Jessy, Scott, congratulations on making it this far.  Tonight you want to see your name on the parchment.  Ill read the votes…

First Vote: Jessy

Second Vote: Scott

Because you deserve at least one vote no matter how bitter the jury is <3

Third Vote: Jessy

Fourth Vote: Jessy

I’m voting for Jessy tonight! Honestly, I love both of the people in this final 2. But it’s always a policy of mine to vote the person I think played the overall best game. It’s tough choosing between 2 friends, but in the end I have to reward you, Jessy. You played a killer game and you absolutely deserve this win. From one subtle hoe to another, congrats <3 <3 <3

Fifth Vote and the Winner of Tumblr Survivor Hosts: Jessy

Sixth Vote:

Seventh Vote:

Hi Andrew! I’m glad that Scott and I could do justice for the A Dora Bowls.

I honestly think the person I was most loyal to was yourself Andrew. I would always tell you what I was thinking and I valued your input. You helped me make decisions that I was unsure with and I really appreciated that. Even though I knew you were really close with Allison, I still valued you and was very loyal to us being Subtle Hoes. One of my favorite moments of the game is faking a conversation with you so people would be less suspicious of us working closely together.

Even though I was aware of Allison wanting to vote me out at the endgame stage of the game, I was loyal to her because I knew that Scott could influence her to make decisions that were good for our game. We shared common interests in wanting to vote out players of the other side and I believed that she would follow through until there was a point where it didn’t make enough sense to keep me around for much longer.

This next one is tricky because of how the cards ended up being played – even though I wasn’t working closely with MJ as the game drew to a close, I believe that I was more loyal to him than Connor because I was aware of Connor’s duplicity and knew that he had to go if I wanted a better chance of making Final Tribal Council. MJ and I would share information to each other if it was mutually beneficial and I bonded with him more than a lot of the other players.

Since Connah was close to MJ, I had some type of loyalty to him connected through a game of Telephone for a majority of the game. I never bonded with him until the later portion of the game because we had incentive to actually speak together and I’m glad we did because our conversations were actually fine. I got information from him through MJ so it was really beneficial.

I was then most loyal to Connor because even though I knew about his duplicity, he would work with me for the time being (Final 7) and we had some type of agreement to vote out at least one more person before going after each other, even if it was unspoken I think he knew that I had to go in Final 6/5 so it was pretty much mutual for each other. Before we had a disagreement on who to vote between Matt and Sam we got along really well.

I think I was more loyal to Matt than Josh and Sam because we had a really good alliance going in the pre-merge. I wanted to replicate it in the merge but we obviously had different interests which was unfortunate because I saw a lot of potential in us working together later on in the game. Despite that not happening, I think I tried to keep him on my side until our alliance was unsalvageable.

Even though I hadn’t talked a lot of game to Josh, I was thinking of working with him if he had decided to work with Connor over MJ but unfortunately it didn’t happen. Despite that, we still had good conversations and if we ever saw something that mutually beneficial I think I would’ve talked to him about it and see where it could end up. There was some loyalty but not a lot of it, but in the pre-merge portion anything was up for grabs at that point and if I thought he would put myself over him Connah and MJ I’d be open to working with him.

I was least loyal to Sam out of all the players in this game because we had completely different interests in how the game was going to be run. The one time I talked game with her I lied to her about who I was going to vote for which is a really good example of how disloyal I was to her. During the Endurance Immunity Challenge, I was debating talking actual game to her but I decided not to because it was too big of a risk since she could talk to Connah and MJ about it. Even though we had little loyalty, I still had fun talking to her about random nostalgic stuff!

Thank you Andrew for your words and question! The Subtle Hoes did that.

