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#6

Played by: Mikester

4^th place in the game

Mikester said in this thread that he will boardicide forever if Sydney isn't in the top five. Well, I'm calling your bluff, buddy, even though this list was finalized before you made that comment.

Ah, just kidding. Let's get to it!

You all have heard several times about how Jalapao dominated the pre-merge challenges, and since Sydney was on Jalapao she was safe for a long time. Her excessive hearts and PAO LOVE! may have irked some, but she was playing one of the best social games on her tribe as she got into an alliance with JT and Joe as their third wheel, and bonded with Taj as well.

At the first merge Tribal Council, Sydney received a few votes from the ex-Timbira members. Though not a huge deal at the time, these votes would play a large role into strategy later on in the game.

Sydney was on the losing side of the Joe blindside, but worked hard along with Taj to get Brendan back over to their alliance. She was caught in a tie vote with Tyson at the final 8, but due to his numerous past votes, she was able to stick around and gain the majority back.

I think Sydney became the most impressive from final 7 on. I really saw her pick up her game and run with it while she stayed safely in the majority. Due to Brendan's betrayals, he was now the target of the minority, while Sydney stuck to her alliance with Taj called Girl Paower.

At the final five, Sydney started to really take the game into her own hands. First, she voted for Brendan at Tribal Council, ensuring that he had more past votes than her. Second, she caused a little rift that made Brendan question JT's intentions. Although it didn't go anywhere, it was really fun to watch her manipulate several players to work her own game.

Sydney made it to the final four, with Brendan now having more past votes than her. The only way anything bad could happen was if Brendan won immunity…..and that's exactly what happened. Taj was completely safe in the vote once again, while she and Brendan intentionally caused a tie between Sydney and JT. It came down to past votes, and JT had none, while Sydney had several, making her the 6^th member of the jury. To this day, I'm still frustrated with myself for not making the final four tie-breaker a freaking challenge. I don't know why I overlooked this.

Sydney played a very good game, getting better and better as time went on. She was very social despite getting some past votes attached to her early on in the merge. I think if she made it to the final two, she would have had a strong case to argue, though I'm not sure if anyone in the final four besides Brendan could have beaten Taj at the Final Tribal Council.

Sadly, yet another game where Mikester gets so close to winning but cannot seem to make it to the very end.