Gary Hogeboom wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 10:07:05 pm
Whew, you can smell that finish line now. You have a 1 in 5 chance at joining the list of legendary Stranded winners.
1. It's not jynxing it now to start counting jury votes. Give us a breakdown of your jury votes against various competitors or combinations of competitors at final tribal council.
2. What's your priority right now during this critical endgame? Is there someone you need gone RIGHT NOW? Can you make that happen?
3. At this stage it's difficult to navigate votes with honesty. Who do you trust to tell you if you're in trouble? Who do you suspect has been lying to you and can you possibly believe them this round if they make a pitch?
4. At tribal, Jeff discussed what is known in Stranded as "scooby dooing." We didn't get many responses, but perhaps you'll feel comfortable discussing that here rather than public tribal council Are you planning to scooby doo at FTC? If not, who do you think will try this?
1.Ok so we've got
Aurora
Susie
Devens
Matty
Reem
Eric
Lauren
Randy
There's is no one I think is locked out of voting for me. Devens liked my winning post last night and once I apologize to Eric and explain that engineering our rivalry was a reactive method to keep the target off my back because my name was being brought up for playing all sides, I think he could also be swayed towards me.
So I think I have a good shot at all their votes but:
Aurora could also vote Chris/Ron
Susie could also vote Gill/Michelle (maybe more likely to vote them because she doesn't know me?)
Devens could vote anyone.
Matty could vote Gill/Michelle
Reem could vote Gill/Michelle
Eric could vote Chris/Ron
Lauren could vote Chris/Ron
Randy could vote Chris/Michelle/Gill
Leaving technically by that count Ron as the least likely to win. But I think Ron could have jury swing because he has worked at this game and somehow stayed alive (I will absolutely be taking credit for that if I sit next to him). My fear with Ron is that because I blamed tons of my own schemes and rumors on Ron, they could say I sat fat and happy while he did the work and faced the repercussions and he could steal votes from me. I think the behind the scenes string puller is a superior game but it depends how it is argued.
I thought that would help me a lot for tonight but I am still highly unsure of who the biggest jury threat. I honestly think it's me. I am still holding out hope that Lauren was talking about me in her final comment. I talked most of the jury out the door. I wrote the actual reasons people were voted out on my votes or made a quip instead of just writing "SORRY I DONT KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED" nonsense. I answered the strategy questions posed to the whole group during tribals and was frequently the only person bold enough to do so. I lied straight to peoples faces and did it well. The jury is supposed to bring clarity and I'm hoping when they're watching from the sidelines it's clear as hell that Charlie played
everyone in this game.
2. I had previously said that I wanted Michelle or Chris out so that I didn't have this double final 3 conundrum at the final 5. But with Randy having won multiple immunities he was too big a threat and I thought the power of getting to the final 5 with both of my final 3s, after ensuring Chris and Ron got here and staying tight with Michelle and Gill the entire time, is a power move in and of itself that I can use in the jury.
I'm currently under the pretense that I am the biggest threat to win and as such the decision is less threatening to me than it probably should be. If I take Chris and Ron I am going to have to pitch that much harder for the Reem/Susie/Michelle/Gill votes. If I take Michelle and Gill I am going to have to pitch that much harder for the Lauren/Eric/Chris/Ron votes. Everything about tonights vote has to do with FTC. Which move solidifies the narrative that I am going to tell at final tribal council? That's the move I need to make.
3. I am hoping shit really isn't that deep tonight. My job today is to manage both alliances in such a way that they do not end up working together and take me out. I haven't navigated these votes with honesty at all and I sure as hell don't plan to tonight. My only goal is for everyone to trust Charlie tonight.
Hush little goaties don't say a word, Charlie's gonna save you like he's done before. Except there is no saving everyone tonight. There will be blood and Charlie will be holding the knife.
4. Chris Gill and Michelle all think they're the scooby doo villain I am sure, but I think I am more like scrappy doo. Scrappy literally has scrappy in the name. He always brings the drama and yet they're still always surprised when he's behind the master scheme. I didn't sit back and not post during tribal (Michelle). I didn't spit out complete bullshit lines of niceties (Chris). The things I said were mostly functional and strategic and not just whining about my question count (Gillian).
My pitch is that if anyone is shocked that I am the man underneath the mask then they were not paying close enough attention! And you can't
blame Charlie for that, but you can give him your vote because
he freaking deserves it.