1. Andrew: we literally hit it off night one, night 2 we talked about how you needed to make merge and not get twelfth. It drove me insane how so many people wanted you out for no reason and how others told me you weren't necessary in their game. But you were #1 in my eyes and once you and I hit it off with Jessy I knew the three of us would be the most beautiful thing to ever grace this season. I really wanted us to be Final 3, with you and me being final 2. Jessy told me how you were her main f2 as well, so I'm not gonna be surprised if your #1 on her list as well

2. Sam: we established trust right in the beginning of the game and I was in love with the Theee Muskequeers pre-merge. Like our calls and just general game talk was bopping. That first merge vote was so tough on me cause I knew how much Sam trusted me and I still trusted her despite everything. I just saw the flip as a temporary move, but no one else seemed to think of it as such and when I was alienated I realized where we would have stood had we both been in the game.

3. Allison: Honestly, getting to know Allison this season has been a beauty. Like when I first saw her in this game, I didn't know what to expect. But she became such an iconic queen and such a ray of sunshine through such dark sided times.

4. Connor: one quality I loved about Connor was that he was just so forgiving and chill about everything. I think had Connor been here, he would win. That's more than what literally anyone else could have done in this game so mad respect goes to him there.

5. Connah: Connah's social game was on point, and I definitely did want to keep that option with him open to make a move once Andrew left, but then the game changed and I felt like if I did make a move to flip again, they'd report to Jessy or make a plan to get me out with info. As much as I would have wanted it to work, it just didn't.

6. Josh: I thought we could have worked something out, but we were just on opposite sides with everything. Kinda wished we were on the same page.

7. Matt: everyone assumed matt and I were in some hardcore alliance with Sam, when reality of it was matt summers and I never really talked.

Hi MJ! Thanks for your thoughts and questions. I’ve taken them all in and came up with this response.

Firstly, I agree that an “us vs. them” game is very bland. I believed that if I went along with this concept of a game I’d have a very high chance of getting to Final Tribal Council. I was able to have allies that would have to keep me in since the other side of the game had a lot of threats that could downplay their chances of getting to Final Tribal Council. It allowed me to vote Connor out and still be able to stay the following Tribal Council as Allison still had to vote you or Connah out. It ensured myself a viable route to Final Tribal Council. I deeply understand where you’re coming from in this because I’ve watched Big Brother seasons where the “us vs. them” game would be very boring and I’d lose interest. Even though this is true, I didn’t come here to be entertaining, I came to do what I haven’t done before in Tumblr Survivor, and that’s win. This tactic proved to be the most successful.

Secondly, I do believe I played far better than Allison and Scott. Throughout this season, I tried to make good relationships with players even if they weren’t on my side of the game. I think Allison and Scott had difficulties in doing this, which was a huge cutback in their games. I analyzed every route I could take and made sure I was making the best decision I could make. My social game was on point with all of the players in the Final 7 and it gave me an edge on my allies. I did this by making sure I had open communication with everyone so nobody was secluded by myself. I admit what I said at Final 5 Tribal Council was a tactic as I do not think they played as great as me, and since they were under fire for keeping me in the game, I wanted to let them know that they still had a great chance at winning the game.

Finally, about your favorite movies! I actually didn’t have to ctrl+F in our conversation to answer this. Your favorite film is The Place Beyond the Pines, your favorite movie that you could watch over and over again is Back to the Future and your favorite sad movie is Brokeback Mountain. I’d also choose Jake Gyllenhaal over Ryan Gosling because I googled them both and Jake Gyllenhaal is hotter, even though his last name is hard to type.

I’d like to clarify something – I didn’t work with Lydia or Sam because I couldn’t click with Lydia and I was getting information from Scott that Lydia was throwing myself and Andrew out as possible vote-offs if we lost an Immunity Challenge. I didn’t work with Sam because Connah told her that I threw her name out. I also knew that you and Connah set up precautions with her so if I tried to talk to her about your or Connah’s game, there was a high chance it could get back to you or Connah. I decided to not take this chance because it was too risky and I was playing for a solid route to Final Tribal Council.

Thanks for your thoughts and questions MJ!

