For the past two weeks, my husband and I both predicted Mary Beth would be the one to leave The Next Food Network Star. Both weeks, we were wrong. At this point, I’m wondering if we should apologize to Jyll and Whitney. We didn’t think either of them would be in the final three either, but perhaps by predicting Mary Beth’s exit, we jinxed them. If so, sorry about that. Surely, though, this will be Mary Beth’s week to leave the show.

It’s nothing personal against Mary Beth; she seems like a nice enough lady, but we would not watch a show hosted by her. To us, she just doesn’t have the energy, creativity, or personality of Guy Fieri, Giada De Laurentiis, Paula Deen, Rachael Ray, Michael Symon, Robert Irvine, Anne Burrell, or Bobby Flay.

Jeff, Vic, and Susie are making food that is much more visually appealing and creative, and according to the judges, food that just tastes better than Mary Beth’s. For that reason, we are hoping not to jinx either of them by predicting one more time that Mary Beth will be the contestant eliminated on tonight’s show.

When we decided to try our hand at determining who would be the next to leave the show, we both had Vic and Susie in the top two; Jimmy had said that Vic would be victorious, while I chose Susie. However, after watching the last two episodes, I’m starting to think Jeff just might have a shot at this. Fortunately for him, he has recovered from the “Balls on a Roll” fiasco. Since then, he’s the one who’s been on a roll, winning camera challenges and cooking challenges. He has become more sure of himself while Vic and Susie have floundered.

At this point, I still believe that Jeff, Vic, and Susie will be the final three, and Mary Beth will be eliminated tonight. Depending on how things play out in tonight’s episode, I may have to revise my final prediction, though. If Jeff performs like he has on the last two episodes, Vic and Susie will have their work cut out for them. And the more I think about it, a guy who can be charming and funny and has a show all about sandwiches might be a lot of fun to watch.