User blog comment:El Alamein/Day Three: Hunger Games Tournament Redux/@comment-4661256-20160629232151

THE DEATHS

1)  Garrett McKinley:  The biggest thing holding Garrett back is the injury he suffered last round. When you're going up against opponents who are unharmed--and especially against Garrett's three very dangerous surviving opponents in particular--having a physical injury holding you back is not going to help at all. Even if he wasn't injured, though, I likely still would have voted Garrett out at this point because in the event of an encounter with another tribute, he would lose. I'm not really a fan of much of his arsenal at all. The shark toothed club is not very practical with multiple opponents around, because even if he did manage to dispatch a foe he would render the weapon useless in the process (as the shark's teeth would come off and embed themselves in the victim's flesh). It's also got a rather short reach, even for a close-ranged weapon. The atlatl is also a rather inaccurate weapon. The trident is definitely Garrett's best bet, and it tends to do well in a Hunger Games setting, but here is where his injury holds him back. A two-handed medium-ranged weapon like this will require Garrett to hold his opponent at bay, because once they get past those prongs the long handle won't do much besides stun. Since he's injured, much of the strength and maneuverability he'd have with this weapon will be reduced, too. All of these factors combine to ensure that Garrett does not survive the night.

2) Shiloh Zao:  I was going to vote for Finn Müller, but after I've thought it over for a bit, I have to go with Shiloh. The problem with Finn is that he is rather mentally unstable and quite aggressive, so I thought that he'd be more prone to making rash mistakes. The thing is, though, Finn has comparable knowledge of the human body as Shiloh (which nullifies her advantage as a nurse, at least in combat) and he is a better survivalist. Shiloh Zao, it turns out, might be more impulsive than Müller (it even says so as her weakness, although I think it's fair to infer from Müller's background that he, too, could be quite impulsive) and is definitely less of a survivalist. While her knife-fighting skills are very impressive, the problem is that a lot of Müller's weapons either have more reach or else will just hit a lot harder than Zao's will. I think these advantages actually outweigh what I initially thought to be some pretty severe disadvantages with his serial killer background, so in the end, it's Shiloh Zao and not Finn Müller who dies.