Elimin8ion: Live Topic [Game Over - Donovan Wins]

[Benjamin]

Drew, ready?

[Drew.]

gogo

[Donovan.]

togo's

[Benjamin]

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Not including the votes for Conor to be HoH in week 1, what is the total number of votes to eliminate that have been cast up to this point in the game?


You get one PM, the player who is nearest to the correct answer will win. Good luck.

[Benjamin]

you have 30 seconds...

[Benjamin]

20 seconds...

[Benjamin]

10 seconds...

[Drew.]

****

[Shaun]

M2dhD9zR6hk

[Donovan.]

Sent

[Drew.]

i am usually terrible at guessing

[Drew.]

iv guessed too high, i know it

[Jack_]

of course there can only be two finalists y'all, there could be a 3-3-3 jury vote otherwise

M2dhD9zR6hk

:joker:

[Donovan.]

This fly keeps messing with me.

[Donovan.]

I usually suck at the timed ones:(

[Lee.]

God! I totally guessed!

[Donovan.]

I was one off for sure, I forgot about Benji's tie break

[Benjamin]

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So here is how you guessed:

Drew:50

Lee: 65

Donovan: 65

[Donovan.]

Lee :laugh:

[Drew.]

i was way too low, i'v just checked

[Lee.]

Omg :joker:

[Donovan.]

It comes down to speed right?

[Lee.]

Well I think I was slowest :(

[Benjamin]

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The correct answer was:

85


And with a faster time the last HoH goes to...

[Shaun]

tbf to drew he was thinking of the number of millions of euros spent on Mesut Ozil

[Donovan.]

Might not even be speed though, I don't remember what I read in the rules:laugh:

[Drew.]

:joker:

[Donovan.]

Oh, I guess I don't know how to read.

[Donovan.]

Nervous.

[Lee.]

I don't want to have to make a decision tbh! :(

[Benjamin]

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Donovan


Donovan you are the last HoH and are in the FINAL!

You now have a tough choice to make as to who won't be joining you there and the questioning from the Jury tomorrow night.

Before you PM your choice, Drew and Lee I want you to plead your case to Donovan as to why you should be in the final with him.

[Donovan.]

Oh my gosh:D Sorry to whichever of you I don't take:(

[reece(:]

Oh my gosh:D Sorry to whichever of you I don't take:(
Elissa would be proud! :cheer2::cheer2:

[Drew.]

well done Donovan

[Lee.]

Aw man! This is horrible! Do what you need to do Donovan.. I feel the 3 of us all deserve to win. I think we've all been very honest and loyal to each other and both drew and I have played an excellent game. You're in a really difficult position :(

[Drew.]

Erm, not sure what to say really.. didnt know Donovan before the game and we were paired up at one stage for HoH and we teamed up together well and i'v done my best to try and keep him and Lee in the game from winning all these HoH's. Would be a nice gesture to make it to the final with you but at the same time it would be terrible to see Lee go so i'm not sure really.. its a good but horrible position you're in.

[Donovan.]

This is actually a lot harder than I thought it'd be:(

[Benjamin]

Donovan you now have ten minutes to make a decision and PM it to me please.

[Donovan.]

I probably should have taken the whole ten, but it would have made me feel sick. I just went with my gut. Sorry.

[Donovan.]

Elissa would be proud! :cheer2::cheer2:

:love:

[Drew.]

that's me off then

[Jake.]

Well done again Donovan, can't be easy for you though..

[Jake.]

that's me off then

it all depends, after all he said you leaving would be a vote for Lee

[Jake.]

it all depends, after all he said you leaving would be a vote for Lee

Nope, Lee going would be a vote for you, ignore me I'm getting mixed up

[Benjamin]

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Elimination #14

Before I reveal who has been eliminated, all three of you have played a fantastic game and this really is anyone's game to take.

[Lee.]

Ben, please put us out if our misery :bawling:

[Benjamin]

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So the fourteenth player eliminated and the final member of the Jury is...

[Drew.]

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[Lee.]

:eek:

[Benjamin]

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Drew


Drew, you have been eliminated and are the final member of the jury. You were an amazing player in this and the fact you managed to last so long really surprised a lot of people, but you were honestly amazing to watch in action. Thank you so much for taking part.


Donovan and Lee, you are the finalists, one of you will be winning Elimination 8. The jury will be tomorrow evening, but I know you are at work Lee, so answer them when you get back. I'll open the votes for the jury the following morning once they have read both your answers to their questions.

Both of you, good luck.

[Drew.]

good luck, hopefully Lee can clinch it.

[Jake.]

Wow, unlucky Drew, it's awful just missing the mark.. well done you two

[Donovan.]

Sorry Drew. You were an amazing player and that's why I had to eliminate you.

[Lee.]

Omg :bawling: drew!!

I'm genuinely sad you're out! :( you played a great game.

Good luck Donovan.. And thanks for saving me :)

[Donovan.]

Good luck Lee.

[Lee.]

Goodnight all :love:

[Jake.]

night Lee

[Drew.]

i am starting to wish i had joined the jury house earlier on, some good discussions

[Benjamin]

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[Z]

OMG! Hard luck Jake and Drew, you both did so incredibly well to make it so far! Well done to Donovan and Lee, looking forward to quizzing you guys later on :D huge congratulations for making the final!!

