<p>Hey Chieko!  You are right.  This is a beast of a FTC question.  Do you have your glasses nearby?  It's me.  Jimbo.  Just in case you were wondering. </p><p>TOP PART: </p><p>"Most to an extent, some of your game decisions seemed kinda questionable, especially not voting your long-term ally since the beginning over Abi at the Final Four. Had it not been for that and you didn't force firemaking between the two of them, your chances of winning might be slightly better, but you decided to not take the risk instead." </p><p>I don’t think it’s questionable at all.  I wouldn’t have voted Mackie because I gave him my word that I was in this game until the end with him.  I know that is a tough concept for a lot of people to grasp, but I’d rather have my integrity at the end of this game than the title. </p><p>"Even if your game was highly involved around Mackie, it seemed to me that he was doing the right decisions for his game while you were following his ideas." </p><p>I wouldn’t have ever stayed  with or gave complete loyalty to a person with whom I felt devalued or didn’t respect my input or opinions.  Mackie’s game was more visible so the perception is that he was making all the decisions when they were actually mutually discussed & agreed upon. </p><p>"To add more on this, if Mackie would have been gone at some point, either you wouldn't probably be sitting here now or still have to rely on other people and still make it this far." </p><p>That is the game Survivor in a nutshell.  You have to rely on other people at some point because if you don’t – you are voted out pretty quickly.  Let’s say Mackie was voted out – I still think I would have been able to leverage my relationships with the remaining players to get to the end.  I had good relationships with everybody & everybody at that point had their own agendas.  I’m confident that I could have worked my way into being on the right side of the votes and still be sitting here. </p><p>[BOTTOM PART] </p><p> "If this was a Final Two and you were picked as the last juror, who would you vote for and why? Be honest, this might be a hard question for the other two but think wisely." </p><p>My answer Is going to be obvious.  I’d vote Mackie.  I think he played a phenomenal game.  I don’t even care if he say’s Andrew on his reply to this.  He was a good ally & a great partner and was just a BEAST in this game. </p><p>"If you weren't sitting in the Final Tribal Council along with the other two finalists next to you as of this day, pick three jurors you want to see in your respective spots and explain why you decided to choose them." </p><p>1.       Abi.  She played an equally good relationship-based game & has fight & has a good head on her shoulders. </p><p>2.      Zee.  Zee played his heart out & is a fighter & has the ability to zig & zag when needed.  He had good relationships with almost everybody as well. </p><p>3.      Alex.  Just cause I like the guy so much.  And he was one of my 1^st allies in the game. </p><p>"What are the pros and cons of each finalist?"
Mackie:  Played a great all-around game but I think he manipulated a lot people & maybe made them feel burned when they got voted out.
Andrew: Is a good challenger, but played a sub-par social game. </p><p>"What moves do you think it benefited for you game to get a spot at FTC?" Making strong trust-based relationships & making key decisions to further my game. </p><p>"List the pros and cons of each juror's games. This doesn't need to be necessarily long, so free feel to make it short as possible" </p><p>Alex:  + Likeability Factor /  - Over strategizer </p><p>Jack:  + Personable /   - Time Zone difference </p><p>Jay:  + Personable  /  - Making social bonds with everybody post swap </p><p>Matthew:  + Sense of Humor  /  - Social Game </p><p>Chieko:  + Good Mind for Strategy  /  - Social Game </p><p>Aaron:  +  Loyal  /  - Visibility in the game </p><p>Jacob:  + Group Loyalty /  - Social Bonds </p><p>Zee:  + Great all around player / - Unlucky circumstances </p><p>Izzy:  + Superb Relationsips  /  - None </p><p>Abi:  + Superb Relationsips & Likeability / - Bad at Challenges </p><p>"Why Chieko, one of the Queens of this season, was robbed? What would you have done differently if she wasn't in a rough spot during the rest of the swap instead of being left out?" </p><p>I will be honest.  Just like I was when you asked me if you were getting voted out.  I was honest with you then & I will be honest with you now.  I don’t feel like you were robbed.  I think you just weren’t as visible & proactive at seeking & maintaining relationships which hurt your game.  I also don’t think you were in a rough spot.  At Swap you were one of 6 Favorites & 2 Fans.  It’s just unfortunate that you didn’t have strong enough bonds with people like Izzy & Abi at that point to protect you after Rob left. </p><p>I can’t draw & I have no idea what you really look like so I will skip the drawing portion of this. </p><p>Thanks!  </p>

<p>No problem Mackie, just be aware that my vote isn't even decided yet since my jury speech has been up, so you still have time remaining. Looking foward to see your answers once you have thought of them.
