Favorites Speculation Thread

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In anticipation of 2 new cast members per day (and to encourage a bit of debate) I'm opening up the Favorites speculation thread.

This will be a compendium of information revealed by the Production team and based on what we know you can make a guess on who will be cast. It's routine on boards like Sucks/Jokers to do it and figured it would be fun to try our own version.

So you're all clear, this is purely speculation and nothing is confirmed until either Kirin or Sandy confirm it.

Confirmed Favorites
     

In The Running
Mike (Bermuda)
Sheri (Faroe Islands)
Billy (Mexico)
Drew (Faroe Islands)
Jacob (Mexico)
Vartevar (Arabia)
Kieran (Bali)

Ginny (Peru & Arabia)
KJ (Cambodia & AS1)
Cody (Greek Isles & AS1)
Hooker (Peru & AS2)
Robbie (Arabia & FvF1)

Taylor Street (Cambodia, AS1 & Arabia)

Cut
Ricky, Zack, Brenda - Confirmed that Nicole is the sole rep from India
Nax - Withdrew application, 85% chance of being casted
Klein - Never reached jury in both seasons
Brandon(?) - Confirmed that José is the only one of his "Mbochi brothers" playing, Brandon was Mbochi however he was outside this alliance.
Sagar - Only two GS holders.
Jared - Only two GS holders.
LaFrance - Only two GS holders.
Tom - Only two GS holders.
Brittany - Only two GS holders.

What We Know
Five players from Seasons 1 to 14
Seven players from Seasons 15 to 19
2 Glory Spot Holders
Players who have made it to Day 39
"a couple" of 3rd placers
Everybody has made jury at least once
Only one rep from India playing FvF2

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I'm going to break down who the five are from seasons 1 to 14, a + matches the information revealed which could lead to them potentially being cast.

Ginny (Peru & Arabia)+
Jamie (Arabia & AS2)++
KJ (Cambodia & AS1)+
Cody (Greek Isles & AS1) +++
Hooker (Peru & AS2)+++
Robbie (Arabia & FvF1) ++
Brittany (Peru, FvF1 & Faroe Islands)++
Taylor Street (Cambodia, AS1 & Arabia)+
Tom (China, AS1 & AS2) ++

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There are 2 GS holders on the Favorites, which leaves Tom as a potential returnee to match Sassy.
Jamie, Cody, Robbie, Hooker and Brittany have all made it to Day 39.
Hooker is a 3rd place finisher in HvV as is Cody from Greek Isles
Everybody in this list has made jury at least once.

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Surprisingly based on the information revealed, Cody and Hooker fit the bill the most out of the Gen 1/2 players. With only five females vying for a spot, it wouldn't be a shock to see a 4th timer appear and even though it's a huge wildcard, I'd put Brittany on the table for a potential return alongside Jamie who was robbed in HvV by the Heroes Six Alliance. Whoever the fifth female will be is going to be a total random decision, Ginny was initially removed from Peru then brought back in Arabia as a Villain who would then be voted out pre-merge but become a juror. KJ is another choice that would be interchangeable with Ginny, she's an older lady as well who would be able to mirror against Debbie from the Fans and that would be an interesting clash in the future should they be on the same tribe together.

The caliber of the guys applying is indeed a varied bunch and they all possess a unique arc in iSurv1vor, there are players in the mix who might not make it on solely based on that they were Favorites previously BUT I said to potentially not rule out a Brittany return, so Robbie would be an interesting injection of the old school Favorites and potentially be seen as a defacto leader.

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LaFrance (Arabia)+
Mike (Bermuda)++
Jared (Faroe Islands)++
Sagar (Congo) ++
Sheri (Faroe Islands)+
Billy (Mexico)+ 
Drew (Faroe Islands) ++
Jacob (Mexico)+
Vartevar (Arabia) +
Kieran (Bali)+
Dylan (Bali) ++

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Dylan, Sagar & Jared can fulfil the vacant GS role.
Mike & Drew are the only two to reach Day 39.
No 3rd place finishers from Season 15+ with the exception of José who's confirmed to play.
Everybody in this group have made jury at minimum.

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This group of players are harder to pair off against the information provided, Drew, Jared and Mike match up with at least 1/2 of what's been released so far. There are picks in this group that are a little questionable based on what they did near the end of their time in their original season - HOWEVER, Gibson played twice and he sucked balls.

