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​Rodney ​was initially a very quiet player. He worked hard around camp, and formed an alliance with Tyler on Day 1 whilst gathering wood. Rodney was in trouble after Graham's boot because Chad's alliance (Alexis, Abe, Sally, Chad, and Lisa) wanted him out because Chad believed he was going to be a physical threat moving forward (he wasn't wrong, lol) Luckily, he managed to win the challenges for his tribe and avoid almost certain elimination at the hands of the "Master Chefs" alliance. At the swap, he and Monique, who befriended him after forming a Day 4 alliance with Tyler, worked to get Sally on their side and eliminate the Estere duo of Chelsea & Lacey. Rodney became the dominant strategic force in the majority alliance at the merge, blindsiding who he needed to (i.e. Candice, Chelsea, Dallas). The problem with his game, was that 1) Monique was liked by EVERYBODY on her tribe, and 2) Rodney stabbed many people in the back that it made it hard for people to cast their votes for him (hence the close 6-5 vote that nearly had Monique win). At the Final Tribal Council, Rodney, actually had one of the worst performances in Survivor history. However, due to his physical dominance, and him being the ringleader of the majority alliance, dubbed "The Red Sea", he garnered enough votes, and BARELY won the title of Sole Survivor. When I say he barely won, literally, EVERYBODY was struggling on who to vote for (except for Candice & Tyler).

Monique: ​Monique was perhaps the best SOCIAL player in the game. She was incredibly underestimated, and had an abysmal performance in the first Immunity Challenge (so much that, in the puzzle section, she swapped places with Tyler, who almost got them to win). Monique was targeted on Day 3 for her challenge performance, and because on Day 2, she was seen by Abe crying about missing her family. However, Graham's negative attitude towards the majority of the tribe caused Monique to be spared. Following the vote, Monique formed a bond with Tyler, and the two got Candice & Rodney to join their alliance. They were in the minority, but Monique saw the opportunity to attempt to get Abe to switch over, after Chad openly began bullying and harassing his ally (Abe). Monique, at the merge, knew she would not be a challenge threat, and even when she was in the Final 2 in the Final 11 Immunity Challenge (yes, you read that correctly), she gave up immunity to Rodney so she wouldn't be viewed as a threat. In addition, she helped Ted open up about having multiple personality disorder (something he was hiding for 28 days). Chelsea & Abe, believed that if they went in the Final Three with Monique, they would have no chance of beating her, and lobbied for her demise. Rodney spared Monique, as Chelsea won two immunities and proved to be a seasoned strategist. This would almost bite Rodney in the ass, as Monique won the Final Immunity Challenge against Tyler (yes, the two oldest people in the game, were the Final 2 in the Final Immunity Challenge). After hearing from both Rodney & Tyler, she made her mind up to vote Tyler out, as Tyler was liked amongst everyone on the jury, and he never ruffled feathers. At the Final Tribal Council, Monique was calm and collected, and answered questions thoroughly, whilst Rodney hesitated, scrambled, and was blasted by the jury. Her performance in the game nearly won her the game, but people like Chelsea, wanted Rodney to win for his duplicitous game play, and Monique was one vote short of winning the million dollars.

Abe: ​Abe ended up being really introverted and shy in the beginning, similar to Monique. He developed a crush on Alexis, but was always too shy to let her know how he felt about her. He eventually told Tyler that he had a crush on Alexis, and Tyler managed to keep this secret. After Graham's boot, Chad formed an alliance with Abe, Alexis, Sally, and Lisa called the "Master Chefs". The plan was to blindside Rodney for his superiority in challenges, but the plans were haulted due to an immunity streak for La Quinta. During this time, Abe became the subject of many jokes by Chad, including sexually provocative remarks about his grandmother (after Abe told Chad his grandmother survived breast cancer) and saying Abe was a "suicidal skeleton". Abe ended up breaking down in tears, and ended up confessing to Monique that he felt bullied and harassed by Chad. When the tribe swapped, Tyler & Candice used Chad's bullying against him, and at Tribal Council, Tyler, made an argument about morals and ethics, saying to Chad, "Your alliance is called Master Chefs, not Masturbate". Abe had enough of Chad picking on him after Chad tried to defend himself saying he and Abe were "just boys foolin' around", and blindsided Chad 3-2, leaving Alexis in disbelief. At the merge, Abe developed a keen eye and began contemplating his moves ahead of time (i.e. when to blindside Rodney, when he should side with Chelsea). Abe remained under the radar, but was targeted by Lacey & Chelsea because they believed he had an idol (which he didn't). Rumors of Abe having an idol ran across the tribe like wildfire, and after the Final 10, Abe was proven innocent. Ironically, he found an immunity idol the next day, and nobody knew about it. Abe sided with Chelsea at the Final 5 and wanted to vote out Monique, since Chelsea was disliked by the majority of the tribe and Abe could easily win 11-0 against her. However, Rodney (the swing vote) saw right through Abe, and knew that voting Monique off would give Abe the opportunity to send Rodney out of the game at the Final Four, and sent Chelsea out the door. Abe tried to make a plea to Monique & Rodney that Tyler was an incredible threat to win, and explained that whilst Tyler had nobody on the jury who was pissed at him, Abe had plenty of people who would think twice about voting him out. These plans did little to prevent anything new from happening, and Abe was unanimously voted out. Abe stated in his final words that he is happy that he got the opportunity to play the game, and believes he has changed as a person from being the shy and awkward nerd he once was.