J.P.'s Response to Jenna
I would like to know what kind of handicap or disadvantage you had coming into the game that you had to overcome to get to the final 3 and how you did that.
I think my disadvantage was pretty obvious as it's been mentioned over and over by everyone- my reputation really was my disadvantage.  I'm quite aware of what people think of me- I mean just look at that touchy subjects challenge.  Not only was I voted the most popular, but most strategic, most fake and most deceptive (not to mention Shawna clearly hates me lol).  I think this perception is partly accurate- I mean, I am a very cutthroat and competitive player.  I play to win and I play hard- it's just the way I am and that was definitely my negative as I received a lot of votes at Tribal Council yet somehow never received a majority.  Whereas my competitors were able to hide a little bit more and, in my opinion, had a way easier time saying they were "smarter" at playing it safe because they had me as a shield to hide behind.

My time in this game really consisted of people labeling me as a threat and then say I did nothing to deserve that title...  I mean, what can I say to that? lol   Then why am I so threatening if I haven't done anything that's make you feel I am a threat?  It was very Parvati-esque in Heroes vs Villains where people just wanted me out because of things that weren't even a part of this game, which is why ORGs are like All Star games. 

To comment on some of the things Brad stated however, I don't see how having a reputation of being a good player is necessarily something that is beneficial to me as it certainly wasn't in this game.  It's easy to sit back when no one knows your true strength and let other people do the hard work for you of ensuring so and so doesn't win immunity so they can leave and they can still stay as a "weaker player" and the target is on someone else's back- and let's be honest, Brad and Brandon, not everyone in this game has short term memory loss and I do feel you guys have been playing ORGs long enough to have some sort of reputation yourself- hell Brandon's won a previous Surv!vor before and Brad's a runner-up- so I don't think it's fair for either of them to criticize me for that.

But the difference was I was voted for and when you are constantly being targeted, you do have to work a lot harder at changing people's perceptions of you or maybe staying up a few more hours to get a few more posts in.  I really don't think Brad or Brandon were very consistent when it came to challenges both before and after the merge (I think Brad won his first challenge... at the final 4? lol).   I was going to be a target regardless if I scored well in challenges or not so for me I felt like I had nothing to lose by consistently giving 100%.  I just think it's a lot easier to hide behind someone as a shield and hope they do all the dirty work for you than to put yourself out there and get it done yourself, but for me it's more fulfilling knowing so many people wanted me out but I'm still here.

While I think I'm a really strong player in a lot of areas, I really don't think I did anything better than anyone and to win Survivor, I don't think you really have to be- but I think it was a combination of me finding the hidden immunity idol and my reputation that put a target on my back but I think having plans and back-up plans was what really helped me succeed.  I aligned with the right people and kept them on my side and won key challenges when I realized my ass was on the line.  Both times people tried to get rid of me, I still had the votes to stay (both final 10 and 5).  So it proves I didn't HAVE to rely on winning challenges to stay in the game because I had a social strategy that worked to my advantage as well. While my dream final 3 fell short by one spot, my goal was to get to the final 3 next to people that would give me the best shot at winning and I think I accomplished that goal.
If you could go back to any point in the game would you change something and if so what would it be.
This is pretty easy- knowing that Todd would self-vote at the final 6, I would have easily made the move to vote with you and Heidi to take out Shambo at the final 7.  I didn't because I thought Todd would come through and give you the idol so we could get rid of Shambo at the final 6, and possibly Brandon at the final 5 (because then Shambo wouldn't have been there to compete, and I think I would have ultimately edged Brandon out since I would have had the one point I lost to him by).  It's really annoying that I have this black cloud that follows me around in Surv!vor most of the time where I plan a big move and someone self-votes or an e-mail gets lost or someone goes temporarily insane and votes for the wrong person and I ultimately get effed over by it.  Luck is a huge part of this game though, just like me finding the Immunity Idol but I guess that's just the way it goes sometimes and you have to take it as it is and keep going.
I would like you to speculate how the votes are gonna go and why.
Some of these are complete toss-ups because I really think anyone has a shot at this depending on how you guys like our answers, so I'm going to go with how I hope the situation goes, so I hope no one takes this personally or anything- it's just hopeful optimism.  LoL

Ami votes for BRAD.
I don't think Ami will vote for me because I wasn't a part of her pseudo-alliance with Brad/Shambo/Brandon.  Although she should since she almost screwed me over in back-to-back games because she self-voted herself out.    Ultimately between Brad and Brandon, I think she was closer to Brad and will respect his game moreso than Brandon.

Christy votes for BRAD.
This is a toss-up really because I don't think Christy would vote based on a grudge.  Since she didn't name any names in her statement, I'll guess Brad because I think she talked to him a bit more than I did or Brandon did and I think she might respect the fact that Brad is being really prompt with his jury statements because it does make it seem like he wants it the most.

Ryan votes for J.P.
I do hope I have Ryan's vote because I felt like we were pretty close throughout the game, but at the same time I think his vote could also go to Brad so I think his vote will be a toss-up as well.

Shawna votes for BRAD.
Shawna hates me so she won't vote for me.  I think she'll vote for Brad because I think he ultimately did more than Brandon.

Heidi votes for J.P.
I do think Heidi knows I wanted to keep her and she stated in her statement that she was leaning towards voting for me... so here's hoping she still does <3

Jenna votes for J.P.
I think I tried to talk to Jenna more than Brad or Brandon did, and I think she knows I  wasn't blowing smoke up her ass when I wanted to get rid of Shambo before her so I think she'll respect that I tried to help her out.

Shambo votes for BRANDON.
I think Shambo will vote for Brandon because he was the only person that voted to keep her in and they were allies.

Todd votes for J.P.
I'm hoping that Todd respects my decision and my game a little bit more than everyone else.

So in a perfect world, I hope the final vote is 4-3-1 in favor of me winning, but as all of us in the final 3 have won before and I really think it's anyone's game so I wouldn't count anyone out.


- J.P.