Holly's Questions

[Jeff Probst]

This is where Holly will post her Questions !

[Holly Hoffman]

First off I want to say congrats guys. You worked your asses off to get to where you are. My questions are below. Have fun!

1. What was the primary reason in voting me out of the game?

2. Of the 3 of you, who were the pre-game alliances? And if you lie, I'll know it.

3. Why should I vote you over the other two?

4. What place does loyalty have in a game and how’d it fit into yours? Give me some examples.

5. I’m secretly a very bitter and jealous juror. Explain to me why you’re sitting there and I am not, and why you deserve it more.

And for my final 'question' of sorts

I'm in this contest and I need to pick the winners. Pick the winners. Yes you must pick the O/U too. This will be help me make my decision. The more wins you have, the better off you'll be. IF you beat me, you'll get my vote. And trust me, just b/c I'm female does NOT make me no slouch.

Green Bay -3.5 Chicago +3.5
Over 43.5 Under 43.5
N.Y. Jets +3.5 Pittsburgh -3.5
Over 38.5 Under 38.5

[Tyrone Davis]

I will start off with your final question Holly cause I'm a huge football nut (not on the betting level tho )

The Bears are going to beat the Packers, their Cinderella story of this season will continue (even though in this match-up it'll be a Cinderella story of sorts for either team making it to the end. The Bears are strong defensively but the Packers can score when they get on a roll, as evident as it was against the Falcons, and all though the Bears are better defensively, I think this will be a high scoring game.

I pick the Bears, Over 43.5.

The other match-up, I am going to favor the Steelers. Their defence will stifle the Jets and the Steelers will pull away with the win, but I will go over 38.5 on them too because all it will take is a few broken tackles by LT and we might have ourselves a game here too.

But it will be the Bears and the Steelers in the Super Bowl (hopefully)

and I will answer the rest later.

[Tyrone Davis]

And if I didn't do it properly, I apologize, I love the game, but I am not so caught up on the betting scene.

[Shannon Elkins]

1. What was the primary reason in voting me out of the game?
- The primary reason was that we saw that from the start you were really playing the game you were active, and you were gonna be a threat coming into the merge, it was nothing personal, it was strategy


2. Of the 3 of you, who were the pre-game alliances? And if you lie, I'll know it.
- Pre-Game alliances I didn't have any, I came here blank looking forward to meeting new people


3. Why should I vote you over the other two?
- Oh god this is hard haha I think you should vote for me because I think it says a lot that someone like me who was kinda "under the radar" in other people's minds,but was really playing the game giving their best is standing here. And honestly I don't think I played under the radar, I was in the game 100%

4. What place does loyalty have in a game and how’d it fit into yours? Give me some examples.

- Loyalty is probably in the Top 5 things in this game, the other 4 would be Strategy, Physical Skills, Luck & the ability to give it your all in my opinion. In my game it fit perfectly, because I was there for the people that I trusted and I remained loyal to them till' the end. An example I can give you is my alliance of Chase, Tyrone & myself. I remained loyal to them I kept my word and we're here in the end And I was open and honest with almost if not everything, with almost everyone that I talked to.

5. I’m secretly a very bitter and jealous juror. Explain to me why you’re sitting there and I am not, and why you deserve it more.

- Well, the real reason in my opinion that you're not sitting here is that maybe there was a chance coming into the merge that you would come out strong and eventually make it to the end and win, so the result was you going home 1st in the merge. I'm here because I played the best game that I could, I did everything I said I would do and I wouldn't change a thing. I deserve it for the same reasons mentioned above and in my opening statement

6 - And for my final 'question' of sorts

I'm in this contest and I need to pick the winners. Pick the winners. Yes you must pick the O/U too. This will be help me make my decision. The more wins you have, the better off you'll be. IF you beat me, you'll get my vote. And trust me, just b/c I'm female does NOT make me no slouch.

I think Green Bay will beat Chicago over 43.5, the reason is I think the Packers are a more organized team in my opinion and they can come out strong, especially when you're so close to the real victory

Wow, the next one is tough, but I think the Steelers are gonna win over 38.5, I think they're a great team and they can pull out another Superbowl win

(sorry if the answers to the final question are not the BEST but I'm not the best in the football analysis LOL )

Thanks Holly for the questions

[Tyrone Davis]

1. What was the primary reason in voting me out of the game?

When we first merge the original plan was to vote Jimmy T out as we found out Sash had kept voting him out time over time, and we were deciding between either him or Sash himself, but upon talking to a lot of people, it was becoming more and more clear you were the "leader" of Espada and it was if we were to have any shot at majority, going for you would be our best shot as we saw you as the biggest threat challenge wise, and strategically you seemed like you knew your way around this game. The round you left, we voted you out of respect because you quiet frankly scared us and we thought if we don't get you out know, we are just going to make it harder and harder to get you out. So it was more out of respect for you and your game then anything.

