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He had less social game. He had less skill. Even Sam has said he just chose the better place to sit. He has also only now gotten to see how much he was saved by the wind, because it was wild. I guess I get why people find that exciting but I just find it to be a broken mechanic in the game.

Adding: Sam was very gracious about noting how much he was helped by the wind. He just truly couldn't see it at the time because he was too busy trying to win.

I mean, he escaped because of things other people did. That's also not skill. Andy and Gen were bigger threats. It's a general issue I have with the game right now -- it does sort of reward being a mid player. He was part of a few good plots, but they weren't even his plots. And since he only got one vote, that seems to be how the jury saw it, too.

Yes, but Rachel was also very good at reading situations and knowing how to play them. Overall, a much better strategic game, which is why I think she won so decisively. She won four individual immunities. It is not the only thing that got her there.

Sure. I saw a lot of people absolutely horrified at the idea that Sam might beat Rachel, though, and I get why. I just don't think he was her equal.

I'm not sure why this is linked... I disagree with Jeff about this, fundamentally. I get why he says it's "necessary" but it's only necessary if you think people who win challenges and have no social game deserve a buy, and I don't. Fire making was added so that players like Ben could circumvent the game to make it to the end. Sam is the type it is meant to help, sorta (he wasn't that dominate, really), but as he didn't even bother to try to make fire (something he's admitted was hubris) it wasn't going to help him.

But then he got lucky.

So I'm glad that luck couldn't carry him any farther than it did. His relationships got him second place over Sue and that seems fine. I don't think Teeny was going to be beat Rachel, either. At final six it was hard for me to see anyone else being able to win the jury if she was there.