Could mean that we have to wait a while for TDM since in-universe, Chris hasn't begun to have any ideas for it, so we'd have to wait while they 'filmed' TDM.

they did the same with owen and gwen. it means nothing. we all know beth is gonna win.

the poll in canada say think. how do we know CN isn't just saying were allowed to vote to make it a surprise. so when everyone tunes in expecting duncan to win beth will instead.

^ They won't necessarily make that majority mad; what if the winner of TDA is somehow banned from being in TDM? If I were a rabid Duncan fan, then I would rather see him competing in another season than holding the crown for this one.

So, here's the question: if Duncan's going to win, how are they going to justify it? Duncan's not really a protagonist. Beth is. Or, at least she's the more protagonistic of the two. (Just...don't argue. There are plenty of boards here that have been killed by that ever-waging war.) How can they let "naughty" win over "nice" if it goes against the laws of human storytelling?

Basically, if Duncan's going to win, he has to get on better moral footing than Beth. He could gain a "nicer" role in the current contestant relationships, apologizing to everyone and resolving a couple conflicts (Gwen-Trent, Harold, Courtney?). Also, Beth can fall in moral standing; she can start being mean and nasty. But, since they've spent an entire season building up her innocent, nice-girl character, this potential approach doesn't look too realistic.

Or, they could share/lose the money. That way, no one really "wins", per say, and thus no heroic nature is required of the victor.

Its pretty obvious there's an "in universe" time gap between the end of TDA and the beginning of TDM, since in the TDM video promo and promo images Heather's hair has grown back long enough to be tied into a short ponytail.

Well those results havent changed for a good time..

^ As well as the D-C pairing in general, I think. Looking at fanfiction.net, it looks like about 70% of stories are based on those two. Makes me kind of depressed, actually. I remember when the pairing was exciting, not a series of ever-increasing abuses to Duncan.

But back to the matter at hand. Looking at things, it is OBVIOUS that Beth is a protagonist, and that Duncan can't even come close to her in terms of being the 'hero' of the season. The focus of the season, yes, but he's done so many antagonistic things (break up Gwent, bully the heck out of Harold, following Courtney blindly for a few episodes), I can't believe they'd actually let him get away with all the money, pride, and glory without giving Beth a slice of it too.

So, yeah, I think they'll let Duncan 'officially' win. But, I don't think he's going to keep all the money. Beth has to win in some way too; like I said in a previous post, they've been building up her innocent-nice-girl-with-a-purpose image since the first episode of this season. They can't just let it all die by having her lose and dropping her completely to do season three.

They may have him win but end up having to spend the million bucks on something, whether it be to end up bribing the judge at a parole meeting to set him free or something, and then Duncan is stuck having to come back for TDM for another million bucks while Beth keeps the second place prize I assume would be $100,000 or something and she then doesn't want to come back for TDM.

there is no prize for second.

They might add one...I thought Gwen got something...normally Survivor has $100,000 to the second place person so I'd think they would make TDA a little more like Survivor in that aspect...of course they could end up just banning Beth or something...who knows...