[Jeff Probst]

This is Joaquin's Final Tribal Council Thread.

All other Jurors should remain in their own threads. Final 3, remember... this is not for you to address each other, but to talk to Joaquin. In-fighting amongst the Final 3 should be reserved for the Live Final Tribal Council on Sunday.

Joaquin, you have until Saturday at 8c/9e to post your statements/questions to the Final 3. Remember not to take up too much of their time as they have 10 other jurors to get to. Please no listing or questions requiring novels for answers. You can ask more questions after the final 3 have answered if you truly do not have enough information, but remember... there is a live Final Council on Sunday where you will get to address everyone live with statements they have made.

[Joaquin]

hello ezekiel, lucille, adam

i don't want to ask you about your games since everyone else is and i already feel like i know everything i need to know about them. i'll instead direct your attention to my next favorite subject...me

i've got two questions for y'all. i will be judging based on how honest your answers are. if i detect any fake bullshit im going to spend the live q&a just roasting you. if you feel complimentary, really kiss my entire ass. if you feel negative, tear me a new asshole. and if you feel neither, write a one liner or act all conflicted, i don't give a shit

1) do you like me as a person?

2) if you were me, how could i have played the game differently to make it deeper? connections i needed to have, strategies, etc

[Lucy]

1. I surprisingly did like you. Just like Dale, I thought I was going to hate you just because you sometimes come off really cocky and it can be off putting, but we jived. I would seriously hang out with you in Chicago or Milwaukee to grab a beer when this is all over. I don't have a lot of friends in my real life, let alone guy friends, let alone STRAIGHT guy friends. I didn't feel like super gay (my name) for once when we talked and felt like one of the guys. Whether it was genuine or not on your end I don't know, but I felt like I was making a legitimate friendship.

You did piss me off a few times, but they weren't because of your personality, it was you repeating things I told you in confidence. Example- When I warned you that Ryan had told me that he said he heard Dale was targeting him because of Danni. It was so obvious that you went and told Danni because she was in my messenger upset not even two minutes later and you were the only person I had confided that information too. If things like this had not happened, I would have been open to working with you long term.

2. My advice for you if you were to play this game again would be 1. NEVER TELL ANYONE YOU FOUND THE HIDDEN IMMUNITY IDOL. Not to earn trust, not to gain favor... Don't ever tell a fucking soul. Even if someone thinks you have it. My second piece of advice would be to keep the information you learn to yourself and do a much better job at keeping people who were actually loyal to you from feeling like you are spreading the information they entrusted you with to other people.

[Lucy]

Also I totally fell for your Taino Alliance chat you fucker!

I laughed for about 10 minutes at my own stupidity when Dale told me you made that chat for shits and giggles... I seriously talked about it almost every round in my confessional up until the merge. I was so paranoid that I had been left out of an alliance chat and that the Taino boys were stupid and didn't realize they had made there chat visible. (I thought this because in round 1 the Taino boys all magically wanted to vote someone to Refuge that wasn't even in the fucking game and I found it highly suspicious). The Taino Alliance chat fueled my paranoia even more.

[Zeke]

1) do you like me as a person?

I remember that throughout the game. I always saw you as someone who I wanted to hang out with and really get to know on a closer look. And when we had the chance to talk one on one, my assumptions were absolutely right. You were absolutely cool to hang around with and I always felt that we had a good connection! What I said looking back at it, I really did mean what I was saying towards you and I really wanted to be alligned with you just so that we could be absolutely on the same page and do some damage together. Even if the season will be over, you will see that what I've said was absolutely true in my confessionals. But I do have to admit that, I was worried that you were gonna find your way throught this game and completely knock me out in the end just so that you could have the Final Tribal Council all to yourself and to Dale. But to answer your question. Did I like you as a person? Yes, yes, 100% yes!

2) if you were me, how could i have played the game differently to make it deeper? connections i needed to have, strategies, etc

The biggest mistake you have done was sharing the information about having an idol. It did turn you from someone who could have went a long way to an immiedate target that got blindsided within a blink of an eye. And of course, choosing better allies definitely would have changed your fate in this game and actually would have helped you in the long run.

[Joaquin]

1) do you like me as a person?

I remember that throughout the game. I always saw you as someone who I wanted to hang out with and really get to know on a closer look. And when we had the chance to talk one on one, my assumptions were absolutely right. You were absolutely cool to hang around with and I always felt that we had a good connection! What I said looking back at it, I really did mean what I was saying towards you and I really wanted to be alligned with you just so that we could be absolutely on the same page and do some damage together. Even if the season will be over, you will see that what I've said was absolutely true in my confessionals. But I do have to admit that, I was worried that you were gonna find your way throught this game and completely knock me out in the end just so that you could have the Final Tribal Council all to yourself and to Dale. But to answer your question. Did I like you as a person? Yes, yes, 100% yes!

2) if you were me, how could i have played the game differently to make it deeper? connections i needed to have, strategies, etc

The biggest mistake you have done was sharing the information about having an idol. It did turn you from someone who could have went a long way to an immiedate target that got blindsided within a blink of an eye. And of course, choosing better allies definitely would have changed your fate in this game and actually would have helped you in the long run.

Can you expand on "choose better allies" and be specific? If you give me vague bullshit you're not getting my vote

[Adam]

1. Of course I like you as a person Joaquin. You were always cool, funny, and I enjoyed our conversations we had. That was why I wanted to align with you and start working together. Not to repeat what Lucy said, Its always nice when straight guys and gays can get along and become friends. You were always respectful and I never got that douchey or condescending attitude so many gay men get from straight guys. You are secure in yourself and your masculinity which is refreshing. I enjoyed getting to know you.

2. Again, the idol was the biggest blunder. Caryn of all people found out and spilled the beans lmao Also if your going to tell people you have the idol, why not Dale or myself? We had your back and I would of never said anything. I think though had you of played your idol that night and of stayed, you would of been a contender to win and we would of pulled off some great stuff.

[Zeke]

1) do you like me as a person?

I remember that throughout the game. I always saw you as someone who I wanted to hang out with and really get to know on a closer look. And when we had the chance to talk one on one, my assumptions were absolutely right. You were absolutely cool to hang around with and I always felt that we had a good connection! What I said looking back at it, I really did mean what I was saying towards you and I really wanted to be alligned with you just so that we could be absolutely on the same page and do some damage together. Even if the season will be over, you will see that what I've said was absolutely true in my confessionals. But I do have to admit that, I was worried that you were gonna find your way throught this game and completely knock me out in the end just so that you could have the Final Tribal Council all to yourself and to Dale. But to answer your question. Did I like you as a person? Yes, yes, 100% yes!

2) if you were me, how could i have played the game differently to make it deeper? connections i needed to have, strategies, etc

The biggest mistake you have done was sharing the information about having an idol. It did turn you from someone who could have went a long way to an immiedate target that got blindsided within a blink of an eye. And of course, choosing better allies definitely would have changed your fate in this game and actually would have helped you in the long run.

Can you expand on "choose better allies" and be specific? If you give me vague bullshit you're not getting my vote

Now, I don't want this to be about me because obviously, you are the main focus here. I did feel that you could have trusted me, Adam and Dale onto telling them about the idol. When you didn't say to me that you had the Idol, I did feel a little disappointed because I really would have made sure that the secret about you having the idol wouldn't have left even my mouth and I would have even let you know that you'd have votes placed on you just so that you could have saved yourself. I really wanted you to genuinely know that I've had your back.

[Joaquin]

I feel like all you guys did was suck up to me when I explicitly asked you not to do that, but I have enough information to vote. thx