Kelley Wentworth may have the single biggest improvement in placement heading into Survivor: Cambodia.

Kelley is one of 20 one-time players coming back for a second chance at $1 million in Survivor: Cambodia - Second Chance. The 30-year-old from Survivor: San Juan del Sur was voted to return for a second chance by America.

Heading into Cambodia, Kelley has the single worst placement overall, coming in 14th place in her original season. Meanwhile, a great majority of the other Cambodia players made the merge, with some even placing in the finals.

While Kelley did not have a very long stay in San Juan del Sur, her pre-merge storyline was at times compelling. She came in with her father Dale Wentworth where she was placed on the very successful Hunahpu tribe while her dad was placed on the mostly losing Coyopa tribe. Kelley's tribe managed to win three consecutive Immunity Challenges at the start of the game.

Hunahpu finally lost an Immunity Challenge after Kelley's tribemate Drew Christy decided to intentionally throw it. His purpose was to make sure Kelley got voted out, viewing her as a mastermind. Drew openly campaigned against Kelley and when she caught wind of this, she and the other girls plus Jeremy Collins blindsided Drew and sent him home.

Then, the tribe swap occurred and Kelley got switched over to Coyopa where she reunited with Dale. Missy Payne and Dale had many conflicts when it came to cooking the rice, resulting in great tension. The Coyopa tribe lost the next Immunity Challenge and Missy's side won out as they voted Kelley out of the game, mostly due to the actions of Dale.

Since leaving the game, Kelley has gained a bigger fanbase due to her frequent presence on Rob Cesternino's Rob Has a Podcast. She also had one of the strongest campaigns to the Survivor community in the lead up to the big cast reveal.

Kelley should have an easy going in the first few days of Survivor: Cambodia. She doesn't have a big reputation for being a strategic threat or a particularly strong or weak challenge competitor, so she could slip through easily. She seems likable enough to get into a strong alliance and this will likely get her to the merge, unless she gets into another tribe swap situation similar to what happened in San Juan del Sur.

As far as getting to the end, it's entirely possible that she won't become a target until the final days. Winning the game may be difficult though. It really depends on the connections she's made socially. It is possible that she may overplay as a way of making up for her under-the-radar edit in San Juan del Sur, resulting in an early jury elimination.

Cambodia Prediction: Kelley will probably be fine through the pre-merge but run into trouble getting to the end. It will depend on if she is in a majority alliance. For now, we think she'll land near the middle.

We predict: 9th place.

Previous Cast Assessments:

Kelly Wiglesworth (Borneo)
Kimmi Kappenberg (The Australian Outback)
Peih-Gee Law (China)
Monica Padilla (Samoa)
Abi-Maria Gomes (Philippines)
Ciera Eastin (Blood vs. Water)
Tasha Fox (Cagayan)
Kass McQuillen (Cagayan)

Survivor: Cambodia - Second Chance premieres Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

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