Final Tribal Council

[Jeff Probst]

Welcome to the Final Tribal Council.

We are down to our final two for the second season. Kathy and Ami one of you will be crowned the Sole Survivor.

But now the power shifts over to the Jury. The Jury consist of people you guys had a hand in voting out. The Jury will decide who wins this season.


Before we get to the Jury Questioning Kathy and Ami right now id like for you two to post your opening statements. This will be your plead to the Jury.


Once Kathy and Ami have posted their opening statements the Jury may begin asking their questions.

[Natalie Bolton]

*sits down, glaring at the final 2*

[Ami Cusack]

Hello Guys!

I know you guys have lots to say, and you wanna get to that. I just want you to know that I'll listen to what you guys have to say, and I'll answer you questions honestly.

I came into this game wanting to play a very clean, honest game. I was able to do that for the majority of the game, but I soon realized people were going to target me, and want me out of the game.

So there were times when I had to resort to lying. However, everything I did was to get me to this point. I couldn't have gotten here any other way.

I played a strong game, and I was loyal to Kathy and Yau Man to the very end, just like I promised them. We took it all the way to the end.

There were times when my back was completely against the wall, like just a couple tribal councils ago when Erik, and Cirie were planning to vote me out. I was able to convince someone to give me an idol to stay in the game.

All I'm saying is, I've played this game hard. I played a clean game at times, and sometimes I had to get dirty. Everything I did was to get me to this spot right now, and i'm proud of how I played.

I met some really good people in this game, and I'm proud we've all gotten the chance to meet one another, and play the game together. That being said, I'll turn it over to the jurors.

Thanks!

[Kathy Sleckman]

Hi everyone. It's great to be here.

This has been a long hard road and I have to say I am thrilled to be sitting next to Ami who has been my ally since that first tribal switch. I think I played a great game and I am very proud of how I got here. When I was with the Fans, I made an alliance with Tracy and would have been loyal to her to the end. Unfortunately, she was a victim of the swap and that meant I needed new allies. The best I could have hoped for at the first Tribal Council of new Arai tribe was a tie vote. I have never been the type of person to let luck determine my future. So I took control and got Jonathan, Ami, Yau-Man, and James to agree to a Final Five alliance if I sided with them on this vote. I talked to each one of them and made sure they meant it. When Yau-Man didn't give me a definitive answer, I pressed him until he agreed. I knew they needed me to move forward and I knew this was the time to push for the most I could get. We voted out Erik and that was when I did my most deceptive move in the game. I pretended to Erik that Natalie was the snake who had turned on us. This would turn out to be a crucial move later on.

When they did the red and blue team thing, I found myself with an opportunity to align with Mary and Natalie and vote out Ami or Yau-Man. If I had done that I would have betrayed the two people I had grown closest to. I am a loyal person so I stuck with them. Natalie said at the time that she was sure I'd be following her soon. She didn't realize how tight my alliance with Ami, Yau-Man, Jonathan and even James was. I think she probably sees that now. After Natalie was gone, Mary followed and then one of the most important moves happened. We got rid of Fairplay. One of the main reasons I survived that vote, I think, was because I convinced Erik to give me immunity. At the time, I do not think he knew I had betrayed them way back when. I told him I was going home because I was the last Fan and I needed immunity. He gave it to me and the rest of us decided to get rid of Fairplay. He was someone I wanted gone from way early on because I knew he was a great player and a huge threat. Eliza was the next to go and that was fortunate for me because I knew my closest ally in the game, Ami, was also close to Eliza. With Eliza gone, I was sure Ami would have to stick with me.

Getting through the rest was not easy and I was pretty sure I needed to win that Final immunity if I wanted to be sitting here. I did it and I took Ami with me because she had been my ally longer than Yau-Man. No matter what happens, I am happy with the way I played this game. I took control, made two alliances - one of five and a smaller alliance of three and that's why I am here.

I look forward to your questions.

[Mary Sartain]

Well I guess I'll get the ball rolling. I would say congratulations, but I'd be lying.