[Benjamin]

I hope you have all prepared your questions.

[Jake.]

Well I don't finish work till nine so no :laugh:

[Benjamin]

Questioning will remain open from 5pm until Midnight

[Kate!]

I have two questions for each prepared, and will try to think of some more. I hope all the jurors make the effort :p

[Lee.]

Ben.. What have I to send you before 5?? I'm just in from work!!

[Z]

We're questioning you and Donovan; you need to respond to the questions before midnight I think? Ben'll know... :laugh:

[Marc]

Who made the final?

[Z]

Donovan and Lee!

[Benjamin]

Ben.. What have I to send you before 5?? I'm just in from work!!

Your final statement to the Jury as to why you should win.

[Marc]

Oh wow! Congrats both.

Gwan Lee girl

[Z]

It's 5pm :amazed: do we wait for you to say we can question them, Ben? Or do we go ahead...

[Benjamin]

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Jury House Questions

Donovan and Lee, you are the finalists of Elimination 8! One of you will be taking the crown. You have both played a great game to get to the position you are in, for one of you that game will have paid off.


You are now about to face questions from the Jury, who will be deciding the fate for each of you.

Jury members you will be permitted to ask ONE question. You can ask it to both players or just one.

Please DO NOT reveal who you will be voting for (or there would be no point in the final).

The votes will open tomorrow morning from 7am, so I ask that you read everything that Donovan and Lee have to say before casting your vote.

Lee and Donovan will answer the questions when they can, as both are a little busy tonight.


Let the questions begin...

[Drew.]

just one? :( i wanted to be as mean as i could with some questions

[Lee.]

Somebody ask me something now.. I've got about 10 minutes

[Z]

Donovan, Lee, well done for getting to the final...

Did you have a strategy for Elimination 8 when it began or did you reach the final without really having one?

[Donovan.]

I'm out at 8, but I'll take a look every few minutes and try to answer.

[Drew.]

Right Donovan and Lee.. We were in a small alliance together for a few weeks so now what i want to know is why you should win and the other shouldnt. Giving reasons like "But i think we both deserve to win" wont help you.. the meaner you are and more honest you are the better.

[Lee.]

Donovan, Lee, well done for getting to the final...

Did you have a strategy for Elimination 8 when it began or did you reach the final without really having one?
At the very beginning, my main strategy was to suss out who I could trust the most and who I definitely should not trust.. I believe I was fairly accurate in choosing my alliances, hence my being in the final :)

[jackc1806]

Congrats Donovan and Lee.

My question to you both is 'Did you backstab anyone in the process of Elimination, and who?'

Be honest, I want to know who played the best game!

[Lee.]

Right Donovan and Lee.. We were in a small alliance together for a few weeks so now what i want to know is why you should win and the other shouldnt. Giving reasons like "But i think we both deserve to win" wont help you.. the meaner you are and more honest you are the better.

I've honestly not got anything mean to say.. I think I should win because I think I was very clever in choosing my alliances, I was extremely loyal to both you and Donovan, and as a result you were both loyal back.. But in the end both your trust resulted in you having to work against each other to save me.

I also was hoh 3 times and wasn't actually nominated for elimination very often.

I think I played an AMAZING game tbh..

Please make me win. :)

[Lee.]

Congrats Donovan and Lee.

My question to you both is 'Did you backstab anyone in the process of Elimination, and who?'

Be honest, I want to know who played the best game!

Yes, I stabbed Roy in the back as I knew he'd stab me in the back quicker if given the chance.. I was in a very short alliance with him. I got the impression he knew it was fake, I knew it was fake, I was told he wanted rid of me, so the first chance I had, I put him up and made sure everybody knew his crafty little game :evilgrin:

[Donovan.]

Greg, Coming into the game I wants to blend into the background for the first few days. Obviously that didn work, because I was nominated first. After that my strategy became to work with players who seemed to want eachother out. Roy, Lee, Joe, Benji, Jack, Jemal and Kate, all seemed to want eachother out and when I aligned with them it kept them from wanting me out and helped me get some votes for when I was nominated. Which is why I was nommed 3 times, and only got two votes.

[Kate!]

I spent twenty minutes thinking of very good questions and I can only ask one? Pffffft.

Right, let me choose.

[Kate!]

Donovan and Lee.

On first impressions who do you think was the biggest threat in the game, did that change as things progressed and did you prioritise who you wanted out in terms of how much competition you considered them to be? I'm asking this to find out how ruthless you were in your gameplay.

[Lee.]

Donovan and Lee.

On first impressions who do you think was the biggest threat in the game, did that change as things progressed and did you prioritise who you wanted out in terms of how much competition you considered them to be? I'm asking this to find out how ruthless you were in your gameplay.

I've never really thought I had a chance of winning, so I just tried to stay in the game as long as possible, so my biggest threats weren't those I thought might win, but those I though most likely to want rid of me.
I didn't prioritise at all.. I had the trust of quite a few people in the game though, so heard quite a few times who wanted rid if me, so they were my next targets.

[Donovan.]

Drew, I think I should win, because of the effort that I've put into the game. I got the same amount of comp wins as you with 5, I survived three eliminations with only 2 votes, which wasn't by luck, and I was always willing to play the game by being open to any offer.

