Sweeney's thoughts

[Sweeney Todd]

Well congrats to the 3 of you to make it this far you all played great games. I have been reading over the other questions and answers so far
and have enjoyed the answers. My vote is still up in the air.

1) Tell me why the other two players in the finals should win this game over you.

2) Explain to me how each juror was a threat to your game and why they were taken out in the spot they were.

look forward to your answers

[Lydia Martin]

1) Tell me why the other two players in the finals should win this game over you.


Beth: I think Beth deserves to win over me if she had to because of her ability to get information out of people.  Some things I did in this game were based on the information that Beth told me and I think she probably had the greatest deception in this game.  I also think Beth utilized Wonderland the most in this game, coming away with the most prizes that she used 100% effectively to get where she is now.  Plus she kicked ass in the challenges, especially that final one. 

Claire:  I think Claire should win over me if she had to because she was probably more upfront and friendly about things than me.  I feel like she would tell people they were going and give them that courtesy and you know, reach out and talk to them more to lessen the blow or whatever while I kind of kept what I was doing under wraps out of fear of idols from players or other plans they may secretly have to take me out.  Claire overall was probably just a nicer and friendlier player than me, because I mean, how can you NOT like Claire? She's a total sweetheart, or was with me at least



2) Explain to me how each juror was a threat to your game and why they were taken out in the spot they were.

Rei - Like I said in Rob's thread I believe, with the MVP twist coming to a close soon, the only way to ensure your safety 100% was to either win immunity or be picked to join the immunity winner.  At Final 11 I was still very much interconnected with Wrath and so with my sights set on non-wrath members I targeted Rei because I viewed her as the biggest overall threat (challenges, social, likability) because you know, if you're in my way of a challenge win, and you're not picking me, then it's like, you've got to go sooner rather than later before you can get to dangerous.

Mama - Mama was taken out for the simple fact that she was a giant question mark/wildcard.  I hadn't spoken to Mama at all up until that point in the game, so I had no idea where her head was at, and in comparison, Glen was social and willing to work with anyone who would scoop him up and be willing to work with him and his vote.  So the decision to get rid of Mama was made then and there because I had no idea what she could possibly be up to, or who she could secretly be working with.

Rob - I talked about this in Rob's thread but Rob was a threat because he had a lot of lurking challenge threat potential and out of everyone in Wrath I felt least connected to him.  He was also threatening because I felt like he had a hidden, but strong bond with you and Tate, and if it got down to a final seven of pure Wrath, I was worried I could potentially be in trouble/caught on the wrong side of things.

Ash - I wasn't apart of voting Ash out, but he was still a threat to my game because at that point he was looking to target people who were apart of the path I had decided to put myself on.  He definitely wasn't a slouch at the challenges either, so his strength coupled with the fact that he was looking to take down some people close to me was enough for me to be okay with the move of him going if you were to play your idol.

Sweeney -  I definitely feel like we had a good connection, and we talked a lot before the tribal results went up and I offered some explanation on my part. Overall, I do think you were genuine in the whole you-me-Tate thing, and so I don't think you were a threat to me in the sense of putting me on jury, but I think you were a threat to my game if you were sitting beside me here right now.  I think we played the game similarly; operating swiftly and being in good with a majority of people, so I had to vote you out because you would have been a serious contender to win this game, and at that point, I had chosen to fully solidify my bonds with other players.

Medusa -  I had no part in this vote and this was the first time I had no idea what happened.  Medusa could have been a threat to my game if she had gone deep because I don't feel like she ever did anything to piss anyone off terribly, and was likable in my eyes, so she could have been a big finals threat if she stepped up.

Glen -  Glen, at this point, was a HUGE HUGE HUGE threat to my overall game.  The prior round he had pulled off another vote to survive and after almost going out in 12th place, if he had made it all the way from almost 12th to the finals, there would be no way he wouldn't win.  I know if I had been on the jury and Glen was sitting here in the finals in my place, he'd have my vote hands down.  Glen was a threat to my end game because I wasn't as close to him as say Beth or Claire, or even Tate after he helped save him last round, and with such a huge underdog/fighter story behind him, he would have been nearly unstoppable in finals in my opinion.  He went when he did because we couldn't risk him getting that close to the finals.

Tate - I didn't put Tate in jury but he would have been a threat to my game, assuming Beth voted Claire out and not me, because like Medusa I don't think he did much to piss off a majority of the jury.  He had strong bonds with people in there and throughout the game was a respectable and easy going guy who was a good player to get where he was. If he was sitting next to me now I think he'd have a good shot at winning, and so that was what made him a threat to my game.


Thank you Sweeney. Let me know if you want me to explain anything further.

[Claire Chang]

Hello Sweeney, thanks for you questions.

1) Tell me why the other two players in the finals should win this game over you.

Beth: I think she played a great under the radar game. She was always a sweet person to everyone, she was strong in challenges and knew how to use all the advantages she had during the game. I do not think she angered anyone during the game and would be a good winner.

Lydia: I think she is the strongest participant in challenges this season, she rocked, had a good strategic game and she knows how to speak well. She will be a great winner for this season.

Explain to me how each juror was a threat to your game and why they were taken out in the spot they were.

Rei: She was very strong, if we had not eliminated her in that round, Rei could easily have reached the end and I would not be here today, because I'm sure I was not his first nor second choice.

