So I just want to start this off by saying I don’t want to say anything to take away from the games that Moss and Layla played. They both have played exceptional games and both deserve to be here and if I win, it’s not going to be because I smeared anyone to accomplish that.
When this game started I was placed on the AI tribe and immediately formed an alliance that had the numbers to control our tribes votes. In that alliance was myself, Moss, Nathan, and Sam. We pretty much steamrolled all the way to the tribe swap, where we lost Moss to the Kirai tribe and gained Layla. Right around this time, someone leaked to Patrick about our alliance (except they excluded Nathan and included Michelle). I thought, with merge being right around the corner, that this would be ultimately detrimental to all of our games and figured we’d all be picked off one by one. For whatever reason (maybe the inaccuracy of including Michelle) this backfired on Patrick and get him evicted and everyone assumed he was just stirring the pot. Well then, after merge, I hear from Layla of this other alliance that is controlling the other side of the house. This alliance included: Barb, Johnny, Michelle, Honey, Layla, Mid, and (sometimes) Moss. We were clearly outnumbered and while I wasn’t the initial target, I knew my days were numbered. So I (and Nathan) went to work to reel in Jeremy’s vote (who was also being targeted) while I also put in work to get Lay, Mid, and Moss to flip on that alliance. In the meantime we lost Sam to a medical evac, which hurt, and made the votes tighter than they otherwise would’ve been. Well our efforts payed off, and Michelle, Johnny, Honey, and Michelle (again) were all evicted as a direct result of getting that alliance to flip. Then at 7 we had this wild thing happen.. A triple idol play which put Mid v Nathan on a revote. Nathan you were my guy throughout this game, but you were definitely on my radar simply bc I knew if I made it to the end with you, I would lose. So it was in my head that I would have to figure out how to get you out, but I didn’t think that would occur so soon. I actually missed the revote, Bc I was in church, but if I would’ve voted it wouldn’t have mattered. I would’ve ceased the opportunity to take out the clear front runner of this game (and I hope you see that as a compliment). Then at 6, we finally took out Barb, who I had been trying to get out for the past 3 rounds lol. I guess that speaks to the impressiveness of his strategy and social game. Well right around the time that I was orchestrating votes on Barb, I hear that Jeremy is wanting to take me out next. So I try to ensure Jeremy has at least one vote on him (in case another one of Barb’s timely idol plays) we could at least have a split vote and revote. Fortunately, Barb was all out of idols. So then at 5, we take Jeremy out, who was wanting to target me Bc he viewed me as a “juror threat”. At 4, Lay wins immunity, so Me and Moss vote Mid and Mid and Lay vote Moss, which of course, leads Moss to winning the tiebreak.
Let me say, in closing, that I wasn’t the best at comps, I wasn’t the best at finding idols, but my social game was bar none. The proof of that being, that I only received one solo vote (thanks Jeremy lol) this whole game, despite making some of the biggest moves of the game. I feel I embodied the Survivor motto of “Outwit, Outplay, Outlast” completely. Regardless of how this vote plays out, this game has been a blast and I’ve enjoying getting to know all of you! Thank you all!