</p><p>[*Puts on glasses and looks*] Jim! Thanks for changing my mind with your answers about my perspection of your game, however there are two things you need to take in mind... </p><p>
</p> <div class="quote"><i>Izzy:  + Superb Relationsips  /  - None</i></div>
<p>Just so you know, and as much I should have been clear since the beginning, I wouldn't consider none as an answer relating to Izzy's cons. I'll give you a chance to think about it more, since I know it's kinda hard to decide on them. </p><div class="quote"><i> <p>I can’t draw & I have no idea what you really look like so I will skip the drawing portion of this. </p> </i></div>
For reference (and for the other two finalists), you could always use my manga if that helps. I understand your reasoning to not do it, and that's okay with me.

<p>Oh, one more thing I forgot to mention. I'll give some follow-up questions based off your answers once everyone remaining has done theirs. so it's not over yet :) </p>

<p>Chieko!!! I've been looking forward to hearing from you again. Your speech definitely asked for a lot but I thought it was manageable. Anyway, here are my answers! </p><p>
- A few jurors felt you rubbed the wrong way since they got voted out, so that's kinda questionable and it's up to you if you want to explain it from here </p><p>From what I've seen, the only jurors I upset were Aaron and Izzy, which I think is perfectly fair considering how I treated them prior to their vote-offs. So I’m just gonna offer my take on their animosity towards me. </p><p>Aaron: I already explained why I kept the idol secret initially, but I also figured it would have been safer for both of us if he didn’t know moving forward into the merge. Because if he were convinced we didn’t have it, then the tribe might also feel convinced we didn’t. It never really panned out that way until Aaron left, but there probably was a point where I should’ve just come forward with it. After looking at some of y’alls past jury speeches to prepare, I noticed that a close ally of Aaron also kept their idol secret from him in his original season. Since that happened again, I understand why it would sting and I’m sorry to Aaron that I chose to not be open with him about it, nor was I willing to use it to save him. </p><p>Izzy: I was gonna go in-depth with this in my response to Izzy’s speech, but it looks like I’m doing it here since you asked. I already knew Izzy wasn’t gonna be very happy with me when she would get voted off. Multiple times throughout this game, she asked me to simply tell her if she was getting voted off as a personal request. I couldn’t bring myself to be honest with her about the one thing she requested from me. I figured she at least deserved to know how she positively impacted my experience this game. I’m assuming this is what she was referring to in her speech (I’m simple-minded and didn’t fully understand the slang rip). </p><p>Looking back, I should’ve cut back on the talk that basically screamed “I knew I was going home”. Paranoia and guilt is not a great combo and I let that overwhelm me by fearing an idol play or a sudden shift to vote Abi. Furthermore, I worried that ghosting her would come across as standoffish, like it wasn’t worth acknowledging her presence anymore. I know this isn’t how I would want to be treated, so I thought this was a better approach to still share some genuine honesty. I knew her reaction was inevitable, but I never wanted to worsen it. I didn’t expect this to hurt Izzy more, so I’m truly sorry to her that I upset her more than I intended. </p><p>If you could Chieko, let Aaron and Izzy know about this response for them. </p><p>
- If this was a Final Two and you were picked as the last juror, who would you vote for and why? Be honest, this might be a hard question for the other two but think wisely. </p><p>If I had to vote for a winner between Jim and Mackie, I’d easily pick Mackie. He has been the greatest rival I’ve ever competed with in my ORG career and only he would be capable of finally voting me off. I think Mackie’s game is a stronger representation of this season’s winner over Jim and I’d be satisfied with seeing him come out on top in that scenario . </p><p>
- If you weren't sitting in the Final Tribal Council along with the other two finalists next to you as of this day, pick three jurors you want to see in your respective spots and explain why you decided to choose them. </p><p>Zeebem - I considered Zee a major underdog since a multitude of the merge votes didn’t turn out in his favor. If Zee was able to navigate himself to FTC, he would’ve had a compelling story to share and I know I wouldn’t be able to help but root for him. </p><p>Izzy - She played a phenomenal game this season and it seems she would’ve won had she made it here to FTC. Her game triumphs everyone else’s on the jury and I consider it worthy if me and Mackie couldn’t win. I know she put her heart and soul into this season and that's testimony of a winner. </p><p>Abi - I consider her not being here at FTC a robbery. She played this game with integrity and always maintained lasting relationships. Her style of play deserves more credit since she always stood firm for what she believed in. </p><p>
