The Survivor Survivor Pool: Rules and Regulations

 

Starting Wednesday, February 15th Survivor returns with an all new cast and a whole slew of fresh challenges in Survivor: One World, a men vs. women version of the beachy reality game, and Nerdsburgh has made its predictions in the biggest, coolest Survivor Survivor Pool ever invented. 

One of the greatest parts about being a nerd is an uncanny ability to take something very simple, like say a popular reality television show, and turn it into something completely and obsessively nerdy.  It all started when Nerdsburgh began tracking the trials and tribulations of super-nerd John Cochran on last season's Survivor: South Pacific saga.  By rattling the cage of geeky Survivor enthusiasts across the Internet, I found that I wasn't the only one looking forward to the start of this season with eager anticipation. 

In true nerd fashion, I wrangled together a couple of local Survivor fans and somehow talked them into participating in a Survivor Survivor Pool with me.  For the sake of fun and full disclosure, and to all of you over at Survivor Sucks, I have decided to let all of Nerdsburgh in on this little friendly battle royale/fantasy football-esque experiment in a segment that will track each player's progress from week to week. 

As the self-appointed commissioner in this arena, I would like to be referred to here on out as Jeffina Probst-nerd.  Feel free to picture me in a blue shirt with some sort of tribal choker necklace wistfully dangling in my feathery chest hair as you read the rules and regulations posted below:

SURVIVOR SURVIVOR POOL
RULES AND REGULATIONS

There are 4 participants in the Survivor Survivor Pool and 18 Survivor: One World cast members.  Each Survivor Pool Participant will have one team comprised of 4 Survivor cast members.  Since there are 18 total cast members, 2 will be kept as alternates to be put into play at a later time (see alternates below).

At the start of the draft, the names of the Survivor Pool Participants will be drawn out of a hat to determine the order and will continue in a "snake draft" pattern.

Each Survivor Pool Participant will choose 3 names during the draft.  After each person has chosen 3 Survivor cast members, the remaining names are thrown into a hat for a "random pick" for each player's fourth selection.

At the end of the draft process, there will be two names not chosen and these cast members are to be considered alternates.

Alternates will enter the game at two critical points in the season: 1) Whomever has the Survivor cast member that gets voted off the island on Week 1 will be allowed to recruit one alternate.  2) The second alternate will be added to the "tribe" of the Survivor Pool Participant who has lost the most Survivor cast members at the time of the merge.

There can be only one Survivor.

  

Top L-R:
Kat Edorsson, Alicia Rose, Jonus Otsuji, Michael Jefferson, Kourtney Moon, Sabrina Thompson, Troy Robertson, Kimberly Spradlin, Greg Smith, Nina Acosta, Matt Quinlan, Christina Cha
Bottom L-R:
Jay Byars, Chelsea Meissner, Colton Cumbie, Monica Culpepper, Leif Manson, Bill Posley                

SURVIVOR SURVIVOR POOL
THE FOUR TRIBES

"Savai-vi"

1. Troy Robertson

2. Colton Cumbie

3. Chelsea Meissner

4. Kat Edorsson

"Drop yr Buffs"

1. Kourtney Moon

2. Jonus Otsuji

3. Bill Posley

4. Alicia Rose

"Josh's Tribe"

1. Matt Quinlan

2. Jay Byars

3. Nina Acosta

4. Christina Cha

"The Others (Nerdsburgh's picks)"

1. Michael Jefferson

2. Kimberly Spradlin 

3. Leif Manson

4. Sabrina Thompson

Alternates:

1. Monica Culpepper

2. Greg Smith

Survivor Survivor Pool draft in progress

Good luck teams and may the best man (or woman) win!