Hello Jurors,
I want to start off by saying this was a long and hard-fought season and I am glad it's over.
I came into this game telling myself I wanted to be a bit ruthless and make moves and not fly under the radar like I try to do in so many games. This was my first Big Brother game in a LONG time and I wanted to make it count.
I want to touch briefly on my social and physical games this season first.
Part 1: Social game
I used my social game immensely this season in order to ensure that I was safe as much as possible and when I simply became too big of a threat to keep off the block, I always had the numbers to stay in the house. I was on the block on eviction night a total of two times (three if you count final 3) and was able to stay in every time. Both rounds I was on the block I could have easily been saved with the pov but I chose to have the pov holder leave me up because I knew I would stay in the game regardless. I trusted the relationships I made and they got me all the way to the end, even as I threw the final HoH comp because I knew I was coming with Kevin to the end no matter what. I made deals with people when I needed to and I broke them as I saw fit. I played the social game harder than I do in most games and if I screwed you over in then process I’m sorry but I needed to ensure Kevin and I made it to the end together.
Part 2. Physical game
Overall, I had 2 HOHs and 4 POVs this season; I was able to secure my own safety with competition wins a lot of the time, especially as I became more and more of a target. I was likewise able to win multiple HOHs when I needed them and get out big threats to me such as Will and later Patrick. When I won HOH and two big targets instantly left the game, it was hard to figure out what to do since I was feeling very confident in my alliances with most people left, however, I locked in two people (Will, Patty) who were not on my side and absolutely did everything I could to win that week’s POV so that I wouldn’t have to name a renom and get more blood on my hands.
Next, I’ll discuss what I feel was likely my biggest move. I think one of my biggest moves was getting Brad to flip and save me during week 4. Brad was a solid ally of mine with whom I wanted to go very far, however, while I thought of him as a solid save for me during the Week 4 vote, he came to me hours before the vote and revealed to me that he was not going to keep me. I was stunned and upset, but I spoke with him and listened to his concerns about keeping me and tried to do whatever I could to sway his mind. I did what I could to offer valid counters to what he was saying and as he described that I had far too many allies in the game protecting me (which was sort of true), I was able to on the spot tell him that Natalie and I were not actually that close in reality. I embellished the truth by saying that Kevin and Natalie were a final 2 who were taking one another over me and that pretty soon I was going to flip on them to get them out. After much deliberation it seemed like this pitch about those two being close and me wanting them out soon was finally taking hold with Brad. I made sure to tell Julio about the plan to make sure that he didn’t catch wind of me dragging his name and get scared and cut me loose, and Julio even began to campaign and back up my story by spreading that he wanted me out of the game. Hiding this connection between Julio and me was crucial to us being able to stay in this game together and work side by side still until he attempted to stab me in t he back. This entire afternoon of work between me and later Julio really showed Brad that he should keep me in the game and that I was better to keep around than Ben. I went from going out the door to staying all with one conversation.
I could go through individual votes if that is so desired by the jury otherwise I can and will answer any and all questions!
Thank you for reading !