[The Saucepan Man]

His armour is like tenfold shields,
His teeth are swords,
His claws spears,
The shock of his tail a thunderbolt,
His wings a hurricane,
And his breath death!

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the true hero of The Hobbit and a worthy winner of Hobbit Survivor:

++SMAUG THE MAGNIFICENT

He has laboured long and hard, lighting fires (and scorching those contestants who did not take sufficient care) where Oin and Gloin failed, ferrying contestants to and fro to collect the water, excelling in all the tasks and hunting for his own food (the Island's boar population is suffering ) so as to help conserve rations.

And perhaps the greatest accolade that one can give him is that he successfully resisted the natural urge to roast and consume his fellow contestants (well - until they were evicted) for the good of the group.

He is surely a most deserving winner.

Hmm, I rather suspected that he would have a lot of support, but have held my tongue 'til now so as not to prejudice his prospects. But here at the end of all things, the time has come to declare my support for him.

Originally Posted by Elu Ancalime

Im gonna bust a gut if more people say they liked Smaug from the start...

Ooer, would you like a bandage for that ... ?

But you surely know me better than to think that I would vote along with the crowd if I did not believe fully in my vote.

Originally Posted by mormegil

... so many people voting for the boring and predictable candidate.

Better that than a boring and unworthy one. And I hardly think that Smaug the Magnificent can be described as boring. It is down to his -er - colourful character that the ratings for this show have been so good.

Originally Posted by Colour Commentator (aka Kuruharan)

Well, Cliff, I think it puts The Saucepan Man in a bit of a spot. It is our best guess that he would like a villain, any villain to win. With his choices reduced to Smaug that would be his natural. However, will he be able to bring himself to side with Anguirel?

No problem at all, my dear Dwarf. Ang and I may not have seen eye to eye throughout much of the show, but on this we are agreed. And I would rather vote for someone that I see as a worthy winner that simply cast a spite vote to fan the flames of past rivalries *coughmormegilcough*.