Who Will Win Survivor:China?

Predictions

Steve Buldini
Who will win Survivor China?

Although I am rooting for the player who has been playing the game from the get-go (Todd), I believe Amanda will win Survivor: China. Between the Fab Four (Denise, Todd, Courtney and Amanda), Amanda has both played a strategic game and has made no enemies. Yes, Denise has not alienated anyone, but she also has not been a master strategizer like Todd and Amanda.

The reason I don't think Todd will win Survivor-China is because, although he has been making strategic moves all along, he has made some very surprising moves as well. Voting out Jean-Robert when you have a clear chance to get rid of powerhouse James with 2 idols? Todd wanted Jean-Robert out because he wanted to take the credit for taking James out? That move did not make much sense. Giving the actual Idol to James also was confusing to me. Why not just tell James the clue and show him what it looks like, so that when he was on the other side, he could grab that idol, leaving Todd with his Idol. Now, Todd has no Idols. Todd also is making more promises than Amanda and thereby, turning his back on players he votes out. Amanda, on the other hand, is keeping that alliance strong and doing it in a silent, non-threatening way, making her play for who she wants voted out.

Now, Todd and Amanda being in the finals is all contingent on the alliance backstabbiong James at the right time. I still am dumbfounded that they didn't get rid of him last week. They had the chance and the numbers with Jean-Robert and Frosti staying strong. Now, he has two idols and chances to win any physical immunity throughout. I still have to silently hope that Todd and Amanda will pull it together, covnince James shortly that he is 100% safe and then stab him in the back at a Tribal Council where he does not use an Idol. Or better yet: Someone should steal James' idols or hide them - is that against the rules?

My prediction for order of elimination is:

-Peih-Gee (She is fighting and trying to manipulate, but she has been too cold to warm up to the Fab Four.)
-James (This could be the week karma comes back to bite James since he has not given the Idol back to Todd like he should have.)
-Erik (Flying under the radar and building relationships, he could squeak through with an Immunity win being the strongest left. He also could be the swing vote in the finals and by bonding with Amanda at the reward cruise, could be the difference.)
-Denise (Will feel betrayed by Todd and Amanda after being convinced that Courtney would be the one to go.)

I believe there will be a final 3 and Courtney will receive 0 votes, with Todd and Amanda receiving a split vote, with Amanda closely winning Survivor: China.

Other note: Not sure why Frosti didn't flip back to his old tribe a few weeks ago, but it was a little too late for him to realize that he wasn't favored in his new Tribe and that he was at the top of the pecking order.

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Steve Buldini is an Accountant and just finished his MBA and now has spare time to be an aspiring freelance writer specializing in tv and food by night :-)  View profile

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