According to [0], it seems that "whoever" would be correct here. > Rule 1. The presence of whoever or whomever indicates a dependent clause. Use whoever or who

According to [0], it seems that "whoever" would be correct here. > Rule 1. The presence of whoever or whomever indicates a dependent clause. Use whoever or whomever to agree with the verb in that dependent clause, regardless of the rest of the sentence. > Examples: > Give it to whoever/whomever asks for it first. > He asks for it first. Therefore, whoever is correct. [0]: http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/whoever.asp http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/whoever.asp