Rafe's Ridiculous Ridicule

[Rafe Judkins]

Well. well. well.

What do we have here? Oh, is it exactly what Gary, Morgan, Aras and I predicted? Why yes it is.

I will say congrats to the three of you because no matter how you get there, getting there is impressive in and of itself. I'll give you that. That's where my generosity stops.

No more Mr. Nice Mormon. The only thing I will say is that after this Steve and I will be vacationing to a remote island and doing horrible things to each others bodies. So I'm glad that came out of this.


Let's start with...BURTON
This will be easy - Why should I give you my vote when you and I spoke maybe twice this entire game? Were you so arrogant that you knew you didn't need me so you just ignored me altogether. You claim social as your strong suit? LAUGHABLE. You are by far one of the worst Finalists I've ever seen in the social game. Brandon and Grant ran circles around you here. And quite frankly you are sitting here because they both know that you are easily beatable. What they don't realize is that your lack of talking to most of us is what is inevitably going to get you the win. I also want to know what you did better than Brandon and Grant. Because from where I'm sitting the answer is nothing.

BRANDON you are up next.
Don't have much to say to you here. I mean I think it was clear all along you were a snake, and I tried to get people to realize that many times. I warned everyone that you were a snake, including Grant. I knew exactly what you were doing the entire time. And every time I confronted you about it you would log off, or hide. Or play dumb. But you weren't dumb at all. In fact, you were the string puller I think. I have to admire that on some level. So I knew you were never going to work with me, but there were glimpses that you genuinely wanted to work with me - maybe you were already too locked in to your other deals, etc. SO what I want to know from you is were you always 100% playing me, and what did you think about me as a player. Thanks.

GRANT - I don't really have much more to say to you that everyone else hasn't said to you. The real disappointing thing about you is you committed one of my ultimate sins in these games - you used personal to get ahead. I have ZERO problem with people who play the game, I mean Brandon has a shot at getting my vote and he lied to me like it was his job. Where I draw the line is when people pretend to want to get to know me and act like a friend and then in the same breath tell you that you aren't getting voted out and that you want to work with them. It's a blurring of lines, and I like to keep church and state separated if you know what I mean. I think what you did to a lot of us is absolutely deplorable (look it up). I know in your opening you said you hoped you would keep friendships, but I think you should have put it in quote marks "friendships", because you didn't mean a word of your bullshit with any of us. You used all of us to make us feel comfortable, to take us off our game and then to plunge the knife right in. Bravo. I hope it was worth it for an online Survivor game. Not sure if I have any questions for you other than...was it worth it?


That's all I have to say. Bitter? Sure. I guess I am not built for these games anymore. For some reason this series brings out the worst in me. So much lying, fake getting to know people, evil moves - it really is the best interpretation of a real Survivor game I suppose, but I am not sure that's a world I fit in anymore. I came in thinking I would only vote for Burton, but Brandon played a pretty damn good game so I have to hear him out. I would have to be held at gun point to vote Grant at this point. But you never know, Grant has stooped to everything else.

Good night, and Good Mormon.

[Brandon Quinton]

BRANDON you are up next.
Don't have much to say to you here. I mean I think it was clear all along you were a snake, and I tried to get people to realize that many times. I warned everyone that you were a snake, including Grant. I knew exactly what you were doing the entire time. And every time I confronted you about it you would log off, or hide. Or play dumb. But you weren't dumb at all. In fact, you were the string puller I think. I have to admire that on some level. So I knew you were never going to work with me, but there were glimpses that you genuinely wanted to work with me - maybe you were already too locked in to your other deals, etc. SO what I want to know from you is were you always 100% playing me, and what did you think about me as a player. Thanks.


I never logged off and purposely hid from you or anybody else in the game. If you ever had anything to say, I was there to listen to what you had to say and always said something back. If I wasn't there then I was legitimately doing something else (likely working) and was back later. In fact I was probably one of the people that was actually on aim most the time whether it was a nothing day or we had tribal council going on.

