Opening Statements

[Jeff Probst]

*Final 3 Walk Into The Final Tribal Council*

Amber VS. Jenna VS. Ozzy

It is now time to begin what you all have been waiting for. After 38 Days, it is time to start the FINALE!

In this thread, the 3 of you need to each post Opening Statements. Keep in mind that, like on the show, Opening Statements are not INSANELY long, but they aren't too short either. As the Host, I don't care what you say or how much you say, but the Jurors sometimes do. Keep in mind that there are still Jury Questions, as well as Closing Statements.

Please post your Opening Statement IN THIS TREAD within the next 24 hours, although ASAP if preferred. The sooner these are done, the sooner that we can move on the Jury Questioning!

JURY - Please do not say ANYTHING in this thread. Save whatever it is you have to say until the Jury Questioning period begins. A NEW BOARD will be made under the Finale category for you to do what you as Jurors do best - Be Bitches Ask Questions!

Without further ado - the Finale has begun and it is time for the Final 3 to make their Opening Statements!

*Jeff sits on a log next to the Jurors*

[Jenna Morasca]

Hey there guys.



So, wow, I finally make a finale! I have played countless ORGs, most of them Survivors, and never made the final 3 in a Survivor ORG. I could and probably will end up explaining exactly how I got here, which I really think will convince you guys I deserve to win, but I will save that for questions and closing statements to keep this short . So first of all, props to Amber and Ozzy. You guys played great games and I think a lot of you guys aren't giving Ozzy enough credit. Him and I were an unstoppable team both challenge wise and strategically post-merge, and Amber was our sweet, incredibly nice, loyal companion, as was Christa, but we all know what happened there. I think that while Amber did a great job at making sure she was on the right side and was an incredible person and player, she was never a power player like Ozzy and I, making me inclined to think either Ozzy or I should win.


In this next paragraph, I will compare Ozzy and myself and use many references to Survivor Cook Islands, so I recommend you skip this paragraph if you haven't seen it and would like to avoid spoilers.





Ozzy was a lot like, well Ozzy. He is brilliant and uncannily good at challenges. But I think I was the Yul in this game, but unlike Yul, I was always at risk because I didn't have an awesome post-vote hidden immunity idol (well I did have a normal HII at one point, but it was useless. That's a funny story involving Ozzy and I, but it's irrelevant to who should win.) I brought everyone together in our alliance, after Tom's betrayal of Boston Rob, I had a goal to oust him. I managed to create a firm base combined with Ozzy where we knew we could use Tom's own allies in Eliza and Erinn against him. Ozzy eagerly agreed to this firm base of Myself, him, Jaime, Erinn, Aras, Amber, Christa and Eliza, despite our trust issues with Erinn and Eliza working with the (then) seemingly sweet Brooke to align with Tom. (IDK how or why Brooke and Tom got so seemingly close.) So I created the Jenna alliance as James put it. And I managed it beautifully. I knew if they were to rebel and get someone out, it would be Ozzy because he was such a likable challenge beast, much like real Ozzy, so I ensured he was immune for a while, until I was confident he was safe. I think the best example of my intelligence in handling this game was how I handled the minority rules and points challenges. I set up minority rules so that if everyone did what I told them to do, Ozzy would win immunity, but that if Tom (who we were both pretending to be aligned with the other, probably both knowing the other was pretending. BTW Tom is a stand up guy, but I couldn't control him. He was a wild card and I didn't want any wildcards around, so I eliminated him.) ignored me and told his allies to do the same, I would win immunity and give immunity to Ozzy. It was executed perfectly, increasing Ozzy and I's distrust in Erinn, although I still trusted her to a degree, although I knew she was with Tom. The reason I trusted Erinn is because i knew she thought she was playing me. She thought I would take 3 Puragos to the final 3 and she would win all the jury votes from her old allies. In order to help ensure that she thought this and wouldn't try and get me out, I gave her and Amber tons of points in the points challenge, making it look like they were my top priorities. I think it worked, hence her not making any big move until it was too late.


So I was in control at all times in the game, and used Ozzy's social game to help me with that. I actually don't think (and feel free to tell me I'm wrong in Jury questions if I am) I ever lied, nor did Ozzy or Amber, but I still made everyone think that they had more power than they did (except Christa and the two people sitting here with me), when it really was all always in mine and Ozzy's, but especially my hands. That is why I deserve to win Survivor: Majuro, but I have two deserving opponents with me. I'm looking forward to your questions.

[Oscar 'Ozzy' Lusth]

As most of you know, this was my first attempt at playing an "ORG". I loved watching the Survivor show, and when I discovered people were actually playing mock up games on the internet, I was really excited to see how I would do in this intense environment.

Throughout the season, I have tried keeping detailed Confessionals about everything that's been going on from my point of view, and in my "pre-game thoughts", this is what I said:

My strategy in this game is to be as competitive as I can, keep my tribe united, and stay as honest as possible in the process. I figure if I do well in the challenges, my tribe will keep me around, and I'm going to try to get to know everyone as soon as I can, so I can hopefully get into a nice strong alliance.

