[Jeff Probst]

- Thu Oct 20, 2016 2:54:37 am #6549 Congratulations!!!!

Final mutha fuckin four.

Now how to win?

[Penner]

- Thu Oct 20, 2016 3:00:08 pm #6618 Great question, I've no idea. I think I'm in better standing than I was at the start of the merge, I've played a more aggressive game and it's given Heidi the opportunity to show off the more ugly sides of her personality.

I honestly think Tammy is the biggest threat to win right now, and if I win immunity, that's who I'll be gunning for. She's basically Heidi with a better PR department. I'm weighing up the possibility of Heidi/Tammy splitting a vote also, leaving me with a lower number of jury votes to get me to the end. I really can't decide.

One thing I know for sure is that I'm toast if I don't win immunity.

[Penner]

- Thu Oct 20, 2016 3:03:39 pm #6619 Heidi keeps telling me how grateful I should be that she has saved me so many times post-merge. I know for a fact she's been trying to get me out for ages but hasn't had the numbers, and if she goes into FTC with that kind of arrogant attitude, she's going to get burned badly. I did the same thing at my FTC in Faroe, trying to spin it like I was the mastermind of everything. This time, I'm going to go in with a lot more honesty and humility and let the chips fall where they may. You have to accept that it takes a lot of hard work, LUCK and other people to get you to the end. Nobody is in control of this game from start to finish.

[Kelly Wigles]

- Thu Oct 20, 2016 6:28:58 pm #6627 Hey Jonathan, how well have you gotten to know the members of the jury? What qualities do you think they would want to find someone to vote for?

What does it mean to you having made it to the final 4 again?

[Penner]

- Thu Oct 20, 2016 7:49:57 pm #6632

Hey Jonathan, how well have you gotten to know the members of the jury? What qualities do you think they would want to find someone to vote for?

What does it mean to you having made it to the final 4 again?

I was so anxious before I played that I would be targeted early on and eliminated and it would completely negate any success I had previously. This is only the third ORG I've ever played and I won the first two I played in, so I put myself under so much pressure even thinking about playing again. But it's easy to have a great record if you don't put yourself out there.

I'm proud that I took the risk, I got this far and I have a reasonable shot at winning. I'm not going to sweep a jury and I haven't dominated this game, but I've gotten to Top 4 of 24 players and I don't think you could call me a goat in this scenario.

I showed in Faroe that I can't read a jury at all so I'm just going to put myself out there, warts and all, and if I get the votes, I get the votes. (If I even get that far). There are some people I feel I can really count on (Richard, Sugar) and there are others whose vote I will never win (Val).

Speaking of, the one thing I'm really disappointed in myself for doing is blindsiding Val. I got to know her really well after the finale of Indonesia and we bonded over having similar anxieties after winning our seasons but being generally lauded as poor / disappointing winners and wanting to gain the respect of the community. I just found myself forced into a position by the game where I had to make a move and a variety of immunities, idols and twists meant she was the only person I could vote for and start the sleeper cell alliance. I still feet shit about it though.