Mama: Mama was eliminated because no one knew exactly where she was at the game and it frightened me. I think if she had not gone in the game, she would have more chances. She threatened my game because she was very friendly and fun with everyone and it could gain the confidence of others.

Rob: Rob left because he did not want to eliminate Sweeney Todd and it proved that he was not so attached to me or my closest allys as well, becoming a threat to my game, since Sweeney Todd was at the time the person who threatened me most in the game.

Ash: I really did not want Ash out, but in the situation we had to eliminate or take Sweeneys HII, so he had to be the victim. He threatened my game, because he was an underdog and everyone loves to see an underdog win.

Sweeney: You were the greatest threat to me in the game. We had a good relationship, but I was always sure that you had no intention of taking me to the end, so I had to do something for you to be eliminated.

Medusa: Medusa threatened my game, because I was sure she / Beth / lydia had an agreement and I would not be in the final if I had continued together with them, so I had to stop it, and it worked because I'm here today in the final.

Glen: I really did not want to see you being eliminated, but you would have won against any of us in the final. You were a big threat because Glen had a beautiful story in this game and no one could beat it in a final.

Tate: I have not decided this vote, and if I had decided it could have been different. He could be a threat to my game, because he was always nice and I think he had no blood on their hands, can win votes in the jury.

[Beth Greene]

Hey Sweeney! Sorry for the delay, I'm off work in a few hours and answering you and ash's questions are first on my to do list as soon as I get off!

[Beth Greene]

Okay!  Hello Sweeney


1) Tell me why the other two players in the finals should win this game over you.

Claire - Claire should win over me because she played a much cleaner game than I did.  She wasn't the driving force behind anyone on the jury leaving the game other than Medusa.  She was able to make it to the end with several friends on the jury and keep the majority of the blood off of her hands.  She has absolutely played an outstanding social game this season.

Lydia - Lydia should win over me because she was the most determined, laser focused and cutthroat player that we have in the final 3.  Whereas I was very nervous and sad about having to vote out those of you that I consider my friends, Lydia was much more focused on the game and the task at hand.  I love that she is able to separate her emotions from the best game moves and know that no one will hate you forever over an internet game and by doing that make the right moves and the right decisions to further herself and her allies.  She would make a fantastic winner this season, without a doubt, as I feel she also played an outstanding game.

2) Explain to me how each juror was a threat to your game and why they were taken out in the spot they were.

Rei - Rei was a threat to my game only in the fact that she can be somewhat of a challenge threat.  There are certain players that given the chance this season could have easily made an immunity run to the end, and I think we in the final 3 are simply lucky we were able to get Rei out where we did because she is one of those people.

Mama - Mama was a threat to my game because I was so in-the-dark about where she was and where her loyalties laid, and moreso than that, who among those left had plans of furthering themselves with her and without me.   

Rob - Rob was a pivotal blindside that needed to happen for me to make it where I am.  I didn't know much about him, we had only spoken briefly while I was about to board a plane and in that short conversation he seemed very nice and very likeable.. which only made me worry a little more than I needed to.  If I was already feeling myself won over by him, who knows what kind of deals he had worked out with everyone else left in the merge.  Add this to the fact I had begun to hear rumblings of some of the guys left in the game wanting to attempt to blindside me soon, I decided I needed to strike first.  I used my double vote to tie the vote up and then tried my best to get ahold of Medusa to change her vote from Glen to Rob to seal the deal.  I'm very grateful for how well that round worked out lol

Ash - Ash had become a threat to my game and my plan because he had openly said in the immunity challenge he won while trying to decide who to take to wonderland that his allies he had been working closest with had been voted out the previous rounds, and this was a humongous red flag to me.  I knew at this moment that while Ash may have wanted to work with me for the time being, I was in no way in his long term plans, which is why he had to go.

Sweeney - Oh, sweeney my friend, I'm so sorry I had to vote you out.  At this point I had been told that you and Tate wanted to blindside me, which simply was not an option lol, that is why you were a threat to my game.  You and I were still on good terms, I thought I could trust you and then I heard you wanted to blindside me.  I did make a deal with you to the end but this was after I already had a deal to go to the end with Lydia and Medusa.  I'm afraid I lied to you outright when I told you that just to keep you on my side.  

Medusa - I was beyond shocked when Medusa got voted out.  As soon as I saw the results I immediately began to panic because, in my mind, everyone left in the game had turned on myself and Lydia and were coming after us next.  Medusa could have been a threat to my game because she, like Claire, got relatively little blood on her hands during her time in the game and would be a social threat to win in a final tribal council.

Glen - Glen was a threat to win the game because of how much of a comeback story he had.  He went from all his allies being picked off to surviving vote after vote after vote.  I love Glen, I loved working with Glen, but Glen's amazing challenge ability when he has free time, amazing social skills, friends on the jury and overall likability could not make it to the finale or anyone else up there would never stand a chance.

Tate - Finally, Tate was a threat to my game only because of all his friends on the jury.   Claire, Tate and Glen had made an alliance, I knew tate and sweeney had been close because I had now heard how Tate also wanted to blindside me in earlier rounds and also heard he would have eliminated me had he won the final challenge.   I enjoyed talking to Tate, he was very friendly and this was also a problem because he most likely had several friends on the jury as well.



Thanks for your question Sweeney!  Good luck with your decision