omission from earlier post

Gene also bet all his points on Yau Man. Elaine bet 111 on Earl. These changes have been made to the post below. Sorry about the confusion. Y'all need to get a new pool administrator for next season... :-)
-Jay

Players 'wagers' for tonight's episode

Earl has the most backers:
Ed - 188, Leanne - 155, Mary - 152, Cindy - 120, Elaine - 111, Lois -109, Jay 109
Dreamz was next with 3 wagerers:
Tim - 147, Darren - 139, Nadea - 146
Yau Man had 2 wagerers:
Dave - 125, Beverly - 162, Gene - 166
Boo also had 2 wagerers:
Margaret - 154, Kenny - 152
And Cassandra even had one wagerer:
Kim C - 151

Those were all the wagers I received. Good luck everyone and happy mother's day to 'those who qualify'... :-)

JC

May 10th Update

Good evening all,

The show just ended and we're down to our final 5. Kim M. Had another impressive scoring week with 21 points. Strong, but not enough to prevent Ed from winning our 'regular season' prize for the highest score prior to the season finale. Gene also had a strong week with 15 points, as did Beverly & Leanne with 14 each. And the big news: Carnie pulled herself out of last place with a strong 13 points, leaving that "honor" to be shared by (ahem) me and Lois. It may be time for me to whip out my Hidden Pool Administrator Scoring Immunity Idol and play it...

The total points in the scoretable here are what you have available to wager on which of the final five survivors you think will win the show. If you 'bet everything' on a remaining survivor and no one currently ahead of you bets on that survivor, you have a chance to move into the lead and win the overall first prize.

REMEMBER - the finale is this sunday night at 8pm. You must submit your wagers to me by noon on sunday or we will assume you do not wish to make a wager. Sometime after noon on sunday, I will post to the blog again, listing everyone's wagers so that we may watch the show sunday night with that knowledge.

Good luck to all. It's been a fun season!

-Jay

The Tribe Has Spoken: Week 12 Update

Hi All,

OK, I missed the episode thursday & don't know if I'll have a chance to watch it on line, but I got the cliff notes version and have updated our scores. Kim M. was our top scorer this week with 20 points, getting just about everything right except not having Alex among her weakest. (Only Shanna had Alex as weak). Gene was our 2nd highest scorer this week with 15. Ed still leads and checked in with 14 points, as did Beverly, Kenny & Leanne. Lois is finally out of last place as she and I are just barely ahead of Carnie's 104 points.

Has anyone heard about the finale being broadcast this sunday as opposed to the 20th? If true, they must be accelerating the councils somehow. Let me know if you hear anything. If this sunday is the final, every pool player needs to submit their 'wager' on who they think will win before Sunday at noon.

Below are the updated scores.

-Jay

Spoken: Week 11 Update

OK, folks... "Instant Scoring Update" this week. So there!!! :-)

Finally! A chink in Sir Edwin's armor as one of his strongest is voted off. That makes Ed and pool rookie Kim M. our only two pool players with 4 strongest remaining. Kenny & Tim were our high scorers this week, with Darren and Kim M. close behind. Below is the updated scoretable. Good Luck to all...

-JC

Week 10 Update

Yau is 'dominating' the game... just like Ed is dominating the pool!

Ed continues to lead (yawn....). Ed was our top scorer for the week; Ed still has his strongest 5 intact; Ed is the only one with all 5 of his weakest voted out, blah blah, blah, yada, yada, yada.... :-)

Other respectable scores this week were posted by Leanne, Nadea, Beverly & Margaret.

Below is the updated scoring table; you know the drill...

The Tribe Has Spoken: Week 9 Update

Hi Everyone,

Ed continues to dominate. He is the only player left that has an intact strongest 5 and is also the only player with his entire weakest five voted out. Gene moves into a second place tie with Kim M. & Tim.

Below are the updated standings. You know the drill. You'll forgive me if I'm not inspired to try to write anything humorous this week. After all, I was the low scorer for the week, and, as if that weren't enough, they voted out my favorite survivor...

