Nikki was going to be among top 5 before she was given ticket to final

Bottom two according to closing vote trends were Rakhi and Devoleena. Nikki had more votes than both of them. So, irrespective of ticket to finale, she was going to make it to top 5. It’s her luck that got her the ticket but honestly it wouldn’t have mattered much because Eijaz/Devoleena had least votes and was going to be evicted anyway.