Survival of the Nerd

So another season of Survivor is over. And the nerd won. John Cochran, soon-to-be Harvard law grad, who wrote a paper on how Survivor's jury system works took home the $1 million. Gotta love it when a smart person wins, and without too much cut-throatery. His competition in the final three was pretty much nil - the sobbing, back-stabbing mom Karen and the coasting Sherri, who turned out to have been a millionaire already. Survivor somehow squeezes two season into every year, making Cochran the 26th Sole Survivor in the show's 13-year history. Survivor 27 reportedly will take place in the Philippines. The name will be "Survivor: Blood vs. Water." The blogosphere seems convinced this will involve relatives playing with and/or against each other. Maybe a certain infamous uncle/nephew?