Going to start tailoring my last few ballots based on what we've been able to glean from polling data for that final push or my favorites.
As I suspect the exit polling on the RHAP website may well be more accurate than any of the other public barometers out there, I think Rob has a good feel on the way the vote is going.
LOCKS
Jeremy Collins
Joe Anglim
Spencer Bledsoe
Stephen Fishbach
Abi-Maria Gomes
Ciera Eastin
Kass McQuillen
Kelly Wiglesworth
Peih-Gee Law
Shirin Oskooi
Tasha Fox
Rob C's exit poll data....
Top 10 men in no order: Terry, Vytas, Spencer, Mike, Jeremy, Stephen, Shane, Joe, Varner, and Jim
Top 9 women in no order: Pieh-Gee, Wiglesworth, Ciera, T-Bird, Abi Maria, Wentworth, Shirin, Kass, and Tasha
The exit polls largely reinforce the trends we're seeing elsewhere.
For the guys, I now consider Shane, Vytas and Jeff as locks right now which would leave three slots remaining. If Mike fails to win World Apart next week, he would also take up a slot... but I think it's a safe bet at this point that he's already a Survivor winner. Terry is showing really strong momentum across the board but not quite a shoo-in yet. Savage not making the RHAP Top 10 is somewhat of a shock... I really enjoyed his interview too. Will continue to throw votes both his way and Terry's way.
As you all noticed, Jim seems to have clawed his way into bubble territory but his RHAP stock is probably inflated over his status elsewhere. I wouldn't discount Max either given his Production favor... or Woo given his likely casual support although his campaign has been virtually non-existent. Keith's campaign seems to have hit a brick wall and I would consider both Troyzan and Culpepper to be toast. I plan to continue to throw votes to Troy, however.
My ballot the rest of the way for the guys...
Andrew Savage
Jeff Varner
Jeremy Collins
Keith Nale
Mike Holloway
Shane Powers
Stephen Fishbach
Terry Deitz
Troyzan Robertson
Vytas Baskauskas
I'm snubbing Joe for being cocky and boring, Woo for knowing about as much about campaigning as he does about Survivor and Culpepper who I would actually be surprised if he packs for next week's finale. Max is a Production pet and Jim is just so desperate to be Season 31's first boot that it's hard to reward it. And Spencer frankly doesn't need any more votes.
For the girls, I'm inclined to consider T-Bird as a lock right now which would leave two slots remaining. Kelley Wentworth is showing positive momentum not just in the RHAP exit polls but in the Reddit Straw Poll and RealityGossip Twitter polling as well. Will continue to vote for her daily along with Monica. I would consider Kimmi to be on the bubble as well and I have to imagine Mama C has support from the casuals that we're not seeing thanks to her moves on Worlds Apart these past two episodes.
Firmly believe that Sabrina is toast thanks to her non-starter of a campaign due to ill-timed family tragedy. Also toast are Stephanie, Natalie and Mikayla... although I will continue to support the latter of that trio as a fill-in vote on my ballot. If Nat somehow makes the cut, this vote will have a CBS smell to it despite their insistence that this is purely deduced by fan polling.
My ballot the rest of the way for the girls...
Kass McQuillen
Kelley Wentworth
Kelly Wiglesworth
Mikayla Wingle
Monica Padilla
Peih-Gee Law
Sabrina Thompson
Shirin Oskooi
Tasha Fox
Teresa "T-Bird" Cooper
I'm snubbing Ciera due to not giving Rob an interview, Abi still isn't clicking with me, Steph and Nat have no business coming back to play again and I can't vote for Mama C or Kimmi any more due to them being in play for the slots I want to see go to Wentworth and Monica.