# Survivor: Samoa Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 5, 2009, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925 "2009-09-05T00:38:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2009, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/1 "2009-09-05T00:38:09Z")
We had one for the last couple of Survivors and I figure we need one for this one as well. Can you believe a new Survivor starts in two weeks? Anyway, join the pool and have some fun! [Fun Office Pools](http://www.funofficepools.com/index.php) Name of Pool: Cecil’s Survivor Password: cecil ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2009, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/2 "2009-09-07T16:18:26Z")
[bump] 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/3 "2009-09-10T14:35:49Z")
I’m in. hoping for more participants than last season. a 2-way tie for the win among 5 players… not so satisfying. PS - anyone doing an SDMB SYTYCD pool this season? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/4 "2009-09-10T16:10:03Z")
I’m in! I didn’t know there was one for Survivor last season. I played the last American Idol, and it was fun! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/5 "2009-09-10T16:12:29Z")
Good, glad to see people joining up. The show comes on in a week. You can join late, but you will be behind on points. Sign-up, everyone! ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_Venom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/6 "2009-09-10T17:39:03Z")
I’m in!! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/7 "2009-09-10T18:26:31Z")
I’d suck at a Survivor pool – I can never tell what’s coming next – but might be up for SYTYCD and/or DWTS. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/8 "2009-09-10T19:07:12Z")
I don’t know how to run them, but I would play The Amazing Race, too. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/9 "2009-09-10T20:47:14Z")
I am in, Lets hope I remember to do this everyweek. the site says it sends emails. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/10 "2009-09-11T20:35:48Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > I am in, Lets hope I remember to do this everyweek. the site says it sends emails. It does and if you check the Game Room Thread here, we should have some discussion ongoing. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/11 "2009-09-16T00:29:05Z")
Two days to go! Sign up, folks! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/12 "2009-09-17T00:32:46Z")
24 hours left! Sign up! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/13 "2009-09-17T02:31:43Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > 24 hours left! Sign up! I just posted a link to this thread in the survivor thread in Cafe Society. Maybe you can add a few more players. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/14 "2009-09-17T11:26:50Z")
I signed up, but I gotta say, I really don’t understand how that thing works. Maybe over the next few weeks I can figure it out… ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/15 "2009-09-17T13:42:15Z")
Everybody needs to get their picks in before showtime! **singular1** , you have 20 points to split amongst the people you feel are most likely to go home. That’s your “weekly picks.” You also have another pick called “overall” - pick who you think will win the whole thing. Read their bios, and take a guess! It’s very hard in the beginning, before we even get to see them in action. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/16 "2009-09-17T15:22:27Z")
Thanks **Rebo** , I didn’t know to pick an overall winner. In fact, when I went back I couldn’t even find it until I saw the listing on the left hand side of the screen. Apparently there are three other people who didn’t make an overall pick, ( **Gimme Somoa aka singular1** , **The Winner aka LadyVenom** , and **Onrider** ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/17 "2009-09-17T15:41:30Z")
Woo hoo! Now I can really tell my wife “I told you so!” …or not! ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/18 "2009-09-17T16:26:57Z")
I have absolutely NO IDEA what I am doing, but I’m in. I virtually guarantee that whoever I pick to get eliminated will end up winning, and the person I pick to win will finish no better than fourth. > [@Delores Reborn](#): > > I don’t know how to run them, but I would play The Amazing Race, too. Ditto. (I’d be willing to run it, if someone could show me how.) ---
**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/19 "2009-09-17T17:25:24Z")
I’m in - having not seen or heard a single thing about this season. Looking at bios, decided I’d go for the “pick the eldest female” strategy but both of them look fairly strong - police officer and marine sgt. Although that could work against them, so betting on one or the other annoying some of their tribemates. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925/20 "2009-09-17T18:06:22Z")
Yeah, CBS has been pretty low key this year with the advertising of the show. Then again, I barely watch CBS. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-samoa-pool/508925.md?page=2)