I don’t aim to come of narcissistic in this, so apologies if it does.

I came into this game on Day 1 desperate for redemption from my original season well over a year ago.

Ross and I were the only returnees, so I knew I wanted to work with him. When I wasn’t with him, or others I knew, I start chatting to Labadee members. Quickly there is a growing connection between Justin, Ryan, Will and myself. We establish a 4, and run that tribe until swap, only unfortunately having to turn on one member.

On Day 2 the hidden immunity idol landed in my palms, and the only person who knew was Zendaya. I knew deeper into the game I’d become a greater threat and therefore could not afford to share to ANYONE.

So, come swap, I’m alone from original tribes. Luckily nothing major comes as we never go to tribal!

MERGE. Justin and I are the only original LaBADee’s remaining, we instantly reconnect. I continue bonds with most the cast and build on more.

Initially I did not intend to win so many immunities, but when it happened I had to play my cards based off of the hand I was dealt.

First vote, Zendaya and I discuss how we heard Lorenzo’s name but would rather do Tim. This spread and Tim left.

Next vote, again dictated by Zendaya and I, well ours, neither of us have bonds with Alison. When Alison played the idol, I ALMOST idoled Zendaya, and that was my closest to leaving the game.

Third vote, ROSS and I control for most part. When I hear Jimmy is talking for me, I think with my head. I knew the ‘other side’ - despite me being close with numerous LMAO - would be less likely to save Alison in revote. 5-5 vote. 5-3 revote. My plan worked.

Double tribal night! Logan leaves on other side, that was something we all saw due to numbers, sad nonetheless.  Now, over on the GREEN tribe it kicks off. I need Jimmy gone now. Justin gets on board, JOSH gets behind it which is perfect. Jimmy then informs me he has the idol and wasn’t leaving. I simply responded that I wasn’t leaving either. To an extent a huge move was made by me this round, by NOT playing the idol. All it took was 1 flip and hasta la vista J2 is OUT. I threw all my trust this round, and it worked, though at cost of an extremely close ally in Justin.

Now, final 7. The beginning of my power storm. The merge idol is not rehidden again, so as soon as I win immunity I message Josh, Livingston Lorenzo, Ross and Tris to vote Jimmy. I have nothing but mad respect for Jimmy, but it was get him or he gets me.

Final 6, once again I pull the same card and message everyone to vote Ross. Now Ross questioned why he was perceived as a big threat. I truly take credit for much of that. Whilst he was in some cases a threat, more than most, I believe I oversold his threat levels to the point everyone believed he was this massive threat I made him out to be, and then he left. I DID feel bad, but I had to make the move.

Final 5, so now I feel like Josh is my strongest competition. I didn’t want to vote Josh as we had both saved the other (me at 6, him at 8). Josh said he was taking me to final 2, which I could believe. The reason I ultimately accepted to let him go was because at this point my SOCIALISING skills had secured me a final 2 deal with EVERYONE. I didn’t intend for it, it just fell that everyone was offering it and I obviously could not say no. I saved Livingston with the idol here partially to ensure a threat in Josh left, but also to guarantee Livingston’s loyalty to me to the end should I be looking for it.

Final 4, I was torn. All 3 are good people. Initially I wanted to do Tris due to me knowing his strong jury connections in reality, or in some cases the jurors’ dislike to me over Tris. I inform Lorenzo we should do Livingston as Livingston posed a threat to preventing Lorenzo and I of making final 2, and after I saw Tris hadn’t submit for Casanova, decent chance he hadn’t submit for the slide, either. Then, in a  - sort of shocking - 2-1-1 vote, as opposed to 3-1 or 2-2, Livingston leaves.

Final 3, I secure my SIXTH individual immunity win. Both are expecting me to take them to the end. Ultimately I choose Lorenzo partially because I feel like he and I are in the same boat of angering some jurors, I also feel like I had given Tris a massive in advance heads up, starting from Final 7. I informed Tris that if he kept throwing his vote in minority to not anger the person leaving, he would not be sitting at the end due to connections he was keeping.

Sorry for rambling, I just wanted to explain my game to the best in details.

PLEASE feel free to ask any questions, I’ll gladly answer as soon as I possibly can!

OUTLINES:
- Voted majority EVERY round (even if the person I voted for didn’t leave, I was with the majority DESPITE entering merge as the ultimate minority along with Justin).
- Successfully played my idol at Final 5 to save an ally and eliminate my biggest threat.
- Socially built relationships with as many as I could, attempting to talk personal as well as game.
- Strategically chose how to vote, sometimes voting AGAINST allies knowing we could protect each other, when I didn’t play the idol despite literally being on the edge of departing the game, etc.
- Physically dominated this season, winning six of nine individual immunities to ensure myself of a safety blanket for making moves, a strong reason as to why my idol was not used on me, and not known about until final 5.

