# Survivor April 1 2010

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-april-1-2010/534670>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 2, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-april-1-2010/534670 "2010-04-02T00:47:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-april-1-2010/534670/41 "2010-04-05T14:24:11Z")

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> [@Justin\_Bailey](#):
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> I’m not sure why even the players believe this. They’re still at 12 total, that is two TCs away from a traditional merge, although I suppose Probst and company could throw a curveball. But this season has been fairly traditional so far, so I doubt an early merge is in the works.

In my mind, that’s still “right around the corner”. They’re up 7-5 now. Based on past seasons, the merge is almost always at 10, but sometimes as early as 12 and as late as 8. They’ve still got Courtney as a safe vote-off next time if they lose another. Chances are they merge at 10 with 7-3 or 6-4 numbers. Even without Rob, it’s doubtful the Heroes will win 2 IC’s in a row.

Besides, once the merge happens, I think anyone who expects Tribal loyalty to win out this season is in for a surprise.

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**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-april-1-2010/534670/42 "2010-04-05T15:15:45Z")

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I think Sandra is the better choice to vote out next. Some challenges involve strapping one survivor to a harness and then having the rest of the team yank them around with ropes, or lifting/carrying other survivors, or fitting everyone on a small platform. While basically useless for most challenges, Courtney is an ace-in-the-hole for these types of things. Sandra is every bit as useless in physical challenges and doesn’t even have these upsides.

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