Ross:
That’s honestly a hard question because I made several moves that got me into the position that I am now. Me being able to swing the numbers to get Logan out, was huge. He was the first member of the majority alliance to go home and by taking him out, I feel like I really opened the game up for myself. With him gone, I feel like it gave me more of a chance to work myself into said alliance, and secure connections that got me to this point.
I also think the Max vote was HUGE for me. Whenever I flipped on Stoner/ Christian, I also gained the trust of Silver, Tris, Jonah. I still had a strong relationship with Christian too, but yes he did vote for me in the following tribal but that was just because he wanted to remain loyal to his close friend Stoner. This vote will set the tone for the remainder of the Survior portion. After the round that Stoner left, I was NEVER discussed as a possible target. Not once was my name on the chopping block even though I had played such a strong upfront game.
There wasn’t one moment in this game though that I laid down and gave up. Yes I did say several times that I had no chance to win, but a large part of it was strategy. I wanted people to think that I had weak points in my game because if everyone saw me making all these moves and I remained polarizing, then I would’ve for sure been targeted. But I stayed strong, trusted my gut, and I really busted my ass. I always gave it my all and didn’t give into the pressure that this game caused me. I also feel like the fact that I was the ONE person who successfully infiltrated the majority alliance shows that I played a stellar social and strategic game, accompanied with the fact I won two individual immunities and was never a peasant. I played a well rounded game,, yes definitely with some weak points, but I truly played this game in every aspect.