Plus, who she thinks will be Sole Survivor.

The Survivor: Australia v The World finale is approaching, and it sounds like there will be a final three pitching their cases to the Jury, who will vote for the winner.

For the uninitiated, eliminated players form the jury. After being voted out, they still attend Tribal Councils and later question the finalists at the grand finale. With only four contenders left — Luke Toki, Parvati Shallow, Cirie Fields, and Janine Allis — the next elimination will be determined by a vote from the remaining castaways.

Traditionally, ahead of the finale castaways will usually vote out the person who could beat them in a pitch, and keep the less threatening players in the game — who are unofficially dubbed ‘goats’.

This season, all four players have some big moves on their resumes, so we asked a Survivor expert who they thought would be the least risky person to take through to the finale.

Global Survivor podcast host Shannon Guss — known for her deep-dive interviews with eliminated Australian Survivor contestants — told Chattr she believes if Boost Juice owner Janine, whose net worth is estimated at $66 million, makes it to the final three, she will struggle to get jury votes.

“I never know if Janine is someone a jury would vote for. Her real-life success (and our national tall poppy syndrome) always taints her chances for me, much like it did for The White Lotus creator Mike White in the US. She also may seem to be a bit in Luke’s louder shadow – despite her fantastic work in rounds like the Kirby vote,” she told Chattr.

Janine on Survivor: Australia v The World. Image: Ten.
Shannon with Australian Survivor’s Kirby. Image: Instagram.

Who does Shannon Guss think will win Survivor: Australia v The World

In line with most fans, Shannon points to Parvati as the standout player.

“Parvati has put on a masterclass, in contention for her best game of all time – and that’s a high bar,” she told Chattr.

“Coming in as a massive name and threat when so many titans left early, drawing allies toward her with her inimitable charisma and aura and pushing out the right threats at the right time – challenge beast Kass was the ideal target to get out of her way – has cemented this lofty praise.

“The cherry on top has been her quick thinking in a fast game. She bluffed her idol steal advantage to bend Kass’ idol play to her will and blindside her to the jury, in a move I’m sure we will talk about for many years to come.”
Parvati and Janine. Image: Ten.
Interestingly, Shannon pointed out that with such huge names on Survivor: Australia v The World, some of the players’ egos may be clouding their judgment of who to stand next to at the final Tribal Council.

“My theory is that some of the game’s biggest personalities who have never made it to Final Tribal Council, such as Luke, Shonee, Kirby, Janine or even Cirie, can’t imagine themselves losing at the end at all, something that is unlikely to have happened in any of their prior seasons. It’s an error I think they’ll pay for, in favour of the Black Widow,” she said.

“It has shocked me how many people are willing to sit with Parvati – a brave choice that I, myself, would not make. We have even seen Luke and Janine choose to go with her time and time again, without even attempting to take a shot at 7, 6 or 5.”

Bring on the Survivor: Australia v The World finale!