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Hello, good people, and welcome to the first edition of the Survivor: Cagayan Power Rankings. We like to give it a couple weeks to sort out the riffraff before we jump into Power Rankings. So, it is now (with three people already voted out) that I offer you my first Brains vs. Beauty vs. Brawn Power Rankings. Even though we haven't spent a lot of time with some of these people, I'm going to take a stab at ranking them all individually.

Let's start with who is at the top of the list and work our way down to who should be booted this week:

1) Sarah (Brawn) - Sarah has proven herself to be a worthy challenge competitor as she has dominated the puzzle portions. She has also been one of the smarter members of the tribe. She seems like a real player this season and I don't expect it'll take too long before she smells through Tony's nonsense and organizes his ouster. This early in the game, Sarah seems like a very solid player.

2) LJ (Beauty) - His tribe is down in numbers (by one to Brawn) but I'm not sure that matters. He has a solid four person alliance right now and that appears to be the biggest group out there. The Brains are a mess and Brawn seems to be fractured as well. If Beauty can avoid a challenge losing streak, LJ stands to be the kingpin of the biggest and most powerful alliance in the game.

3) Jeremiah (Beauty) - Also part of the main alliance in Beauty, but much more likable than LJ - so much so, that I could see the other tribes wanting to work with him. His issue, with a very limited sample size, is that it looks like he'll stick to the plan rather than make the bold move. If that holds true, he'll eventually be one of LJ's victims.

4) WOO (Brawn) - Probably an odd choice to be this high in the rankings, but right now, I think he has himself in a good spot. He's Cliff's right hand man and Cliff is VERY well liked right now. Except by Tony, who may try to mobilize Cops R Us after the NBAer. Whether this comes to fruition or not, Woo will come out on the other side in decent shape as he's not seen as the big threat. His "everything here is amazing" attitude may also suggest to people that he's not really "playing" the game, which knocks him down a little on the totem poll of people to get rid of. Whether it's planned or by luck, I like how Woo has himself positioned wright now. Hang Dai!

5) Jefra (Beauty) - While right now, Alexis and Jefra are pretty interchangeable on the Beauty tribe, I list Jefra higher because she comes across as playing the game less. Jefra would win the award for "Most Likely to be Carried to the End Because She's a Reliable Vote." There might be more going on behind the pretty face, but thus far we haven't seen it. If there isn't, it makes her a fantastic choice for LJ and Jeremiah to carry to the end.

6) Cliff (Brawn) - Despite Tony's Cliff backlash, I think Cliff is actually in a decent position here. He is extremely likable and has been very solid in challenges as well as helpful around camp. My concern for his endgame is that there is that divide in the Brawn camp and if Tony can convince anyone else to go with him (Trish, maybe) it could come crashing down around him. Overall, though, I'm not sure I see Brawn losing a challenge anytime soon, so Cliff should be around for a while.

7) Lindsay (Brawn) - We don't know a whole lot about Lindsay except that she doesn't like Trish because she's old and bossy and stuff. She is in with Cliff and Woo, but I could see her weaseling her way in with Cops R Us (even though Tony's used her as a lie). All she'd have to do is tell Tony she's down for voting Cliff and she's a honorary officer, like Shaq or Steven Segal. Because I see Brawn staying out of Tribal for a while (yes, I think the whole throwing a challenge is a ruse), she should last.

8) Alexis (Beauty) - As a member of the dominant alliance on the Beauty tribe, I think Alexis will stick around for awhile. I do, however, see her as the weakest of the four person alliance and possibly an agreed upon sacrifice after the tribes merge. She's a little more of a wild card than Jefra and I could see LJ offering her up to help bring in another small group (Cops R Us, maybe) to help give him the numbers later on.

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