# Survivor: The End Game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-the-end-game/28896>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 10, 2000, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-the-end-game/28896 "2000-08-10T21:55:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![MadHatter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MadHatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadHatter)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-the-end-game/28896/41 "2000-08-23T15:49:14Z")

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> \*Originally posted by NothingMan \*  
> \*\*Anyone who makes it into Survivor II should take note, that alliance was formed waaaay back in like episode 2 or 3. They were conniving and backstabbing, but they understood how to play the game - and they will have gotten to the end.
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> - **NM** \*\*

NothingMan is exactly right. The point of the game was to win the million dollars. If you wanted to have fun… go on a holiday. I am surprised some people went on that show who were AGAINST alliances.

- and now for my 2 cents…\*

Rich is in the best position by far to make the final 2. He has Rudy wrapped around his little finger. Therefore, Rich And Rudy WILL survive the first vote. With only 4 people remaining, they can’t be OUTVOTED. Kelly will definitely get ousted this week, I am certain (unless she somehow manages to complete an unliklely hat-trick of immunity wins). Rich is then DEFINITELY going to make the final two, because no one will want to enter the Jury vote with Rudy – he is too well respected. The final 2 will then be decided by who wins immunity:

IF…

Rich wins immunity - Final 2 will be Rich and Susan - Susan will win the million.

Susan wins immunity - Final 2 will be Rich and Susan - Susan will win the million.

Rudy wins immunity - Final 2 will be Rudy and Rich - Rudy will win the million.  
Anyone want to challenge me on this? Come on, I DARE YOU. I will then make a point of posting a whole new thread on MPSIMS so I can stand up and say “LOOK!! I WAS RIGHT!!!”.

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**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2000, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-the-end-game/28896/42 "2000-08-23T16:04:11Z")

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_With only 4 people remaining, they can’t be OUTVOTED._

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So are the returning people, that is, the last 7 voted off the island, are they there only as spectators until the jury phase? For some reason, I had thought they were voting these last few weeks, too. Mayhap I was wrong, woun’t be the first time, but I guess I thought they were kkeeping a balanced number of votes by re-introducing the last few cast-offs.

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**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-the-end-game/28896/43 "2000-08-24T16:26:12Z")

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Not that it matters much anymore, but since there was some debate on whether Colleen or Kelly said the “deal with the devil” quote, I found the answer.

[Entertainment Weekly’s Profile on Kelly](http://www.ew.com/ew/features/000825/survivor/kelly.html)

It was Kelly.

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