Jack, I stabbed Roy and Drew in the back. Roy, because after Joe left we stopped talking about the game, and I didn't know if he really wanted me out or not. Drew, because I felt time he played a better game. If I had known there would be a final three, I would have stabbed Lee in the back and eliminated her. I only saved her because I thought if I had taken her and Drew to the final, maybe they would split the vote, because they were working together and had equal games, and I could sneak away with a win. If I had known, I would have eliminated Lee and tried to take Drew out with the last HoH if I were to win. I really wanted to take Jake but was scared of leaving a for sure vote for Drew with Lee on the jury.

Kate, I thought Roy was a huge threat, but later in the game Drew and Lee became my bigger targets. I just never had the HoH to put them up, at certain points I think that I had to points to get one of them out.

[Drew.]

Drew, I think I should win, because of the effort that I've put into the game. I got the same amount of comp wins as you with 5, I survived three eliminations with only 2 votes, which wasn't by luck, and I was always willing to play the game by being open to any offer.

Jack, I stabbed Roy and Drew in the back. Roy, because after Joe left we stopped talking about the game, and I didn't know if he really wanted me out or not. Drew, because I felt time he played a better game. If I had known there would be a final three, I would have stabbed Lee in the back and eliminated her. I only saved her because I thought if I had taken her and Drew to the final, maybe they would split the vote, because they were working together and had equal games, and I could sneak away with a win. If I had known, I would have eliminated Lee and tried to take Drew out with the last HoH if I were to win. I really wanted to take Jake but was scared of leaving a for sure vote for Drew with Lee on the jury.

Kate, I thought Roy was a huge threat, but later in the game Drew and Lee became my bigger targets. I just never had the HoH to put them up, at certain points I think that I had to points to get one of them out.

okay, but why shouldnt Lee win?

[Donovan.]

Drew, I don't think that Lee should win, because most of her gameplay involved being too scared of people coming after her to make a big move. When Kate was eliminated I had spent some time trying to get some votes so that I could offer her a deal in which Lee broke the tie. It didn't work out anyway, because I assumed she had Jake's vote without talking, but Lee was really against making that deal, even though it could have helped keep her out of harm and keep her from being a target. I don't wan to speak for her, but I think that I was more willing to look at the big picture.

[Drew.]

oki doki

[Donovan.]

Also Kate, I saw Greg as a huge threat for about four 'weeks' or rounds, but he kept winning vetoes:laugh: and so I had to find different people to target

[Lee.]

Drew, I don't think that Lee should win, because most of her gameplay involved being too scared of people coming after her to make a big move. When Kate was eliminated I had spent some time trying to get some votes so that I could offer her a deal in which Lee broke the tie. It didn't work out anyway, because I assumed she had Jake's vote without talking, but Lee was really against making that deal, even though it could have helped keep her out of harm and keep her from being a target. I don't wan to speak for her, but I think that I was more willing to look at the big picture.

I did look at the bigger picture tbh.. I knew I was going to the final, I just had to find two people who I could trust enough to get me there. I did try to get you out at one point, but realised you had many more alliances than just me so chose to get you to trust me and take you to the final too :)

[Jake.]

Lee, question for you. From the beginning you seemed pretty certain on wanting rid of myself and a couple of others out of the game. Did you consider these people bigger threats than those who you didn't eliminate, and what was your general strategy in making sure that the people you nominated left the game?

[Kate!]

Can we ask another question Ben, only four of us jurors have posted any so far?

[Benjamin]

Yes, you can post a couple more questions if you like.

[Benji_]

Donovan and Lee - Who were your targets through out the game?

[Benjamin]

Lee and Donovan there is no denying you both played spectacular games, and as a host I got to see that more than most.

What was the biggest error/flaw you made in your game plan and what was the point you were at the best?

[Donovan.]

Benji, I tried to stay flexible with those types of things. Ofcourse there were people that I wanted to go, and people that I wanted to stay, but I never knew who would win HoH or PoV, so I tried not to target anybody specifically and target everybody in general.

Ben, my biggest error was probably eliminating Jake. Like I said, I was certain that it was a final three and thought that Drew/Lee were my best option. I would have felt much more comfortable sitting here with Jake, because I feel like we played similar games. After that, I had to choose between Drew and Lee, and I felt like if the vote came down to which of us was more likable, I would lose regardless; but, if it came down to game, Drew's game looked much better to me. He had won 4 HoHs and 1 Veto, never faced elimination, and so had no votes against him. It wasn't that Lee had played an awful game or one that I knew I could beat, it was that Drew played one I thought I wouldn't be able to.

The point that I was at my best was either right before I was nominated beside Joe, because I felt like I had quite a few options; or, these last few eliminations, because I felt pretty safe tbh. I don't know what it was, but I felt like I knew that I'd end up here. The last HoH/Veto, might have helped though, because I know that if I'd lost that last HoH and Drew or Lee had won, they'd have taken eachother.

[Jake.]

Thanks Donovan :)

[Kate!]

Lee and Donovan, looking back at the game, what one thing would you have done differently to enhance your chances knowing what you know now.

[Donovan.]

