Wow! What a ride it has been. I have truly enjoyed every single second of this game. It has been a roller coaster of emotions, I’ve lost a few years off my life, and I’ve gained a few grey hairs in the process, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I’ve learned a lot, grown a lot, and formed a lot of new, great friendships through this game, and it’s been worth all of the stress, drama, and craziness.

To the jury, I don’t know if I did a great job at selling my game to you. More likely than not, I probably did a pretty terrible job at it. Truthfully, I’ve never been the best at selling myself. I do think I played a great game, always ensuring that I was in the majority and always thinking two steps ahead. I did form strong relationships with those that I knew would help me get as far as possible, and worked hard to get where I’m at today, despite what some of you may think. I might not have made any earth-shattering, huge moves, but the moves that I did make, though oftentimes subtle, were essential to further myself in this game. I’ve been picked apart limb by limb by some of you and been called names by others, but regardless, I will leave this Final Tribal Council with my head held high, proud of the game I played, because I made it to this point. Never did I imagine that I would be delivering my closing statement to a group of some of the fiercest competitors I’ve ever met, and for that I am damn proud. Regardless of your feelings towards me, I know that I played a good game, I know that I made the right moves at the right time, I know that I had the connections that I needed to get to the end, and I know that whatever you may say or however you may vote will not change that. You’ve heard what each of us have to say, so please vote for who you think deserves the win, keeping in mind our entire game from Day One. Thank you each for taking the time to read through all of our answers and for taking the time to formulate some great thoughts and great questions. Though some of you may not respect me, I am moving forward from this game with no hard feelings fostered towards any of you, and I truly look forward to running into all of you again, be it in the ORG world, or if we continue to talk outside of any form of ORG-based setting. Best of luck in your decisions, each of you.

To my fellow finalists, thanks for a fun game and an exciting ending. Charlie, I have really enjoyed working and playing with you from the beginning. You’ve been a great friend and ally, and I appreciate the humor you always brought to the table and the respectable way you handled this Final Tribal Council. Yul, you are clearly upset that I said you were the least deserving of the Final 4 to be here, but if you re-read my answer, I never said you absolutely didn’t deserve to be here. In fact, I said I think anyone who can make it to the finals deserves to be there. So I hope you enjoyed taking every opportunity to throw my name into your answers and beat me to a pulp. I guess you chose to play dirty in the end, and that’s totally fine. No hard feelings on my end. Best of luck to the both of you!

Lex and Brett, thank you once again for an amazing game. I have truly had so much fun. Sausage Island is one of those ORGs that is often talked about, and the fact that I not only got to play in an incredible Sausage season, but made it to the finals, is definitely an amazing experience. You all put so much work into these games, and for that we are all truly grateful. PWs, thanks for watching along. I look forward to reading all you’ve said about each of us on Waffle Island.