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Post by Jeff Probst on May 19, 2021 0:34:28 GMT
FINAL TRIBAL COUNCIL
Welcome to the Final Tribal Council. We'll bring in the Jury. Stephanie, Shii Ann, Tanya, Ken, Erin, Jan and Robb voted out at the last Tribal Council.
Clay and Jed, you have gone as far as you can go in this game. The power now shifts over to the Jury. 7 people you had a hand in voting out, now hold your fate in their hands.
Here's how it is going to work. The Jury members are going to have a chance to speak to you. They can make a statement, ask a question or do both. They are gathering information to help inform their decision as they vote for the Winner of Survivor Thailand.
Jurors: Post your statements and questions below. Over the next 24 hours, The Final 2 will answer them. You may ask them more than one question (Try to keep it to a limit of 3 TOTAL, not 3 each). You can also ask them specific questions that apply to them and not the other finalist. Make sure you specify who should answer which questions.
You are NOT permitted to privately message the Final 2 in the Hangout. All correspondence will take place here.
NOTE: There is no follow up questions. The Juror will ask their question or questions, the Final 2 will respond and that is it.
Final 2: Please do separate posts every time you answer a Juror's question. Also please specify which Juror you are responding to. Once every Juror has posted a question and they have all been answered, you will get a chance to make one final statement.
Jurors can submit your vote at any time. You are NOT permitted to change your vote once it has been cast so I recommend waiting until after the final statements have been posted. You will send your vote in the forum messages under the title "Jury Vote"
Votes are due by 6PM tomorrow (Thurs. May 20).
GOOD LUCK FINALISTS!
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Post by Shii Ann Huang on May 19, 2021 20:41:47 GMT
Congratulations on making it to the final 2!!!
Clay, for the time the tribes were together, you gave none of us the time of day. Why should I vote for someone who is so deadset on their own tribe that they don't care about the rest?
Jedd, on Chuay Gahn it seemed that Jan & Erin were the big players. Give me 3 examples when you were the driving force in this game?
And finally for both of you, which two players that didn't make the final 2 deserve to be there and why?
Good luck to the both of you!!!
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Post by Robb Zbacnik on May 19, 2021 21:13:16 GMT
Congratulations to both of you.
Clay, we know you’re good at challenges but I don’t really see anything else. Can you tell me about the other parts of your game? And what was your plan to get through to the final 2 if you were to lose one of those last few challenges?
Jed, can you tell me why you think Clay doesn’t deserve the win as much as you do? What did you do better than him? And I have to ask, what was your strategy for the F3? Did you have a preference on who won?
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Post by Jan Gentry on May 19, 2021 21:52:36 GMT
Congratulations boys : )
Clay, I'm so proud of you. There's no doubt in my mind that you deserve to be Sole Survivor. Winning one challenge is hard enough, winning two is even harder. But three in a row just before the finale? Talk about momentum. And unlike Jed's win which was handed to him by Erin, you worked for and earned all three of yours. The cast of season five crowned Brian after he won the last three challenges and I don't see why we shouldn't either. You've had your pulse on the game the entire time and have been on the right side of every vote minus F4 (which was my fault).
Jed, why did you not show up to play the 'barramundi, travelly, squid and silver fish' challenge? (Clay was one of only two Chuay Gahns to participate in that challenge). My second question is: did you throw the final challenge because you knew both Clay and Robb would carry you into the finale? Why should we reward a player who was guaranteed safety before the challenge even began? Lastly, is it true that you got to where you are by riding Erin and Robb's coattails? That you aren't responsible for any flashy moves and that you just did as you were told?
Good luck tomorrow. It was a pleasure playing with the both of you!
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Post by Erin Collins on May 19, 2021 22:35:54 GMT
I want to start off by saying don’t let people tear your games down . Certain people have a very clouded perception of how the game should be played and honestly have their blinders on. Jans views are very bitter , and I think you should come into a tribal with a an open mind like a good juror and person who respects the game should do.
With that being said:
Clay:
Unlike Jan , I’m not set on who I’m voting for coming into this as I think you should come into this with an open mind. I also believe you should come into a game open minded . I want you to explain how you came into this game with an open mind, because besides winning challenges , you were very narrow minded. Do you think that was hindered you?
Jed: Don’t listen to Jan, you didn’t ride any coattails , and she is too narrow minded to respect your type of gameplay because you were not working as close with her. I want you to know that being in the position you were in, winning that challenge was not necessary and you were correct. This was brought up in jury chat but I want to ask you the question . If it was me you and Robb in the final 3 , and you won immunity, who would you have taken and why
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Post by Tanya Vance on May 19, 2021 23:53:14 GMT
First question for you both: What was your favourite thing about island life and what did you hate most about island life? (Are we even on an island? Who knows I'm at Ponderosa)
Second, question for you both: Can you remember ONE personal thing about me?
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Post by Clay Jordan on May 20, 2021 0:14:21 GMT
Hey Shii Ann! Nice to see you again.