Kate, I would have kept Jake at the final four elimination and I would have talked to Jake about voting to keep you instead of just assuming that you had his vote. Jake's vote would have forced a tie and if all had gone as planned, Lee would have broken the tie in your favor. I also would have tried to focus more when it came to competitions, since I only won the vetoes when I was nominated. I would have tried harder for HoHs to tried and get the game going my way. I'd have a lot more to take credit for right now :laugh:

[Z]

Did you try and sabotage other players by spreading lies or otherwise purposely deceiving other players in order to turn people against each other or plant false ideas?

[Benjamin]

6 minutes to ask any last questions.

[Donovan.]

Greg, I never did purposefully. I wasn't against it, I just didn't feel the need to. If I was going to target anybody, it was going to be for a strategic reason, and whatever that reason was, should have been enough to convince others. However I did think that you and Andy were working together and I told other people to think about voting him out because of that. I guess I was wrong though, since he left on 6-0 vote.

[Jake.]

Who was your favourite and least favourite person to play with?

[Benjamin]

Right questions are now over. The votes will not open until tomorrow at 7am, giving Lee a chance to answer your questions (she is at work currently).

I'd ask that you read both players answers as well as the final statement they have sent me (which I will post tomorrow morning).

[Drew.]

Who was your favourite and least favourite person to play with?

.. 10 seconds later

Right questions are now over. .

:joker:

[Benjamin]

Donovan and Lee can still answer the questions. :laugh:

[Drew.]

ohhh

[Jake.]

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:joker:

Donovan and Lee can still answer the questions. :laugh:

ohhh

Jake 1-0 Drew

[Drew.]

yeah i'm going to need to draw level with you after this slip up

[Z]

Cheeky Jake, getting that last question in there

[Jake.]

yeah i'm going to need to draw level with you after this slip up

I shall let you go away and have a think, getting owned like that can't be easy

Cheeky Jake, getting that last question in there

Indeed Mr Zee!

[Jake.]

And with that I bid you goodnight

[Benjamin]

:laugh:

[Donovan.]

Jake, my favorite was probably between you, Jack, Benji, and Jemal, just because you all seemed to be active players who were enjoying the game. Greg, Kate, and Drew also seemed to really like playing the game, but I wouldn't say they were as active as you four. Least favorite was probably Saph. Not because Saph did anything wrong, just because Saph wasn't very active.

[Lee.]

Lee, question for you. From the beginning you seemed pretty certain on wanting rid of myself and a couple of others out of the game. Did you consider these people bigger threats than those who you didn't eliminate, and what was your general strategy in making sure that the people you nominated left the game?

I actually didn't want you out that desperately, although I know it looked that way.. Because you weren't in the game from the start, I didn't really have much contact or strategy with you, so you were the easiest person to go for, without looking like I was betraying any of the others that I had said I would not nominate..

To ensure the people I wanted out were eliminated, I kept my alliances close and for whatever reason, most seemed to trust me enough to go along with my ideas.. I did feel that at one point I had control over most of the voters. I did have a few days when I felt I'd been feeding bull**** to folk but I have to say, when it came to my closest players nearer the end, I was completely loyal and honest with them and in return, both Donovan and drew saved me and helped me get rid if the players I wanted out.

Towards the very end of the game, I missed a few hoh and pov tasks, but I was actually 100% confident that I was fairly safe in the hands if both Donovan and drew.. And I was right :)

[Lee.]

Donovan and Lee - Who were your targets through out the game?

My first target was Roy as I knew he was a bit ruthless and also that he wanted me out..

Kate was my second as I'd also heard she was targeting me..

The third was Donovan, but I chose to keep him on side as I realised he was close to a lot if players who were willing to save him.. I thought it better to build trust with him and use him to get to the final

[Lee.]

Lee and Donovan there is no denying you both played spectacular games, and as a host I got to see that more than most.

What was the biggest error/flaw you made in your game plan and what was the point you were at the best?

I can't really think of a major error I made... I put a lot if thought into my game and made wise alliances I think.

I think my best point in the game was the last couple of days.. I was in a position where I was more or less able to sit back and let drew and Donovan take me to the final.. I knew both would choose me over the the other and jake was the only problem..

[Lee.]

Lee and Donovan, looking back at the game, what one thing would you have done differently to enhance your chances knowing what you know now.

I would have chosen Andy to bring to the final.. As he's an inactive bastard and I'd be winning right now!! :laugh:

[Roy Mars III]

How do either of you sleep at night knowing the terrible things you have done and the trusts you have ruined?

[Lee.]

Did you try and sabotage other players by spreading lies or otherwise purposely deceiving other players in order to turn people against each other or plant false ideas?

Yes, yes I did.. And I spent one day telling so many lies that I was positive I had ****ed it for myself.. I spent ages re- reading all my pms to see who I'd said what to and then decided that it was better to play an honest game.

[Lee.]

Who was your favourite and least favourite person to play with?

My favourite was definitely drew.. I trusted him 100% to save me or not nominate me.. We played a really good game together and IMO a very strategic one.

I don't really have a least favourite one tbh.. I think everybody played a great game and although I wish drew was here in the final with me, I reckon both Donovan and I are deserved winners... Although me a wee bit moreso :evilgrin:

[Lee.]

Could I just ask Donovan something... If you were so keen to keep jake, Kate, etc and would rather jake was in the final with you over me, why did you not ensure they made it to the final? You probably had more than one chance to target me, but you saved me?

