And then there were eight. All week long, Gold Derby readers have been voting for their favorite players remaining on “Survivor 45,” and things are looking good for Austin Li Coon and Emily Flippen. These two castaways started out on opposite tribes, but they met up at the tribe swap and have been working together ever since.

Note that Austin and Emily are the only two people in the Top 8 to receive more than 15% support in our poll results. Here are the final numbers:

30% — Austin Li Coon

27% — Emily Flippen

13% — Jake O’Kane

11% — Dee Valladares

8% — Bruce Perreault

4% — Katurah Topps

4% — Drew Basile

3% — Julie Alley

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On paper, Austin seems to be in the best position in the entire game because he has a numbers advantage as well as two hidden immunity idols. He found the Beware Advantage idol in the pre-swap part of the game...