survivor philippines: new twist revealed; philippines is a jury member

a new twist in survivor philippines has been revealed. the philippines will be the 9th jury member in the last tribal council, and this will be done through text voting. having 8 jury members already, there is a possibility of having a tie if 4 votes for rob and 4 votes for jc. the philippine vote will be the tie breaker vote.

here is the article from philippine enmtertainment portal ( link: http://www.pep.ph/guide/3064/Viewers-can-choose-between-Rob-and-JC-in-Survivor-Philippines )

will this change the outcome of the game? has survivor turned into a popularity contest? i like the idea of having the fan vote for the sole survivor but it would be better if only the jury will vote since the fans only see about 1/3 of what is happening in the island. the jury is in a better position to judge who really deserves to win.

but still, my guess is still the same, jc will win as the sole survivor.