Light My Fire

[Tom Westman]

Congratulations you guys for achieving final 3 and outfooling all of us in the jury.

Jeff, I must say I'm just really disappointed with you, because with what you are saying you were just taking the easy way out rather than being courageous enough to beat people who you think could win this thing. Wouldn't that be a much earned win if you could outwin someone who you thought would win this game? And everything is not set in stone. With you saying that me or Ozzy would be winning had we gotten to the end. It's not even possible as the jury hated me. But of course you took the cowardly way and took BJ and Aras because you think you played better than they were. So are you saying BJ and Aras had weak gameplays and that they don't deserve to be in the final 3?

Aras, well I don't really have nothing against you man, I targeted you, you targeted me, you won fair and square. Congrats to that. But do you think you were social enough with me personally for me to give me your vote?

Bobby Jon, you were the sidekick to Jeff's evil plans. What major moves did you do that Jeff had to agree to and not the other way around?

And oh here's some questions to all of you:

1. Tell me why each of the jurors were voted out and who decided the vote, you can't say it was a consensus, someone ultimately brought it up first. If you even say, it was majority. Then you lose my vote automatically.

2. A winner HAS to know how the game went and especially KNOW their opponents. I want each of you to tell me what the strategy of each juror was, how it changed, what plans they had for the future, their main alliance, their REAL Final 2. And just any information that you feel would show US the jury that you knew exactly what was going on throughout the game and especially in the minds of each of your adversaries.

I await you answers, as I have NO idea who the hell I am going to vote for. If I could only not vote, I would do so but oh well gotta give it to someone.

[Aras Baskauskas]

Aras, well I don't really have nothing against you man, I targeted you, you targeted me, you won fair and square. Congrats to that. But do you think you were social enough with me personally for me to give me your vote?

~~Tom, When I say Social I mean that I was always talking about the game... Yes I did lack on some people about getting to know them. I'm sorry about that. I tried every single round to talk to everyone in the game. Some were about the game others were about life things. I was social with you Tom about the game and not about life things. I had to keep you in check and know where you stood in order for me to know what I needed to do in the game. You were my one of my biggest threats in the game... I never lied to you in the game... When I found out you were targeting me I fought hard to get the votes to change to you. As for getting to know you outside the game.. Its alittle hard to when your playing as characters but i did try... I'm always on the slacking side at getting to know people. I'm glad that we did get to play together cause you kept me shaking in my shoes... I always was wondering where you stood with the vote.

1. Tell me why each of the jurors were voted out and who decided the vote, you can't say it was a consensus, someone ultimately brought it up first. If you even say, it was majority. Then you lose my vote automatically.

~~ Sue- I don't remember who actually brought up about Voting Sue out. The first person I remember the vote being for that round was for Jenna. Then Bobby Jon told me that Cirie said everyone was voting for Sue. I know that round I was voting for her.... To me she was the Swing vote and really could have went with any of the groups left in the game....

Debbie- That round every single women left in the game was trying to get me to vote for Jeff..... From a previous round where Kim was voted out. Jeff pushed for Debbie to be voted out... That kept til the round she was eventually voted out.

Candice-This round I pushed for candice to get voted out because she was too much of a threat, to stealing tom and ozzy away from the guys alliance. I felt that if candice went then ozzy and tom would stay loyal to the guys. I was wrong but I did push for her to be voted out.

Tom- Tom was a strong competitor in the challenges and was a threat to making it to the very end. It was decided between me, Jeff and Bobby jon to take out Tom... When I found out Tom was targeting me that round I really pushed harder to get him to be voted out.

Ozzy- Ozzy was voted out purely because he was a swing vote that could have swayed the girls to vote with him and take out the bossa three. It almost worked... I know I was pushing for him to be voted out. I suggested him to Jenna and Cirie.

