and I expect to see him right back into a power alliance straight away. Keep going man!”

NOAH: “Jeremy didn’t really do anything this week but the fact we are seeing so much of him when there is not a whole lot to see if very telling. I am not a huge fan of Jeremy especially after bitching about the rice so much…give it up! But he is a good player and we will have an even better view on his game when we see him at tribal council in the coming weeks. I do think Jeremy is the most likely candidate to win the game at this point.”

2nd – Wes

OVERALL: 3rd ( +3 )

SANDRA RANK: 5th

TROYZAN RANK: 1st

BEN RANK: 4th

NOAH RANK: 11th

SANDRA: “Whatever”

TROYZAN: “Best position after the merge with his dad having the idol. Could win any challenge at this point.”

BEN: “If his father goes deep, so does he. He really isn’t doing a whole lot and is pretty invisible, but that could just make him a generic 5th or 6th place that is just there and gets quite close without actually really doing anything.”

NOAH: “I do not think that Wes will necessarily be going home next and he could make it deep into the game. His continued neglected edit just gives me major, blink and you will miss it Jeremiah and Artis type vote outs, just a random jury member who didn’t make a big impact in the season. Reuniting with his dad will probably won’t be beneficial to him and only put a bigger bullseye on his back. We are seeing far not enough of Wes for him to be the winner.”

3rd – Natalie

OVERALL: 4th ( +4 )

SANDRA RANK: 8th

TROYZAN RANK: 9th

BEN RANK: 2nd

NOAH RANK: 3rd

SANDRA: “Random”

TROYZAN: “It all depends on if she can trust Missy to keep her safe.”

BEN: “Smart to take herself to Exile in order to work with Baylor, this could be vital in getting a strong alliance with Jeremy moving deep in the game. Vastly improved since her Rocker blow up a few weeks ago (remember that?) and could be somebody to look out for in the individual challenges as well. A real dark horse to watch.”

NOAH: “I think people overstated Natalie’s move to go to Exile Island as a genius strategic power play when let’s face it, it wasn’t. I love the Twinnies and I see signs of a good player in Natalie and she clearly is thinking in game mode. I don’t think it was bad for Natalie to go to Exile but it could put a target on her and lead to people thinking she has an idol. I am getting major vibes of Natalie being a runner up who receives two or three votes.”

4th – Alec

OVERALL: 6th ( -3 )

SANDRA RANK: 6th

TROYZAN RANK: 7th

BEN RANK: 5th

NOAH RANK: 8th

SANDRA: “Yeah Right”

TROYZAN: “Laid back and will fight to form a good alliance. Hope he stays around. Survivor needs a goof koi ball to laugh at.”

BEN: “The ‘Drewisms’ are coming out of his mouth thick and fast, but he still should find himself in a strong enough alliance that should take him pretty far. Expect him to be decent in individual challenges which will get him further.”

NOAH: “The collector of meat Alec really hasn’t made much of an impact on this game. He almost always has some comical confessional or lined chucked into the episode but we haven’t gotten a real sense on his strategy or his position in the game. Alec will probably become a threat in the merge based on his challenge abilities but could still stick around as a number in an alliance before being ousted. I can’t see the meat collector winning San Juan Del Sur.”

5th – Josh

OVERALL: 8th ( -6 )

SANDRA RANK: 4th

TROYZAN RANK: 11th

BEN RANK: 10th

NOAH RANK: 4th

SANDRA: “Ugh”

TROYZAN: “Biggest threat to win the whole thing …so he’ll be the one with the biggest target on his back.”

BEN: “Such a power player in this game, the switch I feel hurt any chance he had of winning. Can’t see him taking control back post merge as I think the power of Jeremy will be too much for some, and his edit has dropped away in the last few weeks. Will be a coin toss over whether or not he is targeted or Reed targeted first, but given I think Josh is a bit stronger in challenges I feel he has more chance of winning immunity and Reed will be the first to go.”

NOAH: “His edit has slowed down much more since he has joined Hunahpu. I worry that reuniting with Reed will place a huge target on his back and will diminish his chances in the game. I still think based off what we have seen he will make some sort of impact in the game or not going any time immediately soon. I still think Josh could win or be a good player but his ranking is lowering slightly each week.”

6th – Reed

OVERALL: 11th ( +1 )

SANDRA RANK: 1st

TROYZAN RANK: 12th

BEN RANK: 11th

NOAH RANK: 10th

SANDRA: “Mundane”

TROYZAN: “Everyone knows now that him and Josh are super survivor fans and that he’s very good at puzzles in challenges which will be seen as a threat. I think him and Josh are in trouble. People see how affectionate they are to each other and that’s not good in this game.”

BEN: “It’s a shame to put Reed down so low with Josh because I like seeing them work together and it’s great to see a gay couple work together on a reality show. The sad thing is though that I just can’t see them getting control to be able to take it any further. I hope I am wrong as it would amazing to see them both go to the end and run the game. Sadly though I just don’t see it happening.”

NOAH: “Reed received some air time this episode and did a great job at the challenge but there is no way he can win. While he may be playing a good or equal game to Josh, Reed has received one of the biggest lacks of edit this season. Josh and he could well be targeted as a power couple and it wouldn’t shock me if we saw him take the fall first with his boyfriend who is on the complete opposite edit spectrum goes on to bigger and better things. I am holding out for Reed to have a confessional that isn’t about food next week!”

7th – Julie

OVERALL: 12th ( -7 )

SANDRA RANK: 11th

TROYZAN RANK: 5th

BEN RANK: 12th

NOAH RANK: 12th

SANDRA: “Meh”

TROYZAN: “A non threat and has formed a good alliance with Jeremy, Natalie, probably Missy and Wes. Might coat tail along to the end.”

BEN: “Remember that quitter we were teased about in the first episode? I think we found her. Sorry Julie if I’m wrong, but honestly that was too much of foreshadowing for you to be around much longer. Sadly though you aren’t the first beautiful woman to quit in Nicaragua because of the rain, but at least you get to back to your boyfriend! That’s right! Your boyfriend! Did you know Julie had a boyfriend? Will she does! Her boyfriend!”

NOAH: “Surely Julie has to be the quitter. I liked Julie’s game and was hoping she would emerge from Rocker’s shell but her scenes of suffering in the storm just seem like big fat foreshadowing. I can’t think of anyone else who could be the quitter and Julie is the only one who is giving off hints and vibes of this to be true. I hope I am wrong about this one but I truly feel like I may be right for once. It’s only a matter of time, will it be next episode or will she become the latest quitter ever?”

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