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Not Necessarily the biggest blunders, but the worst moves ...

Pagong not voting out Rudy
It was an early season, so I can't fault Pagong too much for their ideologies on how to play the game. But with all the "rumours" (a.k.a. producer leaks) about a Tagi alliance, they should have done what Gervase said and maintained the upper hand before continuing on.

Sean not joining a counter-alliance
Yes, the guy was smarter than some people give him credit for. In some respects. Such as the alphabet strategy as an excuse to vote out Pagong. But with things such as believing there was no Tagi alliance .. stupid. And not forming a counter alliance, even stupider. Gervase, Colleen, and Jenna eventually got it. Sean was the last one to get it, and by then it was way too late (final 5).

Kelly voting out Sue
Susan was Kelly's best opportunity to win the game, and while I can totally understand the move to stick it to her and not let Sue in to the top 3 like she so smugly told Kelly, it was the move that probably cost Kelly the game.

Elisabeth, Mike, and Rodger voting out Kimmi
From what I understand, these three had an alliance with Kimmi, but somehow Kimmi lost trust with Mike so they voted her out to keep the peace. But had they voted out Jeff, they would have eliminated the person that Ogakor knew had votes, and could have potentially changed the game post-merge.

Tina, Keith, Colby voting out Jerri
I've heard every excuse that this was a good move, but I still disagree. Elisabeth's confessional regarding how they diluted their power by isolating Amber proves that she was well aware that the game could be changed; now one could argue that they read their opponents well and knew that Rodger and Elisabeth wouldn't turn, but in a duplicitous game, why wouldn't these two jump ship and get to the final 4 themselves?

Kucha and Amber not aligning
Just as fast as T/C/K gave the ball over to these 4, they handed the ball right back. I blame Elisabeth because she was so far up Tina and Colby's butts.

Lindsey and Silas freaking out on elders
This also encompasses the tribal division that burned Samburu, and Lindsey and Silas were the biggest contributors to the problem (with all 6 other members also having some sort of blame). Like Brandon said, they didn't understand that what they say now has huge consequences for 3-4 days later, and it got them both booted. This also plays into the error Frank, Teresa, and Silas made in not voting together.

Boran votes out Clarence ... and tells him
Again, it was an invitation for Samburu to take the game. Especially when they told Clarence, and if he were smart enough, he could have rallied the former Samburu members.

Boran voting out Kelly
Seriously, what the fuck?

Brandon voting out Kelly
He, Kim, and Kelly could have easily been the final 3 (with him and Kim taking final 2). Stupid. I don't care what his rational was about Kelly being too smart.

Kim refusing to vote with Samburu
Yeah, again, really self-explanatory. I also blame Frank, Teresa, and Brandon for not trying harder to convince her.

Kim Johnson not flipping over to Samburu
She had a promise from Teresa to go to the final 2, and a spot in the final 3 with Kim P. and T-Bird. Instead she stuck with the Boran Boys who she knew (and she was warned constantly) were together.

Rotu 4 pulling in Rob, Sean, and Vee to vote out Gabriel
"I think it was a mistake that John told me that. If they wanted to vote out Gabriel, they should have just done it and not told us anything." -Sean. That could have ended their game right then and there had Gabriel actually wanted to stay.

Gina turning down Kathy's offer to talk strategy
I'm confused at why Gina thought she was probably safe, but she assumed that talking to Kathy would be bad for her if Paschal and Neleh saw her. This was her chance to save herself and align with her favourite tribemember and she turned it down, thus ending her game.

Rotu 4 acting cocky
Duh.

Sook Jai throwing the immunity challenge to vote out Jed
This is probably one of the biggest blunders ... of all time. There was no rational to throwing this challenge to vote out your team's strongest member (and one of the best challenge performers in the show's history) because he doesn't work on the shelter (when water is vital)? This was Sook Jai's downfall, and I guarantee you that had they not done this, one of them would have won the whole game.

Shii-Ann refusing to vote with Sook Jai
So she had Ken and Jake both promising that they will help her out, and she couldn't deal with Penny and Erin for 6 days?

Brian and Clay bashing Ted to Sook Jai
Seriously, this almost ended their game completely. Had Jake not kept the info about who told him to vote for Ted, they would have lost the game. And its a shame, since they played really well but managed to make a really bad decision.

Jake not telling Ted that Brian and Clay instigated the votes against Ted
See above.

Helen, Jan, Ted not voting out Clay (and Brian)
It was the obvious thing to do. All the signs pointed to a Clay-Brian alliance.

Dave, Roger, and Butch vote out Jeanne over Heidi, Jeanne not approaching them
Seriously, this was the obvious move of the century. They get the one person who they know is strongly aligned with everyone left at Jaburu and they do what? They vote out the former Jaburu outsider. Let me say that again. They voted out the other tribe's outsider and kept the other tribe's dominant alliance member.

Alex telling Rob that he was going to vote him out at final 4
Obvious. It led to his ouster 1-2 days later.

Christy waffling between alliances
Again, another obvious one.

Jenna and Heidi not approaching Christy after Rob approached them
IMO, Heidi should have told Christy she was going that night ... it could very well have swung her to vote with them, which was better than going into the final 5 outnumbered 3-2.

Matthew not voting with Butch at final 4
Again, this was Matt's biggest mistake, IMO. He should have known that he had a way better chance to beat Butch than Rob. The decision should have been easy.

Thats seasons 1-6. Will add the rest later.

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Brian and Clay bashing Ted to Sook Jai
Seriously, this almost ended their game completely. Had Jake not kept the info about who told him to vote for Ted, they would have lost the game. And its a shame, since they played really well but managed to make a really bad decision.

Jake not telling Ted that Brian and Clay instigated the votes against Ted
See above.

Disagree completely. If Clay didn't bash Ted (and it was mostly Clay), then Sook Jai might have tried to get him voted off. Instead, Clay acted like he might be willing to vote for Ted at the final 8, and they trusted him as their last chance. It might have been stupid for Jake to not tell Ted about Clay afterwards, but he does that, and Chuay Gahn may take him out a round earlier than he ended up leaving. Ted probably wasn't going to believe anyone over Brian (except for maybe Helen.)

If Ted wasn't going to believe anyone over Brian or Helen, then Clay wouldn't have to worry about Jake, Ken, and Penny succeeding in taking him out. By targeting Ted specifically, he gave Jake and Penny a chance to retaliate after Ken left. Jake also had nothing to lose at that point. What was the alternative? Convince Helen to flip when she has no reason to? No, he should have went to Ted, and there's a chance he would have believed him. Even if he didn't, it was his best chance at flipping someone.