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Rocksroy and Tori were tribemates from Day 1 who never saw things the same way, and then their games ended the same night. Tori said in an interview that if she could play again, she would do so many things differently because “if you didn’t win, you should regret a lot.” Meanwhile Rocksroy said that he was still wondering what happened. As David and Jessica discuss, both of those statements speak...

Chanelle said she’s super logical in her perspective of the game. She expected others to behave similarly, being able to accept a game move and get past it. But not everybody thinks like that. Was that what got her pushed from a great position to being on the outs? Did it all come down to one turn of a shipwheel or did she have other opportunities to get her course corrected? Plus, David and Jessi...

Lydia described herself as a social player. But was she social in the ways that she needed to be for this game? In the premerge she used one form of strategy and then in the pseudomerge she used another. So Lydia presented some contradictions. It’s David and Jessica’s job to determine how all these complications played into the vote that suddenly turned against her when it seemed like she wasn’t o...

In his first Tribal Council, Daniel tried to take over this podcast and predict why he’d lose. Did he end up being right? In this episode, the show seemed to blame his spearfishing, so was that it? David and Jessica delve into things that happened early in the game, what happened later, and especially what happened in that Tribal Council where everything came apart at the seams for Daniel. What wa...

As David and Jessica were getting ready to explain what happened with Swati’s game, they saw that in an interview she practically channelled something they’ve both said in the past: “I don't really feel like there's anybody responsible for my downfall but me... in basically every situation, there are things you could have done differently.” There have been people more than twice Swati’s age who di...

After THAT episode and Tribal Council, many people were saying Jenny was just screwed by the twists. While that was certainly one element in play here, we can’t just put the blame there because it was up to the players to deal with them and then the other players, like Jenny, had to deal with those people. David and Jessica need to take apart all the different aspects and figure out what happened....

Marya said in some interviews that she doesn’t know why she was voted out this week. Luckily, David and Jessica are here to remedy that situation! But it also seems like she actually knows a lot more because she talked about a number of things that didn’t go right for her. Some of it was more obvious than others and certain parts were interlinked. It’s time to look at both what was in the episode...

The first episode of Survivor 42 saw two people leave but only one was voted out! David & Jessica welcome special guests Tiffany & Voce from Survivor 41 to discuss the vote against Zach and also the situation with Jackson. Plus, Tiffany & Voce themselves bring all sorts of revelations, insights, and hilarity. Was it really the puzzle that caused everyone to turn on Zach, or was that just an excuse...

The third and final part of the Why ___ Lost Survivor 42 preview brings David and Jessica covering the Vati tribe! Who do they like? Who will go far? Who might leave early? Most importantly, who are they cursing by predicting them as the winner? Hint: Both of them pick someone from this tribe! Listen in as they cover Chanelle, Daniel, Hai, Jenny, Lydia, and Mike! Learn more about your ad choices....

In Part 2 of the Why ___ Lost Survivor 42 preview, David and Jessica discuss the changes to David’s Survivor Rules for this season and the players on the Taku tribe. Who do they think will do well? Who do they believe will fall flat and be voted out early? And what does David learn about the alphabet? It’s time to find out as they cover Lindsay, Jackson, Jonathan, Marya, Maryanne, and Omar! Learn...

Survivor 42 is coming, so it’s time for the Why ___ Lost team of David and Jessica to take a look at the players and the game itself. In this first part, they discuss their thoughts heading into the new season and the players on the Ika tribe. Who do they think will follow David’s rules and do well? Who do they believe will fall flat and be voted out early? It’s time to find out as they cover Drea...

Sandra came into Australian Survivor having had two outcomes in the past – either she won or she was voted out on Day 16. And the Day 16 curse struck again. She was recognized as the Queen and in some ways it was a miracle that she wasn’t the first one voted out of her tribe, though she was the first voted out of her swap tribe. How important was that swap to her overall strategy and game play? Ho...