Ami, you went on and on about how you vote based on trust and trust is SO important to you. I told you early on that I trusted you, and that you trusted me, but you didn't even let me know I was getting voted off, even after I messaged you saying 'oh, yea, its probably me, right?'. Shows you have no real integrity to even give me a response to that, and all that talk about "trust" is just bull. You blindsided most of the players you claim to have "trusted," so to say you hardly lied at all is in fact a lie. You're a snake, and you just slithered past everyone to make it where you're at now.

Kathy, you seem to have been the lowest link in your alliance, and if it wasn't for your begging, pleading, and basically acting like Ami's b-itch, you would've been gone earlier. You also managed to win some challenges by sheer luck, but otherwise I'm sure you would've been gone earlier. You had no real gameplay of your own, you just latched onto whatever alliance was the majority at the time. You're a rat, because you would sell out your own family to get to the finals.

I would say, like Susan, that the snake should eat the rat, but in this case, I don't really care who eats who. Neither of you deserve to be there, and you can't say you got there because of good gameplay. You got there because people were stupid to trust you.

So with that being said, I have two questions that will help me in my most difficult decision:
1) Why the hell should I even vote for either one of you? And don't say because it's unsportsmanlike or some lame excuse like that. I want a real reason.
2) Since you both don't deserve to be in the end, which two jurors deserve those spots? And if you say you don't think any of the jurors deserve to be there, you will lose my vote.

[Kathy Sleckman]

Mary, with all due respect, I didn't latch onto whatever alliance was the majority. I created a majority alliance when there would have been a tie vote and then I stuck with that alliance for the whole game. If you think Ami was controlling the whole thing, you are mistaken. We did this together along with Yau-Man.

As for your questions:

1) You should vote for me because I played a great game by creating a powerful alliance that made it all the way to the Final Six. If it hadn't been for the twist that brought back Erik and Cirie, Jonathan would have been Final Five with us. And then my final three alliance came into play and we made it to the Final 3. I convinced Yau-Man and Ami to keep me over James because I had shown through the entire game that I was trustworthy. I then won the most important immunity to make it to the end.

2) Yau-Man and Jonathan are the other two who should be here if Ami and I weren't. They both played great games as well.

[Jonathan Penner]

Ami, you are BS'ing us when you say you lied very little to get this far. At the F6, with the double TC, you went to everybody scared of being voted out, when, in reality, the main targets were me, James, and Erik. Now, I didn't do s*** to piss you off, so what reason did you have to vote me out? I wasn't a challenge threat, and I was clearly being played. Either way, I wasn't even going to vote for you at that TC.
So, my questions for you are:
1. Why did you vote me out at the F6? I want a good, detailed description.
2. Which jury member is least deserving of their spot?
3. Why should I vote for you over Kathy?


Kathy, I trusted you! I really, truly trusted you! Yet, you betrayed me! I really didn't do anything to piss you off! Ami, Yau, James, and I carried you to safety and you rode our coattails to the end! This is the 2ND game that you and I have been aligned in and you betrayed me! I liked you too, but after your opening statement, that changed!
So, my questions for you are:
1. Why do you keep betraying me, specifically at the F6 here?
2. Rank the jurors and give a description of why you ranked them where you did.
3. Why should I vote for you over Ami?

[Kathy Sleckman]

1. Why do you keep betraying me, specifically at the F6 here?

I voted for Erik and James at that TC, Jonathan. I didn't betray you. You were my ally with Yau-Man and Ami. However, when you decided to jump to the other tribe when offered the chance, I felt like maybe you weren't on my side that much. So I cemented things with Ami and Yau-Man. I still wanted you at the end and if we made it to Final Four, I would have had a tough choice to make.

2. Rank the jurors and give a description of why you ranked them where you did.

Yau-Man gets the first spot. He played very well and was nice to everyone, I think.
You, Jonathan, get the second spot. You played a great game and if it hadn't been for that double vote out, you'd have made it to Final Four and maybe further.
James Clement is in the third spot. He played pretty well and got far.
Fairplay and Eliza tie for the 4th spot. Both were dangerous players who almost had control of the whole game.
Natalie was a good player who never had a chance when the tides turned against her.
Mikey B was like Natalie - a good player who never had a chance.
Mary - I'm not sure what game you were playing exactly as I never saw a strategic move you made but you did win immunity that one time.
Erik would have gotten far if he had made the merge and been able to go on an immunity run. He was a smart player and a strong one. However, I can't rank someone who made it to the jury because of an outcast twist above those who made it there the regular way.
Cirie - Did she have any game? I don't really know.

