TISHA'S OPENING JURY STATEMENT

Catch up on Episodes 9 and 10: https://kovaze.com/blog/131662 #ASBB2Finale Beni Hello jurors, I know that some of you may have complicated feelings towards me personally and towards the game I played. I have upset people, made difficult decisions and I have had to choose my own survival over other people’s comfort at times. I do apologise to those I've hurt or upset, but I hope you understand that is exactly why I am here right now. I won 8 competitions in total: 5 HOHs and 2 POVs, 1 swap, making me the biggest competition beast of the season. However, I do not want my game to be focused on competition wins alone. Yes, I was a physical threat, but I was strategic enough to use those wins when I needed them and social enough to survive even when I did not have power. The first four weeks alone show the kind of game I had to play. My statuses were HOH, NOM, HOH, NOM. I survived a 2-0 vote when, realistically, I should have gone home. Then, in Week 4, I was backdoored by someone I considered an ally and I genuinely thought my game was over. Though, I did not give up! I used my social game and my ability to adapt under pressure to survive situations that should have ended me. I believe I also proved that I could work with different people in different rounds. I was never locked into one path or one group, as some may think. I did nominate, evict and betray some friends, though this was never a personal move, it was to propel me forward into the game. They were very tough decisions and took a lot for me to do, but I knew it had to be done to sit here tonight. Someone who was my enemy one round could become my ally the next, because I understood that this game required flexibility, not stubbornness. I adapted to every houseguest, power shifts, the position I was in each week and never stopped trying, even though sometimes it felt like it was over. Jurors, I am asking you to look back at the entire season we played together. Not just the moments where I upset you, not just the moments where I benefited from your eviction, but the entire season. Who fought the hardest? Who had the biggest impact? Who represented the chaos, strategy, competition and story of ASBB2? I believe that person is me. You may dislike things I did. You may disagree with choices I made, but I do not think anyone can deny that I played this game from beginning to end with everything I had. Tisha is not just sitting here because she survived ASBB2. Tisha is sitting here because she defined ASBB2.