- What are the pros and cons of each finalist? </p><p>Mackie - Pros: Basically a badass at this game, so much so that I think he could definitely win on the real show. He’s skilled in almost every way imaginable and put together a strong Survivor resume. </p><p>Cons: Relied on a cutthroat style of play, back-stabbing a handful of his allies which could cause him to receive the ire of the jury. Jim - Pros: Truly comes across as a one-of-a-kind character which naturally draws people to him. He also has plenty of life experience which allowed him to offer a more sage outlook. </p><p>Cons: Just out his own accord, his jury management appears to be lacking along with convincing the jury how he distinguished himself from Mackie. </p><p>
- What moves do you think it benefited for you game to get a spot at FTC? No claiming other's moves as your own. </p><p>I already went into full-depth with this question in Alex’s speech, so I’ll just provide a brief recap without repeating all the details again. </p><p>I utilized the perception of me as a high-profile player to my advantage knowing I was an easy target when we merged. Despite being at greater risk, I owned this perception which benefited other people for the sake of mine firsthand. After Final 8, I worked with a near-optimal setup that allowed me to navigate to the end. </p><p>
- List the pros and cons of each juror's games. This doesn't need to be necessarily long, so free feel to make it short as possible. </p><p>Alex - Pros: Well-spoken and entered a tight threesome with Jim and Mackie. Cons: Overplayed after the swap despite being in a majority. </p><p>Jack - Pros: I heard he had an astute strategic mind and had plenty of allies who had his back. Cons: He voted too early which was unnecessary and rubbed his allies the wrong way because of it. </p><p>Jay - Pros: Overcame a numbers disadvantage after the swap integrated himself as crucial member. Cons: Unable to leverage his position as the middle-man between tribal lines in his favor. </p><p>Matthew - Pros: Clearly a well-rounded player who had fortified himself in nuSoacha’s stronghold. Cons: Came off as too threatening and not in most people’s best interest. </p><p>Chieko - Pros: Skilled in challenges and truly likeable combined with a great personality. Cons: Unable to recover from falling into the minority both post-swap and during the merge. </p><p>Aaron - Pros: Always looked out for his allies and utilized a good systematic approach to find idols. Cons: Came across as an easy target due to not being social and was even perceived as a goat. </p><p>Jacob - Pros: Knew how to spearhead specific eliminations to further his game, such as targeting A/A/A. Cons: Also came across as an easy target due to not being social with people who weren’t his allies. </p><p>Zeebem - Pros: His social skills are actually superb which prevented him from receiving votes for so long. Cons: Struggled to collaborate with people outside his dying initial alliance until it was too late. </p><p>Izzy - Pros: A natural social butterfly and can become close with anyone. Cons: She makes it pretty obvious when she’s being disingenuous. </p><p>Abi - Pros: Valued integrity and an honest and loyal play style. Cons: Struggled in most challenges, such as losing the tiebreaker. </p><p>
- Why Chieko, one of the Queens of this season, was robbed? What would you have done differently if she wasn't in a rough spot during the rest of the swap instead of being left out? </p><p>Now you’re asking the REAL questions here! You were robbed because you fell victim to lackluster rationale and an ulterior motive by the people in true control. People feared your challenge prowess and felt turned off by your actions when they shouldn’t have. Jacob should’ve gone home instead of you, since it allowed for the fans to unite and create a power shift when Aaron and Abi should’ve realized it sooner. </p><p>I’m not sure how to answer that second question since I would’ve been voted off in that scenario lmao. But I wouldn’t change much as to how I talked and treated you. People would normally tell me I’m being too nice and I shouldn’t display so much empathy towards someone who wrote my name down (twice later). But I still valued our friendship and acknowledged that we had potential to be great allies, even when you never had my back. </p><p>
