Sugar's Shack - Come in to be grilled...

[Sugar]

Hello Russell and Tracy! Congrats on Final Two!

Miss me? Well, obviously I am here to replace a juror who didn't show up but that's okay, I'm not proud. I have been following the game since I left (mostly to root for Rocky) and I have some definite thoughts on this final two. I will do my best not to be a bitch but, I can't guarantee anything.

Okay so I have read the love fest between Tracy and Russell and I really have to say it is a bit sickening. Maybe you were both just lying to me in the beginning but I seem to remember there wasn't that much love lost between the two of you way back then....

Russell, you were mad that I gave Tracy the gem I stole when I won that Robber comp - why you thought you deserved it instead of her I have no idea. But, that was one of your reasons to me that you broke off from "our side" and went to join the boys. Not that it was a bad move for you. Obviously, you were able to hang out under their protection until Tracy took them all out for you, so well done.

Tracy, you were not the happiest with Russell, as I recall. You had a lot of not-so-nice words about him so when I hear you sit here and say that you brought him into the game and you were the closest to him out of everyone I am a bit surprised. He not only ratted out our alliance but he turned traitor and joined the side that was after you. Either way, you managed to stick around, began winning comps when it counted, and made some good strategic moves.

So, I have a question for each of you, but before you answer my questions, please go back and add me to all the other juror questions asked so far. You know, the ridiculously annoying, self-gratifying questions posted by Silas, Marcus, Kelly, and whoever else? I would like to be included since I am now a juror, after all.


Sugar's Questions:


Russell - The night you voted me out we had a long talk about the game, revealed some of our pent-up frustrations, reasons, strategies, etc. It was pretty honest I thought and, even though you ended up voting me out, I enjoyed talking to you. You explained why you just couldn't vote to keep me in the game - you had crossed a line and said you couldn't go back.

After watching you play the game this is what I have observed: I see you as someone who knew they couldn't win competitions and did what they needed to do in order to stay safe. I noticed you always showing up for challenges, always plugging away, but never won anything until the end. You hung in there even though you were low man on the guys' totem pole and waited for your savior, Tracy, to come along and sweep you off your feet.

I see you as playing a very passive game. One that did indeed work for you...but it does seem like a coward's game to me. You sided with the power - always. You were carried along by someone - always. And I see you as being carried to the end by Tracy. I like strong players and I just don't see how you were strong in this game. I feel like you crossed a line in the game that makes it difficult for me to give you my gems. Convince me that I'm wrong. Convince me that you were strong, took stands, were courageous and deserve to win them (and yes, I DO have gems now - yay!).


Tracy - You disappointed me in the beginning of the game. I worked really really hard to win for our side and you flaked several of the earlier challenges. You had reasons why you couldn't make it at times and there was more than one time when I felt like I was doing it all on my own. In any event, there did come a time - well after my untimely demise - where you started showing up and kicking ass. I was really proud of you!

You got Ethan out of the game, which was a pivotal move for you. Good job at not going with your emotions and wasting that execution on Silas. Sadly, by that time Rocky was gone but I could at least tune in and root for Tracy! It was really a joy to see you do so well and kick those boys' hinies. You deserve to be where you are. You are strong, girl. You fought them all and you got here so, yay you!

My initial question was going to be: "Why did you decide to even up the odds between you and Russell at the end?" I read why but I still don't quite get it. If you and Russ had worked together from day one, always been on the same side, had never been against each other and always had each other's backs, then I might be able to understand it. You can explain that further if you wish but, at this point, all I really want to hear from you now is why YOU deserve to win the game over Russell. Not why you aren't as witty or amusing as Russell, not that you aren't good at parodies, none of that. Without one self-deprecating word from you I want to hear why YOU were the better player and why YOU deserve my gems and Russell does not.

I refuse to split up these seven babies so whoever wins one of them wins them all. Good luck to you both!

[Tracy]

Hiya Sugar, thanks for the congrats

Feb 19, 2010 1:13:42 GMT -5 Sugar said:

Tracy, you were not the happiest with Russell, as I recall. You had a lot of not-so-nice words about him so when I hear you sit here and say that you brought him into the game and you were the closest to him out of everyone I am a bit surprised. He not only ratted out our alliance but he turned traitor and joined the side that was after you. Either way, you managed to stick around, began winning comps when it counted, and made some good strategic moves.