I mean, tbh the whole “however, I appreciate that you were less annoying in this game than in Maluku” was meant to be a joke since there were so many times in Maluku when you drove my crazy with your antics and this time around I saw a different side of you as a player. Like this time you didn't openly outburst and reveal who was in the minority of your alliance once one of your close allies (Jessie) was voted out on the other tribe. If you didn't get my message with that, then I apologize that it came across as personal and that it offended you.

To be completely honest, if this was 3 years ago I would have cared about what you thought of me? Now, if you wanna sit here and say I'm a disingenuous, fake, and condescending, I couldn't care less about what you think. Im not gonna sit here and say "no, I'm not that person" cause at the end of the day it's your opinion. I know a lot of what I have done in this game portrays me as that, and the fact that I straight up lied to multiple people on group calls doesn't help me with that either. I'm not gonna argue that with you and say I was truthful cause I've lied to almost everyone in this game more than once. However, I don't really think you have any right to say things about me as a person when you literally took no effort to cultivate a personal relationship with me.

For literally any game, I can't just willingly trust people before entering alliances. I have to actually take the time to get to know people and build a relationship before I can establish trust with anyone. This being an all returnee season, and me knowing people beforehand doesn't excuse that. I tried reaching out to you multiple times to try and establish trust because Sam/Lydia wanted to work with you, and every time I did you would shut me out when it came to anything and half-ass all conversations. You never seemed like you wanted to talk to me, so with that plus hearing you were openly targeting me, I didn't feel the need to really try with you anymore.

Hi Allison! Thank you, I really appreciate the kindness. Honestly, I used to play Pokemon but don’t @ me! I’m an undercover fan.

I think that Andrew would be an Eevee. Based on my conversations about the game with him, we could act pretty well. Eevees have different evolutions, so in a sense, if Andrew wanted to talk to me so we could make fake logs he would use a different evolutionary stone and evolve into a Vaporeon! If he wanted to talk to me in the A Dora Bowls alliance chat (the alliance between Andrew, Scott and myself) he would use a Fire Stone to evolve into a Flareon!

Sam would definitely be a Nidoqueen. Nidoqueens are fierce and protective over their young - she made sure to keep her true allies safe. Her young would fit into the category of Lydia and Matt! Even though they aren’t literal Nidorinas and Niordinos, it makes a lot of sense. Also, Nidoqueens are strictly Female! ;)

I know this contradicts what I said before, but I believe that Matt is definitely a Nidoking! It makes sense because Sam and himself were a duo to be reckoned with and leaving within a span of 30 minutes together makes it even more perfect. Also… Nidokings are strictly Male! ;)

I think Josh is a Cubone! Cubones tend to themselves and are shy. It took us sometime to start having some conversations that clicked (motorolla phones!) Also, Cubones wear the skull of their dead mother as a helmet and Catherine is his mom… so it makes so much sense.

I think MJ is… a Trubbish! I’m kidding. At first I thought you were a Tropius, but I thought about it and you’re a Gallade. Gallades are Psychic types and honestly, even if my keysmash was a little bit different than they usually were, you would pick up on it just because you know me that well. It made me think you’re Psychic! It’s why I couldn’t tell you anything about the Sam vote or you would instantly get a read of what I said.

Connah is a Charmeleon! Charmeleons have a vicious nature and after that Jury Statement I think we all know why he fits in that category. Connah also played off everyone thinking that he was riding MJ’s coattails - he wasn’t and it made him be able to do subtle moves behind the scenes. This makes sense since Charmeleons aren’t fully evolved! Also, Charmeleons are cute and if we’re going with what Regan had to say about your looks, it makes sense!

Allison is definitely a Pachirisu. All season long you would say what was on your mind and didn’t give a fuck about what anyone thought about it. When you fought with Connah and MJ, I could imagine you using the Thunderbolt move on each of them with your iconic comebacks. My favorite line of yours is “Oh, I got the map too, hunny!” I will never forget it. On that one Tribal Council Hangout, you literally electrically shook MJ to the point where he popped off.

Thank you again Allison!

