Alright, I'll bite. First, I disagree, winner rankings can definitely be somewhat objective.

Tommy wasn't UTR passive, he was UTR dominant, and even then, he might have lost to Lauren, who was co-dominant with him. Tommy gets credit because he consistently got his way over and over while leading a large alliance that he and Lauren were the center of.

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Danni was on the bottom for the majority of the merge. She was in a great position pre merge, but then she lost almost all her allies right at the merge and was forced to make new relationships, which she did a great job of. However, she definitely needed the final 6 immunity that she purchased an advantage for at the auction, which gave her more time to convince Rafe to take her farther. Her staying over Lydia at the final 4 is masterful persuasion on her behalf, but it's also a massive mistake by Rafe. I think Danni played good, but she wasn't dominant like Tommy, and she wasn't active, she had to play low in order to survive, which makes her worse than a player who controlled votes and led alliances.

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I've discussed my criticisms with Erika's game above. And since we're here, I'll throw in that Michele got very lucky that Joe was medivaced at the final 5, when she otherwise would have gone home. She also needed the final immunity to stay. Natalie was carried by Russell for the majority of the game, but played an actively great social game by forming relationships with all the Galu members, so I give her that.