Results - Week 16

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

With the Top 75 close enough to touch, things were bound to get interesting given the remaining special powers out there that had not been used to this point. After all, that is when they expire!

So pull up a chair as I explain what has happened. You might need one.

cheshire23's "Back in the Game" token given to roina_arwen.

So welcome back Ro! That also means that Week 17 is the final week to use byes and all but one of the special powers. (I think everyone knows which one that is)

In Tribe 1 we are saying goodbye to a long time veteran and a relative of a beloved veteran and a second generation contestant who has more than made her own mark:
hammaboo
marjory

That's two of the three.
The third? Well, that's a little more complicated:

myrna_bird uses her "Immunity for Someone Else" token to save maizing_grace. Considering that she used her own "immunity token" to save another player not long ago, it seemed that gesture has come full circle to save her this time.

This creates a Tie-Breaker for the Final Spot between former Second Chancers copyright1983 and [Bad username or site: yako" @ livejournal.com]. More on that later.

In Tribe 2, it really does show that it can be any given week, as we are ending up saying goodbye to someone who was "Very Safe" in the Last Contestant Only Vote, and another contestant that wasn't too far away from that category herself:

dakotawitch
phoenixejc

For the third and final elimination, we have an unusual situation. You are sitting down right? Things go all topsy turv... oh, no not the special power!! Just the situation itself. It's kind of "odd".

Earlier in the week, seeing what she figured was the "writing on the wall", tigrkittn sent me instructions to make sure that I knew that she wanted to use her Personal Immunity if she was in danger. It turned out that she was.

So, since she has used her immunity, the person with the next lowest votes is the one going home. In this case - dizzy_writing.

Saying "Thank you" to all of the people leaving really doesn't go far enough. Over the course of the season (or seasons in some cases) they have all produced some really cool stuff. Hopefully everyone takes the time to let them know that.

But the week isn't over yet, because we have the TIE-BREAKER between copyright1983 and yako!

The Topic is Full House.

The deadline to link it back to the specially marked thread below is tomorrow, Friday March 11th at 10pm EST.

Have fun!

Comments

Tie-Breaker Entry Thread

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

This specific thread is for the tie-breaker entries only. Thanks!

Re: Tie-Breaker Entry Thread

[yako.livejournal.com]

Hopefully you guys like the way I wrote about my family!
http://yako.livejournal.com/10750.html

[tigrkittn.livejournal.com]

&^%$#$%^&^%!!!!!!

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

:-(

[nyxocity.livejournal.com]

I think my head is still spinning.

I'm especially sorry to see hammaboo leaving :( Sorry to see everyone else go, too. This is always the worst part of the week.

On the brighter side, I'm glad tigrkittn is still in! And yay, roina_arwen! Welcome back!

Last but not least, good luck to the tie-breakers!

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

It's good to be back, thank you! :)

[comedychick.livejournal.com]

I was wondering how the special powers were going to play out this week. Edge of the seat stuff! How many powers are left for the final week they're available?

Really sorry to see all these names up there because I know I have voted for them all in the past, even if I didn't this week. :( (To clarify, I did vote for some, but I don't want to name names!)

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

2 "change tribes" tokens haven't been used.
1 Immunity-Self token
1 Immunity - Other token
and of course the Topsy Turvy (which is good until 50)

[dizzydog.livejournal.com]

*giggles* Funny how that works, eh?

I really enjoyed playing over the last couple months, and would like to thank everyone that voted for me and left comments along the way! I've been horrible sometimes at keeping up with replying, but I really do appreciate every comment I've gotten :)

And I'm not going anywhere, I'll be home gaming still so if you liked what I've written so far, feel free to follow along!

Now I'm gonna have a beer, flop in a lounge chair and watch the world end ;)

[nyxocity.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to see you go. But glad that you'll be sticking around! :)

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

Welcome back, Ro! We've missed you!

I'm sad to see everyone go. Hammaboo was someone I was really enjoying, and phoenixejc was a favorite of mine from last season. Marjory is never disappointing. Dakotawitch is another I hadn't gotten to know well enough...

And Dizzy?!? Man, that one really hurts to see. :(

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you! It's good to be back... it's almost like I never left. :)

oh...

[pen-name.livejournal.com]

Thank you, very much, myrna_bird

Looking forward to the reveal, are you?

Re: oh...

[similiesslip.livejournal.com]

I have REALLY wondered who you are, grace..:)

[lawchicky.livejournal.com]

What a blow! We are losing some quality writers this week!

I'm glad to see Ro back in the game though. Excellent choice!