2. Of the 3 of you, who were the pre-game alliances? And if you lie, I'll know it.

I signed up this game as an alias, and when I was on La Flor, I was pretty much one of the only person who was on everyday on the given AIM. I did not recognize anybodies AIM outside of Jimmy T who was not on my tribe, the others were all a question mark to me and I actually feared my whole tribe was a pre-alliance and know each other and I am just the guy they keep for challenges, which according to Na Onka's statement of my name coming up each round, makes me think it was more true then not. I did not sign up for this game knowing anybody, I was looking to play a game and I signed up for one that I thought would be fun, which this was.

3. Why should I vote you over the other two?

You should vote for me to win because I played all facets of the game. I was a strong competitor, always helping out and doing strong in challenges. I was also always thinking strategically what would be best for me, so I could get further and further in the game. As for the social aspect, I also believed I played a good social game, keeping tabs with the majority of the people most of the time. And if I am allowed to defend myself, for some reason people are thinking Chase is this great strategic player, which he is, but he did not do it alone. Me and Chase talked to each other EVERY SINGLE ROUND about the vote, especially during the merge, once Jimmy J had quit, me and Chase talked and discussed everything together, we figured everything out as a pair, so it actually offends me that people are saying he was the "mastermind" behind everything when in reality, we both talked things out together and pushed our plans forward. I played all the facets of the game as best I could and for that I believe I should receive your vote if you feel that way about me as well.

4. What place does loyalty have in a game and how’d it fit into yours? Give me some examples.

Loyalty is an important thing to me in this game, but as I have learned from other game's, that's not always the best way of getting to the end because people always have other plans, and in the past, my loyalty to a certain alliance or group of people has bitten me in the ass more times then not, and it would have bit me in the ass this time again if it were not for Jimmy J quitting according to Na Onka. Anyways, I was friendly and communicated with the people on my tribe and I always tried to be up front and honest, the only people I lied to this game were Na Onka(Jimmy J quitting round, and the round she left), Benry (the round you were voted out), and yourself Holly (also the round you went). Other then that, I was straight up with the people and told them things as they were. I did not backstab my main allies and Holly, when Benry offered me the deal of you him and me as the final 3, I did accept it and strongly consider it, but you also have to consider what else happened. Literally an hour after Benry proposed that, Dan told me Ben was going around offering people the same deal and that it wasn't legit, that coupled with the fact that you were a huge threat made it easier to vote you out. Also, after you were voted out, Benry asked me what happened and I told him what I had heard, and even he admitted to me that he was never going to take you to the end, and if you'd like I can screen cap that personal message for you. I played an honest game for the most part and tried my best.

5. I’m secretly a very bitter and jealous juror. Explain to me why you’re sitting there and I am not, and why you deserve it more.

I believe I am sitting here because I made alliances with the right people at the right time, acted correctly during situations which presented themselves to me at merge, like Dan pm'ing me and asking to watch each others backs and I feel I was willing to adjust my game plan a little on the fly if I saw it to be better then what I had currently going. I think it also helped that I was not viewed as the leader of my tribe at merge, while you were. I was able to fly by the first few rounds untouched and that helped me get to the end, had I been seen as the leader, I am sure I would have been out the round you were or the next round. As for deserving it more, I am not going to sit here and say just because you were the first juror you don't deserve to be here, because you do, as a lot of people saw you as a huge threat, even your own tribe mates. They knew you were friendly, inviting, strong and respectable. All the qualities of a winner, and that's why you had to go, we couldn't just let you fly by a few rounds and risk you just guaranteeing your seat in the final tribal. I think I deserve it for the game I played, and also, according to new information released to me in a juror's statement, I pretty much defied odds then making it this far since apparently my name was up each round.

As for the NFL picks, I did em earlier
I wanted the Eagles to win Stupid Akers for missing all those field goals, ugh.

Anyways, thanks for your questions Holly and good luck with your decision. If you have any more feel free to ask.

