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Post by The Host on Nov 20, 2006 20:00:18 GMT -5
Ian, please post your closing statement here. Remember, this is your last chance to convince the jury why you should get their votes.
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Post by Ian on Dec 5, 2006 0:39:14 GMT -5
Hey guys! It's me again, and this is my last chance to convince you that I should be crowned the winner of Survivor: Palau Relived. I know your job isn't very easy, so I'll be wrapping up my entire gameplay as quickly and best I can. Some [or most] of it will be repeated from the jury questions - So here goes. At the beginning of the game, I was basically just looking for people I got along with, and hopefully get them assembled into an alliance that would keep me safe for a few rounds, should my tribe had lost immunity several times. This alliance was the Coby/Ian/Wanda/Willard alliance. We planned on making the Final 4 together, and were dominating the game. I eventually became exceedingly close with Willard, who in turn, became my Final 2 ally. When the merge came, the choice between allies and greed became an issue. Willard and I devised a plan that could either help us or hurt us. Thus, Wanda was voted out in the Final 7. From then on, my options were unlimited as to what I could do to get me to the Final 2. Here I am. Every round I thought out every possible scenario, selected the one I perceived to be the most logical move, and executed it. I talked with Willard about what I felt we should do, and we made the necessary moves to guide us in the right direction. There are certain moves I feel horrible about making [ie. Voting out Wanda before our planned Final 4 deal], but in the name of the game, I don't regret them. They were hard moves to make, but I knew what I was doing and knew they had to be done. I won challenges when I thought necessary for my definite safety [aside from not winning in the Final 4 because Angie clearly deserved that]. Aside from the physical aspect, I was also very social with everyone in the game as often as I could, making sure I made friendships that not only helped people not hate me and want me out, but it also gave me a sense of what others were thinking in the game and what was happening. I had hoped, too, that I would gain friends from this game, regardless of how I played. I think my activity in the game, how I was always ready to play, always thinking of ways to get one round further, my charisma and overall strategy proves that I was here to play the game and win. I had my alliances that I was loyal to, and I had some I had to break for the sole purpose of getting further in the game. As a member of the Final 2 and an avid member of the jury in past games, I beg of you six to vote with your head and who you believe truly outwitted, outplayed and outlasted everyone else. Too often do I see the deserving Survivor lose because of bitter jury members voting against the most deserving because they've been wronged. I know I've wronged you, but keep in mind that so has Willard. We voted the same every council, but in most of the scenarios that were executed, I was the one who came up with the plan of attack. I plead to all of you that you vote based on who you believe is the true Survivor, and don't vote based on bitter feelings toward one person. This has been an amazing experience, and I hope that no one wants to see the game end with the winner being crowned out of spite. Thank you for your time, and good luck on your decision.
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