Sugar's Questions:


Tracy - My initial question was going to be: "Why did you decide to even up the odds between you and Russell at the end?" I read why but I still don't quite get it. If you and Russ had worked together from day one, always been on the same side, had never been against each other and always had each other's backs, then I might be able to understand it. You can explain that further if you wish but, at this point, all I really want to hear from you now is why YOU deserve to win the game over Russell. Not why you aren't as witty or amusing as Russell, not that you aren't good at parodies, none of that. Without one self-deprecating word from you I want to hear why YOU were the better player and why YOU deserve my gems and Russell does not.

First, as mad as I was at Russell, which he and I had a LONG talk about, I dont' remember ever saying anything BAD about him. And that is exactly why I was mad at him, I brought him into the game and couldnt' believe he would betray me on top of betraying you. And I never spoke to him in this game after he betrayed us until he came to me to side against Silas and them. And ask Marcus, I still remained upset with him right up until I finally told Russell how I felt.

The only reason I mentioned not being witty or good at parodies is because Rocky specifically wanted us to amuse him. I haven't said anything self-deprecating yet because I believe I DO deserve everyone's gems and I believe I deserve to win. I just also happen to believe Russell does as well. But if you want me to be completely why I think I should win........
I went through each challenge and saw that I only missed two challenges, one was when I made a mistake on the schedule which Deet then proceeded to make a seperate thread for schedules after I said something in my confessional about the screw up. And one the day before, well you know the day before what. I showed up late a couple of times, but again, you know the reasons. I noticed that Russell missed about the same amount.
So...........................my reasons why I should get your gems are:
I showed up for almost every challenge even if i couldnt' do them. I convinced Ace who to give the gems and protection to the time he won cop. I convinced you; and we then convinced everyone else; to take out Brandon day one who was probably the biggest threat to this game if he had made it any further. I stayed loyal to my allies all the way to the very end. I didn't flip sides at any time. And then when every single ally in the game was gone and I was the definite next boot, I not only won the cop challenge but I proceeded to win the robber challenge AND took out Ethan despite the fact that Silas would've been an easier and funner boot.


I'm just working on my first tea of the day, I hope I covered everything you wanted, if there's anything else, just let me know, I'm going to go back now and add you and Kelly to all the jury questions about the jury.

[Russell]

I don't believe I can convince you of anything Sugar. Knowing you the way I do... well I believe you pretty much have your mind made up just in your statement towards me.


** Also Sugar, you know that Tracy wasn't participating fully in the first few challenges. You admitted that yourself and you knew I was trying harder at challenges then she was. You admitted that to me yourself but your memory must be failing you today. But that was the reason why I thought I deserved to be protected with a gem, over Tracy... because it wasn't about protecting your friends it was about protecting the people who were working the hardest in competitions so that perhaps we could have learned to work as one and actually win... which was never going to happen because it seemed that everyone was convinced that this was a voting number game, not a challenge winning game. And our side, I wouldn't say alliance, was not working as a group in challenges. Which is a darn shame because I think if the strongest competition people actually did work together it would have been different.

One last small thing ( ;D), I believe you are wrong about many things about me. For one I showed up at ever competition and plugged away and I didn't win but I did do the challenges to best of my ability against people that were working together. I didn't see many people beating the fearsome Ethan, Silas and Marcus in competitions, because they were working so well together. Like I've said many times, it's easier for a group of three who work together on challenges to beat one person and that is exactly what they did, except for on live challenges. Where they couldn't really work together as well. Perhaps if those three didn't work together I'd have had a better shot because I felt I was close in many competitions. Also I wouldn't go so far as saying that Tracy came in and saved the day for me. I went to her to ask if she wanted to work with me. I went to Marcus and ask him to work with me and Tracy to take out Silas. Marcus said he wouldn't help Tracy to win but he wouldn't help Silas to win either. Perhaps Marcus not participating at 100% with Silas and Ethan, and me working with Tracy to help her win, was the cause of her winning. I know of a challenge, maybe two that I could have taken the win instead of Tracy, since I gave her the final answer that put her at the advantage over Marcus, and Tracy knows this as well. Other times I can think of one challenge that Tracy just guessed better then the rest of us. Not really knowing the answers but guessing quicker and faster. Perhaps that was the last live challenge when it was just the two of us. But regardless, I don't think Tracy deserves nearly as much credit as you want to give her. But then again, knowing you the way I do... I wont' convince you of that because I truly believe you have your mind already made up. But one thing I'm happy about and regardless of your thoughts Sugar. I'll always remember you saying... "You wont' make it past the final five" and here I am... which makes it worth it for me regardless of the outcome.