- Last but not least, impress me with a drawing of myself. If you are unable, free feel to skip this question. </p><p>I’m not sure if I already told you this, but I literally have zero artistic skills whatsoever. I never took any real drawing classes in grade school, so my drawings look shitty at best. I know you were interested in my sister’s drawings, so I could ask her to draw you if that suffices, but if not I understand. </p><p>
I hope you enjoyed my response and I also hope to hear from you again real soon! </p>

<p>Thanks, Andrew! These answers have impressed me so far as of now. </p> <div class="quote"><i> <p>I know you were interested in my sister’s drawings, so I could ask her to draw you if that suffices, but if not I understand. </p> </i></div>
<p>To be honest, I don't mind at all and have nothing against it, go for it if you want, even though the brownie points are going to be given to her ^^; </p><p>Just kidding about the last part, of course. I'll be fine with that, so why not. </p>

<p>Hi Chieko! </p><p>
</p><p><font face="Medula one" size="4">I felt like I don't know your game well,</font> </p><p>I hope that I've been able to make my game more clear through the answers that I have given, and discussions that the jurors may have been having during Final Tribal. If there is anything specific you'd like to know more about feel free to let me know! </p><p><font face="Medula one" size="4">and we haven't connected that much socially since NuFlorencia after I was left out of everything.</font> </p><p>I apologize for this. As I briefly spoke about in response to Abi, this was one of the main regrets that I had during the game. Not just on a game level, also I felt bad on a personal level! Hopefully this is something we can look past moving forward, I am glad to have a chance to recognize my mistakes.  </p><p>
</p><p><font face="Medula one" size="4">Like Andrew, your game impressed me and was somehow similar, though you still have some explaining to do. From what I heard from a few jurors, you tried to burn these relationships down the moment since merge began</font> </p><p>I do want to clarify this a bit. I don't think the moment the merge begain I decided I wanted to burn the relationships I had built. I spend a lot of time analyzing the situation before I decide how I want to act, and hurting people or betraying people is a negative consequence of the game that I played. It was never a goal or intention of mine.  </p><p>
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​<font face="Medula one" size="4">and I felt I got affected by this since part of me wants to vote for you to win, and the other side doesn't. I get it that lying is part of the game, but they felt bittersweet about this.</font>​ </p><p>I appreciate that you have recognition for my game, and I hope that with my response to you I can make you feel good about voting for me to win. Lying is part of the game, you are right. But lying when you do not have to is when I feel you are making bad decisions. While we did not end up working together through the rest of the merge, I hope that you can respect that I was 100% honest with you the vote that you left! I had no reason to lie, and would have felt personally bad if I did. I understand if you were upset about me voting for you, but I hope you know that it was all game for the reasons we talked about before you left. You deserved to know the truth.  </p><p>
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</p><p>If this was a Final Two and you were picked as the last juror, who would you vote for and why? Be honest, this might be a hard question for the other two but think wisely. </p><p>I can say the answer that will sound the best and say Andrew. But I think it is a bit more complicated for me. As much as I got to see first hand the positive and negative of Andrew and Jim, I think I can make a case to vote for either of them. For me it would come down to who could own the game that they DID play the best, instead of trying to amplify the game they played to make it sound stronger.  I would lean towards Andrew, but it would be about 65% Andrew 35% Jim.  </p><p>
</p><p>If you weren't sitting in the Final Tribal Council along with the other two finalists next to you as of this day, pick three jurors you want to see in your respective spots and explain why you decided to choose them. </p><p>Matthew - I think if Matthew was to have made FTC, he would have a great chance at convincing the jury to vote for him. He is very likable, and knows the game quite well.  </p><p>Izzy - I think this one is pretty obvious! No need for much reasoning.  </p><p>Zee - I could feel the entire time how badly Zee wanted to be in the end. The passion he had alongside the excellent social game gave him the drive to sustain the good and the bad. Not only would I have been happy to see Zee at the end and win, but I think a F3 with these 3 would be really epic!  </p><p>