Andrew – Chimchar: I know Ampharos is his favorite, but I say Chimchar because whenever I think of Chimchar, I think of Andrew because we talked about how Chimchar was like the only fire pokemon in Gen 4 which got us into our love for Sinnoh. Like the other day I was at the beach and I saw a Chimchar stuffed animal, and it made me think of Andrew because of that conversation.

Sam – Eevee: I see Eevee as a pokemon that very much adapts to their surroundings and blossoms into an array of colorful pokemon. And I know how much Sam likes to color, and how she had to color code everything throughout this game.

Matt – Mr. Mime: I say this because Mr. Mine was like the sidekick to Mrs. Ketchum in Pokemon and you were Sam’s like loyal sidekick throughout all of this game and Sam is ultimate mom for me. But Sam can’t be Mrs. Ketchum cause Mrs. Ketchum isn’t a pokemon.

Josh – Sneasel: Josh blogs about pokemon and I’d say Vanillite but Vanillite since that’s his blog icon and his tumblr name, but Vanillite is Gen 5 so I’m saying Sneasel cause it’s the cutest ice pokemon that closely resembles Vanillite.

MJ – Snorlax: Honestly, this is only cause the one time we actually did like talk during this game, he made fun of the fact that I always took naps and miss out on game talk cause of my naps. And as we know, Snorlax is well… snorlaxin on the bridge waiting for the flute to be played.

Connah – Buneary: Honestly, this is only because we talked about how he’s gonna see Ariana Grande in September and how he wanted to sneak in alcohol to the concert, and when I think of Ariana and her “Dangerous Woman” tour, I think of the bunny ears that resemble Buneary’s ears.

Hi Josh! I’m so touched that you think I’m an incredible person and I think likewise for you. I’m so happy that you think this about me because I was so unsure if you wanted to work with me this season but now my feelings are settled reading this. I’d love to keep in touch after this season and again I’m really happy that you think this!

During Blind Week, I thought I had cultivated a close enough relationship with Scott to tell him about myself wanting to vote Connor out. I already had known about Allison and Connor’s duplicity since he informed me of them talking in a group chat about wanting to vote me out in Final 6 or Final 5, which is why it was so important for myself to win immunity at Final 6. He agreed with voting Connor out and we mutually decided that he should vote for Connor but tell everyone he voted for MJ so that he could influence Allison to still vote with us over Connah and MJ in the next Tribal Council. That way Allison would still be on my side for at least one more Tribal Council.

For the most part, I do think Tony would be an accurate comparison because his game relied on making close relationships (Woo and Trish) and he also took out a strong alliance. Although this is true, I do think that my game is very similar to Natalie Anderson’s gameplay in Survivor: San Juan del Sur. The only limitation to this comparison is that she took Jaclyn to Final Tribal Council and voted out Baylor. I think if she didn’t take Jaclyn to the end, our gameplay would be almost completely similar.

You were voted out at Final 7 because at that point I wanted to make sure Connor wouldn’t flip on our alliance. I wanted him to think he was the most important voice because I knew Connah and MJ would be campaigning to him to vote with your alliance so if he believed he was calling the shots in our alliance he would be more hesitant to flip. Connor was the first person to say your name so at that point I had to go with it. I also thought that if MJ left I would be the biggest target remaining and people would eventually turn on me so I thought that it should be between you and Connah. I believed that if Connah left, people would see MJ’s final 2 leaving as an opportunity to capitalize on his intuition as a route to Final Tribal Council. It just kind of fell into place and I couldn’t change the vote without rustling feathers and risking my own game. I also do think that you voting Andrew was a reason why Connor wanted you to leave, as was the Karma Island vote.

Pre-existing relationships have helped me advance in this game because I was already friends with MJ before playing this game and we got along together pretty well. He would keep me aware of what was happening in the game which was very beneficial because he had a lot of information coming from all angles since he was closely working with Connah who was working with the side of Lydia, Matt and Sam. I could make decisions about my own game while making sure I knew all of the variables involved (for example: Sam’s Haumaru Idol. MJ had told me about this so I knew it was in play at Final 12.) I also have known Scott for a very long time which helped us greatly as we knew each other pretty well. I was able to click with him game wise once we realized we shared common interests. Pre-existing relationships also in general helped me reminiscence about the past to players like Matt, MJ, Sam and Scott since I knew them all before entering the game.  

