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[Matt Hoffman]

Alright. First of all, congrats on the final two. I can say 100% I didn't want either of you to make it to the final two, but you both did, and in my opinion, you both deserved it.

Okay, here we go:

Nicole - Your question is simple. Of the jury members, which one do you think played the best game, and who do you think played the worst game, in your eyes?

Heather - One thing I've noticed is how Caleb being a psychospazz helped you out, because you got the chance to separate yourself from the drama in the house and be like "that's not me, that's Caleb, don't hate me for this." which the way I see it, definitely helped you get to where you are. My question is this: Had there not be teams, and your game relationship with Caleb hadn't existed and you didn't have someone else's apparent psychotic breakdown to jump off of, so to speak, do you believe you'd still be in the final two? How?

[Nicole Franzel]

Of the jury members, which one do you think played the best game, and who do you think played the worst game, in your eyes?

I think that Ryan played the best game. He was completely alone for most of the jury stage and every time someone targeted him, he was able to save himself. When he didn't win veto, he was winning the hohs, which made it very impressive. He didn't just really rely on comps either. He tried to make deals with others to further himself such as not nominating me/heather and then almost getting Donny/Jerry to vote Heather out at final 6, which obviously failed but he came really close to changing the game that round.

For worst game, I think it was Donny. The competitions are a big part of the game and when you're not submitting or DNFing, it makes it hard for people to be able to count on you to help win stuff if you're in an alliance or something. Since the beginning of the game, his social game was also weak - people were wondering why he wasn't nominated early on, etc.

Thanks for the question 

[Heather]

Hi Matt.

Honestly, if all of those variables (being in partners, my game relationship with Caleb, his meltdown, etc.) were to be taken out of the equation, I'm confident that I'd have been just fine. I'm a smart girl, I'm good at strategizing and at getting myself out of rough spots.  I can't be 100% certain that I hands down still would have made it to this point, just because it's basically the butterfly effect... a tiny change in one initial condition could have drastically altered the ultimate outcome of the situation, but for the purposes of your question, my answer is yes, I think that I would have made it to the Final Two regardless.

And 'How?' Well, clearly I'm tenacious in the face of adversity, I survived what should have been, in the eyes of many, a sure fire eviction at the Final Six. I also played a strong social game from start to finish. I rebounded off of the Caleb drama and landed on my feet, that's true, but that’s just another example of my skill as a player, not an instance of me getting a lucky break. If anything I think that erasing Caleb and his effect on my game would have only served to bolster my game's overall strength.

Anyway, I hope that answers your question.  Thanks Matt!