Since day one, I did my absolute best to stay as competitive, loyal, and honest as I possibly could, and it payed off...I've made it all the way to the finals! Unfortunately, in the process, I have discovered that though this strategy might work well in becoming the Sole Survivor on the T.V. show, it doesn't seem to translate well into these online games. Several players have basically spit in my face, and for the life of me, I can't figure out why. For example, when I told Erinn that I would be voting against her in the final five, this was her reply:

u're not getting my vote in the final <3 I won't let Tom and Ryan vote for u too <3

I have no idea what I did to deserve such a spiteful response, but it opened my eyes that maybe this world isn't for me. I truly thought that if I gave every challenge 100%, stayed loyal to my allies, and kept my integrity in tact, that I would have a good shot at winning Survivor Majuro...but time and time again, people have told me that I don't deserve to win.

Even after all of this, however, I'm still not going to throw my hands up in defeat. This final Tribal Council may give me the opportunity to show you guys how much effort I really did put into this game; not just in the Challenges, but strategically and socially as well.

Within the first round of the game, I knew that I would be working closely with Christa and Jaime throughout the season, and I never doubted either of them for a second. There was a period when they both went a bit inactive, but by that point we were settled nicely into a bigger alliance (until the fateful self-vote that cost Christa the game).

Once we got to the merge, I knew that either Tom or Jenna was going to have a major influence in the way things were going to play out, and I had to choose which side was going to work the best for me. Both of them were very strong, intelligent, and dedicated players, and both wanted me on their side. When it really came down to it, I felt more comfortable with the foundation Jenna had built, and the rest is history. There were quite a lot of factors that really came into play regarding this decision, but I'll leave that up to your guys' questions if you want to know more.

In the final thirteen (one round after the merge), Jenna and I had discussed a potential final four plan. It consisted of Jenna, Christa, Amber, and I (two original Purago, and two original Tomonaka). If Christa had not self voted in the final nine, our original plan at the merge would have played out to perfection. Having three out of four of us sitting here in the finale really does give me a great feeling of pride and accomplishment.

I look forward to your comments and questions!

[Amber Brkich]

Hello jury members I know you're not too thrilled to be sitting over there, but you all played a very good game.

I'm so thrilled to make the finale in my 1st Survivor game ever. I'm currently hosting my 3rd season, but let me tell ya: I LOVE to play. I guess you could call it beginner's luck but I'd like to call it "friendlinees can get you far." Seeing as this was my first Survivor game, I didn't really have a stradegy, just be myself and align with people I could ultimately trust.

I was first apart of the Purago tribe with 7 other wonderful ladies who I really trusted, and wish they all could have made it far in this game like Jenna and I did. At first, I felt like I was calling the shots, on the first tribal council I told Parvati, Amanda, Jenna and Erinn to vote out Danielle. This was probably one of my dirtier moves in the game because I was friendly with Danielle, but her challenge performance was mediocore and cost us the Immunity win.

Purago finally got a few immunity wins, and I contributed to the best of my ability, I always did my part and always participated besides that 1 self-vote I recieved at the 1st tribal council because my actual life was crazy for those 24 hours. My original tribe Purago basically had our own alliance. We were strong and we all were friends.

But alliances were really flaunted at the 5th Tribal Council, when Parvati was voted out. That's when the lines were drawn with Purago. I was being pulled in two different directions, to either vote out Eliza or Parvati. Over time, I had gotten closer with Jenna, Erinn and Courtney overall, and we decided Parvati was the best choice.

Once we had a tribal swap, I found myself in a good position. I aligned with Aras, because he was in some of the games I was in, and we had just realized we were both on the same tribe and in this game together. That's when the drama between James and Courtney began in the game. Parvati had warned me about James, so myself and Courtney were trying to get him out of the game.

Finally, the merge came along, and I was pretty indifferent about it. My only "protection" was Erinn and Jenna and I knew that wasn't enough. That's when I started talking to Ozzy, who was apart of another game I was in. He seemed very friendly like myself so it was inevitable that we were going to align. He obviously was very powerful and had built a strong alliance. So I decided why not? So I became apart of his alliance as we all go out Charlie, Brooke, Tom and Ryan.

I was only doing what my alliance thought, and that's where I feel I messed up in the game. I should have gotten to know the so-called other people but I neglected to because my alliance had be convinced that they were the ones that needed to go. And obviously they were right because look where I am now.


I know I didn't win any indvidual immunity which is pretty pathetic, but I was always a competitior never gave up and was very loyal and friendly to whomever wanted to talk to me no matter what. You can say I rode coattails if you want, but then why didn't you try to get me out when I never had any for sure immunity?

I will respect whatever you have to say to me jurors

[Ethan Zohn]

JENNA MORASCA FTW!!!


~Ethan Zohn
Season 1

[Jenna Morasca]

Ah thanks Ethan:)

[Rob 'Boston Rob' Mariano]

Jenna FTW

[Jenna Morasca]

Thanks Rob