To all the Sook Jais that I didn't connect with after the merge. I know we didn’t talk much. But I thought you were going home, and I felt it would be cruel to string you along just to stab you in back. I know there's a certain longing for bloodlust in this game. And I respect that. But it’s not who I am. At that point in the game, I walked a stealthier path. I prefered for other tribe members to take perceived leadership roles so I could stay under the radar, and I was able to get the job done, cleanly leveraging the power I had. It wasn't about tribes. It was simply a matter of reliability. And using the trust we had already built, rather than test a whole new relationship. It wasn’t personal, but it was intentional, and I hope you can respect the execution of a drone strike, rather than a sucker punch to the face.
If I could pick two alternative players to be here in the end, I would probably choose you and Jan. I think that chicken match when we were deadlocked for rocks was one of the best moments of our season. Truly epic. And I'm sad we didn't get to see a round two.
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Post by Stephanie Dill on May 20, 2021 12:45:12 GMT
Congrats to both of you for making it this far! My question to both of you is please choose a number between 1 and 10.
Thank you!
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Post by Ken Stafford on May 20, 2021 14:27:57 GMT
On a scale of 1 to 10 how much do you look like your avatars?
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Post by Jed Hildebrand on May 20, 2021 15:33:00 GMT
What’s up Shii Ann!
It was like that, Jan and Erin were the people who looked to be big players at the beginning, but also big targets. I think I had a very strong political game 1. I knew we’d eventually have to split as a tribe, Jan on one side and Erin on the other so I picked Erin because she is the stronger competitor making the first move to split the tribe up. 2. When the fake merge happened I talked with Robb and he told me that he didn’t want to work with anyone on my tribe except for me. That’s when I knew I had the flip vote on my side and made a secret alliance with him that no one suspected until very late into the game. When it came time to vote Jan or Clay out they tried to get Robb to help with their vote and he told them he would but really he voted with me and we got Jan out to make it to final 3. 3. Lastly I told my alliance and Jan and Clay to vote Ken out before going for Jan because we knew that it could go 3-3 split if we voted for Jan but I knew they’d still be on board for voting Sook Jai members out making our alliance 3 people and there’s down to 2 once Ken was out.
In an alternate universe I’d like to see Robb up there because I thought he had an amazing underdog story and was very political. The other person I would want is Erin because she was great in challenges. Politics vs. Challenges.
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Post by Jed Hildebrand on May 20, 2021 15:34:57 GMT
Hey Stephanie
This might be the hardest question I'm going to have to answer on this jury. After a long nights sleep and a deep introspective look into my soul I have come up with a number. And that number is 7.
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Post by Jed Hildebrand on May 20, 2021 15:36:41 GMT
Hi Ken
I was thinking if I should lie or not for this one but I think giving an absolute honest answer is the best way to go. It's a 10.
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Post by Jed Hildebrand on May 20, 2021 15:46:43 GMT
How's it going Tanya
My favourite thing about this island was the film crews lunches. They had bagels, bananas, an assortment of chips, sandwiches, vegetables, and soda. I would sneak over and steal some from time to time, but this stays between you and me. The worst thing on this island is that I couldn't bring my surfboard, the waves were incredible and would have loved to hang 10.
Yes Tanya of course I do! You told me you've never seen survivor before and I was thankful I wasn't the only one because I haven't either and we connected on that! Now we both know what we've been missing out on for the past 20 years!
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Post by Clay Jordan on May 20, 2021 16:00:48 GMT
Hey Robb. In all seriousness, I'm glad you couldn't see the moves! Because you nearly made it here, and that means they were working. Happy to elaborate. I chose my loyalties carefully. And part of that means being selective. Coming into the merge, I wanted to bring an ally that was very strong at challenges, and someone more vocal about testing the waters with other players. Erin. Check. Jan. Check. Two constant threats to pull focus. Jed was happy to come along for the ride while the majority ruled. And I got to be the voice of reason. My role wasn't about finding alternatives, it was about cutting through the noise. I wanted the path of least resistance. And I found it every time. (except F4. Which Jan has mentioned. lol)
The hypothetical loss question is an interesting thing Robb. Because I went all-in. I brought you into my alliance for the swing vote, which cleared Erin out of the way. And I made the choice to go big or go home with a challenge run for the final five forward. And that got me here.
But If I was handed a loss, I think my pitch to you both would be that I was less social. And I believe you both prioritized that. I think both you and Jed cast a wider net. But I caught more fish! I was never hungry. Survivor isn't about making friends. I have a tremendous respect for everyone here, but that isn't the goal. It's about going the distance and playing hard for the love of the game. And I think I've done that.
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Post by Jed Hildebrand on May 20, 2021 16:27:57 GMT
Hey Robb long time no see!
I think I deserve this win more because of my political game. I made strong connections and had backup plans if things went awry. I didn’t have to win the last 3 challenges to secure my spot in final 2. Clay didn’t have a political game at all. He didn’t make connections with other people besides Jan and I’m not sure what he would have done if he didn’t win the challenges at the end. His only alliance was with Jan and he could only rely on her as a vote because she didn’t win any individuals.
My strategy was to win the final challenge. I had 3 hours of sleep and posted every 15 minutes to the dot in my waking hours. I couldn’t sacrifice not sleeping to win because I have work and couldn’t pull an all nighter. I put in my best that I could to try to win. My preference winner of the final challenge was either you or me because we’d take each other to final 2. I had no idea who Clay would take with him and didn’t want him to win for that reason.
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