survivor philippines: why rob lost

rob sy won the last and the most important immunity challenge of the game. he gained the advantage of choosing who he will be up to in the final 2. he chose jc, his long time ally to join him in the final 2. despite having the advantage, rob still lost with a wide margin of 7 - 2, 7 votes going to jc's favor. even the text votes was against him.

so why did rob lose?

first, rob lost the trust of his allies. kiko hated his attitude when he was thinking more of the prize and not taking it one step at a time. most of them noticed how he threw tantrums every time something bad happens at tribal council. marlon also told them how he sealed a deal with him regarding the prize money. he never recovered from the distrust that was accorded to him.

second, there is still an impression that he is not strong despite his body built. being called "ampaw" by the former jarakay tribe, he was not a big factor in challenges and even gave up early on most individual challenges. the jury members might see this as a sign of giving up and not giving your best in challenges. he has not earned the respect of the jury in terms of his physical capabilities.

third, he won the last immunity challenge but chose to stick with his ally in the final 2. i think he could have a better chance of winning if he chose charisse over jc. jc is a difficult man to beat and most of the jury members like jc better than him. jc won more challenges and has proven himself in challenges. charisse has been riding the currents since the merge and has been a non-factor in challenges. charisse betrayed several persons and has not comp[letely gained the trust of the naak members. charisse could have been beaten by rob, but jc would be a difficult person to be with in the final 2.

fourth, rob's exposure in the show was more negative rather than positive. he was shown having tantrums after kiko gave him the black pearl. he was shown swearing at kiko after charisse was voted off. he had several fights with other cast offs. he took advantage of vern at the thai pillow challenge. he gave up at most challenges faster than the female castaways. is this the character that the sole survivor should have? i think this is the reason why rob lost badly in the text votes (93% vs 7%). it could have been an extra vote for him if he was projected positively on tv.

if i were to chose the main reason why he lost, it would definitely be the wrong choice of person to bring to the final 2. yes, rob build relationships in the show and he did his best, but jc is definitely not in his league. he definitely cannot beat a person so likeable and trustworthy as jc. rob simply cannot beat jc in a head to head match, and his decision simply lost him 3 million pesos and the title of being the first sole survivor.

survivor philippines: jc tiuseco is the first pinoy sole survivor

the first pinoy sole survivor is finally revealed, and it is basketbal hunk jc tiuseco, beating 17 other castaways for the title.

after 39 grueling days in thailand, jc tiuseco is named the sole survivor after a 6 - 2 votes of the jury and 1 additional votes from the philippines vote, which was determined via text voting. jc beat fellow castaway loverboy rob sy after gaining the votes from jace, kiko, marlon, kaye, cris and charisse. only zita and veronica, who is rumored to be dating rob, voted for the runner up.

jc also won in the text votes, garnering 93% of the total text votes versus the 7% gained by rob sy.

jc is from manila and a former basketball varsity player from the san sebastian college. he was viewed as more trustworthy as compared to rob and has gained the respect of the jury. he initially had an alliance with jace when the tribe was split by gender. when the tribes were mixed, he joined the alliance of kiko and rob, dictating the voting order in naak.

at the merge, naak had the advanatage in numbers and immediately voted off jace, his former ally and is a big physical threat. after that, kiko was voted out and he was really affected. from there on, rob & jc took charge of the game and voted off the jury members one by one. when there were only 5 left, jc decided to have an alliance with charisse over zita and cris. they evntually became the final three. in the last challenge, it was rob who won immunity and he chose jc to be the other person in the final 2.

jc won 2 individual reward challenges and 2 individual immunity challenge. he has previously won a car in a challenge and added 3 million pesos for being the sole survivor.

a spoiler has been released at the start of the season which said that jc is the sole survivor. the staff of the show denied the spoiler and said that 99% of the spoilers is false. incidentally, the 1% true spoiler includes the name of the sole survivor.

rob sy won 300 thousand pesos for being the runner up.

survivor philippines: new twist revealed; philippines is a jury member

a new twist in survivor philippines has been revealed. the philippines will be the 9th jury member in the last tribal council, and this will be done through text voting. having 8 jury members already, there is a possibility of having a tie if 4 votes for rob and 4 votes for jc. the philippine vote will be the tie breaker vote.

