survivor philippines: why john lost

john lopez was tagged as "ang mekaniko" in survivor philippines. as a mechanic and a part time model, he has a great body that would definitely make him last long in the island. he helped his tribe in winning challenges. he has the charms to win everybody's heart. he has an alliance and has been a main player on saying who they would vote off. but surprisingly, he was the 7th person eliminated from the island and did not even made it to the merge.

so why did john lost?

first, his health condition is a big factor in the tribe decision. he has been pulled out of the game in day 8 because his potassium level went down. he was rushed to the hospital and was given 24 hours to be able to come back and continue the game. luckily, ha was able to come back after staying overnight in the hospital. his condition has been in question since then and he also expressed concern about his health over the last few days before the tribal council.

second, he is a big physical threat. obviously, he is strong. he has the body to show and the challenges to prove this. when it comes to the merge, he would definitely be a force to reckon with if the immunity and reward challenges would be physical challenges. this would be a perfect time to eliminate him since it would be easier for him to accept it because there is still an issue regarding his health.

third, he is also a strategic threat. he was one of the first jarakay members to make a strategic move and form an alliance. he first got jace and formed the muscle tribe, which includes jace, vern, gigit and marlon. since then, he was the one orchestratrating their strategy and has been voicing out his opinions on who should go next. a strategic player is a big threat in survivor, and that is what john is.

fourth, he formed a failed alliance and still stick with it. on the first tribal council, it was one of the muscle alliance members who was voted off, gigit. this is only a proof that their alliance is not that strong. and they still don't have the numbers. he did not see clearly how marlon is playing the game. this is mainly due to the double elimination that evened out the alliances in jarakay. but having one of your alliances voted out on the first tribal council should have been a wake up call for him that someone is playing them and their alliance should be stronger.

fifth, he knew he was going but he did not fight for his place enough to make him stay. his tribe already expressed their plan to vote him off. he knew it. charisse was even saying sorry for voting him during their last tribal council. these are clear signs that you are going home. but he did not negotiate hard for the tribe to vote for nikki instead. he waited for them to realize that he is worth more than nikki, and it did not materialized. i don't know if it was not shown but based on the episode last friday, that is my impression.

if i would have to choose the main reason for his loss, it would definitely be health reason and his failed alliance. he is definitely an asset to the tribe but he was not able to adapt to the conditions of the game, both physically and strategically.