Board Thread:Season 35 - Sri Lanka/@comment-4975295-20160918040527/@comment-29019827-20160918050631

My question is.....what really was the point of doing that? You already knew I was leaving, and we had had a pretty good relationship before that so why would you want to end things on that note?

That tribal was particularly interesting because at the time of our conversation, I still hadn't voted yet. So I'd like to take the time to explain that final seven tribal more clearly. While I was pretty certain I could sweep the rest of the challenges, I still really wanted to hold onto the idol in order to provide a safety net for the following two immunity challenges, that being said- I elected to play the idol.

While I was laying low for the first half of the voting period in order to let Allison campaign on the other side, I spent all day mulling over the decision of whether or not to reveal my idol and to use it. At the time, I knew that one of Michael or Allison was almost sure to leave- and that if one of them left, the other was almost certain to leave the following tribal, leaving me in a position where I wouldn't be able to have a say in who left until the rest of the game. So I made the decision to reveal my idol to Allison and Michael and told Michael to strongly hint at having an idol in order to rattle the other side. I wanted the other side to be shaken up, so it would be much more easier for me to collect information and be able to come to a better informed conclusion on which player to idol.

Shortly after Michael started hinting at the idol publicly, I spoke to you. As mentioned in my jury speech, I really did a ton of research on the rules and how the survivor org was conducted and came across a particularly interesting rule: So, I brought this up to you in the hopes of getting some additional information on who y'all were voting. and allison and Michael voted you That ok Not only did I want to be more sure about my idol decision, I also wanted more time, and I preferred for you to stay out of everybody on the other side. I wanted you to stay because you were the only person open enough to still talk game to me, and I wanted to keep my options open for future tribal councils.
 * 1) If the contestant who won individual immunity wishes to give their immunity to another contestant, they must notify the hosts at least 6 hours before the vote is due. Once the announcement is made that individual immunity is being given to another contestant, the voting will restart and all contestants must cast another vote even if they already casted a vote before the announcement was made. Failure to do so will result in a self vote. In this situation, depending on when the announcement is made, there may be a deadline extension.
 * Cosmo StylinSo, I'm the last vote
 * 9/6, 11:49pm Andy CookOmg exciting
 * 9/6, 11:49pm Cosmo StylinI can give you a revote
 * 9/6, 11:50pm Andy CookIf I go I've one to terms with it
 * 9/6, 11:50pm Cosmo Stylinall I need to do is give my necklace to someone else

Unfortunately, your lips were sealed at that time, so I stayed up mulling over every line of text said in the tribe chat and each line said to Allison and Michael in private to try to come to a better decision on who to play the idol on. While I was about 95% sure that playing the idol on Michael was the right decision, at the end of the day this was Survivor, and I truly had and have a ton of respect for each player on a game level. So, I found it incredibly disconcerting that each and every single one of you was so open about voting Michael out to Michael face. This was especially problematic, because Conor knew about my idol and yet still chose to tell me and Michael that he was voting Michael out. So I held my vote and decision until the very end, because I wanted to be 100% certain that I was playing my idol on the right person. With desperation building, I tried a last ditch effort to coax some information out of you, but unfortunately this was to no avail, so I finally cast my vote for you and played my idol on Michael.

This uncertainty is especially clear in the message I left with the hosts when I played my idol. Again, I wish someone else left- which is why I was hoping you would be receptive to talking when I first approached you during that tribal. If we had a good dialogue then, I would've passed my necklace to somebody else, used my idol and voted someone else other than you. But the timing of the situation (less than 6 from the deadline) made it not possible in the morning. I still think we have a pretty good relationship, but I do agree it was unfortunate how it ended- but I hope you can understand why I did what I did at that junction in time. Also, I appreciate your kind words, thanks again for being receptive. –Jason
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