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My truth

I don't deserve to win the game.

I mean, i was ghosting the tribal part, but my tribe was always winning challenges, i connected with Tim and Jimmy, i was afriad of Justin, since i dislike him.

Then merge happens

I didn't feel confortable for the most part, my closest ally goes home first, then i had some sort of alliance between Jimmy, Josh, Logan and myself, we knew if we didn't do something, we were going to be sweeped. we got out Zendaya, because he wasn't very present i guess.

Then we were one tribe, and i changed my votes several times because i was playing with both James and Jimmy at that time, somehow, i won't say i changed it, but the vote ties between James and Justin, and i got my target out.

There was little sneaky Lorenzo, kind of playing all the sides. Everyone would come to me, and tell me their opinion, and the way they would go for the end, i swear when i say Tris was the only one who didn't tell me their POV, it means that this was a FACT. I also took pride by telling everyone the truth, except Josh, which his demise was my biggest mistake in this game, Josh, I'm sorry

I know my game wasn't as complete as James, and i know i won't win, but at least i deserve some votes and respect

You can ask me anything

I have a question for you James!

~ It seems like you relied on individual immunity wins to make it through merge and not get voted out, so explain to me: did you need those immunities in order to make it to the next round? Was the only reason you got here due to the physical ineptness of players around you? Or do you believe that you did not need all those immunities, and that they are an extension to your game?

Lorenzo that was a fucking weak ass speech

@Justin I mean, i rather speak facts rather than being delusional, but i agree with Zendaya's question, would James be in the position he is rn if he did not win all those immunities?

How about you focus on your own game and not talk about James’s thx

purplebb4
I have a question for you James!

~ It seems like you relied on individual immunity wins to make it through merge and not get voted out, so explain to me: did you need those immunities in order to make it to the next round? Was the only reason you got here due to the physical ineptness of players around you? Or do you believe that you did not need all those immunities, and that they are an extension to your game?

I know I didn't need all of these immunities. Heck, I don't think he needed any. F3 debatable.

My social game was pulling through to the point that people were not going to target me as I always ensured they believed there was a bigger threat in the game than me.

I know I had my relationships building PARTICULARLY with Livingston, Lorenzo and Tris that none of them were voting me out. In addition to, my growing bond with Josh made me comfortable with him.

At final 7 the certainty that 4 of the other 6 players were not wanting me gone made me realise I was safe.

I fought for the immunities to boost my safety chances from 95% to 100%. This equally ensured my biggest rivals could not achieve immunity either, and the fact of the matter was in many cases had I not won immunity, another threat WOULD have, as coincidentally the people I targeted mid merge (e.g Jimmy, Ross, then Josh) all were people who won immunity at one point in time or another. Me securing immunity kept my field of targets open, giving me greater chance to choose who I wanted to leave, allowing me to strategically weigh up my options to ensure I was making the right move. And I made it to the end with the person I intended to since like final 7, affirmative since about final 4 when I chose Lorenzo over Livingston, so I certainly feel that was successful.

So tldr: I think they were an extension to my game to allow me to develop my strategical game further honestly.

@Justin  i already told you, i don't have a clear game, i just think at some point, the whole world wanted me gone, and i had to work to get here.

Wow guys, congratulations on making it here. I am tryna keep an open mind so please be aware that I WANT good answers so I can cast my vote for you. I have TWO questions for both of you.

1. Please do a JUROR comparison in which you compare each juror to a real US Survivor player and give a reason.
2. It is important to be socially aware in this game, and to me part of social awareness is knowing as more than strategic chess pieces. To test your social awareness, I would like you to take each juror and name at least 1-2 personal facts about them that has nothing to do with strategy for their role in this game's strategy.

I look forward to the answers :)

1. Please do a JUROR comparison in which you compare each juror to a real US Survivor player and give a reason.

Zendaya, Alison, Logan, Justin, Jimmy, Ross, Josh, Livingston, and Tris

Zendaya: I think you're an Ami, had the upper hand in all the merge, but then everything changes, and you're fucked
Alison: This one is easy, i compare her with Parvati, since everyone just wanted her gone due to past games.
Logan: I think Logan could easily be a Colby, everybody likes him, but he always get cut short
Justin: Good ol´bitter Brenda, when he does a good move, his ego rises up, but when someone does it to him, he plays the victim
Jimmy: Tai, since he is filled up with Idols.
Ross: I would say a Michelle from Fiji, since he has the potential, he just got fucked up
Josh: He is a Christy from HHH, since he was a part of a minority, then took control of his game mid-jury, and had good perfomances.
Livingstone: I feel you're a Brett from MvGX, i feel like you were so likeable, but sadly, you people mislabed you as a bigger threat than Tris
Tris: I may not like you, but you were a Woo, i feel like there's many people who like you, but strategically, you lack on it.