What are the pros and cons of each finalist? </p><p>Final Tribal is all about this, so I'll put 2 pros and 2 cons for each of us to keep it fair: </p><p>Mackie </p><p>Pro: </p><p>1. Had a lot of control throughout the game, being able to keep anyone from being able to go against me </p><p>2. Not willing to sit back and play under the radar, I was a big influence in making sure my alliance was in control and stayed safe.  </p><p>Con: </p><p>1. Had to go against people that felt betrayed by me, and use deception to continue being successful the way I was playing </p><p>2. New player to 703 Survivor, so I knew almost nothing about the format, challenges that might happen, previous seasons, etc. This put me at a disadvantage in some instances to people who had played before or been around to see more than I had.  </p><p>
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Jim </p><p>Pro: </p><p>1. Very good social game. One of the best! </p><p>2. On the right side of the vote almost every vote all season. Had a heavy hand in many of the moves made.  </p><p>
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Con: </p><p>1. His game was less visible, and often did not have the same amount of heavy lifting to do, which has made it harder for the jury to identify with his game. </p><p>2. Harder time relating to certain people mainly with age differences. Caused certain things to be harder for him in the game.  </p><p>
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</p><p>Andrew </p><p>Pro: </p><p>1. Won the most Individual Immunities with 4. </p><p>2. Involved in a strong alliance that had a lot of control, helping him survive when he had votes coming for him.  </p><p>
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Con: </p><p>1. Lost the ability to control his fate early in the game when he swapped. Had to rely on Jim and myself to not turn on him otherwise he didn't have any options. </p><p>2. Had to play for himself, and was not able to protect his allies, even voting out his own #1 ally after I told him to.  </p><p>
What moves do you think it benefited for you game to get a spot at FTC? No claiming other's moves as your own. </p><p>I won't go over the entire season, I will pick 3 moves I feel like made a big impact for me to get to Final Tribal </p><p>
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1.  Building a strong enough loyalty with my allies (Mainly Jim based on what happened at F4) so that I had an insurance policy for Final 4. I could earn my spot there on my own merit to close off my game with a strong performance.  </p><p>
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2. Taking out Aaron when most people wanted to take out Andrew. I explained this one pretty well in a few other responses. </p><p>
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3. Orchestrating the Rob blindside when I was down 6-2 against you guys after the swap on NuFlorencia. I could have wasted my idol or gone home before merge, but I was able to make the best of a bad situation and gain a significant amount of power because of it.  </p><p>
List the pros and cons of each juror's games. This doesn't need to be necessarily long, so free feel to make it short as possible. </p><p>Alex - Pro: A bit older than the average age and brought experience to the table in the game </p><p>Con: New to ORGs, and did not have experience playing.  </p><p>Jack - Pro: Able to make connections feel authentic. Talking to Jack never felt forced. </p><p>Con: Possibly putting most of his eggs in one basket, Jack did not make many errors. Maybe talking game more with favorites might have shifted attention away from him. </p><p>Jay - Pro: One of the people who was able to cross tribal lines to form connections well, he could have used those connections to last for a while.  </p><p>Con: Letting AAA feel like he wasn't with them the round he left, pushing Izzy to be able to justify voting for him.  </p><p>Matthew - Pro: Great at picking up the right reads (Jim being close to Abi, trying to turn it around on me the round he left, etc.) it seemed like Matt had (or has lol) a great intuition </p><p>Con: Sometimes a bit reactionary, where it might be best to take a second to re-evaluate. </p><p>Chieko - Pro: Hard not to like. Easy to talk to, and great at forming connections. When we were voting you out, you had already made great connections with Zee, Jacob, and many others.  </p><p>Con: Tries to downplay challenge ability, drawing more attention to it when you do well. This is something me and Izzy talked about sometimes haha </p><p>Aaron - Pro:  Knows his game, and how to play it to the fullest extent. I think the main pro was his strategic game. </p><p>Con: Had a hard time shedding the perception that was starting to be created that people wanted to go far with him.  </p><p>Jacob - Pro: Fun to talk to, and someone that you quickly come to care about once you form a relationship with. And he will tell you when he feels a certain way, so you are never left wondering.  </p><p>Con: Sometimes did not talk to some people as much, leaving some people to feel allientated.  </p><p>Zee - Pro: Impossible not to root for. Even when you are against Zee, you don't want to be! Someone that I think will always have a chance if they make it far based on who they are.  </p><p>Con: A mixture of a few I have already said, timing being slightly off, and not branching out enough to certain people game wise to shift the flow of the game.  </p><p>Izzy - Pro:  Abi put it best, Izzy has a friend in all of us. Top tier social game. Underrated all-around game. </p><p>Con: Being so invested often leads to emotions being involved in certain decisions or situations. Sometimes this clouded better judgement.  </p><p>Abi - Pro: Ability to play a very strong game without drawing much attention. And similar to Izzy, someone that you just absolutely love. It's hard to make me feel guilt when fighting for my life in a F4 tiebreaker, but she is so likeable that you don't want to go against her.  </p><p>Con: Not as proactive as some others, leaving options more limited as numbers started to dwindle.  </p><p>
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EXTRA QUESTIONS </p><p>Why Chieko, one of the Queens of this season, was robbed? What would you have done differently if she wasn't in a rough spot during the rest of the swap instead of being left out? </p><p>I can answer this quickly! You were robbed this season because of how strong of a threat you were creating yourself to be! If you weren't left out, I think we would have actually worked together for a lot of the game. If Me, You, Izzy, Jim and Rob voted Andrew out like Rob planned, maybe that would have been the 5 instead of AAA and Jim/Me. But I think you Rob and Izzy might have turned against me for being a big threat soon after, especially since Andrew would have been voted out already ! But it's fun to think about what could have happened.  </p><p>At the end of the day though, you were robbed and voted out. But this is for a reason; while you were one of the queens of this season, I wanted to be the king. And I hope that you, and the other jurors feel like I deserve the crown!  </p><p>
Last but not least, impress me with a drawing of myself. If you are unable, free feel to skip this question. </p><p>I tried to take inspiration from your merge Manga. I am very bad at art but I hope this isn't the worst drawing you have ever seen!!! Thank you for all of the questions, and I hope I was able to briefly answer everything for you! </p> <figure class="article-thumb tleft show-info-icon" style="width: 180px"> <figcaption> <p class="caption">Chieko Drawing</p> </figcaption></figure>

<p>Thanks Mackie, and I love that drawing of yours! This is making my decision harder to vote for as a juror, the three of you killed it no matter the final outcome. Follow-up questions incoming soon, make sure to be here. </p>

<p>(Andrew, you still have time for the drawing, free feel to do it on another message if you wish) </p><p>Jim: </p><p>- You mentioned that you made key decisions in your gameplay, could you give me an example and how it did affect for your game? </p><p>
- Do you regret that you weren't more visible regarding to decision making compared to Mackie's? Would you change something about it? </p><p>
- Lastly, an important question. Apart from Mackie, who are the other people you were loyal to? </p><p>Andrew: </p><p>- Having the most individual challenge wins (include Mackie if him winning firemaking counts) is quite impressive. At which point in the game you felt it was more crucial to your game and why? </p><p>
- Aaron, one of your allies, took part in our gameplay. If he didn't gun for you at F8, would you still have worked with him despite being perceived as a goat? </p><p>Mackie: </p><p>- Same question as Andrew regarding your individual immunities, excluding firemaking. At which point in the game you felt you needed it and why? </p><p>
- I appreciate your honesty with me during at the F9, however, I would like to know if you were honest with the other jurors who went in their respective rounds about voting them out or not. </p><p>That's kinda it folks. :) </p>

