Hey Kelly, thanks for the question.

When the first alliance was formed I had the plan to roll with that as long as I could. I knew that there were plenty of people that would have targets on their back going forward, and I knew I wasn't going to be one of those people. At the beginning of the merge I started talking to Hayden. Me and him clicked on Hearthstone and he's definitely someone I wanted to work with going forward after some of the other Dadès were eliminated. When we were discussing who we wanted to target I couldn't reply in time and when the plan was set in motion I was in a bad position. If I fight hard for hayden it looks really suspicious and just puts a bigger target on my back. That plan got shut down fast after Hayden was voted off.

I always wanted to make sure my vote was important. If people needed my vote going forward they couldn't boot me. The double sausage links definitely messed some things up. I wanted the possibility of working with marissa in the future to take out some pairs going forward. When it came to the 5 of us we were all in an "anybody but me" mentality. It sucked that it was how the vote broke down.

The Bill vote was really where my plans were messed up. My goal was to eliminate the rest of Dadès and have me and bill be important swing votes. After that vote it was pretty clear where the sides were. I knew that there was a deal made with Dadès and I wasn't a part of it. I knew I couldn't panic and I had to take round by round at that point. I had to take a page from sandra's book. "anybody but me".

I knew that going forward both jr/betsy and you/ken would need my vote in the future. I didn't want the tables turned on me. I knew I had to lay low and build trust with people. Hell, I even tried feeling charlie out to see where his head was out, I mentioned that his was a game of pairs and he immediately reported to you. So it was pretty clearly he didn't want to do anything (I believe this was after the jtia vote).

I feel like one of my moves that went unnoticed is my play with the idol clue. When I bought it at the auction I had the intention of making sure a Dadès didn't get it. When I opened it up all it said was that it wasn't hidden in the plants. Now by itself this was pretty useless. I knew I had to use this politically. I gave the clue to both betsy and ken in order to build trust. I don't know if that helped Betsy find the idol or not but without that idol I wouldn't be sitting her right now. It helped make room for me to make a move going forward since there were two equally balanced sides in your alliance (you/ken & jonathan/charlie).

My goal at the time was simple. I knew that there was only one path I had to a potential victory. If I'm going to the end with you/ken I don't think I can beat either of you. I knew that I was going to have to win a key immunity in order to make it to the finals. Many people deduced that it was going to be a F3 and that was my opportunity. I knew I could vote with charlie/jonathan at 5 and then going into 4 I had to win that immunity. There was also the possibility if I didn't win that I could present you/charlie as bigger threats than me.

In Survivor I always think there's an out, and I had to play to my outs. I believe that Survivor is not a game about voting people out, but a game about not being voted out. Which is exactly what I did. I was put into the position where I had to make sure that someone was always going to before me. As long as I wasn't the next boot that's all that mattered. I needed to buy time, I took this round by round.

I feel like no matter what was thrown at me, I found a way to not get voted out. I made sure that I was sitting her in the end so I could defend my game and prove why I deserve this.

To be honest, my strategy changed as the game changed.

Thanks Jon and Yul! I appreciate both of you taking the time to answer and I wish you both the best of luck! Just waiting on Charlie now! No rush babe! :)

Thank you for the congratulations, Kelly!

In my own personal perfect world, I am a god and all seeing being. You are all complacent drones.

Because I am an all seeing being, I know to use my hidden immunity idol on Hayden. He stays, Yul leaves. Sebou panics and I get to work with you and Marisa. Whom I loved so much on night one and was really sad to be separated from until the merge.

Dadès and Sebou come together and vote out Betsy and J.R. because our teamwork pre-merge was epic and I want that to continue on.

Bill gets booted shortly after because Dadès has majority forever muahaha. Ken leaves after that because it's a free ride baby. and Dadès eventually becomes the final five and the game sucks balls from there on because we end up eating each other starting with Hayden and then Eddie, J'Tia and I make the final three.

Then I win.



Because this isn't a perfect world and you all have very advanced brains and would never let something that lame happen, I had to adapt to the real world version.

