Host Lex @ 19/3/2015 21:37

Sausage Stats Days lasted: 24 Votes against: 7 Challenges won: 3 TCs attended: 5 Welcome Stephen! 1. Were you surprised by the vote? Why do you think it was you? 2. Who do you think voted against you? Which of them do you think benefited from it? Which made a mistake? 3. What would you have done differently for this vote, if anything? 4. Who are you rooting for? Who are you rooting against? 5. Had you lasted further into the merge, what would your plans have been? 6. Out of everyone left, who do you think is playing the best game? 7. Any final comments? Even though you are out, you still have the chance to influence the game. Stick around and discuss the game until it's time for the final vote!

1. Yes completely and totally blindsided. Did not see that one coming at all. Major props to Sierra for that one. It could have been anyone tbh. I think they were afraid either Caryn or Rory has the idol so those 2 weren't viable options. Out of Monica, Yve and I, I think they could have thought of me as least likely to work with them post-blindside.

2. My guess is the vote split was like so

Caryn, Rory, Monica, Yve voted Garett
Austin, Erik, Kelley, Sierra, Sue voted me

I had no working relationship with Kelley or Sue so I can't fault them. Erik I believed I had made some inroads with. But after I kept him in the dark about the Katie vote his trust in me wavering is understandable. And he was tight with Sierra to begin with. Austin was super close to Katie. He might see this as a revenge vote. He could also be close to Sierra. I didn't have a very good read on Austin. Sierra played me brilliantly. She had me convinced that she was the one in potential danger and that I had diverted the votes onto Garett. Quite masterful. I don't think any of them made a mistake really. I had no intention of sticking with any of them besides maybe Erik. Who I would have tried to keep around but he wasn't in my ideal FTC plans.

3. I tried to make Monica see the risk in putting faith in someone like Sue. Last night I kept reiterating to her that Sue is very unreliable and can be a problem. But she kept insisting that she had Sue with her. I'd like to think that had I got either Yve or Monica or both on board for a Sue vote, Sue would have been voted out. Though I think after the Katie vote I was in the cross hairs of Austin, Sierra and Erik to an extent so it would have just been a matter of time.

4. Rooting for Sierra. She is playing very well and I'd love to see her at FTC. Would be happy to see Rory or Caryn make it too. I like Monica and Yve a lot but I fear they either wont make it to the end or will make it because someone decided to bring them. I don't have anything against anyone. Not rooting against anyone at all.

5. I honestly did not have a set long term goal. I had half my trust in Rory, some in Erik, I had Monica and Yve as my ideal FTC people and I had very good rapport with Sierra. I was starting to develop a good relation with Caryn I felt. But that's the extent of it. I hadn't mapped out what should happen when and was trying to take it one tribal at a time.

6. Sierra. Hands down. The Kim move was hers. She handled herself quite well after back to back blindsides of 2 of her close allies in Vytas and Katie and pulled the trigger on taking out someone who could have been a problem for her down the line. If she is at FTC my vote isn't even up for debate. I think if Rory can possibly pull off making it to the end, he will have played a damn good game too but right now Sierra is the front runner for me.

7. Thanks a ton for letting me play. I had heard that hundreds of people apply to this series every season but get rjected. And recently I was told by someone that she applied twice but was rejected both times (which made me sad, she is a sweetheart but is ESL). I am really thankful for the chance to play. The reputation of this ORG being the best on the internet is pretty well earned. You guys run a well oiled machine and I am glad to have been a part of this game.

Looking at the TC thread, looks like Rory is joining me tonight :( and Yve was the one who voted against me </3 Curious to know more.

Wait s each juror has a separate thread? We don't get to interact in a single thread?

You do! We'll add a general jury thread when your new pal gets added in here, and you guys can make your own threads too

I cringe SO MUCH seeing that you think Sierra is playing the strongest game. I agree she's a major player, but holy shit STRONGEST GAME.... lol... HELLLLLLLL naw!!

I would've put Monica, Austin, Erik, and Myself over her. Maybe Caryn.

Rory "THE CRUSHER" Freeman @ 23/3/2015 23:13

I cringe SO MUCH seeing that you think Sierra is playing the strongest game. I agree she's a major player, but holy shit STRONGEST GAME.... lol... HELLLLLLLL naw!!

:o Why do you say that?

Rory "THE CRUSHER" Freeman @ 23/3/2015 23:14

I would've put Monica, Austin, Erik, and Myself over her. Maybe Caryn.

Seriously????

Yes lol. I know it might seem kind of funny but yes.

Monica hasn't made nearly as many enemies as Sierra has but she's been involved in just as many conversations. I also think she's hiding a few things from us. She's a huge talker, and because of that, she must've made more allies than we thought. There's gotta be a reason her name isn't getting throw around more..

I guess we'll find out soon though :)

Rory "THE CRUSHER" Freeman @ 23/3/2015 23:42

Yes lol. I know it might seem kind of funny but yes. Monica hasn't made nearly as many enemies as Sierra has but she's been involved in just as many conversations. I also think she's hiding a few things from us. She's a huge talker, and because of that, she must've made more allies than we thought. There's gotta be a reason her name isn't getting throw around more.. I guess we'll find out soon though :)

I think her name isn't being thrown around cause she is ... well she is possibly easy to beat at the end. She was clueless about the Kim move and wasted her idol, I don't think she was in on the move to take me out. She has a fun shtick on the boards and is in general nice to talk to. But I don't agree she is playing a good game.

I say Sierra because Sierra was the one who played me completely for a fool and I have to give her props for that. Besides she had a huge hand in the Kim move (I believe she orchestrated it) which I still think is one of the pivotal moves of the season even if it was very early on.

What's your take on Kelley? Only after getting voted out, I realized that I never even tried to throw her name out there as a target. You think it would have been possible to take her out at F11?

Kelley is Erik's bitch, so no, he would not have let her go.

Erik might have orchestrated the Kim vote, or Sierra, or a combination, I am not certain really.

Like I said, I have no idea if Monica is playing us or just fucking around and playing the game. It's hard to tell because not until the Finals do people actually get out of character and "go for the win."

But the end of the story is you are giving Sierra WAYYYYY too much credit!!! She might be in the majority but her gameplay is pretty fuckin atrocious.

Rory "THE CRUSHER" Freeman @ 24/3/2015 0:03

Kelley is Erik's bitch, so no, he would not have let her go. Erik might have orchestrated the Kim vote, or Sierra, or a combination, I am not certain really. Like I said, I have no idea if Monica is playing us or just fucking around and playing the game. It's hard to tell because not until the Finals do people actually get out of character and "go for the win."

Rory "THE CRUSHER" Freeman @ 24/3/2015 0:05

But the end of the story is you are giving Sierra WAYYYYY too much credit!!! She might be in the majority but her gameplay is pretty fuckin atrocious.

I underestimated Erik. Definitely a lo more sly and tactful than I thought.

I'd be very surprised is Monica is actually, knowingly playing a character. I think she is just that way. She is a fun person for sure. Really likable.

I think you are being too hard on Sierra tbh. She is an emotional player but she is really good at forming tight bonds with people and using those bonds to her advantage.

For the Kim vote, I would say that (of course I'm biased) I did have a lot to do with it. I had been trying to figure out how to get Kim out from Day 1. So in my head, I want to call it my move. Sierra deserves props for bringing you in, without that it wasn't possible. But I was having to keep a charade up with Kim and Monica simultaneously whereas Sierra didn't really have a relationship with Kim.