[EricH]

The only way I'd throw the match would be if everyone on my alliance agreed to do the same thing. The odds of that happening are slim--after all, a win can move you up multiple slots in standings, potentially into top-10 or backup range.

If my entire alliance doesn't agree to throw the match, I have one choice left: play to win, no-holds-barred, drive-it-like-you-stole-it, full-blown do my best to win that match. And I would expect my opponents to be doing the same thing to stop me. If I lose then, that's because my alliance partners and I are up against a better alliance.

Then, if I wasn't picked by the team I wanted in eliminations, what would I do? Build the best alliance I could and try to beat that team at their own game.