Survivor Game Changers Power Rankings Week 5

"And the queen stays queen, adios." I think that will be the last time I'll hear that phrase. After 94 days, Sandra gets eliminated from Survivor. After an interesting tribe swap, some people get moved higher and some lower. Let's see who comes out on top this week.

Don't forget the higher the position, the less likely the person gets eliminated from the standings. And I want Zeke and Andrea to win! Here are the standings.

1. Brad Culpepper (0)
2. Troyzan Robertson (+2)
3. Sierra Thomas (-1)

The tribe swap sparked very different feelings for the Brad/Sierra duo and Troyzan, but resulted in what just may be an alliance of three that lasts to the end of the game. For Brad and Sierra. the swap could have erased the power they had acquired at Mana. For Troyzan, it was a chance to escape being the odd man out at Tavua. Brad and Sierra may have lost some power, but the alliance between Brad and Troyzan holds enough promise to make up that difference. Finally, Troyzan has an idol and Sierra has the legacy advantage, which keeps them up here.

4. Zeke Smith (+4)
T-5. Sarah Lacina (0)
T-5. Andrea Boehlke (+4)

At Nuku, it’s Sarah, Zeke and Andrea that came out of the swap in the best position. The three, along with Ozzy, have been on the same tribe through both swaps and in their first tribal council appearance are credited to successfully eliminate Sandra. Most of that credit goes to Zeke who directed the plan to distract Sandra with Tai and also built a foundation of trust with Jeff that can come in handy down the road. Sarah and Andrea took a backseat this week, but are still doing quite well in the game.

7. Hali Ford (+6)
8. Jeff Varner (+3)

Hali and Jeff are now playing without allies in a game that ultimately requires them. Hali is in a good position going forward because she’s the likeliest to be drawn into the Brad/Sierra/Troyzan alliance as the fourth vote they need in a tribe of seven. She must be thanking the Survivor gods that there was a tribal swap. Similarly, Jeff is an easy swing vote for Zeke/Sarah/Andrea to pull in at Nuku once they realize that they have enough numbers to take out the big threats, Tai and Ozzy.

9. Ozzy Lusth (-2)

I have Ozzy down here only because I think he is the bottom of his former Tavua tribe. He has always been a big threat and was lucky that there were bigger threats in his new tribe. If Tai doesn't start a "get rid of Ozzy" alliance, he'll makes the merge, and he might be a good swing vote for an alliance.

10. Debbie Wanner (+5)
11. Aubry Bracco (+3)

Debbie and Aubry in a wild card position. If Mana loses immunity, Aubry’s best chance will be to throw Michaela under the bus before it happens to her, which would be risky. Meanwhile, Debbie just came from Exile Island (Or Exile Ship, as I would call it). She gained an extra vote she can use in tribal council and got some tips from Caramoan winner John Cochran (I'm watching the Caramoan season right now!). She has a fresh start right now, maybe to make some new allies next episode?

T-12. Cirie Fields (-6)
T-12. Michaela Bradshaw (0)

So far, Cirie and Michaela have been "meh" this season. Cirie is the only player in the game who hasn’t attended tribal council yet, which is quite lucky. The downside of that is that Cirie hasn’t had a chance to solidify bonds through the trust of voting the same with a group of people. No one knows where Cirie stands with them until she’s given the chance to vote with them. On the other hand, Michaela has attended a few tribals and almost went home on one. She has little power in terms of an alliance, but will always be a threat because she is physical in challenges and her questionable ability to gel with her tribes in the day-to-day living at camp.

14. Tai Trang (-11)

The biggest loser this week is Tai, despite the fact that he swapped into a majority alliance, successfully voted out Sandra and found two hidden idols. All of that good luck doesn’t matter when your entire tribe sees you each as huge threats in the game. Tai’s attempt to deflect attention away from him and on to Ozzy is going to backfire on one of the two. My best guess is that they continue to target one another and that the rest of the tribe to choose a side at their next tribal. The threat of Tai having or not having an idol to use will probably be enough to convince Nuku to take out Ozzy first, though.

And here is Sandra's interview after being eliminated: