Ricky

[Sandy]

Ricky, please post your Questions/Statements to Animal, Brenda & Joe.

[reeki]

Wow, what a journey! Congratulations to the final three, making it through to this point is not an easy task no matter what way you played this game. You all should give yourselves a pat on the back and brace yourselves and each-other for the storm we're about to brew! I believe one hundred percent the best person should win the title of sole survivor. The mantra is Outwit, Outplay and Outlast. So let's get it crackin. 

CODY "ANIMAL' LASSO: You have become a friend through all of this and I want you to know if I vote for you or I don't vote for you it's all based on how I view the game and what I believe has happened. From very early on I knew you and i would get along but I didn't know if I wanted to work with you. Because of this and our opposite groups you became a complete nemesis towards Nicole and Myself. At one point in the game when I had the numbers and the power I went to you and wanted to form a secret alliance and mix things up. Through these conversations I truly did give you my trust and I believe both Nicole and I would have been loyal to you. In the end you out-witted me because I believed you and did trust you would do the right thing based on our agreement. In the end right in front of my face you were the one to crumble the plan and vote out Nicole. That was you out playing me. The fact I am sitting here typing this to you means you've out-lasted me. You have fulfilled the goals anyone should have in this game, at least in regards to me and if anything you have my complete respect.

1.) My first question to you is why did you decide to go against Nicole and I. In the end you made it to the final three the way you chose to go but what was your thought process. Did we come across untrustworthy? was talking to us a scheme to get the best of us. I want to know if you had any intention in working with us and your reasoning for going the route you chose. 

2.) My second question would be if you had been able to change your vote the night Woods went home, would you? You voted for me that round but it was said by Joe / Jermaine that if you were at the computer it would've been switched to his name. is this true and why the back stab on Woods if so. Weren't you guys aligned? You did use his amulet on him to save him despite past deals made

3.) Tell me why Joe and Brenda do not deserve to win, but DO NOT tell me why you deserve it. It's about them entirely.

JOE PURCELL:  You've already won the game so getting to this point a second time is a big accomplishment. You're a really good guy who can be easy to talk too and when I think you getting here is a testament I can't say I am completely impressed with your game-play. You were clearly inclined to work with with the people you did and it was all a very transparent road in my opinion for you. I think that you in a way at times may have road Animal's coat-tail and kind of advanced further through mutual benefit. However with how strong of a game he played I don't think it was so smart for you to tie yourself to such an impressive player because he out shined you. At one point I had told myself that if you made it to the end you would automatically get my vote. Now over looking the entirety of the game i am unsure if you deserve to be a duel champion to the iSurv1or throne... 

1.) Who was your first alliance in this game and how far did it get you. When was the shining moment for you that you realized you solidified a bond with the right person(s) to get you to the end the game again. 

2.)  A huge reason to why I think a lot of people feel like they couldn't bond with you is that you didn't ever want to talk to us on Skype Voice. We all knew you were a normal guy, with a normal voice who was extremely fun to talk too. You just chose to not do it and felt like typing was a better fit for you. By doing this I think you weren't able to stand out socially. I bonded with Jermaine, Animal, Jedda, Lexie, Ryan, Nax, Nicole and even Woods because I heard the voice and their own personal attitude to how they attribute their real self to this game. Do you think that you could have a better social game if you let yourself out of your comfort zone and engaged with us on skype calls like we all tried to do a lot of the time?  

BRENDA MITCHELL: The bottom line is i like you Brenda and I think you're good people. In this game however I am not quite sure what you have done to deserve to have made the merge, through the jury and into the final three. I don't have a question for you but I have you an opportunity to say whatever and do whatever it takes to get my vote in the end. I do NOT think you made big game moves, and I don't know what to think about you... I want you to do something right now to change my opinion. The game is still going on as we speak, make a move! 

[cody]

Oct 18, 2013 0:13:52 GMT -5 reeki said:

Wow, what a journey! Congratulations to the final three, making it through to this point is not an easy task no matter what way you played this game. You all should give yourselves a pat on the back and brace yourselves and each-other for the storm we're about to brew! I believe one hundred percent the best person should win the title of sole survivor. The mantra is Outwit, Outplay and Outlast. So let's get it crackin. 

CODY "ANIMAL' LASSO: You have become a friend through all of this and I want you to know if I vote for you or I don't vote for you it's all based on how I view the game and what I believe has happened. From very early on I knew you and i would get along but I didn't know if I wanted to work with you. Because of this and our opposite groups you became a complete nemesis towards Nicole and Myself. At one point in the game when I had the numbers and the power I went to you and wanted to form a secret alliance and mix things up. Through these conversations I truly did give you my trust and I believe both Nicole and I would have been loyal to you. In the end you out-witted me because I believed you and did trust you would do the right thing based on our agreement. In the end right in front of my face you were the one to crumble the plan and vote out Nicole. That was you out playing me. The fact I am sitting here typing this to you means you've out-lasted me. You have fulfilled the goals anyone should have in this game, at least in regards to me and if anything you have my complete respect.

1.) My first question to you is why did you decide to go against Nicole and I. In the end you made it to the final three the way you chose to go but what was your thought process. Did we come across untrustworthy? was talking to us a scheme to get the best of us. I want to know if you had any intention in working with us and your reasoning for going the route you chose. 

2.) My second question would be if you had been able to change your vote the night Woods went home, would you? You voted for me that round but it was said by Joe / Jermaine that if you were at the computer it would've been switched to his name. is this true and why the back stab on Woods if so. Weren't you guys aligned? You did use his amulet on him to save him despite past deals made

3.) Tell me why Joe and Brenda do not deserve to win, but DO NOT tell me why you deserve it. It's about them entirely.

Hey Ricky! Thank you so much for your kind words. <3 I've definitely grown to consider you a great friend throughout the course of this game. It's insane to think how bitterly we contested each other, but I've had so much respect for you throughout the duration of this game, so props to you as well! I understand you have to vote based on how we all played the game, and in fact, I encourage that! Don't vote for me or anyone just because of how you feel about us. So, with that said, it's my duty to explain why I feel I deserve your vote. First of all, let me just say you said yourself, "I believe one hundred percent the best person should win the title of sole survivor. The mantra is Outwit, Outplay and Outlast." And then in your questions to me, you listed how I've outwitted, outplayed, and outlasted hahaha, but that aside- I'll do my best to answer your questions to the best of my ability.

1.) I fully expected this question to come up, and even at the time of my decision, I was going back and forth with it. I actually grew closer to you and Nicole than I had grown with most other people in the game, so it definitely was not a personal decision in the least, because if it were, I likely would have gone the distance with you guys. Also, no- it wasn't at all about trust. I actually believed most everything you guys were saying, and I felt our alliance was so genuine, it actually became my priority. I began considering you guys my number one alliance, and I wanted it to work out. However, the main reason I wound up siding against it was because I wanted to forge my own path to the end. I felt like if I stuck with you and Nicole, that the three of us would coast to the final 4/5 with Nax and Jedda, and from there, I'd have to rely on you guys to take me to the end. I didn't want to make it to the end, and say, "Thank you Ricky for getting me here!" I wanted to be able to say how I made it on my own, because I felt that sounded way more impressive when it came to appealing to a Jury. Like, I felt whole-heartedly that if you made it to the final 3, Ricky- that you would hands down win the game. You would have deserved it and you would have had my vote, because you were a huge threat from day one, and people acknowledged that you were running the game, and they fully believed. So if you had made it to the end, you would have won, and I wanted the victory to be mine (no offense! You would have been a great victor).

I also felt that if I stuck with Joe/Jermaine/Woods/Brenda, that I'd be in a bit of a more powerful position, because I had wiggle room within the alliance. I was close to all 4 of the people in it, whereas with your side, I had such a small connection with Nax, that it weakened my wiggle room, and weakened the control I had over the alliance. With my fivesome with Jermaine, Joe, Woods, and Brenda- I had two possible final 3 scenarios, and I would have been in a swing-vote position. However, we didn't make the final 5 because of a move Jermaine made, which wound up costing him because it's the sole reason I returned the favor by making my move at 5.

Anywho, I just felt I had more control and power with the other group, as opposed to the group I had with you and Nicole- even though I loved it.

2.) Hmmm, this is an answer I'm not fully sure of, but I can reason with myself, and deduct what I believe I would have done. Part of the reason I was glad to have to leave early was because I wouldn't have to go through with it. At the time I left, it seemed Joe and Jermaine were unsure themselves, so I wanted to vote with Brenda and Woods to at least give them the option of siding with Brenda and Woods (since that's what I would have wanted to happen anyway), but if I knew 100% that they were voting against Woods, I probably would have gone through with it and voted for Woods as well. I actually had a Ricky vote and a Woods vote pre-made just in case, so I definitely could have done it- HOWEVER, I don't think I could have blindsided Woods, so I would have told him in advance, that Joe and Jermaine were going through with this, and I was tagging along to keep up appearances (which is true for the most part, and paid off since I had Joe's full trust going into 5 - and he kept me over Jermaine.) Even though I gave Woods the amulet back at beginning of the merge, it was more of an alliance-move. We knew Woods was getting at least four votes, and one more would have caused a tie, so I just wanted to make sure we had the majority. I love Woodsy dearly, and I did do it for him, but it was mainly for the alliance of five I had forged, because at the time- we were all loyal to it from my perspective.

3.) Ahh boy, this question will be fun ;-;. I'll go with Brenda first, since she's first alphabetically lol. I feel Brenda doesn't have as strong of a game as Joe and I. She never really made huge moves (other than the time she gave the amulet to Woods (which Woods had majority anyway I believe?) and she even hurt her relationship with people in the game by doing that. I feel Brenda was a sweetheart UTR player, but when looking to crown a victor of iSurv1vor 19: India, the winner should be more CP than UTR. Brenda was overlooked a lot and taken for granted, and I feel she wasn't always completely aware. She played for her alliance a lot, like when she voted you out over Woods- she would have been putting herself in the Untouchables, just because it's what our alliance had wanted. I feel she could have played a stronger game if she pushed more for what she personally wanted. I love her though! <3

Onto Joe... I feel Joe played a solid game for the most part, but he also plays with his heart a lot, and I can respect that. I do feel like he "went through" with plans a lot, instead of making his own plans though. For example, he "went through" with the plan to eliminate Woods, because it's what Jermaine wanted, and similarly he "went through" or was "forced to" go through with the Jermaine blindside, because it's what I wanted. I feel Joe could have played a stronger game if he had made moves for himself, and pushed his own agenda above the agenda of his allies and friends. I feel Joe came into the game with a stigma that previous players were going to be targeted, so he played more UTR at the beginning, but I don't think that was necessary, because I don't think anyone ever really attempted to target the returning players until the end, anyway. For example, people said they'd be more apt to vote for a player who has previously played the game and still made it to the end, but I don't understand that completely, because why should you vote for someone based on how they played another game? The previous players were never really targeted in this game for that reason, so I don't think it should play too much of a role in deciding a winner, since they didn't really overcome much... from my perspective anyway! If a returning player wanted to impress a Jury, they should have played strong from the beginning, as Rob Mariano did: he was still able to make it to the end in Survivor: Redemption Island, despite playing strong from the beginning. I feel like Joe was more of a Survivor: South Pacific Coach in this aspect. I just love Joe more than I do Coach. :3 <3

Anyway I hope I was able to answer your questions to your liking, and if you have any follow-up questions, I would be happy to answer them. Thanks for the opportunity, Ricky! Good luck with your decision. <3

[joe]

Yo Ricky sup gurl.

Here is my response... in video format! What a twist! (I am pretty sure I explained in this that it was my intention to do this prior to seeing Nax's question. Heh.)