I guess since Josh did, i will as well.
I may not be the most PG player in this game, by far. I'm not the nicest person. I do say things that could hurt feelings, but at the end of the day, every GAME move i made was damn near flawless.
I made decisions that would ensure that i remain in the game. I put myself into positions where people needed me to continue on. I made sure that I was always #1 and no one else can argue that.
I won 2 immunities, but at the end of the day, I only REALLY needed 1. The only time in this game i was in any real danger was at the final 4. Any other time it was very apparent that either a- i wasn't going home (Nathan/Ikah's exits) or b- someone needed me so much that they would openly sacrifice something that could potentially save them down the line to keep me in the game. (Josh's half idol play/Aj's exit). I may not have talked to people as much as Josh did, but i find that reading a room works a lot better at certain times.
You may not have understood my game going into this. You may not like me as a person. You may think I'm Judas reincarnated. But at the end of the day, my GAME was damn near flawless from final 11 on. During the merge vote, i had immunity, so it was still flawless there. When i was in danger pre merge, i ensured that my tribe had won immunity. The only vote that wasn't planned, still helped my game immensely.
Josh is one of my best friends in this community, and i said from the beginning that i wanted it to be him and myself in the final 2/3 and i made sure it happened. (Technically at f3 he had the say in it happening, but at final 4 i could've voted him and didn't.) I'm very proud of the game i've played and do think that i out wit a lot of you, out played many of you, and outlasted at LEAST 22 of you.
To those who don't like me outside of the game, I chose to not contact you until after the game ends, for the simple fact that I want our conversation to be genuine and i do not want a vote to influence how you look at it. I will most likely contact you in some way, shape or form after the votes are read and i would love to have an open discussion.
I had a blast this season. I played with people I really enjoyed being around and finally got to play from a majority standpoint. I've broken so many records within this series and i'm going home a winner regardless of the vote count. If you want to vote for me, but feel like the way i may have acted on a personal level would hinder that, i ask that you vote for who played the best game, not who pissed off the least amount of people. Love you all.
-Nik