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1) Rachel's rivalry with Christine came to fruition by the merge, and Brian campaigned HARD to get rid of Rachel (as she was aligned with Dan, who was rivals with Brian at that point). Rachel planned to work with Mikey, Jee, and Andrea, who were all not in the majority at the time. (Andrea was "kicked out" by Brian due to her telling Mikey about Brian's TC fiasco on Episode 4, only to be reinstated a few days later). Rachel was voted out because Jee won Individual Immunity, nobody wanted to vote Andrea out, and Mikey was not a huge threat in challenges.

2) Albert was getting cocky again. Even though it seemed like he was pulling the strings, Geraldine planned to overthrow him on Day 18 in what she called a "​Survivor ​coup d'état", because Albert was trusted by Mikey, Jee, and Kayden. She informed Kayden and Jee that Albert found an idol a few days previously (Yes, Albert was the person who found Saeki's idol), and because Jee and Kayden were not informed of this, they were pissed at Albert. Albert planned to vote for Kayden, since he was a physical and social threat, and expected the votes of Geraldine & Kayden to go towards Mikey. Albert also believed eliminating Kayden would "solidify my position in the game". Jee, being the swing vote, had to choose between Albert and Kayden. Jee decided to blindside Albert, leaving him speechless and he was sent home with an idol in his pocket.

3) Dan was not blindsided, but was more outmatched than anything. He was voted out in a 5-4-1 vote (he was the one vote, and he voted for Jee), and he was in the minority after the 9-2 vote of Tang in the F11. Dan was targeted because he previously won the first Immunity Challenge. Dan found out that Brian and Mikey both had idols (Brian found an idol on Day 22), and exposed Brian's at Tribal Council (he did not reveal Mikey's as Mikey stated Dan was never a target to him). Brian's idol was revealed, and this caused Brian to wonder who could've told him. Ultimately, Brian's alliance (him, Christine, Kayden, Geraldine, Brooke, Andrea) settled on Andrea, and Brian (along with Rachel, Jee, and Mikey) voted for her. Dan was voted out over Andrea because not enough people in Brian's alliance (dubbed the "Solid Six") wanted to vote Andrea out.