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Post by Jessie Camacho on Nov 26, 2020 11:22:51 GMT -5
Brandon,
Three wonderful things I liked about you: I loved your pizazz, the fact that you are "the king of dogs" and your exit - It was iconic and something we talked about all.the.time.
I was hoping for a video submission, but thank you for delivering the jury speech I hoped for.
Number: 4
Pls share dog pics post tribal
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Post by Kim Johnson on Nov 26, 2020 11:36:12 GMT -5
Clarence, you were definitely someone who I tried to talk with more but things just weren’t flowing between us. Fortunately for me your challenge abilities made you a target so I knew you weren’t going to be in my final 5 (sorry!!). You say you had a trio with Lex and Jessie, but they also had a final 4 with Kelly and myself which purposely excluded you – hence you heading home when you did. Of course I always suspected everyone of having multiple alliances but Lex in particular to have more of a relationship with you, so I watched for it and was pleased when he voted against you when he did. It was what I needed for my game and it was heading in the right direction.
I think you should vote for me over Jessie because I didn’t get here by chance and I didn’t need someone to take me to the final 2. I also didn’t choose the somewhat easier option to have beside me in the finals, which I think shows my integrity in this game. I’ve never been afraid of a challenge and after you left I kicked things up a few gears because the shields were leaving and it was time to really compete. That’s how I won 2 challenges and nearly won the other 2. My name was never written down as a vote – I made it here with ZERO votes against me. That absolutely says something about my social game. I flew under the radar, used many of you as a shield and you didn’t see me coming.
I’ve mentioned it before, but the week Lex left needed to happen when it did and I said that to Jessie as soon as you left. I spent an incredible amount of hours working on the pinwheel challenge to ensure Lex was beaten. In the final minutes Jessie got ahead of me, but we both beat Lex by a few levels and he was now vulnerable to the vote which was the goal. I spoke to Kelly and led the conversation to the point where she was suggesting it was Lex’s time to go. Everyone wanted it and I didn’t have to make it look like I was turning on my alliance member when no one else wanted to. I do feel I led that charge on that vote and it was rocky because Lex was a crazy good game player but it was ultimately successful. Prior to final 6 I didn’t need to be leading the charge because you were all very happy to do it, which I feel made you greater targets to the larger tribe.
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Post by Kim Johnson on Nov 26, 2020 11:54:36 GMT -5
Hi Kim! It was great having you in the final 3 with us! Of course some things happened in the game that were in my favour – primarily getting to the merge with the majority numbers. After the tribe swap I worked hard with my team to win that archery challenge but that meant some of my original boran were at risk on Samburu. We had heard that there was one player left who wasn’t participating much so I hoped that would work in our favour and it did, but ultimately I wasn’t there for that vote so I did not have direct control. I also made relationships with Linda, Brandon and Teresa just in case original Boran didn’t come back together after the merge, because in that case as well I had the majority. But ultimately I chose to work with original Boran because our bonds grew deeper and I thought it would be more predictable. The rest of the game, post merge, was more strategic. No I wasn’t the one leading every vote, but I didn’t have to be. The suggested targets happened to be in the order I felt worked best for my game. So it was perfect, I didn’t have to ruffle feathers early on but could see my path to the end working out for me. And it did, right up until this moment when it’s out of my hands and in all of yours.
I think you should vote for me because I got here without having to be deceitful, I played with integrity and fooled everyone into thinking I wasn’t someone to watch out for. I had zero votes casts against me along the way, I won two individual immunity challenges (including the one to earn my seat here today) and I managed to have so much fun along the way!
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Post by Jessie Camacho on Nov 26, 2020 16:10:04 GMT -5
Clarence! I hope you can forgive me. I have a really busy day at work and don’t have time to write you the true novel but hopefully my words will be just as impactful. I want to thank you for always being you and keeping that spirit alive in your jury question. I also have to send a quick lol to Kim implying I got here by chance cuz - lol. I had hoped to flash through a few convos as a refresher but what comes to mind is a hurt member of the jury. I took the route of letting people think it was their idea to protect myself throughout the game but was a part of every vote - don't you worry . The only person who saw or made a move on that was Linda which is why I proudly received two votes against me as an honour badge that I was recognized as a threat and still made it to the final 2 ~somehow Again, pleasure playing with you so lucky to have aligned with you as one of the top competitors in this game.
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Post by Jessie Camacho on Nov 26, 2020 16:19:47 GMT -5
Shout out to you Teresa
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Post by Jessie Camacho on Nov 26, 2020 16:37:11 GMT -5
Kim! It has only been a few short hours but I miss your smiling profile pic in my chat box! Kim and I were in the Black Widow Brigade with Kelly and Lex from pretty much the beginning, we all just kinda clicked. Why did our alliance last i think because she slipped under the radar, no one felt intimidated by her game so she outlasted the others. I should be the sole survivor because I know, that you know I played this game thick and through. I was adaptable, resourceful, I won challenges, I had fun, made new friends and wasn’t afraid to take risks. I outwit and I outlasted.
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Post by Kim Johnson on Nov 26, 2020 16:56:44 GMT -5
Survivor Final Statement!