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that being brought back in gives everyone else one more week to use their byes or other special powers! =)

[locknkey.livejournal.com]

Glad to see Roina back, sorry to see others go. :(

[xo-kizzy-xo.livejournal.com]

Oh crap :(

hammaboo, marjory, phoenixejc, and dakotawitch, I've enjoyed your entries so very much! Please consider Home Gaming and/or popping into the GR..please? :pleading kizzylook:

And dizzywriting...oh, Dizzy :sigh: You've had a great run.

Welcome back Ro!

And now for the tiebreaker...

:EEK:

[dizzydog.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I did have a good run, I'm happy with what I did :D

And you're not rid of me that easy :) Now that I'm out maybe I'll spend some time writing actual posts again!

[similiesslip.livejournal.com]

Boy THAT was confusing to follow...good luck to Yako and copyright!

I hope the rest of you homegame! I...this wasn't the results I expected, really, looking at the poll earlier..

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

Boy, that's a whole lot of stuff in one poll!

thanks to cheshire23 for giving me the chance to get Back in the Game! I hope I do you proud! *Hugs*

Question to Gary: I had one Bye left when I was voted out - since the byes are good for one more week now, do I still have one left, or did it expire when my initial run ended?

[similiesslip.livejournal.com]

I don't blame you for asking:)

[dreamchaser.livejournal.com]

I am really sorry to see everyone go :*(

Welcome back to roina_arwen!!!!

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's almost like I never left. =)

[spydielives.livejournal.com]

Welcome back to the game, Sis! aka roina_arwen

Twists and more twists abound.

I am truly sorry to see marjory, hammaboo, dakotawitch, phoenixejc, and dizzydog (aka dizzy_writing) go this round. I am a fan, and of my fellow former-second chancers copyright1983 and yako.





[*for those who may be wondering, Ro and I've known each other for so long, and so well, that we feel like sisters, but I don't think she's related to anyone in the competition*]

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Sis! (And no, I'm not actually related to anyone in the competition that I know of!)

Spydie and I are family-by-choice, she's like the big sister I never had. We've known each other for what, maybe 15 years give or take?

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

But if people bye out or drop before next week, other special powers can't be used next week if it's under the top 75, correct?

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

As long as they don't drop before I post the new Topic, all powers and byes will be honored until the close of the poll.

[phoenixejc.livejournal.com]

You know, if you have to go out, it's nice to go out on an entry you're proud of.

I'll be around. :)

Y'all have a good night!

[i-17bingo.livejournal.com]

No kidding! That was one hell of an entry.

So sorry to see everyone go...

[ellakite.livejournal.com]

... but I'd like to make a special "shout out" to hammaboo. She gave me and *EXTREMELY* nice review in the early days about a piece I wasn't too sure about at the time.

Lady, you have *NO* idea how much that review meant to me...

Re: So sorry to see everyone go...

[nyxocity.livejournal.com]

She's awesome like that :) hammaboo and I have been LJ friends for... seven years? Longer? She's a keeper :)

[beldar.livejournal.com]

Sorry to see those eliminated go, and a huge Thank You to the last-hour voters who boosted me up, as I sensed I was going to be in a runoff vote at best.

Looks like we jump right out of the frying pan into another fire with another Open Topic tho. Whee!

[nyxocity.livejournal.com]

And that very serious "bring your A game this week" at the end makes me more than a LITTLE nervous.

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

Oh - and to those folks who posted commentary to the Topic Thread, y'all should know better by now! *tsk tsk*

I was all like, "How did 3 people link entries ALREADY?"

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

Me too! I'm like how did they write so fast?!?

[hammaboo.livejournal.com]

Out like a scout.

It was fun to remember how much I liked writing in general! Thanks for everything and to everyone that had ever voted for me! I made it further than I had ever expected I would.

[comedychick.livejournal.com]

Your entry was really awesome this week. I promoted it in the GR and in my personal journal. I honestly don't understand how you went out on such a strong piece!

[mstrobel.livejournal.com]

Not marjory! Aww man! And phoenix! Bah humbug! This part of the week is always so bittersweet... ismynamethere-ismynamethere-ismynamethere *scrolls* ohthankgoodness... BUT THEN NOOO.

[marjory.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[marjory.livejournal.com]

Fools! When I have herded my mighty kitten army , they will come and... and... sleep on your couches and just do what they were going to do anyway and probably ask for treats or... IT WILL BE TERRIFYING!

No, I've had a good time. Thanks for letting me play and I will be around!

[dreamchaser.livejournal.com]

I am very sorry to see you go :*(

[imafarmgirl.livejournal.com]

What a crazy week! There are surprises among those going home too. At this point in the game it gets sad because all of the entries are so good.

[snarkerdoodle.livejournal.com]

Very sorry to see all those people leave us -- they have all written many things I thought were fantastic and enjoyed very much. :(

[onda-bianca.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry to see everyone go. Frowny face. :(