Jenna- In all honesty Jenna was not the vote the round she went home... At least not from me... I thought we were voting Cirie out that round.. Bobby Jon told me that Jenna was the vote, even if Cirie didn't win immunity. I was under the impression that Cirie was the vote...

Cirie- When Jenna was voted out Cirie became the next target. I guess you can say I picked her because bobby jon and Jeff were not going to vote each other out... and because I had immunity I picked whether to make it a tie or vote out cirie...

2. A winner HAS to know how the game went and especially KNOW their opponents. I want each of you to tell me what the strategy of each juror was, how it changed, what plans they had for the future, their main alliance, their REAL Final 2. And just any information that you feel would show US the jury that you knew exactly what was going on throughout the game and especially in the minds of each of your adversaries.


Sue I don't know if sue really had a game play or strategy.... I don't even think she knew she was in the game half the time......

Debbie- I really didn't get a chance to know her strategy.... From what I got out of it she choose to be a challenge threat and a social threat... I don't think there was a day that went by that we didn't talk about something.... I don't think that she had a real alliance... If she did she fooled me cause i never got the feeling that she did...

Candice- She took the don't show your strengths road... I think she was alot stronger then she believed. Had it not been for what I believed to be her alliance with Tom and Ozzy I think she would have stayed in the game longer.... I think her alliance was with Tom and Ozzy but i could be wrong considering they did vote her out.....

Tom- He played a powerful game like Debbie did.... had he kept winning immunities i think he would have made it really far in the game.... However that one immunity challenge cost him the game. His main alliance was with Ozzy and I think he had an alliance with Candice as well.....

Ozzy- You played a game similar to tom... however you had more of a social game then he did... You were strong in the challenges and you were more talkative to me in the game... I think you also played a more sneakier game then anyone.... I'm still not sure who you were more loyal to... I know your main alliance was with tom..... we had an alliance but you did some things that were suspicious.

Jenna- I think she was a floating alliance..... I did have an alliance with her and was true intending on taking her to the final two. Her stradegy i think was to go with the flow... She usually just went with the majority of the tribe... Towards the end of the game I think he main alliance was with Cirie. Before that I think it was with me. Could be wrong though.

Cirie- Cirie just flew under the radar... I didn't even talk to her or see her around in the game til late in it... Cirie i don't think had a final alliance until the end when she teamed up with Jenna.

I always had a sences of who was going to be voted out... I was 90 % sure each round who would be going..... I was envoled in every decision that involved voting someone out of the game. When I knew my butt was on the line i did what i had to. to make sure I didn't get voted out.

Thanks For your questions Tom... It was a pleasure playing the game with you... I have alot of Respect for you.

[Tom Westman]

Thanks for your answers, Aras

[Aras Baskauskas]

Your Welcome Tom.. Thanks for some good Questions!!!

[Jeff Wilson]

Jeff, I must say I'm just really disappointed with you, because with what you are saying you were just taking the easy way out rather than being courageous enough to beat people who you think could win this thing. Wouldn't that be a much earned win if you could outwin someone who you thought would win this game? And everything is not set in stone. With you saying that me or Ozzy would be winning had we gotten to the end. It's not even possible as the jury hated me. But of course you took the cowardly way and took BJ and Aras because you think you played better than they were. So are you saying BJ and Aras had weak gameplays and that they don't deserve to be in the final 3?

Tom, I respect you, but I couldn’t disagree with you more with you labeling me as a coward. None of my actions were cowardly, in truth, I think I was the only player with the balls to get myself to the finals no matter what the cost. Yes, I played dirty, but I don’t think I could’ve won if I had played as Mr. Nice guy.

If being a coward means that you make bonds with people so that they trust you, and having to trust that you were able to convince them that you were on their side, when you really weren’t. If being a coward means that you take out someone who was consistently winning challenges, and was extremely charismatic, if making an alliance with someone on day one and meaning it, and making sure that you could keep that one promise….. Then yes. I’m a coward.