Firstly, I really did enjoy playing with each and every one of you and wouldn’t be here without you. A lot has already been answered, so I’ll take this moment to walk you through the game from my perspective. (Sorry for the novel 😊)
When I started this journey 39 days ago I honestly didn’t know what to expect. But this experience has been more fun than I could have imagined. I had the opportunity to bond with strangers to win challenges, and then work together to strategically vote and move forward in the game. Part of my strategy was to be sociable and build genuine relationships (not always easy using an alias), but lay low to avoid being seen as a threat in any sense. I purposely didn’t talk much strategy until after the merge, and even then, I did it subtly, because who can you really trust? Fortunately, a few alliances within the Boran Tribe were naturally founded as we worked on the first four challenges. Boran itself was a tight knit group of 6, but within that there was Go Us! (weak name, we know) with Clarence, Lex, Kelly, Jessie and me. And within Go Us! were the Black Widows 2.0 with Lex, Kelly, Jessie and me. And within Black Widows 2.0 became Boran to the End – Kelly, Jessie, me, and within that was Jessie and I. As I’ve said, she is the only person I made a final two deal with, and I honoured that – even though I knew that wasn’t necessarily the easiest choice. Of course, the others had their side alliances within and outside of those, but the alliances I listed were the ones that took charge through the game and controlled the votes.
Of course coming to the merge with the majority tribe has its advantages (and I had that with original Boran AND new Boran). Fortunately everyone in original Boran felt secure enough in our relationships that they didn’t turn to original Samburu early on to make deals, including myself. My group had the numbers and other members of my alliance were really attacking the challenges and vocalizing strategy right out of the gate. This worked out great for me but not so much for them (sorry about that). Why would I make myself a target early on unnecessarily? I had mapped out the order of who needed to go as soon as the merge happened from final 9 to final 4, and each person left in the order I had planned without me being the person with blood all over my hands. As I mentioned earlier, I tried to lead conversations so other people always felt like the person we were voting for was their idea (and it was often mutually beneficial, which was best case scenario until the final weeks). I think this also helped me appear as less of a threat because I wasn’t obviously gunning for anyone, as far as they knew.
The biggest game changer was removing Lex from the game. I’ve talked about this already, but it really was a deciding moment for my game. It was clear he was killing it not only in the challenges but also with his social game. I never fully felt I could trust him, and I knew he needed to go before things got too far while we still had the numbers to do it. Of course, he didn’t go easily, but I am so glad I stuck to my gut and voted him out, despite other options being thrown at me last minute. It was a testament to his social skills that he convinced people to consider keeping him. If Lex had stuck around that day, he likely would be sitting here tonight.
Within my two individual immunity wins, I won debatably the most important immunity – the final 3 – to secure my spot to the final two. It was exhausting, I barely slept, but I won. I made one final two alliance and as much as I knew it wasn’t the easiest competition to be sitting against and knew she could have been playing me as much as she played the rest of you, I am happy to be sitting here with someone who played such a strong game. Plus, I was truly Boran to the end.
Another difference in our games – I managed to avoid having a target on me the entire game, which isn’t easy to do, and was on the right side of every vote. I quietly manipulated conversations and flew under the radar so none of you saw me coming. I chose honesty whenever possible to be straightforward with people instead of being unnecessarily deceitful (a risk on its own, sometimes it could have been easier to lie). I had a strong balance between social game and challenges, that is the game I sought to play, and I feel I succeeded. And most importantly I had so much fun on this journey!
Thank you all for your questions, it has been so much fun playing with you!!! ❤️️❤️️❤️️
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Post by Jessie Camacho on Nov 26, 2020 17:18:15 GMT -5
Final Statement: I want to start off my thanking Matt for planning this amazing whirlwind of a game and finally talking me into playing this wild game! I have had more fun than I ever expected, it was more work than I EVER imagined and am still blown away at the genuine relationships I have made over the last 39 DAYS wow! It feels so short but also so long lol. To the Jury - Shout out to you all! (sorry I have had shout out to my ex stuck in my head all day and I feel like I have put that in all my responses). Thank you to all of you for being such amazing players and helping me get to where I am today, because without your strong efforts I wouldn’t be here. To reach the end there must be those who have fallen before you. My statement will be a statement not an formal essay (love you kim ). I deserve to be your sole survivor because I played the game with my face forward, no hiding. I got to know my tribe members, I shared laughs, dating stories, lonely friday nights in and also blindsided the majority of you to get to where I am. Because that is what it can take to win survivor. I outwitted your games, and out played them. I trust you can respect that that got me to the final two. I played my own game, won challenges when I needed to, adapted to whatever tribe I was on all while making connections on the way but the end is always the goal and I made it (shout out to me lol okay I’ll stop). My fate is in your hands and I am so glad it is the 7 of you because you all make me smile and if i could insert a silly hugging gif here I would. I also wanted to give one last shout out since Kim mentioned all her group names my fav definitely goes out “Secret group/sexy saboteurs” even if it may have been the shortest lived. It was a pleasure playing with all of you. I look forward to the reveal video to see your faces
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