Happy viewing!

Everyone's Picks:

STRONGEST FIVE:

Beverly - (Dre, Earl, Edgardo, Rita, Yau-Man)
Carnie - (Alex, Boo, Edgardo, James, Liliana)
Cindy - (Alex, Anthony, Earl, Liliana, Mookie)
Darren - (Alex, Earl, Edgardo, Liliana, Stacy)
Dave - (Earl, Edgardo, Michelle, Rita, Stacy)
Ed - (Alex, Cassandra, Dre, Earl, Mookie)
Elaine - (Alex, Dre, Edgardo, Liliana, Rita)
Gene - (Alex, Boo, Earl, Edgardo, Lisi)
Jay - (Alex, Anthony, Earl, Liliana, Michelle)
Kenny - (Dre, Earl, Edgardo, Rita, Stacy)
Kim C. - (Alex, Cassandra, Earl, Edgardo, Michelle)
Kim M. - (Alex, Boo, Dre, Earl, Michelle)
Leanne - (Anthony, Dre, Earl, James, Yau-Man)
Lois - (Anthony, Earl, Liliana, Rita, Stacy)
Margaret - (Alex, Earl, Edgardo, Gary, Yau-Man)
Mary - (Boo, Edgardo, James, Michelle, Stacy)
Nadea - (Alex, Dre, Edgardo, Sylvia, Yau-Man)
Shanna - (Anthony, Dre, Edgardo, Michelle, Stacy)
Tim - (Alex, Cassandra, Edgardo, Michelle, Stacy)

WEAKEST FIVE:

Beverly - (Boo, Cassandra, Gary, James, Sylvia)
Carnie - (Cassandra, Lisi, Stacy, Sylvia, Yau-Man)
Cindy - (Boo, James, Lisi, Michelle, Sylvia)
Darren - (Cassandra, Gary, Michelle, Sylvia, Yau-Man)
Dave - (Boo, Cassandra, Dre, Gary, Sylvia)
Ed - (Gary, Liliana, Michelle, Rita, Sylvia)
Elaine - (Anthony, Cassandra, Gary, Michelle, Sylvia)
Gene - (James, Mookie, Rita, Stacy, Sylvia)
Jay - (Cassandra, Dre, Gary, Lisi, Sylvia)
Kenny - (Boo, Gary, Lisi, Michelle, Sylvia)
Kim C. - (Boo, Gary, James, Sylvia, Yau-Man)
Kim M. - (Gary, Rita, Stacy, Sylvia, Yau-Man)
Leanne - (Boo, Edgardo, Gary, Lisi, Sylvia)
Lois - (Dre, Gary, James, Michelle, Sylvia)
Margaret - (Boo, James, Michelle, Rita, Sylvia)
Mary - (Casssandra, Gary, Lisi, Rita, Sylvia)
Nadea - (Boo, Cassandra, Gary, James, Lisi)
Shanna - (Alex, Liliana, Lisi, Sylvia, Yau-Man)
Tim - (Anthony, Boo, Dre, Rita, Sylvia)

The Tribe Has Spoken: Week 8 update

Ed continues to lead with another strong week, posting 20 points. He was not the top scorer, however, as that honor goes to Cindy with 21 points. Both of these players had Mookie (who found the other individual immunity idol) among their strongest, earning an 8-point bonus.

"Should I stay or should I go? Nuh nuh nuh nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh" (with my apolgies to The Clash and Joe Strummer, who is now undoubtedly spinning in his grave...)

The race for second is tightly bunched, however, and it's still anyone's game. Gene finally had one of his strongest 5 knocked out, leaving only Ed, Tim, and the Kims with a complete set.

Jeff Probst: "Why on earth didn't I have Lisi on my weakest list in the UFB Survivor Pool??"

Below is the updated scoretable. You know the drill: click to enlarge, double check my scoring, blah blah blah... :-)






















See you next week!

The Tribe has Spoken: Week 7 Update

Hi All,

Well, now that I've finished accidentally posting this update to my bookclub's blog (embarrassed!) I'm finally ready to add it here where it belongs...

