@Brady
So my question is do you really think you’d be sitting here right now if Jake didn’t quit and if you weren’t lucky with your 2 idol finds?
I do think I was lucky with Jake quitting. Luck is a part of Survivor. If I didn’t get lucky with those two tribe swaps, I could possibly not be here. Jake told me that I was the only person he trusted, and after blindsiding him with the Tris vote (and earning his trust backthat night), i think my social game could have protected me and got him back onto my side.
Patrick and Chris were never voting me, they were my two closest allies and I adore them. So at final 8, we would be 1 vote away from causing rocks. If Jake tried taking me out, we could’ve gotten Joel, Dylan, or even Zendaya to side with us and take out the threat that Jake was.
Regarding my idols, I truly think this is results-oriented. Let’s go with the plot line that I didn’t find either, but no one did as well. If I make merge, I still get stuck with the stigma of having an idol. Final 7 tribal still happens, i only get 2 votes. So.... i stay.
NO ONE knew about my second idol. I could’ve kept it as a souvenir for my lovely friends, but I wanted to use it to just protect my position in the game. I’d rather be here and dumb, rather than queer and done!
The only difference with not having these 2 idols was that I’d probably be MUCH more paranoid. Paranoid nick = more risks. I would’ve been 100% more gung-ho to strike at people because I didn’t have a “cushion” to fall on. Although, even with these “cushions”, I played just as hard. I took Ikah out, John out, You out, Dylan and Will out.
I hope I answered your question because I both agree and disagree with you. I was lucky, but that doesn’t diminish my gameplay.