[Lee.]

How do either of you sleep at night knowing the terrible things you have done and the trusts you have ruined?

I scream myself to sleep most nights tbh

[Shaun]

Good luck to both of you tomorrow, both worthy winners :love:

[Benjamin]

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Jury Vote

Since both Donovan and Lee have answered the questions I shall open the voting for you Jury members now. I would like for you to read their final statements below before casting your votes, and please do not reveal who you have voted for. Please provide a reason as to why you are voting the person you are too please. And thank you for your participation.


Donovan and Lee, after three weeks you have done all you can do. The rest is up to the Jury, have you done enough in the game to convince them to hand you the crown?

We shall see tonight when one of you will become the winner.


Final statements:


First off, I want to thank each of you that didn't nominate me or vote to eliminate me throughout the game. It's been lots of fun playing this with you all.

The choice is up to you guys on the jury, and I completely understand that you'll all have different reasons to vote for either Lee or me. This game has definitely had its twists and turns. With those twists and turns, I've had to make some decisions that, I'm sure, have upset some of you; and, I just want to let you know that I've never made a decision that hasn't had game related reasons behind it. I've tried to play this game to the best of my ability, while not taking it too seriously and trying to have fun. I hope that I've been able to get all of those things done on my way here.

Now, why I think that I should win. I've always given my all in the competitions, winning 2 HoH's and 3 vetoes, I've tried to stay an active and nice-enough player, I've made my own decisions in the game, but I've always been open to offers from anybody. I was willing to take any offer into consideration. I've also tried to stay as honest as possible in the game, even though I understood that lying was most likely a wonderful tactic to use, and a tactic that I wouldn't have criticized.

Once again, I want to thank you guys for making this such a competitive and fun game to play and I want to thank Ben, for all of the work that he put into the game.


If I'm being honest I think Donovan, Drew or I would all be deserving winners.. I think we've all played a great game. I sussed out pretty quickly who I could trust.. And who I couldn't -glares at Roy- and stayed very loyal to my two alliances throughout the game.. I think I did begin to doubt Donovan for a very short time but both home and drew saved my skin several times!
I do think I was ever so slightly the stronger player as I seemed to have the trust of both Donovan and drew whereas I'm not so sure they trusted each other :)
I'd also like to win as I've played so many if these damned games and I've never ever won!! :(

[Drew.]

Good luck to you both

[Donovan.]

How do either of you sleep at night knowing the terrible things you have done and the trusts you have ruined?

Sleeping pills.

Could I just ask Donovan something... If you were so keen to keep jake, Kate, etc and would rather jake was in the final with you over me, why did you not ensure they made it to the final? You probably had more than one chance to target me, but you saved me?

I only had the one opportunity in the game up until yesterday when I had two, and tbh it was way too early, would have had Drew going after me and at that time he was starting to comp beast. Just like you needed me and Drew to help you get here, I needed you and a few others to help me get here, not because they would save me, but because they wouldn't eliminate me. At that point the easiest two to nominate were Greg and Andy, which I did. I knew that after that week Greg would have targeted me, but I felt confident with the votes left as long as I wasn't nominated next to any of my alliances.

As far as Kate and Jake, I did try. I tried really, really hard. Unfortunately, I just assumed that Kate had Jake's vote, and that would have forced a tie, which if you would have broken to get rid of her, would have exposed you as untrustworthy. As far as Jake, had I known that I had the opportunity to eliminate both you and Drew, I would have tried to do so. The reason that I didn't is because I knew you had both played very good and similar games and getting rid of either of you at the F4 would have given the other a 1 vote head start in a F3 scenario. I thought if it was Don v Drew v Lee, that hopefully the people that might want to vote for one of you would have to do decide between you and my votes would hopefully be solid. That was my thinking anyway, I know that I would have eliminated you over Jake, if I had known about F2.

Well done on getting this far, and good luck:)

[Donovan.]

I actually didn't want you out that desperately, although I know it looked that way.. Because you weren't in the game from the start, I didn't really have much contact or strategy with you, so you were the easiest person to go for, without looking like I was betraying any of the others that I had said I would not nominate..

To ensure the people I wanted out were eliminated, I kept my alliances close and for whatever reason, most seemed to trust me enough to go along with my ideas.. I did feel that at one point I had control over most of the voters. I did have a few days when I felt I'd been feeding bull**** to folk but I have to say, when it came to my closest players nearer the end, I was completely loyal and honest with them and in return, both Donovan and drew saved me and helped me get rid if the players I wanted out.

Towards the very end of the game, I missed a few hoh and pov tasks, but I was actually 100% confident that I was fairly safe in the hands if both Donovan and drew.. And I was right :)

Just one last statement. While I'm sure some form of this is true. I think you, and the jurors, should know that you stayed past the second elimination by accident because I felt bad voting to eliminate you right after making that deal with you. I wanted to keep the vote as close as possible, so that you wouldn't be too offended(not sure that's the right word), but Roy would still get his own way and not get suspicious of me. Jack, Benji, and I had discussed keeping you, but Jack and I decided that with the way the votes were going, we just needed to let you go. Jack threw his vote to you, and I threw my vote to Saph, to let things go as planned without making the vote too one-sided. I didn't count on Jemal and Andy not voting. So Benji decided that it was best to keep you when he had to break the tie. Benji had his own reason, which seemed pretty well thought out to me.