Dr. David Voce came into Survivor 41 as a huge fan of “Why ___ Lost” and now it’s time to come full circle as David Bloomberg (@DavidBloomberg) and Jessica Lewis (@jessicalewis89) talk to him about everything regarding his time in the game, how he got into Survivor and podcasts, and why he kept hearing David Bloomberg’s voice in his head as he was playing. Plus, he has extensive thoughts on his go...

Erika did not get the winner’s edit we’re used to seeing and she has wondered if she will have to forevermore defend why she wonSurvivor. But by the time David and Jessica are done, she’ll be able to point people to this podcast. Erika didn’t come into the finale as the biggest threat or the person seemingly most likely to win, but she had set herself up well even if it didn’t all make it to TV. M...

Danny knew he was in trouble. He was on the outside of the core alliance with only one other person; Xander had lied to him about the prior vote; and Ricard had the nerve to win immunity again. But how did he end up in this position? And why did the others boot him even after Deshawn truth kamikazi’d himself in Tribal Council? David and Jessica go through everything, including revelations from Dan...

Liana found herself in a bad spot. She was outside the newly-formed majority alliance. She didn’t want to be with her former allies who had turned on Shan and who also suddenly found themselves on the outs. And one of those people won immunity while the other would either be killed off in the game or safe. But how did she get into that unenviable position? What choices did she make to end up in wh...

Last week, David predicted that things would hit a boiling point in the core alliance this week and Shan would be blindsided. But exactly how and why did it happen right now? What were the key factors that caused most of Shan’s own alliance to turn on her? After she was voted out, Shan said she felt like she played a really strong game, and indeed she had been doing so much so right. Did it attrac...

Naseer and Evvie were two popular players voted out in the same night, but sometimes popularity can be a curse. Was that the case here? What other factors were involved? Who trusted too much and who was outschemed? Also, with battles raging between the core alliance and those outside it, as well as temperatures rising within that main group, did people make the right decisions? David and Jessica l...

The plan going into Tribal Council seemed to be to vote out Tiffany. Even after the craziness, that was the final plan as well. The question is why that was the case. Tiffany was on the bottom and couldn’t seem to get out. She couldn’t even get the crabs to help her! After being voted out, she said it didn’t make sense to get rid of her instead of someone who was in a more threatening position. Ma...

Sydney had a lot of things going for her on Survivor and there were also plenty of complications flying around in the form of advantages and people playing around them. But there were reasons she was one of three choices to vote out. David and Jessica cover Sydney’s game and where she went wrong even when she thought she was doing it right. Plus of course they address all the twists and turns that...

Each week David and Jessica talk about what a losing player did well and not so well. This time, they’re talking about the good, at least as far as the players go! Who do they think is doing the best in following David’s rules? Will they have any similarly good things to say about the big merge time-traveling twist? It’s time to find out in this special edition of Why Blank Lost! Learn more about...

Genie said in interviews, “It’s very obvious I play with my heart.” There’s no doubt of that, but does it fully explain where things went awry for her? Did Shan and Ricard make the right decision to keep each other, and how have they continued to make it through the Ua tribe's destruction? David and Jessica dive into all Genie did look at what factors impacted every facet of the way she played Sur...

After JD was voted out, he asked his tribemates, “Any particular reason?” They didn’t answer, but that’s why David and Jessica are here. Was JD’s key mistake getting caught with his pants down? Did Shan make the right decision? It’s time to piece together all the available information and answer both of these questions plus many more to figure out Why JD Lost. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Brad’s final words were that he put too much trust in one person and got wrapped up in the fun of the game. Both of these are somewhat true, and even more true was that advantages were zipping around like butterflies on broccoli trees. But David and Jessica explain how that isn’t what caused Brad to go out of the game and there were several hidden layers in addition to some rather obvious ones. Th...

Voce studied up on the Why ___ Lost podcast and David’s rules, to the point that we find out here how he snuck them into Fiji for the pregame. But he was still voted out third – what happened?! People were worried in the preseason that he might be too obnoxious or overplay, but that wasn’t it. Rob went so far as to say Voce didn’t seem to really do anything wrong. But a situation like this is why...