Final Tribal Council ~ Final Jury Vote

Jury Questions

Austin, you're next! "Wow, very compelling speech Brentin. KJ, I appreciate the brief statement, but I hope you are able to explain your opinion as a result of these questions because Brentin did well. I have three questions for you KJ. First, and most importantly, how is your husband doing? I truly hope that the family is doing well and that things are back to normal. It has been hard not being able to talk to you. Secondly, what one thing did you do that should automatically make me vote for you to win? I have an answer in mind, and if you say that one, you get my vote. Finally, do you forgive me for my lie about my mother? Brentin, again, compelling speech. I am truly impressed. I think you are right, you played a fantastic game. Sometimes jury members say things like "You don't deserve to be here," but obviously you got there and did something right, so in all honesty, congratulations. My question to you is, what other player in this game would you compare yourself to and why? Anyway, it was a pleasure playing this game with both of you and everyone on the jury. I respect you both in different ways for different things. Brentin, I respect your honesty with me and I respect your general good attitude. KJ, the thing I most respect about you is you treating me not like another player all the time, but also as a friend. That's something I have not done in these games, but it makes a difference and it is so much more important. I also respect that you brought Brentin to the end because if Jessie had gotten there I would have been PISSED! You didn't take the easy way out and good luck beating another one of the best. I hope that a bunch of us can be on All-Stars together next season and I would promise to be a different player. I feel like I share a bond with you all and I hope I can be forgiven for the "mother" lie. It's been an honor and I am more than satisfied to see either one of you win." K.J.? "Hi Austin I never choose to do an elaborate long opening statement explaining every little thing I did in the game to get to F2. I usually try to make it brief, thanking everyone for the honor to be there and trust that if there is something they want/need to know.. they will ask. This is a personal choice, not out of disrespect to the jury to be evasive. To answer your questions: 1. My husband is worse at this point, thank you for asking. Feel free to talk to me as often as you want when the votes are in :).. 2. Well, what one thing did I do? I did honestly try to save you. I talked to several people trying to work it out so that you didn't get voted out and you and I could enter into the alliance we talked about. I knew you from previous games and I felt bad that you were getting the shaft because you were on the tribe with the least members at the merge. I really wish it could have turned out differently, but nobody wanted to take a chance on you because they considered you a "wild card". 3. Yes, haha, I forgive you for lying about your mother... I was ticked at first, but only because of what I was dealing with in regards to my husband. But, I get it... you didn't do it to hurt me.. I also hope we're in AllStars together. I would love to see how you would play with out the stress of being eliminated quickly. lol" Brentin? "Thanks Austin for the words. It's hard to compare myself to another player because we are all so different. You would think I would compare myself to a Morgan because I was with them since the beginning but I'm not. Out of all the Drakes I got to see your game play the most and I would have to say out of anyone I think we had the most similar traits. For the fact that you stood out the most as the person who would do anything in their power to win (in your final round you tried absolutely everything to stay) . I feel that I came into this with that strategy. No matter what alliance I made or who I met I would always make sure if I got to the end I knew I did everything in my power to win. I feel like you weren't afraid to betray your alliance (the ex-Drakes) because you knew it would take you further (and it worked). I feel like I played that role also as in I wasn't afraid to betray Nic or to betray Johnny because it would further my chances of winning. After we Merged we were really the only two to betray someone. So for the reasons that I feel we both tried everything to win and we both had the quality of "backstabbing" that we are the most alike. Also before you left you continually stated that you wanted a change and things to shake up. You didn't want it to be boring! Even though I didn't switch to your side, I felt the same way but in a different occasion. I felt like since the beginning that Johnny was like destined to win this. I mean if you looked up the description in a dictionary of a "Survivor Winner" you would probably find Johnny's picture. I didn't want Johnny to make it to the Final 2 because it would have been fulfilling everything I thought would happen and ultimately be boring. I didn't want it to be "Virtual Survivor 7: Pearl Islands with Johnny Colatruglio and the rest...".So that is one of the reasons why I wanted to change things up. Out of all of that, that is why I feel like you and I are the most similar because we share those common game play traits. Thanks."