I wasn’t sure what to expect with a game of this magnitude, I mean 24 people is insane! I had a preconceived notion of what the people would be like who chose to play an online Survivor Org in their spare time and it was not positive. I’m happy to say I was wrong and the majority of the cast are clever, funny and probably less nerdy individuals than I am. (I feel almost dirty when I think how much time I’ve invested into this org). I do however have my doubts that so many of you are females. I’m hoping at the reunion you will reveal yourselves as the hot gay dudes I was expecting.

The twisted cast consisting of a rather cool collection of individuals has made socializing fun. Believing I'd have a decent social game I really went for it and worked to build relationships with everyone I could from the start of the game. I didn't just pick the people I wanted to ally with and that's it. I initiated conversations and worked to keep them going so I could get to know the person behind the player, throughout the game. Believing that it's easier to work with someone you know and harder to vote out someone you like. A lot of these relations developed into real friendships that gave me options in the game to choose from and saved me in the post-merge. I’ll admit I didn’t mind exploiting these friendships to further my game, but the underlying bonds were not faked. I think it speaks to the strengths in my social game that the only challenge I won relied upon understanding the mindset of the players I played with.*

I can be accused of many things, lying, exploiting, being shit at challenges etc but I did play hard. I never hid behind any meatshields, I didn’t ride any coattails and I didn’t shy away from putting myself in a position of power from the very start of the game.

I won't take full credit for voting Baylor as it was largely agreed upon by Ki consensus, but I was only one to walk away with 40 BH points . After the first the swap the original first vote target of the Mountain Alliance was Dana/Sash. However it quickly became obvious that everyone was falling in love with Sugar just hours after meeting her and I decided she was going to be far too dangerous to even keep for one more vote.** So I concocted an idea that she was he least likely to use an idol, feeding into the already rampant paranoia amongst the mountains. After talking to Julia and Marisa I then went to the alliance, and despite resistance from the majority, my persuasion won out and she was ultimately sent home. I firmly believe had Sugar not been voted out the rest of this game would've been completely different for me. People could barely bring themselves to vote her out after just 1 day and that would have spelt disaster in the future! Furthermore, it a rather roundabout way, Dana being the sole coaster to survive our tribe. She proved to be an amazing connection for my game going forward and a great friend. Going forward I played a decisive role in every single vote I was part of.

Any camouflage had maintained was shattered after ‘Majority rules’ where I was awarded the prestigious biggest ‘Snake’ award alongside ‘Most in Control’, ‘Biggest Rivalry’ and ‘Most want to be friends with’. Despite a fairly negative rep and large target on my back, I didn’t try to hide and continued to play aggressively. When my back was against the wall I wasn’t afraid of going all out, as evidenced by the F5 TC. I wasn’t afraid of smack talk or taking risks, I mean I even advised them to vote me out.

I knew was fucked anyway if I failed to convince Julia to flip on Dana and Kat so i had to go balls to the wall. I did at least have confidence that James would have at least tied it for me at f4, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t glad when I won that immunity.

I’m not pretending I’ve played a flawless game, without any luck needed. I made at least two major mistakes and a plethora of others ones. Firstly typing in the wrong chat twice which exposed my duplicitous behaviour immediately after the merge. I’d been straddling the two sides I had pledged myself to and it looked like my spot was well and truly blown up. However I wasn’t afraid of getting on my knees dirty and the damage control I did combined with my relationships with Caleb ultimately saved me from going out in JFP’s spot (cheers JFP <3). My second nearly lethal mistake occurred shortly after, during JFP’s vote (RIP). I had serious reservations about trusting Sydney and Kat as I considered it fairly obvious that it was not in their best interest to vote with us in the long run (4 OG Ki’s !??!). Despite this, I buried these concerns until it was too late to switch the vote (we had 6 with my vote advantage). From then on I promised myself I would not suppress my instincts nor underestimate the people I was playing with the ability to read the game. This played a big role in all my future voting, especially the unfortunate f6 vote (damn idol kat). Nor did I do everything on my own. I owe a lot to my wingwoman Marisa, Jonny, Dana, Caleb and the Mountains for making it to the FTC.

Quick vote info
- At F9 I pushed for Caleb as I knew that he would never forgive me for betraying him again and thus would never work with me on any future votes.

- At F8 / F7 t suggested putting the votes on Eliza and Sydney as Julia + Kat were the most likely to flip.

- At F5 I threw Dana under the bus (sorry bro) and convinced her to vote with me and James.

- At F4 I voted with James for Kat because I respected her gameplay the most and her ‘rites of passage’ statements were very compelling.

There’s no point pretending I'm above shit talking my fellow finalist so I might as well get that out the way now. If the Jury wants to give the title of sole survivor nicest person, hands down James should win. He’s probably the most pleasant person I’ve ever met online. However from a game-play perspective he hasn't excelled. I believe James took a back seat strategically and socially, letting me do the heavy lifting whilst joining alliances I had created. Although we did talk strategy extensively, its biggest use to me was being able to process my thoughts better after typing them out. He's a great person and good at challenges, but a strategic or social mastermind he is not.

Julia, on the other hand, is hilarious and I like to think we are friends. She certainly made this game more fun just as a conversation buddy. Pleasantries aside, I do struggle to attribute a move that she made first and then convinced others to follow. Jefra went at f12 because of her ties to Eliza/ Kat / Sydney, she couldn’t convince Caleb to vote me out at F10, It was Kat that brought Julia along for the flip at the F8, and he couldn't convince Dana to vote me out at F6. She did make strong ties with certain people but I also believe she didn’t make much effort with those she thought were of no use to her. I know that Julia and James didn’t even speak to each other for the first month of the game. Whilst she also has her fair share of broken promises and lies.

I'm sure this is coming across as arrogance when I like to think it's confidence. But I do believe I've played the best game amongst the people in the final 3. I took my game into my own hands and would have only had myself to blame if i went out. I didn’t take it personally when things went against me and tried to do my part to make this game an enjoyable experience. I was honest when I felt like I could be and lied when I didn’t. I built an incredibly strong core alliance and I roped in people when I needed to.

If you have made it this far, thanks for reading. I look forward to your lashing Jury members. In the wise words of Rihanna, 'the pain is my pleasure.'

Peace out,
Spencer the Snake.