Merge Questions

[Host Lex]

Congrats on making the merge!

Just a few questions now that we're at a turning point.

1. Who is your closest ally? Do you plan to go to the end with them?

2. Who would you say is the biggest overall threat remaining? Strategic? Social? Physical?

3. Who do you want out next?

4. What's your strategy from here on out? How do you plan on making it to the finals?

5. Which cast members do you think deserves to make All Stars? Why?

[Matt Quinlan]

1. Who is your closest ally? Do you plan to go to the end with them?

My closest ally is Chelsea, and I have loyalty to her so I'll do what I can to go to the end with her. I know she'll be difficult to beat if she makes the finals because she's played so good of a game. The fact that she has so many allies right now and has to betray some of them may actually work in my favor if I'm there with her and they don't vote for her out of bitterness.

2. Who would you say is the biggest overall threat remaining? Strategic? Social? Physical?

I would say that Chelsea, Sydney, and Jay are the biggest overall threats because all three of them have great social ability and numerous allies that gives them security and allows them to make moves. In challenges, I'm up there with them, but I don't have all of the connections that they do although I am connected to all of them.

3. Who do you want out next?

I want Shawna out next because she's the strongest person in the opposition alliance against mine, and she hasn't even attempted to talk to me which means she doesn't plan on working with me strategically. Interestingly, I know who she is and am friends with her outside of the game, but I don't want to reveal my identity to her since I don't see any chance of us working together.

4. What's your strategy from here on out? How do you plan on making it to the finals?

The people in the game are all connected in numerous ways to form a web, and the web need to be broken apart. You have the people who aren't connected to me or my allies, and these people need out first. Shawnwa, Semhar, etc. Then the allies of my allies who I'm not connected to need to go, and this should help me as they won't feel personally betrayed by me just like I wouldn't feel betrayed if they make a move against me. So I need to really reinforce the relationships with my key allies to make sure they don't band together with their allies to take me out which could potentially happen. I want to keep winning challenges (which might make me a threat, but I still believe the safety is worth it) and pick the most easy target each round that I can get the majority to compromise on to put me in a safer position the next to make finals.

5. Which cast members do you think deserves to make All Stars? Why?

I'd say that Chelsea and Sandra deserve to make it. Chelsea's been dominant in every aspect of the game. Sandra's been extremely entertaining. Jay and Sydney potentially deserve it if their strategy gets them to the end. Everyone else, myself included, needs to step it up to even make themselves visible.