Hi guys, I found myself rambling a lot so I decided to edit it down to the basics because I know none of you want to read a long-ass novel (this ended up being kinda long anyway lmao). But please ask me if you want me to expand on anything, I will answer everything 100% truthfully. GL Zac and Clair and thanks everyone for a fun game.
PRE-MERGE: Came into this game as the only former winner of this series, so I played UTR in the pre-merge (believe it or not) and never had a vote cast for me even though there were stray votes flying all over the place. I used this time on Sobek to build key relationships in the game (Hadley, Jigsaw, and even a crazy cross-tribal deal with the devâI mean Sanda đ)
SWAP: Used my one swap TC to take out Lukas, someone who I considered a big threat but also used this round to strengthen my relationship not only with Sanda, Clair, Hadley, and Ethan but also with Newz and Jigsaw who were left on the outs of this vote. All of whom ended up being key allies for me in the post-merge.
MERGE:
- Voted with the large majority against Ethan at the merge to distance myself from the group that became lumped together from the post-swap Khonsu vote and the merge immunity challenge.
- Used my relationship with Newz and Jigsaw (and our âplaying the middleâ chat with Clair) to flip on Drew and make the numbers between the two âsidesâ a little bit more even to maintain a favorable position in the game.
- Continued trying to even the playing field by targeting Tiffany with my core group of Hadley, Clair, and Sanda, but also drawing a clear line in the sand. Obviously full credit to Sandaâs clutch idol play here.
- My closest ally in the game (Hadley) was voted out and this was immediately the moment I kicked my game into high gear because I knew my back was against the wall and I had no one I could trust 100%.
- Flipped on my hot-and-cold ally since Day 1 (Sanda) at the F7 vote because I wanted to strike her before she struck me, because she was my biggest threat in immunities, and also because I knew I would get destroyed by her in the F3.
- Used my endgame immunity streak to take out the people that I considered my biggest jury threats in the game [Sanda, Newz (although to be fair I canât count this because he volunteered, although he would have been my target this round, and I do believe I set things in motion for this to happen regardless), Daniel, and Brady] and ultimately made it here with two people that I wanted to go to the end with probably ever since the Hadley vote. They played great games, donât get me wrong, but they both played much more passive than I did and I wanted to be able to contrast myself against them in the F3.
KEY POINTS:
- Voted for the person who went home in 11 out of the 12 tribal councils I went to, which is considerably more than the people sitting in finals with me did (Zac was 8 for 12, and Clair was 8 for 10)
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#LastSobekStanding ever since Jigsawâs medevac at Final 8
- 0 votes cast against me in this game, only person in the F3 that can say that.
- Won 7 immunities, which I know some can take as a negative but I think at least shows my dedication to the game. You can call it a crutch but I was still vulnerable at 50% (6 out of 12) tribal councils I went to and yet received no votes at any of them. I believe having the necklace so often actually empowered me to take risks in this game
- Made a genuine social and strategic effort with everyone in the game. I never took anyone for granted. I certainly didnât play the Drew and Tiffany votes perfectly and probably led both of you on to a certain extent but I donât regret those moves I made and really feel like those were the pivotal early merge votes that allowed to me to successfully navigate the endgame and ultimately make F3.