Holy cow!
After 23 real life days, I honestly can’t believe I’m sitting here. Not only because this game was long and emotionally exhausting but, because I never play Big Brother group games. Nowadays I pretty much host all the time so even playing a group game is rare for me. I’m hoping after tonight, I’ll make a good enough case to earn your vote. Let’s get started…
On paper this cast was stacked and seemed like it was going to be HECTIC. Pre-jury was anything but that. Nothing major was going on and I was pretty much on the same team every round. I was still putting in the work socially and making alliances left and right with not only my teammates but with many others on opposite teams. The only noticeable round for me was the double HOH where Koolness won HOH and nommed me however, my social connections came to fruition and saved me. How so? I made a pitch to Sagar that he should win POV so he could save me and so that he couldn’t get re-nommed. Sagar agreed and come challenge time, everything worked perfectly and Chili, the person I considered my duo, came in clutch and pretty much gave us his answers. Sagar won POV and I was saved. It did suck seeing a close ally in Haylee go that round but, I had to do what was best for my game.
Besides that, nothing major happened and I was laying low for the most part. I did throw shade to Koolness in public for putting me up but, that was just to make myself more vocal in the game and for others to see I do not like being backstabbed even though I really didn’t care being nommed. I also was putting in the work by talking to others outside of the team to make it seem like I wasn’t that close with the team so I could free myself socially and be open for new allies.
By the time jury rolled around, I was playing multiple sides and many people trusted me and saw me as their #1 or #2 ally. At the very least I had a working relationship with everyone. Everything was going smooth and each round I felt safe but, you could feel power players emerge and major sides started to form. Once Sagar went home, I was told by Chili that I would have been evicted 3-2 if Chili could find someone to flip and by using his double vote. He wanted me to know as a friend. Needless to say, I was extremely hurt. We had a discussion and it became clear that it wasn’t just a random thought but an idea that was seriously considered and would have happened if someone flipped. At that point, any loyalty I had for anyone went out the door and I started to plan things out. Still, it was emotionally difficult to even not use veto on Patrick or Chili but, I had to do it as it was part of the plan to take out Patrick at F6, Chili at F5, and then Josh at F4/F3. Even planning the demise of Josh was tough cause he was such a good friend throughout the game. Come F3, I knew I had to win the final HOH as both BB and Andrew would have cut me cause they saw me as the biggest threat left in the game. Hell, waiting until 6:10pm EST today for Andrew to show up felt like an eternity. I was extatic when he didn’t show up LMAO
Overall, my social game and strategic game really carried me throughout the game as no one ever targeted me and people wanted to keep in the game as they saw me as a close ally. Also, having 0 votes against me is pretty sick. When it comes to comps, this game made me realize I’ve lost my touch at them but gotta say, I am very proud of myself for winning two crucial POV’s against such competition beasts in Patrick and Lalisa. It was definitely a highlight of my game haha
Before I close this speech, I would like to apologize to anyone I hurt this season. This season was an emotional mess for me due to some of the friendships I lost along the way and I hope after the season, we can talk it out and make some progress to repairing our friendship.
Finally, I want to thank James and Raul for hosting this amazing season. I know the F3 did not go the way you wanted (I mean 1 person aka me showing up for part 1 and then Andrew not showing up part 3 is really brutal) but, I hope y’all enjoyed the season.
Thank you everyone for the wild ride and for the memories! I’m ready for your questions! :)