With only three spots left for Season 15+ players, I'd probably pick Dylan, Mike and Billy. Jared is fresh from iSL! with José and pairing the two together could be seen as stunt casting. Dylan is a more obvious choice as Bali introduced PotS voting and as Dylan also topped that poll it's a clear indicator that alumni were quite fond of him. Mike has been a candidate to return for some time and Sandy does want him to play again, it's about whether or not the stars align. Billy meanwhile is a great player but there was something initially missing from him in Mexico that might not warrant him a full All-Star.

[alex]

I have a feeling KJ is going to get cast. Not sure why, but I just feel it.

I also think Robbie is definitely going to be cast, he fits the one about reaching day 39 AND there has been a huge uproar of people who want him back in the community. Not only that but I KNOW he rocked the interview, and he would be amazing to have back now that he has time. And last time he got a pretty bad hand, I think having playing original FvF might give him an edge to be cast too.

Didn't they say somewhere that the male-female ratio was pretty even too? I feel like I read it somewhere, which would give people like KJ/Jamie/Britti an upper hand.

Is Tom the only Glory Spot holder on the running? Wasn't Britti 5th in Peru? I would think Tom would be saved for AS, personally. Despite the fact that he is OBVIOUSLY a favorite among us all.

I also think Dylan is 100% cast.

Are Cody/Hooker the only 3rd placers? Because if so, they are both in since a couple = two.

This is kinda fun to try and break the code, actually.

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Sandy said 7 guys to 5 girls. I forgot about Brit being a GS holder so that's another point to her name.

Robbie and Brittany returning as the old school Favorites would give it a nice edge to proceedings, but at the same time I'd like a newer generation take over despite my love for the Gen 1/2 players they might just be overshadowed. Robbie wasn't necessarily dealt a bad hand in FvF1, the Fans stuck their neck out to overthrow Alyssa/Jason and forced a tie then he just dropped out which obviously didn't bode well for him in HvV casting when he deleted his account. Sandy isn't that bothered about how you are "back in the day" but more how you are in the present which is great because you can't be judged on your priors if you've changed significantly.

Dylan must be cast, Jared and José together after iS Live duties would be a little too convenient imho.

[alex]

Knowing Sandy/Kirin they probably would have avoided as many obvious connections as possible. Especially considering that the last FvF the Peru + me and Jeffrey alliance was like super set on place when the game started and it made the Favorites tribe kinda one sided from the get-go. Not sure how HvV went but I heard it was pretty similar? So I would assume they would like to avoid another group of friends controlling things. Which is something we could definitely use to discard people.

WHICH could easily mean Billy gets a spot, instead of Jacob since we know if Jacob and Sassy played together again it would be an auto-alliance. So, I would say Billy is probably going to be part of the cast.

If we have only two glory spot holders, I wonder if it's going to be Dylan or Britti, then. I think they are the most solid choices, assuming Tom is being saved.

I also think Kieran would be cast, since it's Kieran and everyone loves him

I think there's some people who we could probably brush off as not cast as well, since in comparison to everyone else applying they really are not as great, or were never really favorites [unless they were Sandy's?]

[MATTHEW]

Ginny or KJ would be an interesting addition to this cast. Also I agree with the Tom sentiment, I feel as though certain seasons are for certain people and Tom only deserves either an All Stars or a South Pacific/RI type setup since he is a LEGEND. I need me some Sheri/Hooker/Britti ON THIS SHIT. Taylor is also like Tom, I want him on an all stars setup again. Jared I want to see on AS too (and would work with him in the future as well as some others I have described). Also I have always felt that Fans vs. Fav seasons are basically 39 day auditions for a future all star/returnee season. Honestly I cannot wait for this season to begin!

[nax]

OK, first of all, I cut myself (not shaving). ehem.

And that's pretty much all I have to contribute to this conversation.

[Sandy]

Nax, had you not pulled your application there was like an 85% chance you making this game, assface.

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Nax you've been noted as withdrawn.

Assuming that the first four days have been post-HVV players, Days 5-8 will be pre-HVV alumni reveals. If you're a betting person, put your money on either Hooker, Cody, Robbie and KJ.

[im1ke]

Btw you have me ranked in the 15 + category I was in 13... Not sure if that messes up your predicts or not

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It's because I split you guys into 1, 2 and 3 time players and the majority of pre HVV are multiple players. You'll notice LaFrance is in the post HVV list as well.

It doesn't overly affect the speculation.

[im1ke]

Ohh okay I understand now

[vartevar]

So in other words, I have zero chance hahaha ! Awesome of you to take the time to go through this, definitely makes the game interesting seeing it from this point of view, and the full analysis, etc.. Didn't know you guys did this stuff ! happy holidays!

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Happy holidays, Vartevar! It's all speculation so this is essentially pulling names out of the sky BUT it's fun to guess. Good luck!