And tonight's big winner, claiming 6 of 9 jury votes (Savanna, Oli, Jerry, Josh, Jesse, Megan) is the beloved queen herself, Rachael!
I met you for the first time in the Trinity mini, and knew immediately I needed you on a main season. Your energy was captivating and I saw a lot of potential in you to make a very serious run. Finding out you were irl friends with Mementos winner Ned was only a plus at this point! This game started off pretty rough for you, with going to 4 of the first 5 tribals and having to vote out people who were very close to you in that time. After that though, you tightened up your boot straps and got to work, making the connections you needed to run this game but keeping your distance enough to where you could shank people without backlash. You tied the record for most immunities, (set in New Beginnings by Maynor), and hold the record for a woman. You were only vulnerable to go home a grand total of 3 times post merge, but even then it didn't matter because you always had the connections you needed to make it through. Nobody else in this whole series has had enough power and strong enough relationships to convince people to keep you in not just one, but TWO deadlocked ties. Your resume speaks for itself: you shattered record this season, you voted correctly every round except for the idol play at 5, first person to force rocks in the series, beating the biggest threat to win in a head to head firemaking challenge, winning the most important immunity of the season and deciding your own fate at the end. You were raked over the coals tonight during jury questioning but handled yourself stunningly, and overall the jury respected your game enough to award you the win tonight! I've seen you kill it in other orgs in the past and I'm so proud to be awarding you your first win tonight, congrats Rachael/ Hamburgerbunzz!
