1. Rabbaj - Girl, I loved you because you were great to talk to, but you were a scary competitor. You proved you could win competitions, and that made a lot of people worried. On top of that, you played a phenomenal social game. You were able to make people laugh and you had great relationships with everyone. That's a dangerous combination in this game.
2. RyanS - Ryan had a really strong social game going in my opinion. He had the ability to talk to everyone and until his run-in with Rab, I think he could've made it far in the game. On the week you went home, you and AJ were working on flipping the house, and had I not caught wind of what was going on, I believe the house would've flipped and I likely would've been gone the next week.
3. Myself - I think I played a really strong social game. I maintained relationships with almost everyone on a game level, but tried to get to know some of you more personally. I would try to joke around just be well-liked. That helped me get far in the game. I only won comps when I needed to, so I wouldn't appear as a comp threat. This was all my part of my strategy going into the game. This helped me make it to f6 before being nominated for the first time. There was always a bigger fish for people to fry, which worked perfectly for my game.
4. Lana1990 - I absolutely adored Lana, and I think a lot of people did. Lana being so well-liked I think should've gotten her farther in the game than it did. In fact, her eviction was personally hard on me as I didn't want to send her home, but when you have someone that you like so much and find it to hard to take them out, that shows how strong their social game is. In addition to Lana's strong social game, she fermented herself as a comp beast. She won the first really, really important HOH of the season - the first double eviction. Beyond that, she won the pov the week she went home. Lana also had a strong relationship with AJ, and those two would've done anything for each other. As soon as you make it clear you're tight with another person, you instantly become threatening.
5. TyWolf - I think Ty was a really underrated player. The week he went home was the first week he went up on the block. Although he didn't talk a lot in the public forums, I think he formed good relationships with people which allowed him to stay safe so long. In order for him to be evicted, he had to be backdoored. You don't make it that far in the game without playing a strong social game.
6. ajwesome - AJ played a game where he wanted to make big moves, but they weren't always executed well. He tried to flip the house to save Ryan the week I won HOH, but it didn't work. But anyone willing to make a risky move in the middle of the game, is a ballsy competitor. He also won comps and had such a strong relationship with Lana that she used the veto on him...while she was nominated! I think AJ was also someone a lot of people trusted. Week one when he was Kobster's Player, he was able to convince Jackson that it was actually Ryan when it was quite clearly him. He also worked on convincing the house that he gained a secret power on week one that in affect kept him somewhat immune from eviction til final 5. Once people found about his power, people were willing to let him float off a great move on his part because they didn't want to waste a week on an eviction where he could just come right back.
7. Niclas24 - Maybe it was just because I was working with him all game, but I just never saw Nic as a threat. He put himself in a bad position week one, and couldn't work his way out of it. I was able to keep him safe, and when he had power, he kept me safe, but I just never saw him as threatening. To me, his best move was a) aligning with me, and b) Having Rose in his backpocket.
8. TheRoseHorse - Rose was never a scary player...until she won the second double eviction HOH. She proved that she can win comps and make moves in the game. She then won the veto, which straight up was frightening. I knew I needed her out the next week because I knew about her alliance with Nic. Nic wanted AJ gone that week (obviously before he won HOH) but that was never my plan. I needed her to go because if it were Nic, Rose and I in f3, I would only make f2 if I won final HOH.
9. JesseM - Jesse wasn't really a threat to me, but he was the kind of guy that would be scary to make it to the end because if he was sitting in f3 or 4, he would've been almost guaranteed to go to the finals because everyone thought they could beat him.
