I just got 2nd in a Rookies because of my amazing luck. I went in with a premade of me, anthony2011class, FrankTurner, and xexplosive. xexplosive was evicted pretty fast, then when I was HoH nominating for 6th, I backstabbed Frank because I heard he and Anthony were allied with other people... But then my other nom was evicted because the person who I expected to go won veto, and I went up in his place from the algo. I fully expected that I was out. However, I had been befriending yani6090, and I started chatting up theguybrarian for his vote. theguybrarian told me to get on Skype, and we started chatting there, where I basically told him the game from my perspective. Turns out I won him over and he used the veto on me, sending Frank home in my place. THEN, in a brilliant stroke of luck, I got the veto, saving myself to make the final four and ending up in second. I tried to save theguybrarian to get him there over Sashaa, who had been the algo nom every single day, but the votes tied and he was sent home, giving Sashaa 4th.