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I'll rank the players on their current chance to win from an Edgic perspective.

1 - Marcus. He got the early setup with all the loose ends that have barely been touched since. He's cooled way down as the action has all been on Fang, but he's remained present enough for the audience not to forget about him. Curiously, despite the praise for Kota as the competent tribe, there's been no attempt to build them up as the "good" tribe. On some occasions, they've been downright arrogant. While the Onion Alliance seems set up to purge in turn true Fang, displaced Kota, and faux Kota, I doubt it proves that smooth a transition, mainly because we have nothing on any of the other Onions. Marcus may have to jump through some hoops to get to the end, which makes no sense in game logic since if the Onions get broken up, wouldn't Marcus be the first target? However, Edgic survives where game logic falters.

2 - Ken. Laugh if you want, but Edgically, Ken is very well positioned. He's never been ignored, and yet he's only occasionally in the center of the action. While lumped with the old Fang occasionally, his edit has significant independence, particularly from the setup in the opening episode. Plus, he's been shown as a strategic thinker. His weakness in challenges will be a benefit post-merge when others will not target him, tying back to his original confessional about being underestimated. From a game logic perspective, the old Fang look like toast, but if Ace realizes he was on the outs with the Onions, it wouldn't take much for the old Fang to combine with the displaced Kota to take advantage of any wavering of the faux Kota. Ken would seemingly have a tough time facing a jury, but not necessarily if he's up against Ace.

3 - Charlie. Already, the Edgic profiles are falling off badly since Charlie has been edited as much too much about Marcus. Still, he's marginally better edited than Corinne at this point and had a decently strong opening edit. If he wins at this point, it would almost have to be edited as a surrogate win for Marcus (much as Sandra was for Rupert), but I think that's a pretty weak storyline considering Marcus has not been given the larger than life edit (like Rupert was).

4 - Corinne. I know she's gotten the dreaded INV rating once, and for some people twice, but big deal. The latest editing stretch is certainly not ideal for a winner, especially when her opening episode was pretty lacking as well, but she's still well positioned to win the game and while her Edgic profile is weak, it is still better than most. As the original Onion who isn't infatuated with Marcus (at least per editing), she is certainly the most likely to thwart Marcus down the stretch. My guess is her full story won't pick up until the merge.

5 - Ace. He's a little too visible for my comfort, and he has been portrayed as fairly slimy, but a negative edit in itself doesn't rule anyone out. Certainly, he's been portrayed as a player who will seemingly have to come to blows with the Onions after the merge. Most likely, he loses that confrontation, but it wouldn't surprise me if he had a few surprising successes in the short run. Strategically, I think he needs to team up with the Fang remnants to pull anything off, but I'm not sure whether he realizes that yet.

6 - Matty. His Edgic profile is still viable, but it would be much better if he had had any sort of definable presence in the first two episodes. He has avoided most of the negative edit the Fang tribe has received, which may give him a rooting interest if he were to overcome the significant obstacles he faces. My problem with his edit is the lack of personification. He's just kind of there. I still envision a short term arc that probably comes to a close shortly after the merge.

7 - Randy. I know his fans will rate him higher, but he's been far too much in our face to be in serious winning contention. That doesn't mean he won't last a long time, and I'm sure he will play a pivotal role just after the merge. But he's being given the main storyline, and that's a death trap for winning purposes, however the story is toned. He's the distraction that will keep us doubting the true winner's chances until he's out of the running.

8 - Crystal. She really is the flip side to Randy. They both are getting primary attention on their respective tribes at the moment, and that isn't a good place to be. The editing hints at a reunion between the two after merge, but I can't see Crystal lasting much beyond that. Unlike Ken, she's not going to be underestimated (even if she should be given her actual performance), and her edit doesn't have the legs to support survival as a bit of an underdog like Ken, Ace, and even Matty do. She's this high on the list mainly because the others don't look good at all Edgically.

9 - Sugar. She's quite a character, but that's the role she's serving in this series. She has connections to Ace and the idol, but that's an arc that could close at any time. Unlike Ace, there's not really much connection to the Onions so she may or may not survive to reunite with them. (I'm beginning to suspect she may be out next just because the others all seem to have more loose ends to tie up. If she does go, I'm sure we'll end up blaming Ace.) Sure, I could be wrong, and she could last for awhile yet, but that doesn't change the fact that she's getting an overwhelmingly positive edit. Such players don't make the end - they usually get sympathetic boots.

10 - Bob. He's basically Sugar without the interesting moments. He's been placed on a pedestal from the first episode, but that's really all we know about him. He's awesome and an asset as a teammate. Again, he's far too positive to be around at the end.

11 - Susie. Her key to the game is making the merge. If she does that, she'll last a long time just because there will always be someone else more important to target. However, the S5 Jan memorial role is not a winning one. She could also be out next, but I tend to think she outlives ...

12 - Dan. He had some potential early, but after the last couple episodes, we've only been shown why it is likely that he will be booted. Even if he makes the merge, he will be quickly booted as a player who lacks alliances and is a challenge threat. The only threads to tie with him involve his boot, probably sooner than later.