[jackc1806]

Congratulations to both of you! Good luck for tonight :)

[Jake.]

Great statements, good luck to you both

[Kate!]

Good luck Donovan and Lee.

[Lee.]

I've got a crazy day today! I'm off to work just now, going straight for a dress fitting afterwards, then home, then get ready, take the kids to babysitters, then I'm off out to a charity do tonight.. Ill try and get on later though.

Good luck Donovan.. I think you've got it in the bag tbh :)

[Donovan.]

Good luck Lee. I honestly don't know what'll happen, but we're both deserving :)

[Benjamin]

The final will start between 10.30/11pm as I have to work (I can't get out of it, lol) so please be patient this evening. :hugesmile:

[Jemal]

Good luck you biatches.

[Ramsay]

Jemal was robbed

[Z]

I put a lot of thought into my final decision, ended up rabbiting on a bit :laugh: excited for tonight!

[Kate!]

I put a lot of thought into my final decision, ended up rabbiting on a bit :laugh: excited for tonight!

Me too Zee, did a fair bit of a write up :)

[Z]

Me too Zee, did a fair bit of a write up :)

Oh good :laugh: thought I was going to be the odd one out haha! This has been such a phenomenal game to take part in and to observe, I really think both Donovan and Lee ought to be proud of themselves, they (and Drew!) played so, so well and I don't mind who wins!

[Jack_]

Good luck guys! I think the vote will be close, 5-4 or 6-3

You need to open up the jury house social group after the game ends to let us all read Ben ;)

[jackc1806]

Voted. So so hard. Good luck both of you :love:

[jackc1806]

Hope Ben posts our full paragraphs reasons!

[Kate!]

Good luck guys! I think the vote will be close, 5-4 or 6-3

You need to open up the jury house social group after the game ends to let us all read Ben ;)

That's a good idea Jack.

[Kate!]

Hope Ben posts our full paragraphs reasons!

Yes I do too.

[Lee.]

Y'all had better not be calling me a bastard or a betch!!

[Donovan.]

:laugh: I'd like to see the Jury House, just to see what they were saying.

[Kate!]

:laugh: I'd like to see the Jury House, just to see what they were saying.

Terrible things ...

[jackc1806]

Tick tock... Good luck

[MeMyselfAndI]

Prediction: Lee will win 6v3

[Jake.]

Good luck both of you

[Marc]

Donovan will win

[Kate!]

Looking forward to this.

[Donovan.]

I thought that I'd be a lot more nervous for this.

[Donovan.]

Actually, I'm just really excited to see the votes from the whole game:amazed:

[Benji_]

So is Ben revealing EVERYTHING tonight?:D

[jackc1806]

Can't wait

[Benji_]

Actually, I'm just really excited to see the votes from the whole game:amazed:

Same tbh haha

[Donovan.]

I don't know why, but I just really like that kind of stuff:laugh:

[Benji_]

I don't know why, but I just really like that kind of stuff:laugh:

I don't blame you, We'll see who's kept true or back-stabbed us..should be eventful

[Jake.]

I don't blame you, We'll see who's kept true or back-stabbed us..should be eventful

The point of the game is to be strategic tbf lol

[Donovan.]

Has an American ever won Elimination?

[Benji_]

Has an American ever won Elimination?

Probably...

[Benji_]

So are the results basically revealed anytime now?

[jackc1806]

So are the results basically revealed anytime now?

I'd imagine we'll be talked through the game first

[Benji_]

Does anyone know if Ben is online?

[Z]

Excited to see who wins!

[Kate!]

He's not online yet, but he's got to get home from work.

[Benji_]

Okey Dokey:')

[Benjamin]

Hey, sorry, just got back, we were short staffed tonight (for a change). Will start now.

[Benji_]

omg excited:D

[Kate!]

Yay.

[Z]

:amazed:

[Benji_]

Are Donovan and Lee online?

[Kate!]

Nope, just you me and Zee ATM. Lol.

[Benjamin]

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Good evening everyone and welcome to the final.

After a few weeks of laughs, tantrums, anger, alliances and back stabbing we have come to this. Both Donovan and Lee have fought off their rivals and secured their spot here. But only one of them can take the crown.

I'll be revealing the Jury votes shortly as well as the nominations table for you all to dissect, but before then, let's remind ourselves of how the game went...

[Benji_]

Awh a trip down memory lane:')

[Benjamin]

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So the game started off with fourteen of you, and you were instantly put under pressure as you were told that you had to vote to eliminate somebody straight away. The majority of the group decided that Conor should be the first eliminated, however he was actually being voted to become the games first Head of Household.
Conor then decided to put Donovan and Jack up for the first elimination, but as soon as he said it he regretted his choice and wished he had put Jay up instead of Donovan.

Well he got his wish as Donovan won the first Power of Veto Comp after successfully locating where the three tokens were in the group circle as I read a story about the Wrights. He chose to replace himself with Jay, who had increasingly annoyed the group with his rude comments.
Jay didn’t take the news well, and was then became the first eliminated by a group vote of 7 – 4 against Jack.

[Z]

-holds hands with Kate and Benji-

[Kate!]

Love this bit.

