Results - FINAL

I'm not going to go on and on about the season finale, other than it was sad to see Brett (who I thought would win it from the start) not win the final immunity challenge and therefore get voted out.  However, I was glad that Russell H did not win it all, although he was a good villain to watch in the show.

So in the pool, there were three tribal councils, and every entry that had Natalie, the sole survivor, got double the points at the end.  Note:  I didn't award enough points last week per survivor remaining in all the entries (only 65 compared to 70) so I made that fix before calculating the final results.  I included the results per tribal council in the final episode on the right side shaded in gray.  Here are the prize winners:

• First place:  Michelle, $330
• Second place:  Tone, $130
• Third place:  DW, $100
• Fourth place:  Bob, $70
• Last place:  Sheena, $30

Sheena stole last place from Louie when neither of his last two picks were voted out at the first tribal council.  DW won third place by picking contestant names out of a hat, while I know Tone spends some time analyzing his picks and Bob to a lesser degree.  Since season 10 when I started keeping real stats, Tone has won a total of $352 in my pool and Bob has won $194.  Michelle and Sheena, I need your mailing addresses!

I hope everyone had a good time either watching the show or watching the weekly pool standings.  Season 20 starts in February (past heroes vs. past villains), and I invite everyone to come back and bring more people with them (I can calculate results pretty fast now, no matter how many entries).  Thanks everyone for another fun season and have a great holiday!!

Jay

P.S. Any feedback on the pool or whatever is appreciated!  Post your comments below and include your name!

Results - week 13

This episode showed Brett fighting for his life in the game, as the four old Foa Foa tribe stayed true to their alliance and voted out Shambo (Shannon) because Brett won immunity again.  Russell did not play his immunity idol at tribal council, which was pretty cocky since it was his last chance to play it - I would have liked to have seen that backfire in his face.

Only 12 people in the pool had Shambo, but her leaving secured the top 2 prizes.  Michelle and Tone are at the top and have the remaining 5 contestants and so have secured 1st and 2nd places respectively.  Bob, who is the only other entry that has all 5 contestants may take third place, depending on the order the remaining contestants are voted out. Fourth place is still up in the air, and Louie at the bottom is hoping at least one of his picks gets voted out fast, before someone like Sheena steals last place from him.

Remember, this Sunday is the season finale.  If you pick the winner you get double the normal points for that final tribal council.  Have a great weekend!

Jay

Results - week 12

Two tribal councils in this episode!  First, after Jaison won immunity at the bowling challenge, the old Foa Foa decide to keep their word with Shambo and help her vote off Dave.  Then Brett wins immunity, and the rest of the Foa Foa tribe are too scared to try voting off Russell so they all vote off Monica instead, but not before she stirs the pot a little.

Because there were two tribal councils for the same group of contestants in one episode, the pool treats those as separate rounds or weeks.  To explain, because Monica lasted one more tribal council than Dave, entries that had Monica deserve points for picking Monica to last in the game longer than Dave (even if she got voted off in the same episode).

So at the top of the pool, I moved into third place, but I'm not celebrating because anything can still happen, especially if Shambo ends up in the finals.  The darkhorse to come from behind and win 3rd or 4th place this week is 12th place Bob, who still has 5 of the remaining 6 contestants.  But like I said, contestant Shambo could throw a wrench in his, Tone's and Michelle's plans by lasting to the end.  At the bottom of the pool, Sheena is praying for Mick to get voted off soon to claim the last place prize.

Two more episodes in the season, next Thursday and Sunday!  Have a great weekend everyone,

Jay

Results - week 11

Another big blindside this week!  First of all, Jaison spent all of his auction money on a item that paid off for him at the immunity challenge, as it helped him win immunity - not that he was ever going to be on the chopping block.  Dave made Shambo angry, giving her his two cents on how the chicken she was cooking should be cooked.  What made me angry is that the show never let us know if Dave was right or not about the chicken.  Anyway, Shambo vowed to vote him off and Russell told her all the old Foa Foa tribemates would vote with her.  However, Russell changed his mind after he had to fess up to John that he had the immunity idol, and all of old Foa Foa followed Russell's lead and got John voted off instead, much to the surprise and disappointment of Shambo.  Next episode will be interesting to see her reaction.

39 entries had John.  Here's a quick breakdown of the pool:

• Tone moved into 2nd place but will never be able to beat Michelle since they have the same picks left.
• Amy and Judy are looking to come from behind and steal some prize money.
• The top 16 people all have Mick, the most popular pick in the pool.  If he leaves anytime soon, it could give Tara K some hope for winning a prize.
• At the bottom, Sheena is the first to be down to 1 pick - Mick.  Anyone above her that has Mick can no longer win last place.

Have a great weekend everyone,

Jay