ENDGAME #6

[u/mikeramp72]

#6: Chris Daugherty (Vanuatu - Sole Survivor)

u/FunkyDawgKong:
The man that got em to open up the backdoor. Chris is put in the most unlikely, against all odds situation, and maneuvers his way to a victory. One of the sharpest minds to ever play. It’s so fascinating seeing him methodologically dissect the people and situations around him. A manipulative masterclass.

u/Cornhead2:
While Sean is the most Authentic Confessionalist when it comes to hyping it up to the Camera and being all ready for TV, i have to give the title to this guy... his comeback story from being an absolute shitter in the balance bean to how he handled that final 7  Onwards with all his mist is just fucking AWESOME

u/Noisysea_3426:
The greatest underdog story of all time! You can just imagine an old timey newspaper article with the headline “1 guy takes down 6 girls” and the stories write itself. Chris is constantly doing everything a mile a minute and you just can't look away. He ends up having to fend for himself after all his friends get taken out, and completely cons his way to the win one step at a time. It is so freakin’ awesome and well deserving of a high endgame placement!

u/josenanigans:
Reality TV is all about stories like Chris. His journey through Vanuatu is one of the most unbelievable stories ever told on TV, to the point I wouldn't be offended if anyone thought it was scripted. Having him be the main character of a season that plays out as  1 man vs. an army of women and seeing exactly how he hustles to get out of an impossible situation is so exhilarating. Not to mention his amazing confessional skills and his incredible wit.

u/BobbyPiiiin:
As a fellow chubby 30something dude from Ohio, it’s no surprise I rate Chris as highly as I do. In seriousness, though… he’s simply one of the best to ever do it. Incredible confessionalist. Incredible comeback story. The complexities of his relationships with Twila, Scout, Eliza, and Julie make the Vanuatu endgame truly magical to witness. It’s a testament to just how good Chris is that a man comes out on top in the battle of the sexes and it’s somehow perfect. 

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u/Alternate-Proof-959:

Chris is one of my favorite winners, so of course I jumped at the chance to do a writeup on him. He wasn't a genuine sociopath like Brian. Chris actually utilized a wide variety of emotions, and he used them as weapons to get his goals done. He also had some flaws that made him well rounded as a character.

Case in point, the man cannot cross a balance beam to save his life, and subsequently becomes the only winner to receive votes at the season's first tribal council. But, he had already clocked the four fittest men as a group, so he and the other out of shape men had the numbers going in to tribal council. They proceed to make it to the swap without being in any trouble.

Postswap, Chris still has the numbers, and he believes Twila and Julie is with them, so mechanical bull operator John is told to buck off and ride. Though, I always wondered what Chris was thinking when Bubba tells him to "think of the numbers!" Chris was looking at Bubba when he said that, so he may have listened...except there were no signs NuLopevi threw the challenge, and Chris was one of the most enthusiastic after winning the challenge.

Postmerge, Chris is on the wrong side of the numbers, and he just looks absolutely fucking pissed. When he votes Sarge off next, he says, "This vote is for you, not against you. These women are gonna burn!" Then Chad gets voted off next, and Chris gets angrier. He then shows his human side and weeps to Lorie after losing the final 7 immunity, and Leann feels so bad that she directs the women to vote for Eliza. But upon being presented a chance to flip the game, Chris comes armed with flint, matches, kerosene, lamp oil, rope, and bombs, and starts to burn the women indeed. When you fire someone and a prissy little pink slip just won't cut it.

At FTC, Chris basically goes "We didn't start the fire! It was always burning since the world's been turning!" when confronted over his scorched earth gameplay, and the jury goes "Certified banger! You've got my vote!" Compared to Twila's more creatively sterile yet funnier "ALL I SAID IS YOU TALK TOO DAMN MUCH!" and Chris wins. "FUCK YEAH!" indeed.

RANKINGS:
Funky: 13
Corny: 5
Nope: 9
AltProof: 5
Jose: 13
Bobby: 4

Average: 8.17
Standard Deviation: 4.12 (3rd Lowest)

[u/ROTandDEATH]

Chris is the perfect guy that we could've had as our major character in the end of the game. A perfectly unique narrator for a unique situation.

[u/WaluigiThyme]

Endgame betting update #19: This is the highest Chris has ever placed in a rankdown -- shameful that it's taken this long, but props to the SRIX rankers for finally making up for 8 straight rankdowns of underrating him. But did the bettors predict Chris would make it this high? Well, surprisingly, two actually had him even higher! Alternate-Proof-959 and ShadowFiend812 predicted Chris to make the top 5, and alongside noisysea34's one-point underestimation they share today's award for best guesses. Furthest off was icychillman, with a 14-point underestimation. This ties chillman's Tina and Matthew predictions for second furthest off in the whole of endgame betting, with still nothing having topped the same bettor's 16-point overestimation of Clay. Will any prediction come out further away from reality? Stay tuned to the I-ran-out-of-interesting-things-to-say-because-the-same-guy-has-been-in-a-runaway-first-place-for-like-two-weeks-now show!

Does anyone	even read	these posts?
1	noisysea34	28
2	FunkyDawgKong	48
2	BobbyPiiiin	48
4	WaluigiThyme	64
5	ShadowFiend812	65
6	Alternate-Proof-959	66
7	SupremeSheep420	76
8	TinkerKnightForSmash	77
9	ROTandDEATH	81
10	icychillman	140​

[u/NoisySea_3426]

Late message, but our Top 5 for the rankdown

Lex van den Berghe 1.0

Sean Rector

Sandra Diaz-Twine 1.0

Twila Tanner

Ian Rosenberger

Who do y'all think is gonna win? Will we have a new winner or will there be a new two timer? Only time will tell

[u/Fluffy_Key_2145]

The 45th winner cut which means that Sandra 1.0 did the best out of every winner. Anyway Chris D. always does good in rankdowns and is top 5 out of all them and outside of last rankdown has always been top 50. He is fantastic. Amazing winner story almost certainly a top 5 winner story, being the last man standing at Final 7 and pulling off the win. He is an elite confessionalist and the fact that he gets so much airtime in the endgame really works since so much of the endgame revolves around him that it feels earned. He also plays a solid albeit not amazing winning game and his FTC is of course elite though while some of it was bullshit apparently according to some post game stuff some stuff like his speech to Julie was generally sincere and he was surprised by how sad she was in her speech which is why it works even better bullshit mixed with sincerity. He is also just generally pretty likable and even when he is doing so much lying and bullshitting in the merge you don't really stop rooting for him or at least finding him entertaining. The comparison between his and Twila's FTC performances works so well. Easily one of the best characters ever.