Paloma's Question

[Jeff Probst]

Here is where PALOMA will post her question. This must be done AFTER opening statements.

[Paloma Soto-Castillo]

This is just not my week. i loved this game so much, and I had an absolute blast with everyone. However this topped my week off when I saw I was voted off. I know I could have had a chance of winning final immunity if my internet did not disconnect. So whatever I am not fussing too much. But everything I seem to do (in real life) comes back and crushes me. At school I was told all week i was getting house captain, and then I didn't get it, and they gave it to a student who was suspended from the school three weeks ago, and the week before that this student was susepended aswell. That's basically twice in a month. I then play a sport at a high level, and I was also told all week that I was spose to make the top team for it, and I didn't, and then finally to top it off. My boss at my work told me I was getting a promotion my other boss who has power said no. So I was basically talked up all week and bam, bam, bam and then today seeing I got voted off topped it off. So I am feeling low on confidence right now.

I can't really be bothered addressing both of you, cos' right now I am feeling my vote is going towards Matty. Just because Crystal the load of garbage you gave me, you dolled me up so much and then too read all the PM's you said and the fakeness you gave too me. I do regret voting out Marcus. I am deffinatly finding it hard to vote for someone who is so superficial, a persona queen. That's what you are! You didn't outwit, outplay and outlast anyone, I think you outlied, outfaked and betrayed everyone in this game more than twice, and that is not what got you to the final two. It just leads me to believe that you may just be a compulsive liar, lies get you no where in life

Matty, Why should I vote for you over Crystal? Why do you deserve it more than her?

Crystal, On a scale of 1 to 10 how fake and phoney do you think you are and why did you give yourself this rating?

Too both of you, You must match the 7 jury members too a real Survivor's intro shot and how it represents that jurors game.

[Crystal Cox]

Crystal, On a scale of 1 to 10 how fake and phoney do you think you are and why did you give yourself this rating?
Thanks for your question Paloma. To start off, I was never phoney/fake to anyone about me liking them because that's what fake and phoney mean to me. I actually think you, Ace and Marcus are some of the nicest people I have ever come across in an ORG and if you think that's a lie then fair enough. We both lied to eachother and you know that - You lied to me, I lied to you and we also lied to quite a few people. It can't be helped since it's SURVIVOR. You can't play this game all the way through smelling of roses and I knew that.. I just didn't expect it to be so hard. I do think I outwitted a good majority of the people because I'm in the final, I do think I outplayed because I'm in the final and I definitely outlasted because I'm in the final 2. I guess you could say I was being fake when I lied to people.. but then wouldn't that make us all fake? I played this game hardcore and I definitely didn't lead anyone to believe I liked them when I didn't because I liked everyone. All the stuff I said to you was true - about you being a great friend, about making it as far as I can with you, about trusting you. I do have some doubts that you wouldn't have taken me because of what you said to Matty when he chose me and all stuff you said to him about me being strong/playing the game. I was hearing stuff all the way through the game about what you had said to other people and it did make me wonder but I still worked with you because I knew we had eachothers word. I guess if you wanted me to rate myself on a scale of 1 to 10 on how fake and phoney I am then I'll just put myself at 4. That's because I did lie - 1 point for you, 1 for Marcus, 1 for Ace and 1 for Corinne. I honestly don't see some of lies as that big of a deal.. I mean, it's not a tea party. I was here to win like everyone and if any of you had the chance, you would've done anything you could. I'm the reason the biggest threats of the game got voted out and we wouldn't have got as far as we did without them gone. I still love you though even if you hate me. We were this seasons Parvati and Natalie <3

I'm not a fake person at all outside of the game but this was Survivor and you have to lie to make it through. I'm sorry if I did hurt your feelings Paloma because it wasn't my intention at all. But I didn't take anything personally in the game and I'm sorry you're feeling really low at the moment. I hope you boost yourself up again soon because you've been on a high throughout this game <3

RANDY

I chose this shot because it shows strength and you are a really strong player. You hung on for dear life and didn't give up. I loved that about your strategy.

JACQUIE

This shot, I think is perfect for you. I saw you as the person who stood back a little and analyzed things before you did what you had to do. Eliza is stood watching what's happening and she's a smart girl.

CORINNE

A strong willed, determined and powerful woman.. who else than Crystal? This shot shows her as focussed, strong and a threat and that's exactly what you was. It shows you wasn't going to give up and you didn't and she kinda has the 'Bitch, I aint going down look' <3 This one is perfect for you since you fought SO hard.

