Bachelor/Bachelorette POWER RANKINGS Rules

Instead of recapping these every week in each post, I thought it would be best to have them handy in a separate blog post for anyone who cares to read up or anyone who needs a refresher.

These rules apply to seasons of both The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.

POWER 5
 
The POWER 5 are the five contestants each of us thinks has the best shot at making the actual final 5. These are chosen before the season begins and are two fold: The TINDER POWER 5 and the DEEP DIVE POWER 5. The TINDER POWER 5 are chosen solely based on contestant photos and names. The DEEP DIVE POWER 5 are chosen based on contestant photos, names and bios on ABC.com.
 
Neither of us read spoilers. Remember - spoilers suck.

Scoring of the POWER 5 for the competition is straightforward. When we get to the final 5 contestants, Chase and I will revisit each of our POWER 5 choices (both TINDER and DEEP DIVE). For each contestant in our TINDER POWER 5 who makes the actual final 5, we will be awarded 2 bonus point (for a maximum of 10 bonus points). For each contestant in our DEEP DIVE POWER 5 who makes the actual final 5, we will be awarded 1 bonus point (for a maximum of 5 bonus points).

Admin Note: To help you keep track of where our remaining POWER 5 contestants land in each of our weekly rankings, 

• * denotes our DEEP DIVE POWER 5 picks
• ** denotes our TINDER POWER 5 picks
• *** indicates the contestant was in both of the POWER 5 lists.

POWER RANKING Rules
 
We will rank the remaining contestants before the episode airs. Points will be awarded each week based on how well each of us predict the contestants going home. For example, if Josh puts CONTESTANT A in spot 7 and Chase puts CONTESTANT A in spot 10 and CONTESTANT A goes home, Josh will get 7 points and Chase will get 10.

The winner will be based on the player with the most points at the end of the season (this ain't golf, folks).