The Edgic Has Spoken

Uh...what just happened.  First of all, phenomenal episode all around, one of the best of the new era. A true underdog moment, a ragtag team of 3 vs a stacked alliance of 4, and they somehow survived thanks to Andy's plan. And getting to see Andy finally get recognition and respect from the audience was...vindicating to say the least, considering how I clocked his mastermind potential from Episode 5, but I'm glad everyone else is seeing it now. :')  Thanks to the collective efforts of Andy, Sam and Genevieve, Caroline was the one that went home last week, which was a bit of a shocker for me - I had her at 4th out of 8 in terms of viable edits, but I did predict correctly that there was an off chance she'd go home if something crazy happened.  Now, going into the finale (or semifinal?), it's a lot harder to figure out where things are going to go for these guys, but I'll update my lists and see where things stand.  #1. Andy (17:11)  Positives  got a mat cha...

The World Cup 2018 kicked off in Russia yesterday, beginning an international phenomena that has been shaking the world every four years since 1930, and I'm living for it. All around the world people are clamoring into sports bars or in front of their TV to tune into this sports event. The World Cup Final saw 3.2 billion in-home viewers in 2014, and prior to that 910 million people watched at least part of the final match in South Africa 2010 (according to FIFA). Compared to that, the 2014 Super Bowl saw 111.5 million views worldwide (103.4 in 2018) and the 2014 Olympics saw 21.4 million views and the 2018 Korea Olympics saw its lowest ever at 19.8 million views. So, why does the World Cup have the highest views of a sports event of all time? I'm taking a look at this question and seeing what I can make of it. 1. People love soccer. Out of all the team sports, soccer (known as football in most of the world) is the most beloved sport. It's simple! You don't need a...