GC

There wasn't anything apart from the one of GC which represented you. A nice guy, who tries to have as much fun as he can while playing. Everything I saw you type seemed to had 'lol' on the end and I liked that. It made me choose a happy picture coz you're a happy guy.

ACE

I had to choose this one for you.. it shows you how big of a social and physical threat you were. There isn't much to add to that.


MARCUS

You know why I chose this one. This shot of Yul looks like someone you can approach and make friends with and that's exactly what I did with you. He looks loyal, trustworthy and a really nice guy.. it's how you played the game this shot is perfect for it.


PALOMA

There really isn't anyone apart from the sweetest girl ever on Surivor - Michelle. This girl was strong mentally, just like you. She knew she had a good thing going and she still stayed sweet. Everything you said was either funny or adorable and that's exactly what this shot shows.

Thanks alot for your questions Paloma

[Paloma Soto-Castillo]

That's the thing Crystal I never lied to you! Never.
I was going to take you to the end no matter. Giving yourself a 4 is ridiculous. You chatted everyone up in this game and then knived them. I would have said an 8, but still you lie and refuse to admit too your mistakes. If you had told me you gave the idol too Matty no matter what I would have still taken you too the end.

I wanted to have someone I could trust being seeing as you lied to everyone here, you were a fake and phoney player. I don't respect how you played the game at all!

We may be friends after this but definatly not as close as what I thought we were.
Im done Crystal.

[Crystal Cox]

I did not lie to everyone and yet you're telling me that I lied to Jacquie/GC/Randy O.o

I got told that you did lie and got told that Randy never said he wouldn't vote for you. So either GC was lying or you did lie. I'm not gonna argue with you but I know who I lied to and what I did in the game since I was the one doing it. You lied aswell (Marcus/Matty and I don't know who else) but it seems like I'm the only one who lied throughout this thing and I'm not. I honestly don't care if you lied to me or not, it's just confusing. We were all here to win and I did what I had to do be here in the final.

I'm sorry that you don't respect my game but I can't do anything about that now. It's in the Jury's hands and if I upset you at anytime then I apologise again.. it wasn't my intentions to crush people.

[Paloma Soto-Castillo]

Thanks Crystal.

[Matty Whitmore]

Hey Paloma!

First off, I am sorry to hear that you are having a bad week. I know how much you loved this game, and I have a lot of respect for your dedication and enthusiasm throughout.

When it came down to the three of us at the end, I knew that I would bring Crystal to the Final 2 if I won the Immunity Challenge. Crystal and I had been allies from the beginning, and as much as I had grown to like you in the game, there was no way I could turn my back on Crystal so close to the end.

At that point, though, I didn’t think it was necessary to lie to you about what I was going to do. When we voted Marcus out, we agreed that it was every man for himself from then on, and that’s how I left it. I didn’t make any Final 2 deals with you because I didn’t want to mislead you for nothing. So I'm sorry for adding to your bad week, but I did try to avoid making it worse.


Matty, Why should I vote for you over Crystal? Why do you deserve it more than her?

You should vote for me over Crystal because I believe I played a harder game. For the first 7 rounds, Crystal never even had to go to Tribal Council because she was either on the winning tribe or she was sent to Exhile Lake (and saved from elimination) each time. Basically, she was golden up until the merge because she never had to burn any alliances or show her cards at Tribal Council. After that, Crystal was able to slide into the finals because she had solidified a Final 4 alliance with Ace, Marcus, and yourself, before the merge. And with me on her side, she had four very close allies, so she was never really in any danger of being voted out. Add to that, Crystal had found the Hidden Immunity Idol early on in the game, so even if she was at risk, she always had the idol that she could use just in case. Crystal was an incredible player and had a lot of control over what happened in this game; but with all of the factors she had on her side, I would be surprised if she didn’t make it all the way to the end.

On the other hand, I really never had it easy in the game except for when I won Immunity. I had sort of established myself as a threat early on by being a tribal leader, and when the tribes switched, Susie was intent on getting me out. At that point I had to make a new alliance, and with the help of Corinne, GC and Randy, I was able to get some of my biggest enemies out of the game. At the merge, I became a part of the Final 5 alliance with Ace, Crystal, Marcus, and yourself, but I was definitely the outsider of the group. I knew that if anything crazy happened and the alliance was forced to turn on each other, I would be the first one to go, and unlike Crystal, I didn’t have the Hidden Idol as back-up (at least not until she eventually gave it to me). In the Double Elimination Round, everyone knew that the core four were in control, so Corinne, GC, Jacque and I were really the only possible targets. Because I had voted with your alliance the round before, though, I pretty much secured my safety until the Final 6. At Final 6, I really wanted Immunity because it would eliminate the possibility of the alliance keeping GC instead of me. And from the Final 5 onward, I was pretty much the outsider of the group. Everyone assumed that I would be the one voted out, but I managed to stay in the game and eventually earned myself a spot in the Final 2. Did I get help from people? Absolutely! I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for Crystal and you -- and others along the way. But I also had a huge role in getting myself to the finals.

