Ben H. for Bachelor - Week 4 Power Rankings

14 left. The competition is becoming more fierce. Which is music to our ears. It's also becoming slightly more manageable to keep track of the remaining ladies. Except. Wait a minute. Who the hell are Rachel and Leah? Anyone? Bueller? 

Anyway, last week can pretty much be summed up with: hot tubs. Hot tubs everywhere. In a field. At a spa. In the middle of a soccer field. Okay not that last one. But seriously, Bachelor producers. Why not?

Also, girls are mean to each other. Like, really mean.

If they could put a hot tub on the moon, there would be a 1-on-1 date there.

What joys do we have to look forward to this week? The gaggle of girls and our dreamy Bachelor head to Vegas. The odds are in our favor for another wild episode.

POWER 5

I lost yet another POWER 5 pick last week (Shushanna) and I only have two remaining to Chase's three. My two remaining (Caila and Jennifer) pale in comparison to Chase's (Caila, Becca, Lauren H.) but I still have hope that one of mine will go far. 

Admin Note: To help you keep track of where our remaining POWER 5 contestants land in each of our weekly rankings, we will mark them with an *.

POWER RANKINGS

The Rules: We will rank the remaining Bachelor contestants. 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). 

After saying goodbye to Shushanna, Jami and Lace (who left of her own volition to "work on herself") the score sits:

• Chase: 97
• Josh: 93

Check out this week's rankings below!

1. *Caila, 24, Software Sales Representative, Hudson, OH - Caila is going to be top-ranked for another week here on The Bachelor Power Rankings. But her hold is slipping. She’s staying here because no one has had a date as strong as Caila this season. That said, she had a little bit of a meltdown. She needs to play it cool. You know… like you would in real life. Because this is totally real life.
2. *Becca, 26, Chiropractic Assistant, San Diego, CA - Becca is due for a 1-on-1 in these next couple weeks. She has to be. And she’s going to shine. I’m pretty sure she is here for the right reasons… and that's going to take her far.
3. Lauren B., 25, Flight Attendant, Marina Del Rey, CA - Lauren B. had a good week. Good connection on the 1-on-1 date, no major drama, didn’t really question the random hot tub in the middle of nowhere. BUT there is a controversy: Lauren is a flight attendant and said she was scared of going on the prop plane. I don’t buy the fear. Why can’t our contestants be honest with our charming, lovable bachelor?
4. Jubilee, 24, War Veteran, Fort Lauderdale, FL - I could focus on the date itself, her heartbreaking background, or the drama at the mansion…but instead I’d like to rejoice and be being thankful that I wasn’t on national TV the first time I ever ate caviar. I would’ve spit it out, too. You go, Jubilee. You go.
5. JoJo, 24, Real Estate Developer, Dallas, TX - I’ve been working on this for the past 3 weeks. How would Ben address JoJo’s mother if she was playing the cello on their hometown date? “Hello, JoJo Ma.”
6. Jennifer, 25, Small Business Owner, Fort Lauderdale, FL - The primary reason I watch The Bachelor is because it gives me a relatively legitimate reason to drink wine on a Monday night. The secondary reason is to gawk at the drama. At this stage in the season, we’re going to begin to wind down on the crazy-person drama (Lace!) and get into the falling-in-love-with-the-same-person drama. As those contributing to CPD (crazy-person-drama) go home, we start getting more screen time for people like Jennifer. 
7. Amanda, 25, Esthetician, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - As with Jennifer, Amanda should start getting more screen time. She seems pleasant enough. But she needs to get more attention. Quickly. If you don't establish yourself in the next couple weeks, you’re in trouble.
8. *Lauren H., 25, Kindergarten Teacher, Ann Arbor, MI - Rationally, I know that Lauren H. should be ranked closer to the bottom... But I just can’t drop her beneath the twins.
9. Emily and Haley (The Twins), 22, Twins, Las Vegas, NV – While I really haven’t given it the ole college try, I still can’t tell them apart.  
10. Leah, 25, Event Planner, Denver CO - Leah continues to go week-in and week-out without doing anything memorable. But yet she’s still here. I think. Is she still on the show?
11. Olivia, 23, News Anchor, Austin, TX - I hope and pray that this was a cruel editing trick. But the cankles conversation (or canklesation) was one of the most painful things I’ve ever witnessed. The lack of empathy, combined with her unusually rotund ankles, is causing Olivia’s chances to continue to plummet. Don’t worry, Ben. I thought she was charming on the first night, too. 
12. Rachel, 23, Unemployed, Little Rock, AR - Rachel didn’t play her cards right. Everyone who is anyone knows that when playing a sport on a group date, you ALWAYS get injured and then demand attention from you adoring bachelor. Whatever you do, don’t be strong. Don’t go back on the field. Getting hurt, staying on the field, and losing to Olivia makes you an after thought. 
13. Amber, 30, Bartender, Chicago, IL - Villains gon’ vil! Amber officially took control of the “Jubilee Is the Worst” train last week. In her efforts to protect Ben from Jubilee, she’s turned into a villain. My question is how is Amber falling into the drama trap? Act like you’ve been here before. Because you have.

