Board Thread:Season 28 - Generations/@comment-24215409-20151008235823

I’d like to start out by thanking all of you for making this the most exciting and challenging season that I have played. Although it was stressful at most times, I genuinely had a great time playing this game.

I came into this game with one goal in mind: to win. My main strategy was to form genuine relationships with as many people as possible in order to allow me to combine my social and strategic games to further advance myself in the game. Early on, I was able to closely bond with my original tribe mates and make strong allies that helped get me to this point. Luckily, our tribe had a lot of success in challenges which gave me time to form those bonds with my tribe mates and for Jessy and I to find the idol together. When we swapped, I quickly formed relationships with my new tribe mates which was a good thing considering we didn’t have much luck in the challenges. When the joint tribal twist was announced, I knew I had to use it to my advantage and take the opportunity to eliminate some of the biggest threats, like Tom, from the game.

Once merge started, despite constantly being targeted, I attempted to balance being in the middle and tried to make moves that would benefit me in the long run rather than just voting in a way that would give me instant gratification. I played my butt off to ensure that at the end of the game, I would be sitting here at Final Tribal Council. I quickly formed a close alliance and friendship with Ricky and we instantly made a final three deal with Yap, which was pivotal to my success in the game. I was able to adapt to any situation and change the game up when I needed to protect myself. I pulled people in to keep me safe by convincing them it was in their best interest to vote with me. I formed a connection with as many people as possible so that if they ever needed a number on their side, they would hopefully come to me before anyone else. It’s always easier to trust someone that you’re friends with, and I tried to be a friend to as many people as possible so I could be seen as a potential ally. This was proven to be effective seeing as there were players that approached me when I was being targeted and helped me stay even though we were not always aligned. When there were people who wanted to take me out, I was always one step ahead and managed to make the first move to take them out before they could make a move against me. My strong social connections allowed me to have a little more insight as to what everyone was thinking and it clearly paid off or else I would not be sitting here. I worked my ass of in challenges, whether tribal or individual, and despite having an idol for most of the game, I never needed it to save myself since I was always able to avoid the vote due to my strategy.

I truly believe that I am worthy of the title of Sole Survivor. I feel that I have successfully been able to outwit, outplay and outlast by playing a strong physical, strategic and social game. I knew what I needed to do to win, I knew how to do it and most importantly, I knew who do it with. I never relied on immunity or on my idol to save myself, I used both my strategic and social games to get myself out of any situation. In every aspect of this game I have given everything I have to get to this point. I hope that you can recognize all the hard work and dedication that I have put into this game in order to earn my spot in the final three. I look forward to all of your questions and thank you guys for making this an awesome season. 