Survivor: Blood vs Water | Why Tyson Won | David Bloomberg & Jessica Lewis

Tyson came into this Blood vs. Water already seen as a threat. The idea of him being a threat then came up a numerous times throughout the season. Yet nobody ever mounted a serious attempt to vote him out. How did he put himself into such a favorable position and control the game so well? David and Jessica did a full season rewatch and compared the Final 3 to David’s rules, so it’s time to take a new look at Why Tyson Won.

As we take a look back at past seasons of Survivor on the RHAP All-Time Top 40 Season Rankings, some winners make us scratch our heads and think hmm how did they win? Today, David Bloomberg (@DavidBloomberg) and Jessica Lewis (@jessicalewis89) are here to apply David’s seven rules of Survivor to Tyson’s game. They walk us through the season of Survivor: Blood vs Water as they explain Why Tyson Won!

David Bloomberg’s Seven Rules of Survivor: 

1) Scheme and Plot

2) But Don’t Scheme and Plot Too Much/Keep Your Scheming Secret/Don’t Backstab Until You Absolutely Need To

3) Be Flexible!

4) Don’t Let Your Emotions Control You

5) Pretend To Be Nice/Play the Social Game – Act Like an Adult/Don’t Drink Too Much/Don’t Be Lazy or Show Your Bad Habits/Keep Your Politics and Controversial Beliefs To Yourself

6) Don’t Be Too Much of a Threat

7) Trust (Almost) Nobody

Appendix A: The Jury Phase

Conclusion

Do you think Sophie was the most deserving winner of this season? If not, who should have won and why? Head on over to Twitter to let us know who should have won by tagging @RobHasApodcast and using the hashtag #RHAP!

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