BTW, I addressed why I think you or Ozzy would’ve beaten me in Ozzy’s question. If you want me to post it here also, please let me know.

On to your question. Do I think Aras and BJ had week game plays? Yes.

Do I think that they don’t deserve to be in the final 3? No.

Here’s why. BJ was a good ally because he stayed loyal to me, and I knew I could say things to him and that they’d be kept confidential. He was the only person I trusted. I just don’t feel that BJ played as an individual. I think he just followed the lead. Aras wasn’t as pivotal to anything as much as he thought he was. He really wasn’t included in a lot of the plans that I had made with BJ. Truthfully When it was down to when Candice was voted out Jenna Aras BJ and I formed a little group to get to the final four. Honestly I wanted that to happen. Cirie won though, and at that point Aras had proven that he was loyal. It only made sense to vote Jenna out. But in reality, I made sure that everything was running smoothly. I voted the majority every single round. And I made sure that I had that majority for each vote. I do think they deserve to be in the finals for the reason that they’re here. If you make it to the finals you did something right, no matter how you go there.

1. Tell me why each of the jurors were voted out and who decided the vote, you can't say it was a consensus, someone ultimately brought it up first. If you even say, it was majority. Then you lose my vote automatically.

Sue – Originally the vote was for Jenna, but I talked to BJ and we realized that Jenna would be much more helpful to get us to the finals, which proved to be insanely true. Also, Sue was the closest to Debbie, so that complied with Ozzy’s demands . So I made the switch to Sue, I believe I was the one who told you that the vote had changed. Ozzy wasn’t told and he still voted Jenna.

Debbie – We both know why Debbie was voted out. She was Anti-Ozzy and that didn’t sit well with either you or Ozzy. Aras seemed to really be adamant about voting her off to, so despite my best efforts to push Candice’s name to the surface, it was shut down. I think it was a group effort between you and Ozzy for this one, but I think it was you a bit more for the reason that you argued it more than Ozzy did in the group chat.

Candice – Candice was voted out because she was a social butterfly and I felt that she was liked by everyone which made her dangerous for me. I was the one who was responsible for Candice being voted out, I was the first to bring it up, and the one that convinced you Tom to vote her out as well.

Tom – When Candice was being voted out I had talked to BJ about voting Ozzy out next. The reason being was that he stood out more, the first two votes (Sue – which was supposed to be Jenna – and Debbie) were fully and openly in support of what helped Ozzy out. However, you had just won two challenges in a row, and you FINALLY lost one. I was the one to say that we should vote you out. Aras strongly agreed, Jenna went along with it, as did BJ.

Ozzy – Ozzy was just a natural choice after you left. I think because I was responsible for you leaving, which lead to Ozzy leaving so almost by transfer I was responsible for Ozzy leaving. Plus, Ozzy was campaigning to get me voted out.

Jenna – Before the week began BJ and I agreed that Jenna should be the next to go. We felt that she had a better chance of winning things. Then the challenge happened. Cirie sat me out. I WAS PISSED . Then she sat Aras out, and then she won. I had changed my mind to vote for Cirie during the challenge, but because she won the only choice was Jenna. I would say that I was responsible for Jenna’s leaving because I had been the one who really worked to gain her trust, and convince her that she wouldn’t be voted out.

Cirie – Cirie would’ve collected a lot of jury votes simply for the reason that you, the jury in general, didn’t want to see me, BJ, or Aras in the finals. She was a natural choice, I don’t really think it was anyone’s decision because at this point of the game it was so clear that Cirie was going to be voted out because she lost the challenge. But if you want someone to take responsibility I will. Once again I think I did a good job of getting Cirie to believe that I had her best interests in mind a lot of the time, which lead to her being so easily voted off.


2. A winner HAS to know how the game went and especially KNOW their opponents. I want each of you to tell me what the strategy of each juror was, how it changed, what plans they had for the future, their main alliance, their REAL Final 2. And just any information that you feel would show US the jury that you knew exactly what was going on throughout the game and especially in the minds of each of your adversaries.