1. Lauren B., 25, Flight Attendant, Marina Del Rey, CA - She had the first 1-on-1 date last week, which involved flying in a single prop plane (she was nervous about this despite being a flight attendant - suspect), a hot tub in the middle of a field (because, why not), dinner (where she told Ben "I really want to meet your family but HAHAHA I DON'T MEAN LIKE RIGHT NOW") and a private concert. In a normal, real life scenario, the date might be cause for concern. But this is The Bachelor and Ben is smitten. Lauren B. ascends to the top spot.
2. *Caila, 24, Software Sales Representative, Hudson, OH - She didn't have a 1-on-1 date or a group date last week. And she only moves down a spot. THAT'S staying power. She'll be around for the long haul.
3. Becca, 26, Chiropractic Assistant, San Diego, CA - Becca remains steady in the Top 3. She's established herself with Ben and is (mostly) staying clear of the drama. She'll get a 1-on-1 date soon and cement herself at the top of the pack.
4. Jubilee, 24, War Veteran, Fort Lauderdale, FL - The 1-on-1 date she had was supremely awkward. But Ben was intrigued. And he was really moved by Jubilee's personal story. The other girls don't like her but Ben does. And that's all that matters at this point.
5. Lauren H., 25, Kindergarten Teacher, Ann Arbor, MI - She didn't do much last week (she was on the losing soccer team during the group date) but she did wear a shirt that read "Lettuce be friends" around the house. So for that, she vaults into the Top 5 this week.
6. Amanda, 25, Esthetician, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - She didn't get much screen time last week. But she still has kids at home. So she still won't win this season.
7. JoJo, 24, Real Estate Developer, Dallas, TX - JoJo didn't get a date last week but she doesn't have anything to worry about for now. She made a big enough impression last week to carry her through for a little while.
8. Emily and Haley (The Twins), 22, Twins, Las Vegas, NV - The inevitable 2-on-1 date has to be coming soon, right? The show heads to Vegas tonight. The twins will literally be home. Might as well just leave them both there and save The Bachelor producers some money on flights home. Side note: Emily was a pretty good goalie during the soccer match. Even if it was against girls who'd never laid eyes on a soccer ball before the day of that date. 
9. *Jennifer, 25, Small Business Owner, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Jennifer's a mystery. She was on the group date last week but lost the soccer match so she had to go back to the mansion. We haven't seen much interaction between her and Ben so it's hard to tell if she's making any kind of impression on him. If she doesn't make a move this week, we will be saying goodbye to her before you know it. That's bad news for her and me (stupid POWER 5 pick!).
10. Rachel, 23, Unemployed, Little Rock, AR - Good news: she finally appeared on the show outside of a rose ceremony. Bad news: it was because she got "hurt" in the soccer match during the group date. And then her team lost because she was hurt. Or maybe it was because she was terrible at soccer to begin with. Either way, it doesn't bode well for her. 
11. Leah, 25, Event Planner, Denver CO - Look. Here's the thing. Leah was on the group date. Didn't notice her? Well that's not that strange. It was a big group date and she was probably on the losing team so she went back to the mansion instead of being in the smaller group that got to spend the evening with Ben. Wait. What's that? She was on the winning team? So she was on the entire group date? And we know nothing about her. Like. Literally nothing. I could not pick her out of a line-up. How is she still around???
12. Amber, 30, Bartender, Chicago, IL - Every week she annoys me more and more. And every week I hope that Ben will send her home. She got the group date rose last week but made a rookie mistake when she called out Jubilee IN FRONT OF BEN WHO WAS TRYING TO COMFORT HER.
13. Olivia, 23, News Anchor, Austin, TX - tone-deaf (tōn′dĕf′) adj. - Unable to appreciate or understand the concerns or difficulties of others; out-of-touch... Ben sad about a friends' death > cankle concerns. Read the room, boo.