[Chase Rice]

Hello Holly, you were really a great strategist, had you stayed a lot of our plans wouldn't have fallen into place anyway to your questions.

1. What was the primary reason in voting me out of the game?
The primary reason in voting you out was because you were seen as the leader of Espada. As Dan has told me, you seemed to have organized most of the vote offs in your tribe and I feel that going into the merge that you might do the same thing and command the votes and I didn't want that there, because I need to be the only one doing that. So it was really out of respect and nothing personal.

2. Of the 3 of you, who were the pre-game alliances? And if you lie, I'll know it.
I am not in a pre-alliance with either guys. I do know Tyrone personally but he didn't know who I was and I wasn't even expecting to align with him but when I gave him my word it was a time he didn't know me and I just stuck with it till the end.

3. Why should I vote you over the other two?
Because out of us three, I feel like I played a very well rounded game. I felt like I didn't need to lie too much to get to where I am because I would always have someone who did that for me instead. I was always open with things I had to say with people I trusted and as much as possible I did not disappoint them when it comes to the deals I made. I was a contributor in the challenges and I felt like I was the glue that kept La Flor together since I know there were opposing sides but they all came together and united down the road to merge. Tyrone did a lot of strategizing with me merge time and sometimes we don't even agree on everything. But had it not been for me for always vouching to protect Tyrone during pre-merge I think Tyrone would have been voted out during that time. Because yes, his name was always brought about for the vote but since I offered him an alliance, I made sure he wasn't going home.

4. What place does loyalty have in a game and how’d it fit into yours? Give me some examples.
Loyalty plays an important role in the game. It lets you know who you can and cannot trust and who will follow through with what they have said. This played an important role with me. First, the loyalty of the LaFlor tribe to stick together, if it wasn't for this I think we would have self imploded and not get to the end. The loyalty that I got from Tyrone and NaOnka, these two listened to what I had to say and in return I listen to what they have to say too. The loyalty that Dan gave me, if it weren't for Dan it might not have been possible to vote you out Holly as I think he was the key person to have made that happen as he divulge any and every information about you and how you were running Espada plus he voted you out like he said he would when I asked him to.

5. I’m secretly a very bitter and jealous juror. Explain to me why you’re sitting there and I am not, and why you deserve it more.
I am sitting here because I proved myself trustworthy and loyal. Even though I was all out there with my wins and challenges, I always stuck by with the people I gave my word to. You came on too strong too fast with all the decision making thing and you didn't realize that it might have rubbed some people the wrong way. Like for example Dan, you didn't anticipate that he would be someone who wouldn't like to just be told what to do. It is always important to hear people out and not brush off their ideas because once you do, you might just see yourself walking out of this game. I deserve it because I had a system and I had a plan going on. Taking each round one step at a time. Assessing the situation, evaluating the possibilities and making sure I have covered everything I needed to cover. Plus having to surround yourself with trustworthy and loyal people who you can always tell everything to or get info from without having to come on as strong and intimidating.

I'm in this contest and I need to pick the winners. Pick the winners. Yes you must pick the O/U too. This will be help me make my decision. The more wins you have, the better off you'll be. IF you beat me, you'll get my vote. And trust me, just b/c I'm female does NOT make me no slouch.

I am not a sports buff nor I know anything about this lol so this is the only thing I'm prolly not good at..but I will try to answer with what I can?

Green Bay -3.5
Under 43.5
N.Y. Jets +3.5
Over 38.5

I don't know if that's the answer you need :-\ and I can't really be detailed as Tyrone just because I really know nothing about this so I hope if anything that you don't base your vote on a question that I am clearly in such a disadvantage. But if you do, then I really can't do anything about it.

Anyway, thanks for the questions and good luck with your decision

[Tyrone Davis]

Well guess the Bears blew it, but come on, who would have thought that B.J Raji of all people would get an interception and run it in for a TD

Looks like it'll be Steelers and Packers for the Super Bowl.

[Holly Hoffman]

Bears and the Jets blew it :-\

[Tyrone Davis]

Jet's made a rally, but it was a case of too little too late. Now I want Pittsburgh to beat the Packers to avenge my Eagles

Black and Yellow!

;D

[Naonka Mixon]

I found the song black and yellow in may of 2010 and began spreading the word of it's existance....it's taken almost a year but it's working!

[Tyrone Davis]

If Steelers win, they better play that song, that would be uber awesome!