2. It is important to be socially aware in this game, and to me part of social awareness is knowing as more than strategic chess pieces. To test your social awareness, I would like you to take each juror and name at least 1-2 personal facts about them that has nothing to do with strategy for their role in this game's strategy.

Justin: I know you like the yankees
Tris: You like animations such as videogames, cartoons, etc
Livingstone: I really didn't know you before, but you seem to like action movies with superheroes
Alison: You LOVE reality competition shows
Josh: I can tell you like sports, also you're from FL, so do I.
Jimmy: You're part of an immigrant family, which so do I.
Logan: Don't know you that well, but i think you like to follow celebs life
Zendaya: You like pop culture and stan queens

Question for James:
How did you become aware I wanted to change the vote from Tris to you?

Question for Lorenzo:
Was it your intention to go to the end with James?

No, it juset happened, my plan was to go with Livingstone, but then i said why not vote him?. But James was not my first option to come here

noobsmoke13
Wow guys, congratulations on making it here. I am tryna keep an open mind so please be aware that I WANT good answers so I can cast my vote for you. I have TWO questions for both of you.

1. Please do a JUROR comparison in which you compare each juror to a real US Survivor player and give a reason.
Zendaya - Tina Wesson. Zendaya is 500% EVERYTHING Tina, just not a winner. Zendaya is a strong female player, who without being idoled out would have gone deep into the game.
Alison - Laura from Samoa, she was in a decent spot with allies, landed ina . 5-5 vote then left 5-3 in the revote. Truly robbed queen as she was winning this season!
Logan - Possibly Michael from Ghost Island. A double vote played, he couldn't help but be in minority, I was v sad when he left.
Justin - Jenna from Ghost Island. A 3-1-1 vote, an idol play (granted played on different numbers). But Justin got tribe fucked in one day tribes, leading to his unfortunate departure. Also Jenna was a fave of mine ngl, as is Justin!
(also sorry for both double tribal victims being compared to the Ghost Island double tribal victims, but it was sorta fitting!)
Jimmy - Malcolm or Reynold from Caramoan. A strong challenge player, but was in minority and that is what took him out of the game when he left.
Ross - I guess Victoria from EoE. Had an amazingly strong social game throughout, was literally taken out for his social game and being a threat due to strong relationships with the jurors.
Josh - Oh it has to be Baylor from SJDS. A 3*-2 vote where the idol was played by someone for someone else. An extremely likeable person, had a good shot at winning the whole game, frontrunner.
Livingston - I will say queen Kara Kay from DvG. You went so so deep into the game without receiving votes, final player to do so, just as she never received a vote. A very likeable person, and had either made the end they would be a very strong candidate for the deserved win.
Tris - Sorta Mike from HvHvH , he was in the minority most the game despite being good with the majority, like he chose to vote minority, I suppose that Mike didn't as such, but like good relationships with the jury too, and decent odds of winning if either of them made the end.

2. It is important to be socially aware in this game, and to me part of social awareness is knowing as more than strategic chess pieces. To test your social awareness, I would like you to take each juror and name at least 1-2 personal facts about them that has nothing to do with strategy for their role in this game's strategy.

I mean I know that I know some like quite personal things about people, which I don't know if they'd be okay with me sharing, but I will give broader facts they should be okay with!

Also this made me realise how massively I gamebotted this game whoops

Zendaya - Obsessed with Tina Wesson, from Connecticut, likes Raini Rodriguez, snaps in Roblox TAR - particularly like Manila, also storms the Johannesburg road block, and the drums Tokyo detour, but needs to be carried in Beijing.

Alison - I'm not gonna lie, I didn't talk to Alison. We weren't on the same tribe until merge, and I despise playing a 'fake' game and when I knew my agenda was for Alison to leave early merge, I wasn't going to message her to be fake when I knew I was voting her off round 2.

Logan - 21 years of age, American, honestly we haven't spoken much non-game this time around unfortunately :(

Justin - Errr well rando fact he was chilling with mates on 11th July ! a 19 year old Student, residing in Indiana!

Jimmy - Works in a hospital, has spent 5 weekends in a row doing housework! His phone seemingly spends a lot of time on low percentage !!!

Ross - Lives in India, a student.

Josh - a 20 year old, mates with Tim irl, he works, enjoys sports and poker.

Livingston - King gave blood a few days ago! frequently has plans. From South Carolina.

Tris - an avid group gamer, enjoys like animated games e.g Zelda.

Jacadeux
Question for James:
How did you become aware I wanted to change the vote from Tris to you?

Ross informed me that you were considering changing the vote from Tris to myself / Justin / Livingston.