Sue – I’m not so sure if she had strategy, but she was definetly aligned with Debbie. That was her main alliance, and probably her final two.

Debbie- Debbie’s strategy was simply to survive when she got to the merge. I think she wanted to stir up some shit, and did that pretty well. Her main alliance was with Sue, and maybe BJ as well. Her final two was probably with Sue, but I’m not entirely sure. I had only known her for two rounds. Debbie’s ultimate goals in her perfect world would’ve been to have 2 guys and 2 girls in the finals. She trusted Candice a lot too. She also tried to get the girls to vote me out, but it failed. Debbie was the only one who openly told me that she knew what I was doing.

Candice – Candice’s strongest alliance was probably with Amanda at the beginning of the game, and then I think she was tight with you Tom. I know that because you told her pretty much everything I told you that referenced her. I’m not really sure what Candice had planned for the final two. But I can answer every single question about her that she posted in her jury questions. Candice also wanted me to vote out Aras and she said that we’d make it far in the game if I did.

Tom – I think your strategy Tom was to have a lot of alliances also and to be well liked and trusted. You certainly had Candice and Ozzy tightly with you. I think you had initially planned to go to the end of the game with Ozzy and Candice, but I think that plan changed when we formed a strong alliance. I think it especially changed when you promised me that the final three would be us + Ozzy. I think if it was a final two I would’ve been toast, because you probably made a deal with Ozzy before you even really started talking to me.

Ozzy – I think his strategy was the same as yours for the most part. I think your strategy changed during the tribe switch-up. You aligned with BJ and Aras probably, and I think Kim too. When we merged I think you were set for guys all the way, but apparently you didn’t trust me very much. I’m not exactly sure if you ever suggested alternate plans. Your main alliance was with Tom, same with the final two scenario.

Jenna – Your main alliance was with Monica and Ashley, but they were both voted out. I think you voted with me because you trusted that I would keep you safe, and that you were valuable to me. I’m not sure what your dream final 2 would’ve been and I’m not so sure you cared.

Cirie – Cirie’s main alliance was one that didn’t really exist (in my eyes) it was Tom, Candice, Cirie, and I. That was when New Swan was banding together and voted Ashley and Monica off. Her final 2? Probably Jenna and her, or maybe Candice. I think she wasn’t to pleased with her first tribe, and felt more comfortable on New Swan and hoped that it would’ve worked.

I hope I answered everything according to what you expected. If I missed something, or you want more. Let me know.

[Bobby Jon Drinkard]

Tom, thanks for your questions...Just FYI, I think if you saw how horribly everyone did in the trivia challenge last IC, you'll know that no one had a terribly thorough memory of what happened in this game. I think I'm probably the most guilty of the three...

What moves did I do that Jeff had to agree to? I know you aren't going to like this very much, but Jeff and I really were one unit and one mind for the bulk of the game. Almost every single decision that we made was started by one of us, brought up to the other, and then almost immediately agreed upon or improved upon with some additional strategy. Of course I was a little more passive with my strategy, but when I'm paired up with a rattlesnake like Jeff who's out there making deals and promises, why wouldn't I be?

There were a lot of moves that I made in the game that I didn't have Jeff's permission to or Jeff's support initially. Contrary to popular belief, Jeff isn't my daddy. One of my important moves was the strong push I made to get rid of Sue at the start of the merge. Although Sue wasn't that big of a threat on her own, she was loyal to Debbie. Sue had been telling everyone to vote for me for several rounds up to that point, and it was really only a minor annoyance to me. I played up the annoyance as more of a personal vendetta and pushed it HARD to get rid of Sue that round after Debbie and I had won immunity. Debbie was the original target, I think everyone at that point was paranoid about her...after she won immunity it honestly felt like there was very little decision or direction within the tribe, and the only other names I remember hearing much were Jenna and Aras. I pushed HARD to get rid of Sue (in my own way, by playing it up as a personal vendetta so as not to alert Debbie too much) because I knew getting rid of Sue would be a huge blow.

