Board Thread:Survivor 22: San Marcos/@comment-30202274-20170208161700/@comment-27845097-20170208221141

Hey Elmo! I can't really say I had a particular dream final 3. Maybe being here, I should've distanced myself from Nick but I never really a reason to as he was a solid number for me, and with his white pearl, I had bigger fish to fry. I was planning on going far with Shea/Jenna at one point, but I had to prioritize my own safety and vote them out to further myself in the game so that's why it didn't work out.

And on to your second question, I'll answer it in both ways.

Worse - I regret not bidding on the white pearl at the auction instead of Nick. Instead I got scammed for an idol clue haha. It was such a big part of the game due to every vote being so close so it virtually kept Nick safe for a very long time, whereas I had a few close calls where my name was thrown out there. I made an extra effort to lay low because of it.

Better - I believe I was more aware of what was happening in the game due to my connections, and of course Nick was close to people like Claudia as well, but Claudia was closer to Austin. I tried to keep an open line of communication with Jenna and Chris, and although it wasn't solely for information, I believe I was good at reading people to to get the most out of them as I could. I was also more decisive. Not to bash Nick or anything, but he would take a long time to make concrete decisions on what to do, and I would be the one to throw names out there. In fact, there was a round where I had decided to save Nathaniel (final 9) because I knew Chris/Claudia were firmly with "the opposite alliance", so I switched the vote to Renz and it was really risky considering what happened, but I believe that proves I generally took more risks, even though I was in a safe position to get what I want. I've been emphasizing how I went with the flow, but believe me I didn't take that for granted, and there were times where I wish I had the the white pearl, but I also think proved that I didn't need it.