Before the merge when you mentioned to me that the other tribe told you not to trust me that raised a red flag. It made me realize that you were going to have some questions about me and be weary of me where I wouldn't put it past you to spread rumors and try to get people to turn against me. Then there was the alliance with Jim who has 2 idols and him talking about being able to get Aras who had another idol, 3 idols to get around way to many for my taste and none of those idols would have landed in my hands for any help if I needed it. I was playing you close to 100% the entire time. I was already locked into good deals that I was planning on keeping mainly with the Ometepe people I had started this game with and then Steve & Burton, there was an alliance of 6 between us that I felt very confident in. There was always that slim 1-2% chance I was actually going to work with you sometime and why I tried to keep some hope alive and things open there with you where I could have a possible backup plan should I have needed it anytime down the line. From past experiences if you only have one plan to get to the end, your likely not going to make it and that's why I was aligned with nearly every single person at some point on my tribe in the game and was going to give myself the very best chance of making it to the end, even if that meant breaking some deals, stringing people along, and playing both sides. Sure, I could have been honest and said that I was never serious about working with you. I just think that would have been not the smartest move and then likely you would have tried something to get me voted out knowing there was no chance I would be on your side. Every decision and move I made in the game had some significance of helping me get further and to the end. I obviously did lie a lot to you and others, it was all strategy and everything had a purpose behind it. I wouldn't lie and vote anybody out for only fun, I always was thinking game and what served my best interest. I didn't go to any extreme lengths to aggressively befriend people and stayed away from getting too close to anybody. I tried to keep a balance between that and the game because with the strategy I was using, I felt that would have done far more damage then good.

I thought you were a good player. You stuck with the alliances you got involved in and didn't vote out any your allies, even when things got rough. When you knew things were looking bleak you def tried to make something happen like trying to blindside Burton with his idol, trying to get Steve to waste his, saying you were with me and Grant all the way, so you were thinking of what could possibly get you one step further and get you into a better position. The only problem was I think you were going to the wrong people for help and targeting the wrong people because Me and Grant knew you would get all the votes at the end if we worked with you, so that was out of the question. Then with targeting Steve and Burton, they were actually valued allies of mine and wasn't a chance I was going to vote one of them there. I think you had the right idea at times, just went to the wrong people with them. The weakness for you looked like the challenges, you didn't do many of them both pre merge and in the merge. I know some of that was because you mentioned your power went out with that Chicago storm and then you have theater performances on weekends. Sometimes immunity is the only way to save yourself and that's mainly the situation you were in the round when you left.

[Rafe Judkins]

Thanks Brandon.

[Burton Roberts]

Let's start with...BURTON
This will be easy - Why should I give you my vote when you and I spoke maybe twice this entire game? Were you so arrogant that you knew you didn't need me so you just ignored me altogether. You claim social as your strong suit? LAUGHABLE. You are by far one of the worst Finalists I've ever seen in the social game. Brandon and Grant ran circles around you here. And quite frankly you are sitting here because they both know that you are easily beatable. What they don't realize is that your lack of talking to most of us is what is inevitably going to get you the win. I also want to know what you did better than Brandon and Grant. Because from where I'm sitting the answer is nothing.


Hello Rafe,

There are a few reasons you should vote for me.

Reason #1:

I know you don't see my game as social, but I have to say that I wouldn't have made it here if I hadn't been good at talking to people. I didn't talk to everyone as much as I could have, but I may have ended up hurting myself more because I would have wanted to work with everyone. NO JOKE lol. I usually get along with people really well. I knew I probably could get along with you because of what I heard about you from my other allies. Who I socially created very strong bonds with them. I talk to Natalie, Ashley(when I could), Grant, Steve, Brandon, Gary, Jim, sometimes Aras, Morgan (sometimes), and the only person I didn't talk to was you. lol. I may have not talked all game and talk to them all the time, but there was a time when I felt talking to Jim, Aras, and Morgan, I was going to create rifts. I decided to stop talking to them because I had my allies tell me what was going on and I didn't want to have to fully lie or have to be completely honest. So I was social to the people I believed I knew I needed in this game Natalie, Ashley, Grant , Steve and Brandon. They stayed didn't vote me til final 5 that should have said something.

Reason #2

I was invovled in the decision of every vote. I know that Grant said he knew who had Idols, but I know me and Brandon had a similar strategy as well. I knew Jim had two idols and that Aras had one. I think it was kinda public knowledge who had idols because it wasn't descrete when people received them. I was a huge target and didn't even need my idol, even when I used it I didn't need it. Most every vote I knew who was going. I even knew about the split in week one because Brandon, Grant, and Natalie, all told me about it before the vote went through. I knew all I had to do was let Jim know that he was getting voted out and he would use his idol. I was surprised, but me and my allies took out three idols and didn't have one used against us. We didn't even need Grants idol avoidance. I even created strategy to garuntee my allies recieved the good gifts, such as Steve and Grant recieving the items they did. I posted before they did for a reason :-p. Like I said week by week I was actively playing and doing what I needed to help my allies and myself get farther in the game.