Another move I constantly made in this game post-Bossa was the move to keep Aras and Jenna. It wasn't always popular or first-instinct to Jeff, and I repeatedly had to push for it in order to keep Aras around and to keep the Bossa Boys together. I can't even recall how many times someone told me they wanted Jenna or Aras out. Jeff had secured yourself, Ozzy, and Cirie's trust, but he didn't know where to go or what to do and he was paranoid that he would either lose to you in the finals or that you'd chop myself and him off earlier than expected. I was the calming voice that repeatedly kept Jeff in check and reminded him that there were options in this game. I continually pushed to keep the "Bossa Boys" together, even before it was truly popular as a strategy by both Jeff and Aras. I simply felt like that was my best chance to win this game, not against yourself or Ozzy who had, at least in my eyes, more of a clean and honest image. I also knew Jeff/Jenna/Aras better than anyone else in this game and I trusted them more. I had gotten to know Jenna around the time of the merge and I wanted to bring her into the alliance as a fourth (and as a security blanket for myself just in case Jeff or Aras decided to pull anything). Her name had been brought up as a possible vote by Jeff several times, and I pushed for Jeff to talk to her and see that she was a nice girl and a lot more worthy of staying in the game than he originally thought. I don't think things would have turned out anywhere close to the way they did had we not brought Jenna in.

Ok so that was a lot of rambling. But I think if you sit back and look at things, I was absolutely an important person in this game and I was NOT just a tag-a-long. I was the voice in Jeff's ear and I pushed him to do my bidding just as much as he pushed me to do his. I pushed to keep Aras and Jenna in this game because I trusted them and I knew they would work with us and I knew Jenna had a paranoia about you in this game which gave us the extra fourth vote we needed to vote you out when we did. Had we voted Jenna out earlier like Jeff wanted to do, we would've never had that swing and the best I could've probably hoped to finish was fifth or fourth. I pushed HARD to get rid of Sue and Candice because I knew keeping them around would be bad for my game. And most importantly to this outcome, I was the biggest proponent of keeping the Bossa Boys together because not only did it fit my Day 1 promise to Jeff, it fit my ideal situation of being surrounded by two less popular and less humane players in the finals.

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Wow, yeah, ok so that was my question. On to the extra bonus questions you asked....

1. The juror question....

Sue - Sue was voted out because of her loyalty to Debbie, who according to a lot of people in this game was El Diablo or something like that...I'm taking credit for pushing this vote hard and pretending like it was a personal vendetta and not a strategic move, because the tribe didn't have a lot of direction before the vote and I heard Jenna and Aras' names pop up a lot once Debbie had won immunity.

Debbie - I think Tom probably gets the credit for this one. Debbie was voted out because of the El Diablo thing and because she had a certain aura around her that basically made it seem like she had a lot more power than she actually did.

Candice - I pushed for this one really hard, as did Jeff. We both wanted Candice gone way before this particular vote. I think there were a few people who did because we all felt like Candice was dangerous and her strategy wasn't clear to everyone and she didn't exactly talk much to any of us.

Tom - Tom, I'm taking credit for this one because I don't believe Jeff would have done it on his own or even realized we could make the move happen without me in his ear, making sure he knew that Jenna had a personal paranoia of you. I specifically can remember Jeff being unsure of the plan for a short period of time before I pushed a little harder for it. I liked you from day one in this game and I felt like this was, at least from me, the ultimate respect vote. I didn't see myself reaching the finals with yourself and Ozzy running this game. Your three IC win streak and the push to get rid of Aras earlier than Jeff and I had planned on were the straws that broke the proverbial camel's back.

