Don’t do harm to others. Player 134 was given the option to give someone an advantage in the game or eliminate it. Keen to amass another $10k to the prize pool, she chose the latter. She might not have regretted her decision, but I believe that the guilt that subsequently weighed on her might have caused her to lose her focus and fail the game. You want to compete with a clear conscience.

Stay focused on your game. Players 432 and 198 got involved in some trash talking. Player 198 wanted so badly to eliminate Player 432 after that that he volunteered for a test twice. Alas, he got eliminated himself. This wouldn’t have happened if he had shrugged off the brickbat and concentrated on his gameplay.

Never force big group discussions. Upon thrust the curveball of deciding 3 players to eliminate, Player 330 tried to gather all 73 players to have an open discussion to arrive at an equitable outcome. Big mistake! Very few people are comfortable sharing their true feelings in front of such a big group. It happens in Survivor; it also happened here. He got voted out. The Japanese saying “the nail that sticks out gets hammered down” rings true.

Don’t pretend to be weak. Player 374 wanted to be underestimated, so he fed others lies about how he was “ready to go home”. Guess what? His name was the first to appear on the chopping board. It’s one thing to be vulnerable; it’s another thing to feign weakness and have it blow up in your face.

Forge a distinctive brand image. Player 232 may be the oldest player, but viewers will most likely remember him as the grandfather who has a huge orchid tattooed on his leg with the names of his 18 grandchildren engraved. He is into orchid growing and bee keeping. How’s that for a memorable character?