Outspin.
Outraise.
Outclass.
DAY 6: At the
fifth tribal council, the tribe had spoken, and Dick's time had finally come. He had played this game before, the others noted, and had had plenty of chances to win. It was time for him to face up to the fact that he will never win, and that it would be better to let some new, fresh faces try to become the Democratic Survivor.
Wesley, JohnE and Howard let Carol know that they would vote her out that night, but that they thought she had carried herself well throughout the game. She carefully packed all her things and thanked the others for the wonderful times they had shared together. Wesley went out in the boat and caught a tuna that day and they all had a great feast at the campfire, listening to JohnE's stories of life back at the mill.
But controversy struck at the sixth tribal concil. Jeff Probst said they would no longer vote by writing names on a piece of paper and putting it in a coconut shell. Instead, he brought out a Diebold electronic touch screen voting machine that would give faster and more reliable results. Katherine Harris had programmed it herself. But the machines malfunctioned (or was it that they functioned exactly as they were intended to?) and when the votes were counted, it was Howard who had the most votes.
Howard complained bitterly about the voting irregularities. The machine results suggested that he had even voted to send Pat Buchanan off!. He insisted that he be given another chance, and he appealed to a panel consisting of 4 neutral third party judges and 5 additional judges. They voted 5-4 against him.
And so Howard was gone. Carol, Wesley and JohnE were shocked. Will those angered by the voter fraud turn against Wesley? Is Carol leading a charmed life? Why does everybody love JohnE?
ROUND 6: Howard
ROUND 5: Dick
ROUND 4: Al
ROUND 3: JohnK
ROUND 2: Dennis
ROUND 1: Joe
(On a technical note: posting the hacked link on the internet to rig the results was kind of funny and, all in all, within the spirit of this game. Also, please note, it's only funny once.)