[jackc1806]

<3

[jackc1806]

-holds hands with Kate and Benji-

Why not me :hmph:

[Kate!]

Hey Jack :)

[Jake.]

:amazed: love this!

[Benji_]

Aw It seems like ages ago since it first started...but it was only 3 weeks ago??

[Benjamin]

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The next HoH comp began, which is a firm favourite of mine. The players were all banned from saying certain words for 24 hours. As usual everyone laughed at how easy this was, but soon realised that actually to get the highest post count and win HoH was a lot harder than they anticipated and the casualties soon came fast, in fact in the end every single player failed the task, so the HoH went to the player who survived the longest, which was Benji.

The game came to a worry when and Andy and saph seemed to have vanished off the face of the Earth, but Benji had bigger fish to fry and targeted Roy and Saph for the second elimination in a hope to oust Roy.
The second PoV was a research one as the players had to look back at past eliminations and tell me correctly all the players that had played the game more than once. Roy managed to claw his way to safety for another day by winning and replacing himself with Lee.
Despite a major effort from Roy to convince people to take Lee out, the majority, of a vote 5 – 4 decided to take a non-threat Saph out of the game. Jemal ended up being banned from the forum but still voted (I have no idea why most of you think he never voted for this, lol) and Andy failed to vote and received his first strike, but had he voted it could have changed the whole game.

[Kate!]

Jake :)

[Z]

-stands behind Jack and breathes on his neck in a threatening but protective way-

[Benji_]

Omg yes me and Roy were like rivals then hahah

[Kate!]

Roy is a terror. Lol.

[Jake.]

-stands behind Jack and breathes on his neck in a threatening but protective way-

That is never calming

[Donovan.]

:amazed: I'm here.

[jackc1806]

-stands behind Jack and breathes on his neck in a threatening but protective way-

Much better Greg :love:

Hi Kate

[Kate!]

Donovan, hey :)

[Benjamin]

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Things were starting to get tense in the game now as alliances were being formed properly, trust was being broken and friction was starting to emerge between some players.

The third HoH saw the players placed into pairs, and in these pairs had to be the first ones to answer questions correctly. By doing so they got to take a star from any team, and the last team standing would be declared the winners.

This task defined quite a lot for the future game, as tensions between Benji and Joe were becoming very clear and a new alliance was starting to form, Drew and Donovan, which would go on to control a lot of the game later on.
Roy and Lee powered through to win the HoH, but as only one of them could have it, Lee stepped aside and let Roy take it, a move which some saw as an error on Lee’s part, and this was proved when Roy went and nominated Conor and Lee’s alliance buddy, Drew.

Luckily Lee won the PoV competition, after solving the puzzle task and finding which piece was the extra piece that didn’t fit into it. She chose to save Drew and replace him with Andy. In a vote of 6 – 3, Conor became the third player eliminated.

[Jake.]

Kate :)

[Z]

That is never calming

-stands in Jake's personal space and accidentally spits little flecks onto his face when talking-

[Benji_]

I hope we all still keep in touch after this whole thing??

[Jake.]

-stands in Jake's personal space and accidentally spits little flecks onto his face when talking-

What is a fleck? :laugh2:

[Z]

What is a fleck? :laugh2:

Like, tiny little bits of spit or food, like the rice we were speaking about the other day :laugh2:

[Donovan.]

debris is a better word than fleck tbh.

[jackc1806]

I hope we all still keep in touch after this whole thing??

Visitor Message everyone!

[Donovan.]

Benji, I hope so:)

[Z]

debris is a better word than fleck tbh.

You wouldn't say "little debris of spit" :hmph: (or maybe you would, idk :laugh:)

[jackc1806]

Phlegm is a great word

[Jake.]

Like, tiny little bits of spit or food, like the rice we were speaking about the other day :laugh2:

Ah, well what a lovely thought it is of you spitting stuff all over me :laugh2:

[Donovan.]

I actually don't know, it just sounds intelligent:laugh:

[Kate!]

I was gonna vote Novo out at this point but was persuaded to vote Conor as Novo wasn't a threat.

[Benji_]

I'm actually quite eager to find who voted who?

[jackc1806]

Love seeing how the game unfolded

[Kate!]

- slaps Zee with a haddock -

[Z]

- slaps Zee with a haddock -

You have a slammin' salmon Kate :evilgrin:

[Donovan.]

I remember at that PoV, I sent Lee and Joe the correct answer and just though "which ever one gets it first. I don't care" :laugh:

[Kate!]

:evilgrin: you say the nicest things Zeebediah

[jackc1806]

-slaps Greg with an egg-

[Jake.]

Should have used a shomance to your advantage! Lol

[Kate!]

Lmao.

[Donovan.]

Eggs eggs eggs.

[Benji_]

Oh god I was such a drama causer in this game haha

[Benjamin]

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The players by now were establishing themselves in the game, but a spanner was thrown into the works when it was revealed that Glenn and Jake would be joining them all and put the numbers back up and the chance of survival back down.
Glenn and Jake faced an instant bombshell however as it was announced that only one of them would be proceeding in the game, as they would both be facing the fourth elimination. Kate did her best to get everyone to vote for Glenn, while Drew and Lee rallied to get Jake out, but with a vote of 8 – 3, Kate got her way and Glenn was eliminated.