[Russell]

And I'll have to come back to change answers to include Kelly and Sugar instead of Ace and Stephenie...

[Tracy]

I think the reason Sugar gave me that gem that time was because I had gotten the list from Ace and then I gave it to her to come up with answers for everyone to submit and then when he wont he cop challenge I got him to give her a gem and protection and I truly believe she was paying me back.

The first challenge I won was live, no one helped me lol And I did state in another thread that you and I worked together on the ones that didn't require us to be faster than everyone else at a live event.

And honestly, until you're sitting beside me to see how frustrated I'm getting or not getting at a challenge, NO ONE can say whether I'm trying my hardest or not. There were times that I was BEYOND frustrated, to the point of tears because I just couldn't get it.

[Russell]

And I understand that frustration greatly Tracy and believe me I don't want to take anything away from you. The last challenge was highly frustrating and I couldn't figure it out no matter how hard I tried. And I wanted to help you win it just to end it because it was beyond frustrating that I couldn't get things to work to get passwords. So I understand the frustration. I hope you too can understand the frustration that I feel when people think I did nothing but lay under the protection of people because, I feel like I played this game 100% by participating in challenges, doing my absolute best considering situations that were beyond my control, and making strategic moves for my own game benefit and nobody elses.

And even though we went separate ways in the game I'll still walk away from here loving you in a festive way. Regardless if it makes Sugar sick or not!

[Tracy]

I do understand 100% Russell, which is why I was clear that you and I DID work together.
I guess it just bothers me when people say I didnt' try when there were many nights when I would say to Marcus how frustrated I was beause I couldn't figure something out. (the triangle words for instance)

[Sugar]

EW you two! Save it for the shrink's couch, okay? I have a couple of follow-up comments before you finish your lists.

Russell, you are wrong....dead wrong if you think I have my mind made up and that you have no power to change it by your answers. Just because I come in here with an opinion doesn't mean I can't be swayed. If I already knew how I was voting I'd simply ask you to make a list of the jurors in order of how sexy each one is and what food they remind you of. As far as telling you that you wouldn't get past F5 - well, I don't quite recall that but I was trying to get you to keep me in the game, dear. I probably said a lot of things to you at that time. I totally give you credit on where your decision got you so...don't be so quick to say you "know" me.

Tracy, I think you know that in the beginning there were many challenges where you gave less than 100% effort and I was left on my own to compete for... "Team Sugar." Either way, I still give you credit for when you decided to step it up. Oh, and one more thing....that challenge where Ace became cop - I didn't do that challenge for everyone. Rocky did it. He gave me all the coordinates to pass out to everyone and we discussed whether to let Ace become cop or whether Rocky would sabotage his answers so I could be the cop. Ace, by sending in his answers prematurely, threw a bit of a wrench into it but it was fixable if we really wanted to make someone else cop. We decided that would look too obvious and left it alone. Also, the reason I gave you a gem was because Rocky informed me that it was either you or Jerri leaving. I had to choose which one of you I needed to protect and Jerri was even less helpful to me than you were at the time. I knew if I gave it to anyone else but you I would lose you. Russell had just sold us out and there was no way in hell I was giving it to him. It was a strategic decision not a matter of who "deserved" it more. If that were the case I would have just kept it for myself.

[Russell]

There ya go Sugar, you have been added to the other answers. As you requested.

[Sugar]

Thank you both for your answers. I, again, congratulate you on getting to the final two in this crazy, fun, exciting game (which I left way too soon). Good luck!