Overall, I overcame the odds a lot more than Crystal did. She had a relatively easy game from start to finish, while I was forced to adapt my strategy to what was going on in the game. On top of that, I believe I played a more respectable game than Crystal did. While she backstabbed each and every one of her alliance members, I never made any deals with anyone (except Crystal) past the Final 5 and therefore never betrayed any of you.


Too both of you, You must match the 7 jury members too a real Survivor's intro shot and how it represents that jurors game.

Paloma

I promise they won’t all be like this, but I would actually compare you to the real Paloma’s intro shot in Survivor: Gabon. In the picture, Paloma has a giant smile on her face, and it looks like she is just excited to be a part of the game. She looks like someone who could always make you smile or laugh, and I think that kind of personality reflects you very well. You had such dedication and enthusiasm for this game, and like I told you before, your various metaphors about the jungle animals always made me laugh.




Marcus

I would compare Marcus to Adam’s intro shot in Survivor: Cook Islands. For me personally, Marcus stood out because of his friendly personality, his honesty and loyalty, and his ability to outplay everyone in the Immunity Challenges (like when he alone posted 1000 times for his tribe). In the picture, Adam looks like the kind of guy everyone wants to be friends with. He has a huge smile, and you can just tell that he is having a lot of fun in the game. At the same time, he looks like someone you can trust and open up to, and I think Marcus has all of these qualities.




Ace

This one took me a while, but I would compare Ace to Chad’s intro shot in Survivor: Vanuatu. In the picture, Chad looks very focused; he knows what he wants, and he knows how he’s going to get it. To me, that is what Ace represented throughout the game. At the beginning of the game, Ace got one of the highest scores and became a tribal leader. He chose the people he wanted to have on his tribe, formed alliances with people to put himself in the best spot, and he really controlled his own fate for a lot of this game. Plus, whenever I think of Ace, I think of someone bald. And Chad’s bald…




GC

For GC, I would compare him to Alex’s intro shot in Survivor: Fiji. GC was a player that seemed to be playing under the radar, but it could also have been that he was just keeping his cards really close. Either way, GC was probably one of the hardest players to read, and I had a hard time figuring him out. In the picture, Alex seems like he is having a good time, but you can’t really tell what he’s thinking… I mean, maybe someone just told him a joke that wasn’t really funny, but he’s smiling so the person doesn’t feel bad. Or maybe he just made an alliance with someone. Or maybe he just found out who has the Hidden Immunity Idol. Or maybe it’s just that the sun is in his eyes and he’s squinting to see people. You just can’t tell what’s going on in that mind of his, and that reminds me of GC.




Corinne

I had a hard time finding the right picture for Corinne, but when I found this one, I thought it represented her game play very well. In the end I decided to go with Lisa’s intro shot from Survivor: Vanuatu. In the picture, Lisa looks like a tank. She looks as if she’s fighting for her life, and the look in her eyes tells you that she is never going to give up. That reflects how determined and persistent Corinne was throughout the game. Corinne had so much drive and so much fight in her, she would have done anything it took to stay in the game. The fact that Lisa is down in the mud is interesting too, because I think Corinne would have started to play dirtier if it meant staying in the game.




Jacque

I would compare Jacque to Sherea’s intro shot in Survivor: China. In the picture, it looks like Sherea is thinking, “Whoa, what the hell is that…” and it seemed like sometimes Jacque didn’t really know what was going on. Jacque was a very quiet player and definitely played under the radar. But if you got to know her, she had a great personality, and I think the same can be said for Sherea.




Randy

I would compare Randy to Todd’s intro shot in Survivor: China. In the picture, it looks like Todd is really observant and has a good sense of what is going on around him. Randy was really good at reading people, and he picked up on the alliance between Ace, Crystal, Marcus and Paloma pretty early. Randy was very intuitive, and a great strategist, and these are all qualities I see in Todd’s intro shot.

I hope that answered everything, Paloma!

[Ace Gordon]

its funny to cuz In real life I have way to much hair