3. Why should I vote for you over Ami?

Ami and I had a similar strategy except it sounds like she lied to more people along the way. Not that lying should disqualify her for winning. I think I deserve it more because I had a much harder road to go. I was at the bottom of a five person alliance and worked my way up to final three which put me in a position to win the last immunity and make it here. I lied when I had to but not unnecessarily.

[James Clement]

Now, it's my turn. To be honest, I can't really stand either of you two...and that makes this extremely hard. I know both YAU and MYSELF deserve to be here over you two and yet I have to vote for one of you. Hm.

AMI You speak of honesty, trust, blah blah blah, yet you made a F3 DEAL with KATHY who was the LAST person to join our alliance. Why did you take her over me-when I clearly deserved to be in the Final more than her? I am so glad I ditched this alliance because it was just full of snakes-not like I should be surprised. Anyways, I have very little respect for you because I feel like you bs'd your way to the end playing the little sweet and innocent card and I'm sorry but I don't buy one cent of it. You are a rat and don't deserve to be crowned Sole Survivor-more like Sole B***H.

KATHY Um...all I can say is you rode coattails the entire way and don't deserve to be here either. Not once did I hear a thought that you made YOURSELF, your only real strategy was kissing Penner's ass and tricking him into letting you in the alliance. That's not strategy dear, that's called being a cold hearted witch, as you didn't even take Penner to the end. The only smart thing you did was see me out as a snake because in honesty I did turn on this alliance, knowing it was infested with rats. Too bad Erik didn't make it further, we would have dominated this game like Gabon.

Anyways here are my questions:

AMI: Why are you more worthy of getting my vote even though you lied to me and made stupid moves like a cowardly b***h.

KATHY: You were cruel, cold hearted, and rode coattails. Why does a cruel liar who did nothing deserve to win?


I'll be waiting on your responses. Make them good.



~James

[Jonathan Penner]

I jumped ship because I knew I was safe at Malakal. I had an alliance with Fairplay and Eliza and knew I would be safe. I was still with you 100%.

[Kathy Sleckman]

I wish you had mentioned that at the time, Jonathan! Anyway, I hope you realize now that I didn't betray you. I I made a deal with Ami and Yau-Man so I could have a backup plan if you were playing me. In the end, you got voted out because of other people - I still don't know how that votes went at that TC, but I know I voted for James and Erik.

[Kathy Sleckman]

James, I couldn't take Penner to the end - he was gone because some people voted for him - you perhaps?

I don't agree that I was at all cruel except maybe to Erik and Natalie since I lied to one and blamed my betrayal on the other. I also don't see how I rode coattails. There wouldn't have been a Final Five alliance that got you as far as you did James without me. I played a good game, James, and you benefited from it. I can understand you being upset because you're sitting over there so I won't take offense at your insults.

[James Clement]

How did I benefit from your game Kathy- if it wasn't for you I would be F3, not you. This was my original alliance-NOT YOURS- so of course I feel betrayed, if you were one of the original members and your alliance decided to take someone else to the end you would be upset too. Penner was not my idea, it was Yau Man's. He said Penner was a threat and needed to go, so don't blame that on me.

AND: can you tell me one thing you suggested to the alliance that benefited us?

[Mary Sartain]

Kathy you are so delusional! Apparently you did ride coattails because your own alliance is saying you did! You're not winning me over with your lame lies. And from your answer to Jonathan's question its clear you had no clue what was going on, ever.

[fairplay]

He gave it to me and the rest of us decided to get rid of Fairplay. He was someone I wanted gone from way early on because I knew he was a great player and a huge threat.

First off lets say that you don't know me or anything about me so trying to kiss the ass of someone that was never on your tribe or that you ever talked to will NOT get you my vote.

Even though I never got to know both of you I must humble myself & say "good game". You outlasted the rest of us & to that I say congratulations.

My questions for both are you are the same...

1.Tell me why I shouldn't vote for you,in other words what did the other person do in the game better than you did.

2.Who do you think will vote for you to win the game?