"Ain't gonna be no rematch!"

At last! Rocky is gone. I'm sure we'll all miss his soft-spoken manner and heartfelt compassion for his teammates.

OK, well anywhoo... Beverly & Margaret were our top scorers this week with 26 points, followed closely by Nadea with 25. All of these players benefited from Yau-Man finding the immunity idol (sure took him long enough...) thus earning them the 8-point bonus. They also were among those who had Rocky as 'weak' and got the 6-point bonus for him being voted off. Ed still leads and is joined by Gene, Tim, & the Kims as the only players with their strongest 5 intact. It's still anybody's game. Below is the updated scoring table. (click to enlarge) Double-check my scoring please.

See you next week!

-Jay

The Tribe has Spoken: Week 6 update

Tim was our leading scorer this week with 20 points. He was one of only two pool players with Anthony on his weakest list. (How is it that more of us didn't have Anthony as weak? Some of us (ahem...) even had him on our strongest lists...)

James - a.k.a. Rocky - certainly didn't earn a lot of fans at tribal council, either. Can't see him lasting much longer.

Ed's streak of having everyone voted out being on his weakest list ended finally (and thank goodness, since Michelle is my new favorite...) Ed maintains his lead this week, although Tim picked up some ground on him and has moved into second place.

Below is the updated scoring list (click to enlarge). Check my scoring and let me know if anything is amiss...

The Tribe Has Spoken: Week 5 Update

Ed continues to lead as he now is 4 for 4 in having those being voted out on his weakest list. Very impressive. Ed, Tim and Gene were our top scorers this week with 19 points apiece, followed closely by Kim M with 18, then Mary & Margaret with 16.

Below is the updated scoresheet. As always double check my scoring to make sure I got your points right. Check the 'scoring schedule' post to see how this week's episode was scored.

Below: Rita was a 'pillow of strength' at the reward challenge - CBS's latest variation of mud-wrestling...

I think poor Alex is beginning to realize he's in an alliance with a couple of knuckleheads...

The Tribe Has Spoken: Week 4 update

Bye bye to Gary (a.k.a. Papa Smurf) and Liliana.

First of all, a couple corrections have been made to week one scoring:

1) I had mistakenly thought Rita was on the immunity-winning tribe when she was not, thus giving a few of you an extra point in error

2) I forgot to include the 'exile-island bonus' points. (this edition of the pool, you get 1 point if one of your weakest is sent to exile island, and 2 points if one of your strongest goes)

I've updated the 'scoring' post to show - in red text - how each week is scored. Let me know if you have any questions.

We have a new leader in the pool. It's Ed, who was our top scorer this week with 27 points and was the only one to have both exiting players on his 'weakest' list. Most of us had Gary, but only Ed & Shanna had Liliana. Elaine has dropped to second and there is a three-way tie for third between defending pool champion Darren, Mary & Shanna - all at 38 points total.

I have amended week one scores in the following table. (as usual, you can click on the table to see it larger size, then just 'arrow-back' to get back to the post)

Double-check my scoring and let me know if you find any more errors.

Week 3 Update

The tribe has spoken .... and I have blogged...

Sylvia - on almost all of our weakest lists - is voted out with Anthony also receiving three votes. Since two pool participants had Anthony as one of their 'weakest five' ('rookie' Elaine, and 'veteran' Tim) they take an early lead.

Below are the standings after the thursday night's episode. (note: if you click on the table, a new, "full-size" window will display the table in a bit easier-to-read print)

A note on future scoring: should Gary leave the game for health reasons (as seems likely), those having him on their weakest five will get the same credit as if he was voted out.

Feel free to post comments to this note or just chat about the show or trash talk, etc. Check the scoring post and confirm that I scored you correctly.

Week 3 update will be posted sometime this weekend

Sorry, just got home from my 'mother-in-law's' 80th birthday party & haven't even watched this week's show yet. I will try to have everything loaded into the blog this weekend.

Welcome!

Welcome!!

