Wanda's Questions and Comments

[The Host]

Wanda, please post your questions and comments for the final 2 here.

[Wanda Shirk]

I'd like to congratulate both of you on being extremely smart yet extremely naive players. I was told that I was being voted out by Angie the week I left. Obviously she wasn't as trustworthy as she may have let on. I am not angry towards either of you, but I'm angry towards myself for being stupid enough to trust you. Willard, you say there was no way you'd be standing there if you kept me? For some reason I don't buy that. I did not need to go when I left. I, to be honest, would not have alligned with Angie and if what went down held true, it would be 3 vs. 2 in the final 5, me and Coby going down. I did not do when I left, and it's very obvious it was't necessary that round.

Ian, I really have nothing to say to you except you were the first person to lie to me in this game and that lie occured on the first week. I do have the conversation saved if you don't believe me.

My question for Willard: how exactly was voting me out 3, 4 weeks earlier than I should have gone part of your plan? Don't know if you noticed but I failed horribly in most of these individual challenges. Coby I would have understood. I personally, though, think you made the better move in ousting me, because unlike Coby I would have rallied against you in 3 seconds flat. Hell hath no fury like a Wanda scorned.

Ian, for you, I would like you to rank the jurors (excluding BJ if you'd like) in order you think they deserved to win the game down to who deserved it least, tell me why, and if possible compare them to a Survivor player from any season.

If it isn't too much trouble, I'd also like you each to write a short song for me as to why I should vote for you.

Congratulations again.

[Angie]

I was told that I was being voted out by Angie the week I left. Obviously she wasn't as trustworthy as she may have let on.

FUCK YOU WANDA! I told you because I was trying to be honest with you because it's dishonest to blindside people!

Srry for the outburst, but I felt that had to be said!

[Wanda Shirk]

So you were trying to make yourself look like a better person. If it's dishonest to blindside somebody, why do it? It's part of the game. No need to be immature about it.

[Willard]

How exactly was voting me out 3, 4 weeks earlier than I should have gone part of your plan? Don't know if you noticed but I failed horribly in most of these individual challenges. Coby I would have understood. I personally, though, think you made the better move in ousting me, because unlike Coby I would have rallied against you in 3 seconds flat. Hell hath no fury like a Wanda scorned.

I knew you'd ask this question. There just isn't much to say about it. At first, it was planned that you would leave in the Final Five, with Bobby Jon helping me and Ian breaking you and Coby apart. but when Bobby Jon became inactive, we had to turn to Angie. But the problem was, by F7, I still didn't know if it was wise for us to put our trust in Angie. Since we didn't know where she stood, we figured it was a better idea to get the Korors voting with us.We had 4 votes secured, but we let Angie in, because we really wanted that alliance. After seeing how the game went, I think you could have went at F5, but there would have been the possibility of Angie voting with you guys instead. So we planned ahead instead and got rid of you while we had the numbers.

As for why you over Coby, that sounded simple to me. Me and Coby were much closer than me and you were, at any point in the game. It wouldn't have been logical for me to keep you over him, even if he was much stronger than you in challenges. You pointed it out yourself, you wouldn't have stayed loyal to Ulong if we had done the same thing to Coby. I think I couldn't have made a better choice.

By voting you out, it was also a way to make sure I became Coby's number one ally, since it was obvious he was closer to you than me. It was a way for me to keep my alliances close.

Yep, a sad, dishonest, egoistic move... but Survivor isn't a team sport and guess what, I ended up in Final Two!

Here's a Samba I composed just fer you!

Wanda

Wanda Wanda Wanda
Sing us a song, let's do the samba
For all your jives made me wanna
Keep you longer but I told ya
It would have hurt my chances.

And now I hope you understand
Now that the game has reached the end
Nothing at all was made against you,
I voted you because I had to,
It wouldn't have happened... o-ther-wise!

*Trumpet Solo*

Wanda Wanda Wanda
Sing us a song let's do the samba
For all your jives made me wanna
Keep you longer but I told ya
It would have hurt my chances.

[Ian]

[glow=lightgreen,2,500]Ian, for you, I would like you to rank the jurors (excluding BJ if you'd like) in order you think they deserved to win the game down to who deserved it least, tell me why, and if possible compare them to a Survivor player from any season.[/glow]

Thanks, Wanda. I'm sure I know what the lie was about. The Final 4 deal, right? That actually never became a lie until you were voted out. I had every intention of keeping it until Willard and I got to thinking about making the Final 2 together and what moves we deemed necessary to get there.

As for ranking the jury.

Most Deserving::
1. Wanda Shirk. Wanda played a strong, clean game. She was honest, loyal and trustworthy.Very social, and easy to get along with. No one disliked her, making her the front-runner to win, hands down.

2. Coby Archa. He was the leader of Ulong. He chose our tribe [in a sense]. Strong in the challenges, and always gave 100%. Also very social, I don't know of anyone that was against him.

3. Caryn Groedel. She was the strongest player on Koror. Went along with the votes, as long as she stayed, and did what she had to to keep herself alive. Ultimately, she was a victim of circumstance.

4. Angie Jakusz. Out of the Final 3, she would have won against either of us. She could have given Coby a run for his money as well if she played the Final 2 correctly. She may not have been physically strong, but she was mentally prepared for just about anything and always kept every option open.

5. Jolanda Jones. Jolanda may not have been the most social or strategical player, but had she played her entire physical game the way she played the immunity challenge in the Final 6, she definitely could have gone extremely far, definitely further than the Final 6.

6. Stephenie LaGrossa. Another victim of circumstance. Stephenie was a fierce competitor in all of the challenges, and definitely a force that would have been hard to deal with had she gotten any further. Ulong had to keeps it's numbers up, and she was the strongest member [that was known to be strong] on Koror.

7. Bobby Jon Drinkard. It's not that Bobby Jon deserves to win the least of the jurors, because it's not true [nor is it that Steph deserves the least above BJ]. Bobby Jon played a great game up until the merge when the hiatus happened and he disappeared. Had he not disappeared, he definitely would have gone a lot farther than he did.

It's hard to determine which [real] Survivor these players resemble, because the circumstances in which they were voted out aren't parallel to any Survivor's circumstances.

As for the song, I'm not exactly a song writer. I'm more on the singing side. But I'll try...

[Sung to the bridge and chorus of "Sk8r Boi" by Avril Lavigne]

[Bridge]
So now Wanda [Jury] you must vote
For the winner of Palau.
I think I played strategically.
I hurt you, but I played it hard.
I think we could have been good friends
If I had not backstabbed you.
I know I don't regret that choice
Because I was playing the game.

[Chorus]
It's not that I don't like you
Cuz you're a competitor.
You were the front-runner to win.
Every choice that I made
Was one that helped me get here.
But I can't say I played it proud.

This game was difficult,
But I think you should vote for me
Because I played hard and to win.
I did what I had to do
To reassure I was safe.
And no one tried to take me out.