Ozzy - Jeff gets credit for this, he pushed for it pretty hard that round. I would have been ok with keeping Ozzy a little longer. He went because of his strong performances in a lot of the challenges and because he was mistrusted after his flip-flop when he decided not to vote for Candice at the last minute when everyone else was.

Jenna - This honestly wasn't a big strategic vote. This was just the Bossa Boys keeping to the original agreement and when Cirie won immunity, Jenna was the only choice. Cirie did push hard for
me to flip my vote this round because she said I needed to make a big move that would show the jury I deserved to win the game...I really just didn't think it would win me that much support if I abandoned an alliance I made the first two days of this game for a friendship I started at the merge.

Cirie - Again, not a strategic vote. My strategy in this vote was to keep my original alliance to Jeff and Aras. I also felt like I had a better chance of winning against Jeff/Aras than I did against any combination that included Cirie.

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2. Juror strategies.................

Sue - I really don't know much about Sue's strategy. She was loyal to Debbie and did what Debbie wanted her to do. Sue really really really seemed to want me out of the game multiple times, and when I was immune she wanted Jeff or Aras out, so I guess kudos to her for knowing that we were a dangerous group.

Debbie - I think Debbie's strategy involved being as nice as she could and trying to convince as many people as possible that she was just super nice and wasn't any kind of a threat. Debbie was a strong player, she had the Swan girls and for some time I was a little concerned that she had gotten Aras to side with her too. I think once the merge happened, Debbie was tight with Sue and somewhat Candice and I think she was hoping to get a little more help from myself and Aras, but that fell through because of the huge push by Tozzy to get rid of her.

Candice - I don't know much about Candice. We really just never got the chance to talk, and maybe that was a weak point in my game. Our ideas about Candice ranged from her having an alliance with Tom/Ozzy/Cirie to possibly being involved with Debbie so she really was a mystery to me and I think that's why she was dangerous to me in the game.

Tom - I think your strategy was pretty clear, you seem to have structured a 'tiered' alliance with a lot of people. It was pretty clear that you were close with Ozzy and you two weren't going to split easily...I think you were pulling the strings though in any case. We knew Candice was involved in that to an extent. Later after the fact, I've kinda seen that you were also close with Cirie (at least on a personal level) and I think she may have been a part of your plans too. You were a very strong competitor in the challenges and I'm not all that sure where your loyalty lied after Ozzy...I would think Jeff was #3 but I really don't know between myself, Candice, or Cirie who would be your #4 person which made me uneasy to a point.

Ozzy - Ozzy was close with you throughout the game. I think losing Kim so unexpectedly was a big blow and he relied on myself and Aras for a little while after that. Once we merged up and things started to come together, Ozzy was back with you and Jeff. Ozzy told me a few times that I was his #3 even though you would've wanted Jeff in the final three with you guys. I'm not sure how that would have sorted itself out but I believe I was Ozzy's #3 after Kim left and things settled after the merge.

Jenna - Jenna was a sweetheart in this game who lost her allies early (Ashley/Monica) and really seemed to be a free agent in the game from that point on. I had a good personal relationship with Jenna which was actually formed in your game, and we used that to keep each other out of trouble in this game as much as we would up until a certain point when we just stopped talking as much. I think there were times where I was Jenna's #1, and I think that eventually shifted to Cirie when the game got closer to an end and she found out more about how loyal the BossaBoys were to each other. I never made her any big promises but I helped to get Jenna and Jeff better acquainted and I worked to ensure that Jeff didn't want to get rid of Jenna so soon. Jenna worked as the fourth of the Bossa Boys and we absolutely would not have gotten this far without her help.

Cirie - Cirie is a very strong social player and I think she was relying on a number of relationships in the game. I think Cirie floated for a good portion of this game on a combination of luck and good fortune, but I think there was a point after the merge when she started paying a little more attention to the game and she worked with Tom and Candice as well as Jeff and even myself. Cirie tried to 'coach me up' several times throughout the last three rounds or so and tried to swing an alliance with myself, her, and Jenna that was actually close to working.