This site is the Official Blog Site for the traditional "UFB Survivor Pool" (Now in its 11th season - Yes, Fiji is the 14th season of survivor, but Survivor Africa was our first, and we took a vacation during Survivor Amazon).

As we will have at least a few new participants this season, I'll take a brief moment to recap how the UFB Survivor Pool is played:

At the start of the game (usually we start the game prior to episode 3, giving the players time to get to know the survivors a little better), each pool participant picks his/her five "strongest" and five "weakest" survivors. Players earn more and more points the longer their 'strongest' picks survive (or when their strongest win challenges) and earn points when their 'weakest' are voted off (or receive votes) at tribal council. The earlier your 'weakest' players are voted off, the more points you earn.

When the show gets down to four survivors remaining, the pool takes a bit of a turn. At this point, participants in the pool may wager any, none, or all of the points they have accumulated thus far on which of the four remaining survivors will win the show. This gives those lagging behind in points a chance to get back into the game.

Prizes are awarded (see email for details on prizes) to 1st & 2nd place, and - unlike in prior pools - there will also a prize for who has the lead before the season finale (a "regular season winner" if you will) - i.e. before the wagering of accumulated points. Several participants in prior pools pointed out that 'it should be worth something' to have picked the best strongest & weakest five at the outset, so we're changing the pool accordingly.



The following is a link to CBS's website with tons of info about the episodes, the players, the voting history etc. Use this info to choose wisely...



http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor14/

Please see the "Scoring Schedule" post below for how to earn points.

Have fun and Good Luck!!

Jessica - the first casualty of Survivor Fiji

Erica - the second to go...

Who's Playing?

Here's a list of who has signed up thus far:

Jay
Kim C.
Gene
Margaret
Kenny
Darren
Shanna
Dave
Beverly
Cindy
Elaine
Lois
Carnie
Mary
Tim
Kim M.
Ed
Leanne
Nadea

Scoring Schedule

I will try to post updated standings every week ASAP after the episode ends. Pool participants are advised to confirm that I have credited your score correctly and advise me of any errors noted.

Week 3 (the first week of the pool) scoring:

1 pt for each of your strongest remaining
10 pts if the person voted off was among your weakest
1 pt per vote if someone in your weakest five received votes
1 pt per survivor on your strongest five that was a on an immunity-winning tribe

10 points if Sylvia was among your weakest
3 points if Anthony was among your weakest
1 point if Earl was among your weakest
2 points if Sylvia (sent to exile island) was among your strongest
1 point if Sylvia (sent to exile island) was amoung your weakest

Week 4 scoring:

1 pt for each of your strongest remaining
9 pts if the person voted off was among your weakest
1 pt per vote if someone in your weakest five received votes
1 pt per survivor on your strongest five that was a on an immunity-winning tribe

9 points if Gary or Liliana were among your weakest
1 point each if Lisi or Cassandra (each got a vote at council) were among your weakest
1 point each for any of your strongest that survived the show
1 point each for any of your strongest who were on the tribe that won immunity (note: Gary had left the tribe before immunity challenge (zero points for him) and Liliana, who was voted out WAS on the immunity-winning team (1 point for her)
2 points if Yau-Man (sent to exile island) was on your strongest lists. 1 point if on your weakest list

Week 5 scoring:

1 pt for each of your strongest remaining
8 pts if the person voted off was among your weakest
1 pt per vote if someone in your weakest five received votes
1 pt per survivor on your strongest five that was a on an immunity-winning tribe

8 points if Rita was among your weakest
2 points if Anthony (who rec'd 2 votes at council) was among your weakest
1 point each for each of your strongest who survived the show
1 point each for each of your strongest who were on the immunity-winning tribe
2 points if Earl (sent to Exile Island) was among your strongest (1 pt if he was among your weakest)


Week 6 scoring:

2 pts for each of your strongest remaining
7 pts if the person voted off was among your weakest
1 pt per vote if in your weakest five received votes
1 pt per survivor on your strongest five that was a on an immunity-winning tribe (if the tribes have merged this becomes a 5 pt bonus if a survivor on your strongest 5 wins individual immunity)

