I'm just catching up on this. I think it's just coincidence re the minority firings. Also 9 of the 16 could be classed as minorities. And I don't think anyone twigged Ryion as a minority until they saw his surname, he could easily pass as caucasian. I will miss his faces though, he was good value. And I kinda fancied him.
I have no idea who is going to win this, there are no obvious front runners this year.
From the boys I guess and barrow boy Thomas will last a while, maybe pretty tatted boy Lewis and other pretty boy Dean, but I struggle to think what the latter two they have ACTUALLY done so far. Ryan-Mark is only being kept for the laughs.
As for the girls, Iasha is the only one who hasn't lost yet, but she is WAY too meek and NICE to survive with these sharks, and I think one small mistep and she'll be out on her ear as they will walk all over her. They all HATE Lottie and she is annoying as FUCK but I think she actually does talk sense sometimes but she is infuriating. Although I cannot believe she is 19! I don't think Lord Sugar likes her much though. Pamela and Marianne kinda blend into each other for me, though I loved Marianne tearing strips off Thomas last week. Scarlett seems decent enough and hasn't done too much to fuck up so I think she'll likely last the distance. I do like Jemelin, and I think despite this week she might be the other one to do well.