Reason #3

Well, Brandon and Grant ran circles around me for a reason lol. They were golden to make it to the end they had me and steve jump over to them and then they had Natalie and Ashley who were loyal to them because they were original ometepe. They may have worked there butt of gettin here, but they didn't fully need too, because they have had it easy from the start. They won a ton of immunities and only went to a number of tribal councils in teh beginning. I am different then them because I am the last Zap standing, the last Nuometepe standing, I have the most past votes then anyone here, and I am here in the finals sitting here able to tell you exactly why you should vote for me. You may not have been able to see it because I didn't exactly tell the world, 'HEY I HAVE ALLIES AND I CAN MAKE IT TO THE END" I had to be descrete and look I even fooled you to thinking I didn't play a great game, but I did. Like you said why would they have taken me to the final 3 if they knew i had a good game. Well because I wanted them to think that.

Reason #4

I will make this one my last one because I don't want to blab too much, but I would like to also mention the fact that although I didn't win any individual challenge because my work schedule came in the way. I would have skipped work if I thought I needed to, but I knew I could trust my allies to win when it was needed because we all were going for the same goal. Even though I wasn't here, but I came back and always helped out my allies on the challenges. By keeping them awake or even giving them the motivation. I didn't have to stay up or even spend the time to do it, but I did because I wanted my allies to win. I wanted to make sure what I wanted happened. I may not have been able to control when the challenges were, but I was there every challenge whether I made it on time or not to help when I could. Even though I didn't win, here I am in the finals with the two people that I trusted in this game.

Hopefully this answers your questions and let's you know why I should win. Thank you for the opportunity!! If you need anything else just me know.

[Grant Mattos]

Actually Rafe, yes it was worth it. I know where to separate game from real life and can be social while playing a game. Yes I did get to know people more than the others did, yes I did vote people out, but at the end of the day I can say that what I said to each and every one of you was genuine and not just to “take you off your game”.

The round that Jim was voted out, you contacted me and said you knew it was you or Jim that will probably go. I told you that I didn’t think Jim trusted me anymore and you said that you and Jim had no other options and said I called the shots. I never promised you I would vote with you and actually told Jim before Tribal council was over that I did vote him. Before that I asked you if Jim thought he had a final three with you and Aras (because you proposed one to Brandon and I as well), you said he does think that yes, but that you had never promised him anything and you said that Aras could control him for sure especially if you and Aras make Jim think that you are mad at Brandon and I. So to me that was you using personal ties and deception to get ahead and making Jim and Aras think they are with you if you did indeed intend to go to the final three with Brandon and I. I know it’s easy to forget what we’ve done in the game and bash others of doing close to the same thing, you were just playing the game the same as I was.


From our last conversation before you were voted out, you had told me that you assumed it was you or Aras leaving that round, I honestly told you that yes that’s the way people wanted to vote, but things can change fast, you went to talk to Brandon and I had to leave and told you to pm me any updates. I wasn’t around for the last couple hours of scrambling and got a pm from you saying you were voting Burton and that Brandon was up for it but wanted to check with Aras and myself first, I came back on sooner than I thought I could and talked to Brandon and the others and was told that you were the vote so I ended up voting for you. I don’t know if any thing would have changed, but I trusted Brandon and that round I would have voted with him no matter what because we had each others best interest in mind in this game from day one.

[Rafe Judkins]

Grant - you are comparing apples and oranges. I never had a deal with Jim, nor did I get to know Jim on a personal level to get his guard down. Jim and I talked game, but we never made any promises to each other at all. Aras and I did have a deal that's true, but I was always true to Aras, and he knows that. I also never lied to you two. I genuinely would have gone to the end with you both.

The main thing that pisses me off is that I asked you both to man up and just be honest with me that I was going, and you couldn't even give me that courtesy.

Because your cowards.

[Steve Wright]

Sigh true story I skipped lots of work days for this game and still got nothing Never again!

[Hosty Bo]

Jul 30, 2011 13:45:51 GMT -5 Steve Wright said:

Sigh true story I skipped lots of work days for this game and still got nothing Never again!

You skipped work? xD