Last week’s double elimination provided an interesting twist for Survivor fans. This week, traders expect far less drama, as Christian Hubicki is heavily favored to be the next castaway voted off the island.
Hubicki is priced at 97% to be eliminated tonight, far ahead of Rick Devens and Emily Flippen.
What will Jeff Probst say?
Tonight could be the night that we finally see YouTube sensation MrBeast make his expected appearance on Survivor.
The market for what host Jeff Probst will say during the ninth episode prices the word “Journey” at 44%, “Mr. Beast/Beast” at 22%, and “Rope” at 26%.
What will the contestants say?
The market for what the contestants will say on Episode 9 could also provide some insights into the action.
Traders price the word “Clue” at 60%, “Loyal/Loyalty” at 58%, and “Snake” at 38%.
Episode 8 recap
The first-ever double elimination happened during last week’s episode in which Benjamin “Coach” Wade and Chrissy Hofbeck both had their torches snuffed out by the host. There were also some other notable moments that could provide a preview for tonight’s episode.
Entertainment Weekly’s Dalton Ross wrote that Christian and Jonathan Young teamed up for the challenge that led to Coach and Chrissy’s elimination. The team-up provided an interesting contrast for viewers.
“If you dig Jonathan but aren’t a Christian supporter, are you rooting for them or against them?” Ross wrote. “Again, really intriguing dynamics at play here.”
Ross also spoke to Christian about why he moved to eliminate Mike White in the fourth episode, the same person who gave Christian his memorable cameo in the third season of his hit HBO series The White Lotus.
“Voting Mike was all about the merge,” Christian told Ross back in March. “That’s the short answer. The threat of the [David vs. Goliath] three entering the merge together was scary for sure, but if I was perceived as actively protecting them for multiple votes? Apocalypse. At merge, I would easily become the biggest target of the three.”
Ross noted the move also had Mike questioning if the two were even friends. Could Christian’s unfriendly tactics come back to bite him at tonight’s Tribal Council? We’ll see.
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