Hello jury, firstly I want to say that this game although long has been such a battle for me and that I played this game to win from start to finish and I will openly say I could not have done it without many of you. I started this game by making an alliance of me, jasoi, and nahuel. These people would be my go to allies, and I shared everything with them. My game was about instilling loyalty, trust, and trying to create a rock solid alliance that would not crack. We lost alot, and I participated in all our challenges.
Once Utara was dissolved into our tribe, I went to each member looking for cracks and looking to find a way to build a united tribe and alliance. I noticed from the beginning that the Tue Tue tribe was strong, solid, and loyal to eachother. The fact they formed their tribe so quickly, I knew they were a force to be reckoned with, and they were.
I quickly connected with each member, specifically Emmett and Vincent. Emmett was close to Malachi and Vincent wanted Malachi gone. Me, Nahuel, and Jasoi decided to go with Emmett and Malachi to create a 5 rather than have 4 with 1 on the outs, because we needed every number we can get for the merge.
Once the merge occurred I knew I was going to be public enemy number 1. I had participated in every single challenge, and I looked like I was the ringleader. I didn't want to be, but perception was reality. At the auction, I knew I had to wait for immunity or a really good advantage. Getting the extra vote was crucial. At the first merge vote, me, Emmett, Nahuel were on a call and we discussed how we can get the upper hand. I let my allies use my name and drag it through the mud telling Gabe that I was gunning for him and to make me look as bad as possible. I was willing to soak up all the votes and get the target and make them think it was Gabe in case of an idol being played. Gabe used his idol, and a nullifer was used against me, and we targeted Annette. Sorry Annette it was truly nothing personal.
At the next vote, I had to keep my alliance in check because anyone could easily flip. The reason I believe my alliance was solid was due to the strong bonds I forged. Me, Nahuel, and Jasoi formed strong bonds from the difficulties faced early, me and Emmett would constantly bounce ideas off of eachother, he was a great ally to discuss how to move forward. Getting out Zac was the next big challenge. He was a super strong player and I knew that he would take a go at me every chance he could get if I let him stay in the game. We strategized and used a bait and switch strategy again and told Tue Tue we were going for Luther, and got Zac to waste his idol and send him home that round. Luther then had to leave the game and I am sorry for those circumstances, no one likes to have to go out that way, hope all is well.
The Nahuel vote was the most challenging vote for me. Emmett was targeting Nahuel, and I wanted to continue picking off the Tue Tue members but Gabe had immunity and i thought Nahuel had double crossed me due to sharing things we said. I was wrong, and this is my biggest regret in the game. I have grown to love Nahuel and he is not only an incredible ally and friend, and I hope to build a great friendship out of the game with you man, you have nothing to apologize to me for. Much respect.
Gabe vote. Gabe, I actually did not come in with any hatred towards you or animosity, I knew you are a strong player and had we met up on day 1, I would have liked to play the game with you. But the fact that we were on two different sides of the game, there was no way I could have worked with you. When everyone was telling you that I was gunning for you, that was pure strategy to make you and your tribe think that so we can vote a different direction.
Emmett, I know I did you really dirty turning my back on you, I may be wrong but I think you would've done the same thing, and I wouldn't blame you for it. I really wanted to win this, and felt I could and I wouldn't have gotten to this point without you, but this is a game and there can only be one winner, and you were too big a threat.
Malachi, you drove me nuts in the endgame, but I respect your stance on how you wanted to leave the game.
Nathan, you gave me a run for my money in the end, and you almost got there, and it was either you or me in that last challenge.
Overall, my game was all about keeping people close to me, and turning it up when I needed to. I won 3 straight immunities to get here, I was the perceived biggest threat for basically the entire merge and am still standing here, and I believe I was a driving force this entire game. I know alot of you I had little to no relationship with, but I was not going to be fake with you and I knew you guys wanted me gone and I needed to keep my alliance moving forward constantly. I hope you guys can respect my game, and I hope to answer any questions. Thank you