Board Thread:Big Brother 4/@comment-26864283-20170910001154

Hello Jury Members! It has definitely been one heck of season and I have enjoyed playing with each and every one of youI Thank you to all of the hosts for having me this season.

I am going to take this opportunity to explain my game play this season to you. I don’t want to write a book about every detail of every week. Instead, I want to focus on my game overall.

I started this game as the twist by playing with my daughter. That immediately put a huge target on both of our backs. There were so many houseguests, so it was very difficult for each one of us to talk with each one of you. I thought that it would be good for her to talk to a certain group of people and I would talk to the rest of the houseguests. Being that we were already a target, I thought it would be best for us to lay low and not make the target any bigger. Then, week 2 we were nominated. I was a little surprised, but everyone assured me that Courtney and  I were not the target. Thankfully, we were saved over Alex.

I continued to talk and become closer with the houseguests. The unique thing about this game is that there seemed to be a lot of people who knew each other prior to the game and had alliances with each other. I wasn’t included in any of these alliances. Then the houseguests began to fight amongst themselves and target each other. This was perfect for me. I could keep under the radar, let them pick each other off, and continue to work both sides of the house. From week-to-week, I would continue to build relationships and make sure that I Courtney and I were safe each week. This worked really well. Then, the twist came to an end and Courtney and I were playing as individuals. I was just as surprised as the other houseguests by this. I expected to play as a team for the entire game. The target on me became even bigger. I knew the houseguests would want to separate us. I used my social game to convince others that we were not a threat and could be used as two votes to help them get out their targets. To be honest, I was two votes because Courtney was in the middle of another game and would literally do what I asked her to do. She and I would talk strategy and I would keep her informed of what was going on in the game and why she should vote the way that I wanted her to. This worked and we were not seen as targets, I was able to protect the both of us, and keep the other houseguests focused on bigger threats.

Everything was going well for me. I had friends on both sides of the house and they would keep me informed on who they wanted to target next. Then all of this came to an end when the house blew up and there were clearly VERY defined sides. I did my best to continue to work both sides of the house, but my loyalty was always to Jenna. We didn’t enter the house with any deal. We just knew that we would protect each other for as long as we could. Jenna, Courtney, Joey, Charley, Sydney, and I formed an alliance to target the “other” side of the house. I was fine with targeting the”other side” since I was repeatedly told by houseguests that I was being called names and made fun of.

I continued with the gameplan, but knew this wouldn’t work forever and sooner or later, I would have to betray the “other side” in order to advance in the game. The day came that I would have to show where my true loyalty lie when I won my first HOH and had to put up two from the “other” side. I knew it was best for me and my alliance to target Alexa. She is a strong competitor and could beat us in comps. Since there were only three of them left, I decided to put up Elmo next to Alexa If Elmo was on the block he would not be able to win the veto, take Alexa down, and force me to nominate someone from my alliance, even if that person would only be a pawn. I never wanted Elmo as the target but, the worst case scenario happened and Alexa won the veto and Elmo was sent to the jury. I was now an enemy to the other side.

I continued to work with my alliance and we FINALLY managed to get Alexa sent to the jury. Jenna won the next HOH and Courtney agreed to be the pawn, so she nominated Estefana and Courtney. Estefana won the veto and Jenna was forced to nominate Joey. Everyone assumed that I would send Joey packing and keep Courtney safe, since I had done that for the entire game. I talked with Jenna about the pros and cons of keeping each one. I then talked with Courtney and Joey about my thoughts. After talking with everyone, I decided that it would be better for my game to send Courtney to the jury. As much as I truly hated doing it, I voted Courtney out. At this point, Courtney had mentally checked out of this game and didn’t care if I voted her out anyway. Doing this would show loyalty to Joey which may benefit me later in the game and left me with two competitors who would try hard and take out Estefana. The next week Estefana was voted out and it was down to Jenna, Joey, and me.

Jenna and and I have worked very closely in the game. Every week we would always talk and strategize together and do what was best for the BOTH of us. We didn’t always agree, but we were able to talk through it and make a good decision.

Jenna and I made an F2 deal several weeks ago so she and I needed to win parts 1 and 2 of the final HOH. However, we both made deals with Joey just in case he won the final HOH. I hope that he since I saved him earlier, he would remember that and take me to F2 with him.

I will be honest and say that during the last couple of weeks in the house, I considered taking out Jenna. People were doing a good job of convincing me how that move would be better for my game. However, I decided that stategically, it would be best to keep her with me and I am not that player who would do that to someone who I was aligned with since day 1. I would rather be loyal and lose than to screw someone over in the end. Since Jenna won part 1 and I won part 2 of the HOH. We both secured our spots in the finale. I never doubted that Jenna would take me to the finale if she won part 3 and she knew that I would take her so it really didn’t matter to us who won the final part because we knew we would both be here and here we are.

I think I played a good social and strategic game. I tried to be as loyal as I possibly could throughout the game. Even though I am not a comp beast, I was able to win two HOHs and part 2 of the final HOH.

Even though we may not have always been on the same side in the game, I respect each and every one of you as a player. I hope that after reading my speech,  you can see that I did play a good  social and strategic game who is deserving of being the winner of this season. 