User blog comment:Tanglefrost/Upolu Question Time- Finalists/@comment-27391152-20160608080538/@comment-5277627-20160609071154

Nathaniel: Admittedly, there were some things out of my control, but I did a lot of things right with my social game, and I'd like to rebut some points of "luck" that you put forward.

Firstly, I ended up on Namua because I made social connections with the people who were picked on that tribe, because my social game began from day one.

Secondly, Rebecca gave me her idol because of our incredibly tight social bond. She wanted to keep me around because it benefited her game, and it benefited her game because my social game was perfect at that point. You won't just give anyone an idol; it will only be to the person you trust with your life.

As for why I eliminated Sasha at the Final 9, for the umpteenth time, I knew I had Skanda and Johannes as numbers. I did not know they were in a romantic relationship at the time. Even if I had, I still would have eliminated Sasha, because she was the most dangerous player on the island at that time.