Originally Posted by Linus2:
“One thing i know for sure is that Van is taking Liz 100% over John or Steve to F3. So Johns only hope is to win HOH or POV and he is not gonna beat Steve in a F4 comp.”
But so is Austin.
Steve's #1 is John.
Austin's #1 is Liz.
Austin goes home it's Liz/Vanessa vs. John/Steve. If John/Steve win Veto, they take out Vanessa and both go to final three, the perfect final three for John because Liz is targeting Steve before John (i.e. she'll take John to final two), and Steve will also take John to final two.
Steve goes home, it's Austin/Liz vs. John vs. Vanessa.
Even if Austin/Liz choose to take John to final three over Vanessa, he then HAS to win the final three HoH or he's third.
If Vanessa wins Veto and takes out Austin, John still has to win as the girls will take each other to final two.
It's all about comp wins now and when you have a #1 willing to take you, you don't evict them. Everyone could really do with a safety net at this stage, and John/Steve have that with each other; if one doesn't win Veto, the other still can.
John's way overthinking this.