Jacob's Thread

[Zach Braff [Pgcool]]

All

Congratulations on the final 3 everyone! Just pointing out a fact... every single person on the jury have been stabbed by you guys... so it's basically a coin toss, and as of now... I have no idea how I will be voting. So answer these questions as honestly as possible, and we'll see where that brings us.

1. Rank the jury members from most pleasing to be around to least pleasing to be around.

2. If you were to allow one jury member in to the final 3 and replace someone currently on the final 3, who would you bring back (who deserves it the most) and who would you use them as a replacement for?

Kesha
You say your strategy was to play under the radar... and I don't really believe it.

1. Did you really plan from the start to play under the radar, and basically act like a person that isn't even here?

2. What big move did you make in this game that makes you deserve my vote more then the others? Keep in mind, from my point of view it looked like you were a stick in the game while the others were basically playing a decent game.

3. Why do the other 2 deserve my vote over you?

Julie
You've made half this jury upset, and you pissed me off big time. Yes, act all buddy buddy to me... then when you decide to cut me lose it's bye bye. The only person in this game that made me more upset was Nick, but since he's not in the final 3... you take the blame. You played the game, I'll give you that much... but making the jury members upset is not particularly the best move... and you've pissed off a lot of them.

1. Explain the process behind all your blindsides (sorry your going to have to explain a lot... not my fault you created so many blindsides)

Carrie
You've played this game, and I think you've played a decent game. Acting dumb towards me was actually pretty smart (at least I'm hoping you were just playing dumb...). I tried my best to turn you against one of your own, but oh well... it didn't work. Here you stand, and I think you played a decent game. But there are a few things I want to know.

1. What is the biggest move you made in this entire game?

2. Who are you most loyal to, and who would you have taken into the final 2 if you have had the choice.

Anyways, congratulations to all of you and may the best lady win!

[Kathy Griffin [Katie]]

You say your strategy was to play under the radar... and I don't really believe it.

I understand how you can see this, most of the things I did were behind the scenes for the majority of the game. When you were still in the game I was still trying to hide out.

1. Did you really plan from the start to play under the radar, and basically act like a person that isn't even here?

That was my plan at the start, once I got the idol I didn't have to become attached to my tribe if there was a switch up. I wanted to learn from my past mistakes of becoming too attached too early. My goal was to come out of the wood works later in the merge, I plan I feel I succeded at. I tried to have my puppet master moments(I don't think that anyone in this game accomplished that completely, including me) and work behind the scenes.

2. What big move did you make in this game that makes you deserve my vote more then the others? Keep in mind, from my point of view it looked like you were a stick in the game while the others were basically playing a decent game.

I definantly made bolder moves, I just did them more secretly and didn't cause drama to stay under the radar and not seem like a huge threat.

Some of my big moves were:

1. Having two alliances that I steered as far as I could possibly take them both, without having them target each other or finding out about each other(as far as I know, but no moves were ever made to stop me). This included the Tom and Chris alliance and the Carrie and Julie with AJ on the side alliance.
2. Basically deciding how the boot order went, with Carries input. Everyone asked me how to vote and who the vote was for, I had some control that others did not have. I was the main reason a few people stayed in the game numerous times. I was also the reason Nick was voted out, saving Carrie who later saved me.
3. Making a bond with Kiefer, which helped me get further in the game and be a part of two different sides of this game.
4. Winning two(out of three total) crucial immunities for me, one where I could have been eliminated for doing badly. That same immunity also stopped Chris's streak and let me vote him out. The other was the final immunity, stopping AJ from winning the game and securing my spot in the finals should Carrie be too attached to AJ.
5. Voting out Chris when I had the option, he could have beaten anyone.

3. Why do the other 2 deserve my vote over you?

They deserve to get your vote because they could ahve played better social games than me and that they caused more useless drama.

[Carrie Underwood (someome)]

1. What is the biggest move you made in this entire game?
By far my biggest move in the game was you and I's convo the week you left. You contacted me on AIM and actually Chris was telling me already that you were trying to get me out and that you guys were talking at that exact moment that I was talking to him. SO when you AIMed me it all just sorta flowed, it was an opportunity that fell into my lap that I could have easily not been able to use to my advantage. And when I said I "didnt wanna say" I really didnt and just didnt wanna talk anymore, but you kept pushing to know who the person that turned on you was, so I came up with the plan of making you think it was Kiefer (I didnt plan on it being Kiefer, he was the victim because you automatically said was it Nick or Kiefer, so I felt you might already be suspicious of him) and it just snow balled from there. By doing that, your alliance was turned upside down, and everyone became free agents, at that point I made a final 4 with Nick/Kelli/Julie, and Final 3 with Kesha/Julie and it was pretty much smooth sailing from there,so by that happening I went from high on the pecking order, to one of the safest people in the game.....Of course I got lucky by that convo happening but it really was a move to actually take the information and run with it, and use that knowledge in a proper way. I didnt know it was setting me up for the rest of the game, but once I figured out that it might, I jumped on it.

2. Who are you most loyal to, and who would you have taken into the final 2 if you have had the choice.
I was the most loyal to myself for sure, I made whatever move I thought would get me another day in the game. And would help me win when I got to the end, I dont feel like Kesha or Julie are an "easy win" nor do I think I will win, I think Kesha will. But I felt they were easier to beat than: Tom, AJ, Chris, Nick and you. (sorry Mariah/David I just never got to meet you guys so I dont really know) so I kept anyone I thought would help me even if in the grand scheme of things they were a threat such as AJ.....if we had to go to the final 2 of the game instead of 3, I had intended to take Julie with me.....but I will say, if I felt like I had 0 shot at winning in the final 3 I would have brought AJ because I felt she was most deserving, I was impressed by a winner making it so close to the end of the game. But I felt like I did have a chance and had to stay loyal to myself and go with my best chances.

