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Originally Posted by scaeagles

I never understood that strategy. KNowing that the person with the immunity idol can use it after the vote, I would immediately vote for anyone I knew had it. Therefore they would have to use it and lose it, and I would be on an equal playing field again. Why would you want people to think you have it? It makes them more likely to vote for you, would it not?

Because you put yourself at risk. Remember, if they use the hidden immunity idol, whoever gets the second most votes goes. So anyone that is slightly insecure and thinks they might have votes coming their way would certainly want to encourage others to NOT vote for the person with the immunity idol, else they would be risking being caught in the wake. Same reason no one's risked a tied-vote since about season 4 when the deciding factor became random.