7 points if Anthony was among your weakest
2 pts each for all of your strongest who survived the show
1 pt for James getting a vote if he was among your weakest
1 pt each for any member of the immunity winning tribe on your strongest
2 pts if Lisi (to exile island) was among your strongest; 1 pt if weakest

Week 7 scoring: 2 pts for each of your strongest remaining
6 pts if the person voted off was among your weakest
1 pt per vote if in your weakest five received votes
1 pt per survivor on your strongest five that was a on an immunity-winning tribe (if the tribes have merged this becomes a 5 pt bonus if a survivor on your strongest 5 wins individual immunity)

Week 8 scoring: 2 pts for each of your strongest remaining
5 pts if the person voted off was among your weakest
1 pt per vote if in your weakest five received votes
1 pt per survivor on your strongest five that was a on an immunity-winning tribe (if the tribes have merged this becomes a 5 pt bonus if a survivor on your strongest 5 wins individual immunity)

Week 9 scoring: 3 pts for each of your strongest remaining
4 pts if the person voted off was among your weakest
1 pt per vote if in your weakest five received votes
1 pt per survivor on your strongest five that was a on an immunity-winning tribe (if the tribes have merged this becomes a 5 pt bonus if a survivor on your strongest 5 wins individual immunity)

Week 10 scoring: 3 pts for each of your strongest remaining
3 pts if the person voted off was among your weakest
1 pt per vote if in your weakest five received votes
1 pt per survivor on your strongest five that was a on an immunity-winning tribe (if the tribes have merged this becomes a 5 pt bonus if a survivor on your strongest 5 wins individual immunity)

Week 11 scoring: 3 pts for each of your strongest remaining
2 pts if the person voted off was among your weakest
1 pt per vote if in your weakest five received votes
1 pt per survivor on your strongest five that was a on an immunity-winning tribe (if the tribes have merged this becomes a 5 pt bonus if a survivor on your strongest 5 wins individual immunity)

Week 12 scoring: 4 pts for each of your strongest remaining
2 pts if the person voted off was among your weakest
1 pt per vote if in your weakest five received votes
1 pt per survivor on your strongest five that was a on an immunity-winning tribe (if the tribes have merged this becomes a 5 pt bonus if a survivor on your strongest 5 wins individual immunity)

Week 13 scoring: 4 pts for each of your strongest remaining
2 pts if the person voted off was among your weakest
1 pt per vote if in your weakest five received votes
1 pt per survivor on your strongest five that was a on an immunity-winning tribe (if the tribes have merged this becomes a 5 pt bonus if a survivor on your strongest 5 wins individual immunity)

Week 14 scoring: 4 pts for each of your strongest remaining
2 pts if the person voted off was among your weakest
1 pt per vote if in your weakest five received votes
1 pt per survivor on your strongest five that was a on an immunity-winning tribe (if the tribes have merged this becomes a 5 pt bonus if a survivor on your strongest 5 wins individual immunity)

Week 15 to the end: 5 pts for each of your strongest remaining
zero pts if the person voted off was among your weakest (we're at the final 5) zero pt per vote if in your weakest five received votes
1 pt per survivor on your strongest five that was a on an immunity-winning tribe (if the tribes have merged this becomes a 5 pt bonus if a survivor on your strongest 5 wins individual immunity)

Other scoring:
there is an 8-point bonus for one of your strongest five finding a hidden immunity idol (there are two this season, apparently) there is a 2-point bonus if one of your srongest is sent to exile island (they have been more often sending strong players there than weak players) and a 1-point bonus if one of your weakest is sent to exile island. Once the tribes merge, if one of your strongest wins a reward challenge, you receive 4 points. (note: you will not receive points if one of your strongest is picked to share in a reward, they must win the challenge itself)

The pool administrator (that's me!) reserves the right to make necessary,(and fair) changes to the above schedule based upon any curve balls the producers might throw us - multiple councils in one show, etc.