<p>Same question as Andrew regarding your individual immunities, excluding firemaking. At which point in the game you felt you needed it and why? </p><p>I felt like I was able to prolong the time before I needed immunity until around 8/7. Even then, I had the idols to be able to keep myself safe so the only time I feel like I truly needed it was at F5. I didn't want to make myself out to be a huge challenge threat early in the merge similar to Andrew. For me, the immunity wins were usually more of an insurance policy to be able to play hard knowing I was safe. Where as I feel like for Andrew, he often needed to pull them out since most people would have voted for him otherwise.  </p><p>
I appreciate your honesty with me during at the F9, however, I would like to know if you were honest with the other jurors who went in their respective rounds about voting them out or not. </p><p>I was not always honest, but I felt like I tried to be when I could be. I feel like I could have been more upfront with Matthew, but at the time I knew he was voting me and I didn't want to give any ammo to go against me with. I was dishonest with AAA the round Aaron left, but this was the right move since Andrew had an idol, and they didn't have time to try and turn it around on me. I think this is part of the game though, since I would not be sitting here if I told everyone that I was voting for about it before hand. I think it is really important to be able to stay a few steps ahead, which can't happen if you are always 100% upfront about what you are doing. The further you go in the game, the harder it becomes to be fully honest about your plans. For example, at 7 I had to be very careful. Because if I gave Jacob and Zee a reason to go to Andrew and Abi they could turn it around on me. So I had to be dishonest about my true motives. While I was not always honest, I have been 100% honest about how I feel and what I was thinking during Final Tribal, and I hope that is respectable!  </p>

<p>- Having the most individual challenge wins (include Mackie if him winning firemaking counts) is quite impressive. At which point in the game you felt it was more crucial to your game and why? </p><p>I believe I mentioned this in another response, but the only immunity win that I felt was absolutely necessary was at the Final 6. At that point, if I won that immunity, then I had a guaranteed path for FTC if each tribal went according to plan. This meant ensuring both Abi and I survive, all other idols have been flushed, and I could idol one of them at the Final 5 knowing the threesome were all completely vulnerable. To a lesser extent, my final immunity win basically ensured that I couldn’t lose to Jim in the tiebreaker and gave me more wins than Mackie. </p><p>I don’t think a large portion of my game relied on winning immunities like people believe. Even though I would’ve gotten targeted, I had the connections and a majority to ensure I could survive the tribals where I wasn’t immune. Plus, me winning challenges allowed me to play up to my status as a major threat which kept me in people’s best interests as a meat shield, especially towards Mackie. If anything, those early wins were just extra insurance for me to advance another round and allowed me to breathe easier. </p><p>
- Aaron, one of your allies, took part in our gameplay. If he didn't gun for you at F8, would you still have worked with him despite being perceived as a goat? </p><p>I still don’t know if Aaron gunning for me at the Final 8 was true or not (if yes then thank goodness I kept my idol secret) but I think it would’ve had a slight strain on our connection. Of course, I would still try to rekindle that knowing it would be foolish for him to flip to nuSoacha, putting himself on the bottom. The round Aaron left, he told me he wanted to blindside Mackie in the near future. If he kept the offer open, then I would take him up on it and see if nuSoacha was also willing to do the same. Also, there was still speculation that Aaron had the Soacha idol so I would continue using that to help pin a larger target on Aaron over me if necessary. But I believe it still would’ve been in my best interest to keep Aaron around for as long as possible. </p><p>
Finally, after thinking about it, I decided that it would feel like a cop out if I used my sister’s artwork to win over your vote. I shouldn’t receive that credit, especially since Jim doesn’t have anyone to draw for him either. So I’m gonna accept that I can’t finish your drawing task if I can’t do it legitimately. I could still ask her to draw you, but once this season is finished. </p>