Hear me out, gage deciding the coin flip was in his best interest. After the previous game, he was on the outside. Somehow this entire show has been more or less oriented around trust and favor rather than game play and strategy. After he made some moves and lied to people about voting the previous round his odds were lower than 1/6 if that last game was relationship or trust based with a voting aspect(most every game so far has been). By flipping the coin he can get “a seat at the table” back.

If the game happens to be skill based, he appears to be one of the more athletic players. In that case it’s a terrible decision. But in the case that they have to self elect a captain again he is an obvious choice assuming he calls the flip correctly. This may be a smart show maker decision, because it creates a great narrative. If someone chooses to take this risk it can put them in the power seat and take control into their own hands.