Jenn's Jury Question
Hello you three congratulations for making the Final 3! Now it's time for my Jury thing.
Tom W.
As usual you kinda backstabbed one of the alliances you've made. I say as usual because I saw you in other game that you did it.Also I say one of the alliances because Dave told me that you wanted me,Dave,Dolly and you in the Final 4. Well two out of the four were there. I also know you wanted Dolly because you thought she'd be easy to beat at the Final Tribal Council.You also have won a lot of immunity challanges but I don't care if you did or not because I'm not basing my vote on challanges. it's dumb.Now explain me exactly what you did from the moment when the tribes were divided to now. Every single move,every single thing that you told to someone.. Everything. Explain me the way you made it to here the Final 3.
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Hey Jenn it is nice to talk to you
First of all I want to point out something. Here let me get a definition of an alliance.
ALLIANCE:an agreement between two or more parties, made in order to advance common goals and to secure common interests.
I don't know if I'm blind but does it say anywhere in that definition that an alliance is a 100 percent bond? No- alliances are made to be broken. In the business world today companies break alliances all the time to get farther into the game. So to say that backstabbing is out of the survivor game is not fair to say. Also if you notice when you look at the rules of Survivor it never says that people in an alliance together must work together until the end. I broke alliances knowing that by breaking them I would get farther in the game. I always took every move looking at least 2 weeks farther in the game.
Also to tell me that winning challenges is not an important part of the game is ridiculous. First of all you have to win challenges to keep your self from being voted out in the game pre merge. Second you need to win challenges to differentiate yourself from others. The three points of survivor are to
OUTWIT OUTPLAY OUTLAST I did all of these things in the game I played. I came into this game wanting to play the game as realistically as possible. I was on time for all of the individual immunity challenges at the end of the game and I kept myself as a leader while being in the Pre merge.
OUTWIT I was able to constantly be smart in this game. I made strategic moves which I will talk about in this game that got me farther. I also made sure that I was friends with everyone in the game. I also had the HII and was able to use that as a Strategy to get to the final 3. I also did not receive a single vote throughout the whole game. Clearly my strategy worked and worked very well for me to get to where I am today.
OUTPLAY I think this is very specific to the challenges I won all but 2 individual immunity challenges and I consistently was a leader in the premerge challenges. So to not base your vote at all on challenges is not smart it is just out of complete hatred to me.
OUTPLAY Ultimately the combination of my game and strategy have brought me to where I am today. I am in the Final 3 without a single vote and I Outplayed 15 other survivors. But let me tell you it was not easy at all. You all put up a great fight and it was a lot of fun to play with all of you.
Now onto each week in the game
PREGAMEBefore the game started I did a little chit chat with who I could. I came into this game with the intention to play it as an actual survivor game so I approached all of my conversations that way throughout the game. Tom and I had some Chit chat and we agreed to look out for each other in the game. I didn't make much of the comment at the time knowing that there was a great possibility that we would get split up and that he could possibly get voted off.
DURGA WEEK 1 I believe that you either make or break your chances of winning a reality tv show in the very first week. This definently was the case with Durga. I was very lucky to end up on the best tribe in the game. It was filled with loyal people and great friends. Without Durga there is no way that I would be sitting where I am today. From the start I began to contact Dave. I knew that Dave was getting a target on his back form his cocky attitude (which I thought was funny) so I started striking up an alliance with him. I could quickly tell that he was very smart and that this alliance was going to be great. I knew that if for some reason that the other 4 had already made an alliance together and that if we had to go to TC and a 4-2 vote happened that I would be safe that week because of the target that Dave had made very early in the game. I used Dave's Target has a shield for the first week. Following this Dave and I talked how it was essential that if we were going to survive that we needed to pull in 2 more people to make a super majority in the tribe. I suggested Jamie because she was my Showmance early in the pregame and we were also allowed to pull Dolly in as well. I felt safe but I then proceeded to make friends with all of my other tribe mates. I was glad to meet ken, he seemed quiet but strong. Then Candice came to me wanting to make an alliance. I agreed to this. I knew that if our tribe sucked at the Immunity Challenges that and we had to go to two back to back TC's that I would be able to jump ship and pull (most likely) Dave a long with me to create a 3-1 vote. This was to guarantee that I had the numbers at every TC before the merge if it came down to it. This first week I was quickly able to tell that Jamie was not as dumb as she was playing and that Candice was a very smart player. I knew that Candice and I were going to get a long great and couldn't wait for the possibility to jump ship with her when we got to merge and shake the game up a little bit. The first immunity challenge was called off because of Chirs's cheating. I don;'t think it would have really mattered because I think that Durga would have dominated in the challenge anyway. We communicated amazingly and everyone was active and doing great.