here is the article from philippine enmtertainment portal ( link: http://www.pep.ph/guide/3064/Viewers-can-choose-between-Rob-and-JC-in-Survivor-Philippines )

will this change the outcome of the game? has survivor turned into a popularity contest? i like the idea of having the fan vote for the sole survivor but it would be better if only the jury will vote since the fans only see about 1/3 of what is happening in the island. the jury is in a better position to judge who really deserves to win.

but still, my guess is still the same, jc will win as the sole survivor.

survivor philippines: how i think the jury will vote

based on the past 62 episodes of survivor philippines, here is my thoughts on how each of the jury member will vote on who will be the first pinoy sole survivor:

jace, first jury member

on jc: jace's first alliance was with jc. but when the tribes were mixed, jc went to naak and jace was in jarakay. after the merge, jace expected that jc was on his side. but jc was solid with his naak alliance and voted against jace in the tribal council.

on rob: jarakay tribe generally does not like rob and even calls him "ampaw". in his proposed pecking order after the merge, rob was 2nd in his list after kiko. i think rob and jace was really not that close in the island

probable vote of jace: jc, because of their friendship

kiko, second jury member

on jc: kiko considers jc as one of the very trustworthy persons in the show. they had an alliance in the island and was really very close to him

on rob: kiko and rob also had an alliance in the island together with jc. but before kiko was eliminated, kiko was already worried about rob's behavior since he was very complacent of the naak alliance and was laready looking at the money. he also gave the black pearl to rob after his elimination

probable vote of kiko: jc, because he trusts jc over rob.

veronica, third jury member

on jc: jc and vern are both athletes. i think vern trusts jc more than rob. and vern thinks that jc was a stronger competitor as compared to rob.

on rob: remember that rob took advantage of vern during the thai pillow challenge. i think she has not forgotten that incident

probable vote of vern: jc, because of the fact that rob took advantage during the thai pillow challenge.

marlon, fourth jury member

on jc: marlon thinks jc is a strong competitor and a wise person. i observed that he never tried to fight with jc during his stay in the island. i think he respects jc more compared to rob.

on rob: marlon does not like rob. it was clear that every time rob speaks at tribal council, he mocks him and laughs at evrything he says. sure signs that he will not vote hor him.

probable vote of marlon: jc, for sure...

kaye, fifth jury member

on jc: kaye and jc had a loveteam during the naak days. she respects jc as a player in the game but she plotted to vote him out at tribal council but jc won immunity and instead, she was the one voted out.

on rob: after vevh left the game, kaye was tarzan's jane. she is close with rob but is also annoyed by him. in the last tribal council, she was also mocking rob while he spoke.

probable vote of kaye: jc

zita, sixth jury member

on jc: zita trusts jc over rob, i think. jc won reward challenges and he have asked zita to come with him in the reward. but when zita was left at camp with the jarakay members, she said that jc is one of the stronger members and she would probably vote him off.

on rob: he trusts rob but not on the level that he trusts jc. it was also seen last night that she and kaye are mocking rob at tribal council.

probable vote of zita: jc because of her behavior at last night's tribal council

cris, seventh jury member

i think i don't need to explain who cris will vote. it was obvious in his last immunity challenge and his last tribal council that cris really does not like rob and how he played the game.

probable vote of cris: jc for obvious reasons

charisse, eight jury member

on jc: jc was the one who offered her the alliance that made her last long in the game. she respects the fact that jc is strong at challenges and was strategically better than rob.

on rob: he is close to both boys but i do think that her impression that rob is "ampaw" is still there, as with the other jarakay members.

probable charisse vote: jc, for offering her the alliance

my prediction is a landslide victory for jc, 8 - 0. but this might change. i think the sure votes for jc are jace, kiko, marlon, cris and kaye. a maximum of 3 votes can go to rob, which could come from charisse, zita and vern (since rumors are spreading that they are dating now). but i would still stand by my prediction that jc will win as the first pinoy sole survivor by a landslide victory.

well, 99% of the spoilers are not true, but the spoiler that jc will win might be the true one after all.