Pre-existing relationships have hindered me in this game because I knew that MJ would be more inclined to work with Connah later on in the game and share information with him because of their close friendship outside of the game. Instead of having MJ to myself, he was working with Connah who was close with Lydia, Matt and Sam. This limited my game as I had to be aware of their close friendship and make moves around it.

I decided to cut my pre-existing relationship off with MJ once we reached Final 5 because I knew that he had a high chance of winning out the following Individual Immunity Challenges. It was hard since I had a lot of fun talking to him, but I knew that it was best for my game. I also decided to cut my pre-existing relationship off with Matt once I found out that he been sharing information about my game to Lydia and Sam. This made me think that he would be more loyal to those players, and I didn’t want to go deep with them so there was obviously an issue. The fallout damaged my game but I think I was able to recover once I set myself up with an alliance.

Thank you again for the kind words and I hope we talk after this!

To clarify where I stood with Karma Island/Andrew vote, during the post-swap phase of this game Andrew/Jessy/I formed an alliance (The A Dora Bowls) and I knew this alliance was who I wanted to be loyal to, because during this time Sam and Lydia were both building themselves up to be huge targets, and the people they were wanting to align with (Matt/MJ/Connah) did not benefit me moving forward. I kept hearing multiple times from multiple people that MJ was itching to get me out (ex. jessy telling me about the 3-2-1 plan where mj/jessy/Andrew would vote me out at f13/f12; sam telling me about the split vote at first merge tribal between matt/I where matt plays his idol). Aligning with people knowing they would vote me out the first chance they got didn’t sit well with me. I knew that sticking with Sam and her alliance would only hurt my game long term, so I was looking to stick with Andrew/Jessy and work with You/Connor/Allison at merge.

I was willing to vote with you those rounds because I was under the impression that your loyalties were lying with Connor/Allison. When Connor and I were talking about potential votes to bring him back in this game, he told me he knew for sure that you would be voting him back in this game. So when I come to find that you were also in the same position I was, just on the other side, I knew I needed to know where you were at. When I told you I wanted to vote Connor back in at the Karma vote, you immediately went to Lydia and told her that, who told to me that you had told her this. So I wanted to work with you to see what you were really thinking because I wasn’t expecting you to be as undecided about that vote as you ended up being. And I wanted to know what you were thinking as opposed to you wondering what I was thinking because what you decided to do potentially determined my fate in this game. And it did. You deciding to vote out Andrew as opposed to MJ put me in the minority and destroyed my relationship with Sam, who was the only person I trusted on your side.

To me, pre-existing friendships definitely contributed to my game. I’ve known both Jessy and Sam longer than I’ve known anyone else in this community, so being able to reconnect with them did play a big part in how I got far in this game. With them, it was definitely easier to talk game. I tried the best I could to branch away from pre-existing friendships and meet new people such as Connor/Andrew, and get to know people I didn’t know that well such as Allison/Connah/Lydia. At the end of the day, I decided to trust the group of people who I felt I had the best relationship with in the game as opposed to outside of the game.

There were times where it hindered me as well. For example, Regan and I are very close in this community and she got me to apply for this season. I had heard from Matt when he was kidnapped that she was going around talking about how she was gonna trust me, but not take me all the way and it scared me that she was throwing out that we had a pregame final 2 when the reality of it was that we didn’t.  That’s the only time I could say it really could have put me in jeopardy if people assumed we would link up just because we were friends.

Hi Sam Floater Ass Bitchinski! ;)

I’m sorry Sam, talking on call is not something I’m comfortable with but I’ll do you one better. If you vote for me, I will write you a song about either Lauren Jauregui, Elizabeth Gillies, chicken nuggets or the movie Trolls. We can have Google Translate sing the lyrics which can easily replace my voice because I am a robot after all!