Alright I'm ready for my statement.

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First off, I’d like to thank Brett and Lex for all the hard work they have put into this season. For years I’ve heard how amazing, organized and fun Sausage Island was for everyone that played. After being a part of this season, I can say that it is without a doubt due to the professionalism, creativity and dedication of it’s two fantastic hosts. THANKS A BUNCH!

I’d also like to thank everyone in the game for being a part of this whole experience. Whether you worked with me, barely talked to me, hated my guts or became a dear friend, you all played a part in why I am sitting here. I would not be here without you all. Thank you.

This game has been a roller coaster. It was hands down one of the most erratic, spontaneous, bipolar games I've ever been a part of and I can’t help but laugh at the correlation of this season to the style of my own gameplay. There were times where I felt like I was running around like a chicken *rip* with his head cut off, doing whatever he could and saying whatever he needed to in order to survive. I feel like I spent half of this game with one foot in the coffin, thinking that it was only a matter of time before someone was able to pull the trigger on me. I’ve had my highs and my lows in this game for sure. I've gone from goofy to deceptive, cocky to humbled, and paranoid to super paranoid. At the end of the day though, I never gave up when things didn't go my way and I rode this game to the end the best way I could.

So lets just cut the shit. I know I got some splainin to do. I think I was hands down the shadiest snake in this game. My strategy was to create relationships with people, use them as needed, and then cut them when the time came. I wanted to develop many connections so I would have room to make moves when I wanted to or needed to in order to get myself further. It was my goal to surround myself with people that I felt I could trust and people I felt would potentially be targeted over me. I never wanted to fully lock myself, I wanted to be able to flip and make moves when the opportunity presented itself. I believe that it was the core relationships I made in this game (Liz, Woo, Hope, Rachel) as well as my challenge wins that kept me alive and gave me the momentum I needed to survive.

Out of the three you see before you, I feel that I played the best game. I believe that I was the biggest target and the most polarizing player *for good and bad reasons tbh*, therefore I had the hardest path to get here. From final 7 to final 3, I received votes in every TC I wasn’t immune. I was someone that people were trying to take out until the very end. Multiple times I felt like I was a dead man walking (especially after the Kenny and Hope boots), so I fought hard round after round to create safety and solidify myself into a good position with the remaining players in the game. It was important to me that people saw me as someone they could use and want to keep in the game. Even when I was duped, I wanted people to know that I understood why they made the moves they did. I don't think I ever really got into it with someone or flipped out when people did what was better for them at the time. It was crucial to leave as many avenues unbroken so that if needed, I could have a working relationship with multiple people. I think I took advantage of that when I decided to work with Natalie and Rita to take out Hunter, someone that I felt had many strong connections in the game.

I believe I was the player who took the most risks. An example of that was giving my idol to Kenny. I was never afraid to make a big move and if it worked out, GREAT! If not, I bounced back and utilized my challenge wins and relationships to reintegrate myself back into the game. I believe the moves that I made from the early to mid merge played a big role in shaping the end game. I was not in control every round (I don't think anyone really was tbh) but I did my best to put myself in a position where I had some leverage and could make it to the end with the people I felt I could beat.

One of my biggest moves was the idol play. I didn’t like the way the votes were going down because everything felt out of the blue and I didn’t know if that was because I was in the loop, out of the loop, or even remotely close to the loop at all. When it became clear that the vote was going on Kenny, someone that I knew had my back and was a number for me, I decided that I was going to use my idol to pull off a big move. My philosophy on the idol was that I wanted to use it to shake up the game. I didn’t want to just sit on my idol, hope I sniffed out when I was going home, played it, and more than likely go home next round. I wanted to use it to protect someone I knew was on my side, cause some waves in people's plans, and take out someone I perceived to be a huge social threat.

Even though I wanted to play very cut throat, I do regret the way I’ve treated some of you in this game. I’m sure that it’ll come up later but I still feel the need to mention this now. Natalie, I’m so sorry for the round you left. You were not my choice to leave. Since Rachel was safe, she was the swing vote for Woo/Liz/I that round. I’m not sure why she felt that it was in her best interest to target you, especially after she told me you wanted to go to the end with her. I felt like you leaving was limiting options for her but I wasn’t in a position where I could push hard for someone else to go. I just couldn’t go with your leap of faith plan to vote Woo when I had no idea what Rita and Nick were going to do. I had to go with the vote I knew was concrete and was going to protect the people that I felt 100% were not going to turn on me. That doesn't excuse the fact that I should have been more open with you about what was going on. The fragility of the vote made me very hesitant to do so. I hated it, but at the time I felt it was necessary. I really hope you can forgive me.

I also wanted to apologize to Jenna for the way this game unfolded between us. You and Rita did offer me an olive branch when you didn't have to, and I turned it down. I went with the side that I felt was better for me strategically, but it doesn’t excuse me for being such a dick to you in the game and the round you left. You deserved better than that. After all of this is done, I definitely owe you like 100 McSpaghettis.

I know there are others that I did wrong in this game and I am ready to take responsibility for my actions. My jury management is like that episode of Spongebob where he has to paint Mr. Krabs living room. Spoiler alert, it goes to shit. I enjoyed getting to know everyone in this game, but at the end of the day I came here to play to the best of my abilities. If it was time to make a move and cut someone, I was ready to do it without hesitation. Every move I made was from a strategic stand point, never personal or emotional. I’ve fought so hard to be here. I gave my all in every challenge I competed in and pushed myself to secure my safety. From individual/dragon challenges, 26 hours posting, barely escaping a tie breaker, or just having to convince someone that keeping me in the game was not just good for me, but good for them; I've clawed my way to this FTC and the right to fight for your vote.

I look forward to everyone’s questions and I hope that at the end of the day we can all walk away from this knowing that it was a game. Regardless of the outcome, Sausage Island was such a thrill ride for me and even with the constant ups and downs, I had a blast. Thank you and I look forward to answering your questions.