Meanwhile, Drew won his first HoH after the players fought for 24 hours to get in to the Pod. He chose the games quiet player, Andy and the games antagonistic player, Joe to face the 5th elimination.

For the PoV this time around players had to unscramble words and then put them in the correct order, from the periodic table of elements. Greg gained his first PoV win and decided to play his move and replace Andy with Donovan in a bid to get rid of strong competition. However Greg was alone at this point in thinking Donovan was a threat in the game, as everyone else voted to eliminated Joe.

[Donovan.]

Probably my favorite post of the entire game tbh:laugh:

[Kate!]

- throws an egg at Donovan -

[jackc1806]

-slaps greg with an E!-

E E E E E

[jackc1806]

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The players by now were establishing themselves in the game, but a spanner was thrown into the works when it was revealed that Glenn and Jake would be joining them all and put the numbers back up and the chance of survival back down.
Glenn and Jake faced an instant bombshell however as it was announced that only one of them would be proceeding in the game, as they would both be facing the fourth elimination. Kate did her best to get everyone to vote for Glenn, while Drew and Lee rallied to get Jake out, but with a vote of 8 – 3, Kate got her way and Glenn was eliminated.

Meanwhile, Drew won his first HoH after the players fought for 24 hours to get in to the Pod. He chose the games quiet player, Andy and the games antagonistic player, Joe to face the 5th elimination.

For the PoV this time around players had to unscramble words and then put them in the correct order, from the periodic table of elements. Greg gained his first PoV win and decided to play his move and replace Andy with Donovan in a bid to get rid of string competition. However Greg was alone at this point in thinking Donovan was a threat in the game, as everyone else voted to eliminated Joe.









I just wanted Joe out :dance:

[jackc1806]

- throws an egg at Donovan -

-ducks out the way-

[Kate!]

I only got 4 people to vote Glenn out, the rest did it themselves. :pipe:

[Donovan.]

That was such a scary elimination, I had no idea Greg would put me up.

[Benji_]

:p

[Benji_]

I just wanted Joe out :dance:

ditto.

[Z]

I feel like that crazy old man who warns everyone about an impending disaster (Donovan) but no one pays me any heed and look at what happened :idc:

Also I voted Jake out in the Glenn v Jake elimination because I wanted Glenn to stay so that he and Kate would pre-occupy each other :laugh: I wasn't contacted about any kind of vote swaying; if anything it was the other way round, I tried to get other people to vote Jake out

[jackc1806]

ditto.

:devil: :joker:

[Benji_]

it's a shame not everyone is here..I would of liked it if the 1st evictee - the winner was here tbh but oh well:L

[Jake.]

while Drew and Lee rallied to get Jake out, but with a vote of 8 – 3, Kate got her way and Glenn was eliminated.


Oh did they now

[Donovan.]

I feel like that crazy old man who warns everyone about an impending disaster (Donovan) but no one pays me any heed and look at what happened :idc:

Also I voted Jake out in the Glenn v Jake elimination because I wanted Glenn to stay so that he and Kate would pre-occupy each other :laugh: I wasn't contacted about any kind of vote swaying; if anything it was the other way round, I tried to get other people to vote Jake out

:laugh:

[Benji_]

I was trying to get the non active out to make this game interesting no matter what the threats ahahah I just wanted some extreme playing and banter...

[Kate!]

Oh did they now

I wasn't gonna let it happen Jake ;)

[Jake.]

Greg, that hurts :(

[Jake.]

I wasn't gonna let it happen Jake ;)

Thankfully I had somebody with a good heart on my side

[Donovan.]

That's why I just assumed Kate had Jake's vote:laugh:

[Benjamin]

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The point in the game came now that anyone eliminated would make up the Jury. Lee won her first HoH and wasted no time in putting forward the people she saw as the big threats for elimination, Kate and Roy. However, she didn’t bank on Greg winning PoV again and replacing Roy with Jemal. Due to Jemal’s ban people didn’t see him as a big threat, which meant Kate didn’t stand a chance and was voted out 5 – 3.

[Kate!]

:bawling:

[Joe.]

I'M HERE BITCHES

gonna drag jack by his weave off the stage and drop kick his key into the audience where one of my fans will set light to it so he cant vote

[Z]

Sorry Kate :hug: I saw you as a huge threat after seeing the margin that Glenn was eliminated by; I assumed you had a lot of sway in the game after seeing that result

[Donovan.]

And we all cried for hours:(

[Benji_]

Oh what a depressing week. We lost a player that stayed up all night with me on here shouting 'Pod Me'.

[Donovan.]

JOE :amazed:

[jackc1806]

I'M HERE BITCHES

gonna drag jack by his weave off the stage and drop kick his key into the audience where one of my fans will set light to it so he cant vote

at least I can vote biatch *click click*

[Kate!]

Sorry Kate :hug: I saw you as a huge threat after seeing the margin that Glenn was eliminated by; I assumed you had a lot of sway in the game after seeing that result

And we all cried for hours:(

Oh what a depressing week. We lost a player that stayed up all night with me on here shouting 'Pod Me'.

:love: you're all amazing.

[jackc1806]

Sad that Kate left :(

[Kate!]

Oh what a depressing week. We lost a player that stayed up all night with me on here shouting 'Pod Me'.

I loved that task so much, great fun :D