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Tom, thanks for your questions again and good luck muddling through all this mess and making your vote.

[Tom Westman]

Thanks for answering them Bobby Jon. You did well. I totally respect you from a player's standpoint. It is one thing to play aggressively and don't really care about other people's feelings and just throwing away friendships like toilet paper and it's another thing to play the game as clean as possible yet making the smartest moves into making sure the jury is appeased. You've done all that and what not. I'm basically saying you deserve my vote more than these two. And wether you win or lose you have my respect forever and I would really like to get to know you better after this game is over.

As for you Jeff, I hope you can sleep at night knowing you've broken a lot of bonds with just one game. I didn't even see you apologize publicly. But hey, if you want to play as the hard balled ass guy that you are showing everyone now just to gain that ever elusive allstar spot, then good luck to you. I'm sure as hell you're prolly getting one and I don't think you even care if you don't win this shit as long as you get that spot. I hope you are proud of yourself. And no i'm not bitter but you could have at least given me the respect I deserved.

[Jeff Wilson]

As for you Jeff, I hope you can sleep at night knowing you've broken a lot of bonds with just one game. I didn't even see you apologize publicly. But hey, if you want to play as the hard balled ass guy that you are showing everyone now just to gain that ever elusive allstar spot, then good luck to you. I'm sure as hell you're prolly getting one and I don't think you even care if you don't win this shit as long as you get that spot. I hope you are proud of yourself. And no i'm not bitter but you could have at least given me the respect I deserved.

First off, I’m completely offended by what you just said about me. Now, this feels personal because you have attacked my character not only as a player in this game, but as who I am as a person. Of course I sleep well at night because anything I did in this game was separate to how I viewed you as people. I removed emotional attachments from any move that I made.

Tom, I think we’re two completely different people when it comes to how survivor is played. Every bond I made with you, or Jenna, or Cirie, or Candice or whoever, on a personal level, on a level of emotional connection between two human beings, was real. That was separate from any game play, any strategic move, anything. You’re all great people, but does that mean I should just let you walk all over me? No.

You even demonstrated that you were looking out for yourself. Everything I had told you about wanting to vote Candice out you had sent to her. (Or so she said).

I’m done arguing for your vote, because instead of defending how I played this game, you’ve made me feel that my own character as a human is on trial. I will not tolerate that.

As for wanting an “all-star spot”. Yes, Initially I entered this game with the intention gaining an all-star spot, but was that my motivation for “screwing everyone over”. Absolutely not. Once Charlie left I knew I had it in me to make it to the end, I did not play this game to hurt people, I did it to win. Or else why would having a line of people telling me what a terrible person I am be worth it Tom. Why? If I don’t win? You’re right, I probably won’t care too much. Why? Because it’s exactly that, a game. I made my moves with only one person in mind. Me.

I will apologize for what could be considered as “using” your friendship to my advantage because I can understand why you feel hurt, but realistically, when any of us sign up for games like this, each of us have the desire to win. I just made the choice that I wasn’t going to let relationships get in the way.

If you want an apology for how I played this game, you’re not going to get one. I treated you with absolute respect as a formidable competitor and someone I honestly feel that I wouldn’t have been able to beat. I never once said anything hurtful about you, and none of my decisions were made while thinking “Tom’s gonna get it good.” Nothing I did was to be disrespectful in any form.

I’m astonished that you could be so hurtful. Not even I, “The most ruthless player”, the “user”, the “liar” and the “scum ball” and everything else I've been labelled as being, would ever have said such hurtful things about anyone of you for who you are as people.

[Tom Westman]

That's all I needed to hear Jeff, thanks. And I'm sorry if it ever crossed the line of personal feelings. Didn't mean to, I was just caught up in the heat of the moment. But thanks, for the apology.

[Jeff Wilson]

All that matters now is that we work towards patching up our friendship.