When I wasted my idol, I feared for my life from that point on unless I had immunity. It was heartbreaking to see Hayden leave, but I feel like it brought the rest of Dadès even closer and I immediately wanted Marisa out for being a sarcastic, cold-hearted bitch in the TC thread.

I was beyond thrilled that the next round was a Sausage Link. I busted my ass to win alongside Jonathan and start a two-sided link that ended with a perfect bottom five scenario in which Marisa would leave because Betsy and J.R. voted with us when we saved them from being part of the bottom. I admit, that vote was the one vote I leaned heavily on my emotions rather than thinking with a clear strategic mind.

The next round, J'Tia and I worked together at the auction to ensure Bill won immunity. We thought he, along with Betsy and J.R., would be the most susceptible to working with Dades. I personally thought it was a good idea because I thought he and Eddie had a strong connection and it would work out.

It didn't. Even worse, everyone got really silent. I was in no position to be dictating what anyone should do, so instead I looked for suggestions. All roads pointed to Eddie, except Eddie, who was pointed to you. It seemed like I was safe so I voted for you because I thought Dadès at the very least would vote that way as well, and maybe we could swing it our way. It didn't happen, I voted with Eddie alone and I don't regret it for a second. I did not know J'Tia and Jonathan were voting differently, but it wouldn't have mattered if I had or not, I would have stayed loyal to Eddie. Hufflepuff through and through.

After Eddie left, I started campaigning hard for Bill or Ken to be next, but more Ken than Bill. I did this because I had won immunity in Majority Rules. I believe that is the first time that has ever happened and I was pretty much stunned, but knew I wasn't in danger of leaving, so I went on the offensive and as the day and night passed, I got impatient and frustrated because I felt like no one was going to budge and no amount of socializing was going to get anything out of anyone.

This is what I like to call my Extreme Whiny Little Bitch round. I felt like a toddler, kicking and screaming because I wasn't getting my way and there was a strong possibility J'Tia was going to leave. I went to J'Tia and hinted this to her. She was really the player of the round as far as I'm concerned because she turned that vote around so fast my head spun and I take no credit for being able to vote in the majority with her, Jonathan, you, and Ken for Bill.

After that, Betsy came to me and spilled the beans on everything. I went around for confirmation that there was a six person alliance I wasn't part of between you, Betsy, J.R., J'Tia, Jonathan and Ken. I then took the place of Betsy and J.R. and was thankful for it because I knew I wasn't going to be targeted when I was in an alliance with J'Tia and Ken. They were perceived as forces to win the game and a lot of unlucky shenanigans went down that round with Yul and Ken winning immunity, J.R. having won an immunity at the auction and Betsy having a hidden immunity idol that J'Tia was taken out.

That one hurt a lot. But just like when Hayden left, the remaining alliance of Jonathan, you, Ken and I grew closer and we dominated over Betsy and J.R. right into the final five.

The challenge was perfect this round, I thought for sure that if I boxed in Yul instead of trying to box in both you and Yul, and gave you enough space to win that Yul was toast. But you and Ken had different ideas and even more than that, Yul had a different idea than both of you. I was willing to go final four with you and Ken, but you guys felt I was too much of a threat, so I voted with Yul and got Jonathan on board and we turned the tides.

The final immunity challenge became all about how to be faster than Yul at winning the challenge. He was a trooper though and I failed so hard at the board puzzle. I was extremely worried that Yul and Jonathan would listen to you and vote me out, but I put all my eggs into their baskets and they kept me here.

*shrugs* I wasn't kidding when I said I relied a lot on other people to get where I am, that was a large part of my strategy though, having people come to me and working together for a common goal, but I also won a few challenges of my own to get where I am too. I wish I could say I was more independent than I was, but it's simply not the truth.

I coasted a little above the radar with people I liked, who made the game fun for me, and who I tried to make the game fun for in return. I'm proud of the way I played, and happy to have reached this point.





Thanks, Co-Captain Kelly. If you feel like you need more from me, I'll do my best.

I think that does it Charlie, thanks so much! Good luck to you babe!