Board Thread:Season 14 - Madagascar/@comment-24215409-20140502011253

I'd like to start off by thanking everyone for making this a crazy yet fun experience! Thanks to everyone I've played with and thanks to the mods for taking the time to organize this for us and for casting me! I'll try to keep this as short as possible but I feel like not a lot of people understood my game and I have a lot to clarify so bear with me here.

Coming into this game, I had one goal; to win. My strategy was to lay low and not put a target on my back until I needed to make bold moves. I think that I am very self-aware and I used that to my advantage. I am a shy person and extremely competitive; a combination that I felt worked very well for me in this game. I knew that there were people here with big egos, especially with the favorites, and I was careful not to overstep them. Once we were put into our "real" tribes, I knew it was in my best interest to lay low. I knew that if I tried to pull anything with anyone I would immediately become a target. I allowed people to come to me. I stayed quiet and reserved in order to make sure no one would see me as a social and/or strategic threat. I had people coming to me with information and I withheld any information I received from everyone else. I wanted to know everything and no one else needed to know how much I knew.

The entire game I have been fending for myself. I never had immunity to hide behind and I never had an idol to protect myself. From day 1, I have been looking out for myself and I was trying to keep myself alive. The only time I didn't have to worry was when Betsiboka was immune, otherwise I was vulnerable at every tribal council. I have defied the odds to be here. Against what anyone would have believed when this game started, I am both the last fan and female left in this game. I do believe that I am deserving of the title of sole Survivor and I hope that you can recognize how hard I have worked to earn my spot in the final 3. I realize that a lot of you feel like I haven't done much to deserve my spot, but that was part of my strategy. I didn't want anyone to recognize me as a threat. I understand how I am perceived by people and I worked with that. I let people believe that they were stringing me along, I let people believe that I felt vulnerable, I let people believe that I was weak and I let people believe I didn't have a strategy. But perception is not always reality and I hope that you guys take this opportunity to recognize the hard work and dedication I put into this game. If you have any questions about my game I would be more than happy to answer so ask away! Thanks for taking the time to read this!  