WEEK 2 DURGAWeek 2 was more of the same. I was able to strengthen my relationship with Candice more and ensure that the "4 Some" was going strong. The immunity challenge was the one where we had to catch balls. Durga did amazing and it showed that we were a tribe to be beaten with the number of catches we did. This week I believed that I had the numbers in the game so I started to come out of my shell and tried my best to begin the tribe to victories. I belived I began to show this In Durga with this challenge. I knew that Dave was already looked at as a leader so I wanted to try my best to be as much of leader as Dave as possible. I truly believed that we were the Koror tribe in this game. After winning the IC we got our clue for the HII. I found the HII after one clue. I knew that I could use the HII as a instrument for strategy especially with the plans of wanting to jump ship and keep Candice tight at the merge.
DURGA WEEK 3 Again I just continued to be friendly to everyone. All of the relationships that I made in this game were real. I loved getting to know people and I loved just talking to people. Just because I strategically voted some individuals out does not mean that I did not become friends with them and have a great time with them. It is essential to separate the game from fun. Again I came into this game to play the GAME. I didn't come into this game for a social life. If I wanted to do that I think I would have tried something like "Online Bachelor' or some online dating site. I did make friendships a long the way and I tried to do it with everyone but I always put the game before friendships. I hope you will also do that with your vote today (that is to all of the Jurors). This week we had the memoirs of all of the seasons. If this challenge had truly taken place Durga would have won that as well. At this point in the game I started to put out the idea of an all Durga alliance at the merge. I didn't know of any tribal shuffles coming up but I did know that we were doing amazing as a tribe. By beginning to put this idea into the tribe mates minds I ensured the creation of an All Durga alliance. Again I was always looking into the future and not at the present. I didn't mind that the HII clue came back to us. I had the HII and that is all that mattered to me. At this time I kept myself away from any talk of the HII. By keeping myself away from the HII talk I was able to keep anyone (as far as I could tell) from thinking that I had the HII.
SHIVA WEEK 4 WOW! I was so happy and so glad to get picked by Big Tom as the first person in our tribe. I was stoked and I knew that I could trust him for the rest of the game with no doubt at all. I definently wanted to possibly work something with Candice and him in the Future. I chose Danni because she was very active in the game and was clearly a lot of fun. I wanted to ensure that we had an active tribe going into all of the challenges. When Danni picked Candice I was even more happy. This seemed like the best Tribal Pick 'em EVER! When Candice and I were on Shiva together I knew that my feelings towards Candice weren't false. I believed we got really tight in the following two weeks and I was truly looking forward to working that with her. Candice picking Becky was a good, she was very active and I knew that she would definently help out in all of the challenges. When Becky picked Ibe though I was a little sad. I knew that Ibe had been pretty inactive lately and I didn't want an inactive tribe. Then having Dolly put on my tribe was the cherry on top of the ice cream (until she magically turned inactive) I had planned on having Big Tom and the three original Durga tribes mates voting together at any TC. This would ensure the inevitable Durga alliance at the merge and it would keep me in power. I still had the HII in my back pocket but I did not tell this to anyone. I wanted only to reveal that I had it when I 100 percent knew when I was going to flop.
The challenge that week was the posting challenge. I stayed up long hours and missed sleep and did everything I could to make sure that we as a tribe would not be going to TC. I had not gone yet and did not want to go. I showed my true heart and character that week by being the highest poster out of all of the survivors. I did not mind at all accepting the target that would be placed on my back. At this time I liked it knowing that I had the HII. This again to me was another moment where I tried showing the leadership role in the tribe based off my performance.
