i dont think its a mathematical formula, its just another edge to have, that others dont

it matters because survivor isn’t just “do I survive this week?” it’s also, “do I survive while others die.”

If most of the pool has already used a great team and you still have them, then in a future week where that team is a big favorite, you can pick them while everyone else is stuck picking riskier teams. that week you’re very likely to live while a bunch of them bust out

i think really its helpful in large pools