[Zach Braff [Pgcool]]

Thanks for the answers Don't forget about the all questions Lol.

and wow, that was actually really interesting Carrie (the first answer). But just to clear the air, I was telling Chris to tell you that I was targeting you (at least from what I remember I was). So it was like a huge train of (tell him I said this, tell him I said that!) lol. I don't even remember what I was trying to gain out of that, but obviously it didn't work.

Anyways, my decision will be made once Julie posts her questions and you all post your questions that are meant for everyone

[Carrie Underwood (someome)]

Well I really did think Chris was trying to help me at that point by letting me know, but then the more you and I talked I realized he was trying to tell us both what the other was saying and kinda be the go between person. But really it all just started because I was told, "Jacob is the leader of an alliance and wants AJ out and then you" so im like "ok, well then I need to try my best to stop that" and it just ballooned from there

[Zach Braff [Pgcool]]

Dec 17, 2010 15:09:29 GMT -5 Carrie Underwood (someome) said:

Well I really did think Chris was trying to help me at that point by letting me know, but then the more you and I talked I realized he was trying to tell us both what the other was saying and kinda be the go between person. But really it all just started because I was told, "Jacob is the leader of an alliance and wants AJ out and then you" so im like "ok, well then I need to try my best to stop that" and it just ballooned from there

Willing to tell me now who that was?

[Carrie Underwood (someome)]

That was Nick, but since he was helping me, I just felt like if I said that you were gonna go confront him, then he would confront me and then wouldnt wanna work with me.

[Julie Chen [streetlightrox]]

Jury Ranking:

1: Nick - I really liked Nick. He was a great guy, and was fun to talk to.
2: Jacob - I liked talking to you about Endurance, and you were a cool guy.
3: Mariah - Mariah was a nice girl, and fun to be around.
4: AJ - I didn't get to talk to her much, but I feel like if we had been on the same tribe, we would've been close.
5: Kelli - Kelli wasn't always around, but she brought a good vibe to to the tribe.
6: Chris - We didn't talk enough, but he was polite and had a good attitude.
7/8: David/Tom - I didn't ever really talk to either of them, and thus I can't really say how pleasant they were. To me, they were just there.
9: Kiefer - Kiefer got obnoxious after Jacob's boot. He got very angry and wasn't nice to talk to at all.

Whom I would Replace in the Final Three and Which Juror would Replace Her

I would replace Kesha with Chris. Firstly, Kesha really didn't show much outward strategy, and now says that her strategy was to be under the radar, but honestly I don't think she deserves to be here as much as Carrie. Chris deserves to be in the final three because he was a very active participant in the game, and was a strong competitor. Not only that, he had a strong social game and didn't piss many people off.

My Blindsides Explained

I really feel that I only blindsided three people. Brad, Nick, and yourself. Brad was just dealt a bad hand, and all I did to him was tell him that the vote was for David. Tikal was sticking together, and I wasn't sure if it was going to be him or not, but in the end it was. On to the other two...

Jacob - You scared me as a player. You were very strong strategically, and proved it by putting together an alliance at the merge that secured yourself on top. You also had some people hanging by your every word. My original plan was to stick with you until about the final seven, then break off with Nick, Carrie, and AJ to vote you out. However, Carrie came to me and proposed working together. She was also a little wary of you. I went to Nick and Kelli about getting rid of you and saving Carrie and AJ, and we went with it. I think that you were the biggest threat at the merge, and the opportunity to deal with you early came, and I took it.

Nick - I began to worry about jury votes after Kiefer's boot, and near the top of the list for well-liked contestants was Nick. I approached Carrie about getting rid of him, in a way so that I would have no blood on my hands. The plan was for Carrie to propose an anti-Tikal alliance and get a majority to get rid of Nick, then Kelli, then Carrie and I would work out an alliance with Kesha and go to the end. I was going to use my idol, which negated votes against anyone but me, on Kelli, when I 'learned' about the anti-Tikal alliance. Kelli would get no votes, and it would just have been me making a mistake on who I played the idol on. Unfortunately, it backfired when Carrie self-voted, forcing me to make a choice between my two closest allies, and piss someone off. I knew AJ would vote Nick on the revote, and I didn't want to risk the tiebreaker sending Carrie home, and I voted Nick.

[Kathy Griffin [Katie]]

Ah, I'm sorry I missed the first part, Jacob.

1. Rank the jury members from most pleasing to be around to least pleasing to be around.

1. Tom, He was always very loyal and easy to talk to.
2. Kelli, She never went out of her way to make enemies and I loved that.
3. Jacob, I enjoyed your energy in this game. You created that special kind of good tension in this game that makes a game unique.
4. Nick, You knew how to communicate very well and I enjoyed talking to you when I did.
5. David, I didn't really talk to you much but you were nice.
6. Kiefer, You were really laid back and fun to talk to. The round you went out though you were kind of mean, but I respect that.
7. AJ, I never really got to talk to you much due to us always being on at different times.
8. Chris, I like you but you always seemed to be complaining about not knowing anything when you were alot smarter than you let on.
9. Mariah for the sheer fact that I never got to know her.

2. If you were to allow one jury member in to the final 3 and replace someone currently on the final 3, who would you bring back (who deserves it the most) and who would you use them as a replacement for?

The Obvious answer is Chris. Because everyone already knows that is who deserves to be here, I will say who deserves to be here if he hadn't been playing.

I would remove Julie because most of the moves that were made in this game were done by me and Carrie. I would (besides the obvious chris) put Jacob or Nick in their place because you both got screwed by other alliances in this game but made great moves earlier in the game to get as fasr as you did.