SHIVA WEEK 5 I didn't like this week at all. This week really pist me off. Dolly had become incredibly inactive and I was hoping that she would come back to so I wouldn't have to be forced to vote off one of my own tribemates. I continued talking to everyone on the tribe. I made friendships with all and made sure to be nice to everyone. I truly loved everyone on that Shiva tribe and I'm glad that I talked to all of you. This all lead to my strategy of being friends with everyone in the game and not getting a vote. The challenge also upset me. Ibe came in just the perfect amount of time and we tied with the other tribe forcing us to go to a Tribal Counil. I was mad that I had to go especially because of all the work I did prior to the challenge. Seeing the treemail as morse code I got a website that translated morse code. Eventually thought it seemed my strategy worked. I did not receive a single vote and was forced to vote out Dolly because of her inactiveness. I voted Dolly that week.
INDRA WEEK 6 I was very happy to get back on the same tribe with Dave. I also sent PM's to all of the new tribemates that I had. It was very nice to get to know all of these new people and I continued my strategy of becoming friends with everyone. I was glad to get the update from Dave that he agreed that Durga had to make an all Durga alliance at any merge. It was nice to see that the only Durga voted out by that point was Dolly. I didn't care about the Reward at all until I found out that there were 2 hidden prizes. One of the prizes (an HII Fiji style) and a bring back into the game were pretty neat. I guess one was REALLY neat to you Jenn because it brought you back into the game. I didn't know who had these prizes until it was either to late or it was used. With Ibe being incredibly inactive I knew that we were going to have to go to TC again. I started the talk before the IC about an Ibe vote and everyone seemed to be in favor of it. I thought we could win this Challenge but the Girls tribe was much more active. I got my question in first (because I knew the importance of challenges and wanted to start getting ready for the Individual immunities). But unfortunately not enough of the tribe could get theres in before there competitors. Going to TC was easy because everyone knew that Ibe should go. I voted Ibe that week.
INDRA WEEK 8 This week was a lot better than the week before. We had become an active tribe by voting out Ibe and we were rolling. I began to talk to everyone and really pushed the friendships with everyone as much as I could. This is especially true with Ken. I loved getting to talk to Ken about Australia and New Zealand. That was a lot of fun. I think this was the week that Ken and I grew the strongest. I knew then to as well that if I could I want want Kent to be there with me when I wanted to jump to the other side with Candice. This entire time though I did not know that Candice was becoming part of what was being known as the "Mean Girls". I found out at the merge but it was to late to do anything. Her name had become attached to Danni and Becky and they seemed like a tight threesome. Winning the reward challenge was great. I'm not big on Flash Games but I did my best until I believe I got the highest score on the hardest difficulty (I found out that the harder difficulty gave you more points). I didn't really care again about winning clues at all but it was nice to win. It was then posted in our camp that week that the HII had been found. Again I kept my self as distant as I could from the HII to not make myself look like I was trying to cover up that I may have had the HII. The immunity was interesting. This is when the outcasts came back. I had a feeling that there would be some outcasts twist but I didn't really care. I actually was not supposed to be in the challenge but I was forced to because Dave couldn't do it. I loved getting the opportunity to do the puzzles. I was very glad that we were able to work strong together as a team. I believe that Big Tom had a lot to do with that win with how he helped guide and direct us to that win. This reinforced my love for Big Tom and I knew he was still 100 percent loyal. It was a shame that Jenn was inactive at the time because I know that the outcast would not have come back had she done the challenge. It is very likely that Jenn's computer crashed and that happens to all of us so I don't hold anything against her (you). I knew that Jenn would be voted out but I didn't know who would be voted back in. Dave and I talked and were optimistic that it would Be Dolly .She was clearly revived and was much more active than she had ever been in the past. Dave and I both knew though that we could use this moment as a time when we could capture her and use her as a pawn vote. We knew that she didn't have a place to go and that she wanted to be safe. We also knew that if we went into the a Final 3 voting scenario that no one would vote for her because she had already been voted out. We agreed to both point that out in the final TC had we been there with her.