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Local interview with Ryan: http://www.traverseticker.com/story/traverse-city-s-kim-ryan-wins-hell-s-kitchen#comments She is planning to move to Nevada to take the job as well as do staging at other Vegas restaurants to learn all she can while she's there. I had no idea this finished filming in December of 2014 and she's had to be in a holding pattern that whole time. The fact that she couldn't even start to list her house until the finale aired is crazy to me. (Incidentally, the restaurants she has been at -- Alliance -- is amazing. And The Cook's House is nationally known and a Mario Batali favorite.)

My bets for that final three are: David - Ken, Jessica, Zeke, Hannah ?) Jay - Michelle, Taylor, Will I am honestly not sure how Bret and Sunday would vote, even after reading Sunday's exit interviews. I lean Jay with her, but she clearly respects David as a player. Hannah, I suspect votes David, but could surprise me and vote Adam.

Maybe Ken can write a Survivor cookbook...

Some exist interviews Chris in Parade Chris in People

Jessica in Parade's exit interview http://cartermatt.com/231925/survivor-millennials-vs-gen-x-exclusive-jessica-lewis-drawing-rocks-david-dilemma/

Jessica's and Chris' interviews are interesting and do shed more light on the situations we've been discussing. Jessica says that she was afraid of changing her vote making her look like a flipper -- and her opinion that flippers were being targeted by both sides. There is also some suggestion that David was aggressive at TC, possibly to try get votes directed at himself so that he could play his idol. Chris Hammond in Parade Jessica Lewis in Parade

Was there a rumor that this season started with 2 tribes, swapped to 3, and then back down to 2 before the merge, or did I make that up? If it was a real rumor and not just my imagination, it could explain the slightly different buff as well as the "unexpected" event of the preview.

Can anyone explain why Gloria and family were at a family wedding in Mexico when Gloria is Colombian? I am so confused.

Me either, but we're seeing the confessionals. It's possible they don't see the gamer in him, only the bumbler.

I think we've already identified the loyal goat everyone thinks they can drag to the end, and it's the first episode.

I have to love this guy because of his pet peeve, "Couples who sit on the same side of the booth." Preach! That is so weird and annoying! How do they look at each other and talk? However, whenever anyone says they can read people like a book, I start to watch for them to be totally blindsided within the first few episodes.

I will be shocked if this guy makes the merge.

Totally shallow, but she seems to have a very genuine smile. I can't get much of a feel for her from her interview. The bootstrap thing seemed really mild in comparison to how some other past contestants have emphasized it. She seemed less to have a chip on her shoulder than to be attempting to demonstrate that she thinks her life experience has prepared her for anything.

Ugh. The strong man no empathy or patience mentality. Because that clearly works so well in group dynamics...

I actually really like her, try-hard and all. But it's so hard to really tell pre-game because it's the relationships people establish that tend to make or break my opinion of them. I think she could either be really annoying and on the outs, or the kind of cheerful person who is generally well liked and has fun, funny, relationships within the tribe. Time will tell.