At the final six of season 42 of Survivor, there are still a handful of contestants who could win the game. Although there is one clear frontrunner, four out of the six players left have done more than enough to convince a jury of their peers that they are worthy of the title of Sole Survivor and the million dollar prize. Who is most likely to win based on how the game has unfolded thus far?
Each season, fans determine who they think will win based on which player is making the best moves and who is getting the most favorable edit. Lately, it has become more difficult to guess the winner. In season 38, Chris Underwood won despite being voted out third and not returning into the game proper from the Edge of Extinction until the finale. He was hardly shown throughout, making it impossible for fans to predict him as the winner. Last season, Erika Casupanan won even though she was not as prominently featured as some of her competitors.
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Chris and Erika's triumphs means that choosing a potential winner based on a winner's edit alone has become an imperfect science. The best player based on the edit may not always be the Sole Survivor, and that makes it exciting from a viewer's perspective. Still, part of the fun is assuming we know exactly what's going to happen, only to be proven wrong once everything actually plays out. Here is a list of each remaining player and their presumed chances of winning.
Why Romeo Will Win: Romeo Escobar was one of the strongest players in the pre-merge, and he has avoided elimination post-merge despite being on the outside of the majority alliance. No one will target him before Final 3 because they will assume he won't
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