All signs pointed to her being toast. Yet she wound up placing fifth out of eight participants -- and it would have been fourth had Jennifer not been rescued by being part of the night's best photo. (Mega-bitch Ashley got the heave-ho.) Clearly, producers recognize Nicole as one of the more memorable faces this season -- so much so that they were willing to make her seem like this week's sacrifice to ratchet up the tension. Are you ready for more close-ups, Ms. Fox?