Dear @ranceypants,
I’d like to congratulate you on winning. No, you didn’t win the big half-mil, or even the 50k, but just like you said the night you were evicted, you won the day you got the key. Bravo to you, sir. When the HouseGuests were announced back in June, I got countless texts from my friends congratulating me, as if it were me, because someone from UF was in the house this season. But we actually have like 11 mutual friends on Facebook, so it’s almost like we’ve known each other forever, right?
We don’t know each other. I’ve never met you, and I don’t even think I’ve ever even seen you. People told me you were a pretty obnoxious human being and you’d be awful at the game. Now I get why they’d think you’re obnoxious (It makes for good live-feed moments.), but you were definitely good at the game.
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As a die-hard “Big Brother” fan and student of the game, I was pumped to see a fellow Gator on the show. Honestly when I heard about you, I thought it would hurt my chances at being on the show within the next few years because they wouldn’t want so many UF guys, but after seeing how much the producers obviously loved you (the first eight HouseGuests that moved in obviously had the bigger personalities), now I’m thinking it’ll only help. Thanks, man.
Now, OBVIOUSLY I was not in the house, and I understand that playing the game and watching the game are two totally different perspectives of what’s happening in the house. Having omniscience over the house definitely gives the fans insight you don’t have, but I also don’t know everything happening in your head.
You came in with an interesting strategy: to be the villain to everyone’s game. You wanted to be hated so you could remain the common enemy in the house and the house would keep you each week because you’d always be a target. From the live feeds and the show, it doesn’t seem like that was the case at all. You obviously stirred the pot a lot, but you were never an outright villain. The only real enemy you really made in the game was Nicole, and it’s still not clear if that was personal or just part of game. You and Victoria had it out toward the end of your time in the house, but that’s because you just genuinely didn’t like her, and now you’re left with a pink hat and she has none, so joke’s on her.
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The only reason you were evicted was because the Detonators did not trust that you would take one of them to the final two, which would obviously be a bad decision if you did, but being evicted because you’re seen as a threat is a huge success in the Big Brother house. The Bomb Squad and your bromance with Frankie were really what kept you in the house this long.
The Bomb Squad was the best thing to happen to you. As insane as Devin was, the alliance he formed has stuck it out almost to the end. Why he decided to bring in Christine and Amber is still bizarre to me, but those six HouseGuests kept you there longer than the others would have liked.
Frankie was the mastermind behind your game. He was a BEAST. He had an awesome social game and won more competitions than anyone else in the house. (I think second most was Victoria?) He carried you for a while, defending you as a member of the Bomb Squad/Detonators until he realized how volatile of a player you were, but the people whowanted you out just thought you were fucking annoying. Your most strategic move was telling Nicole everything about the Detonators, but that obviously didn’t help much.
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You played a good game, dude. You had a strong alliance and a partner in Frankie. For a while the only people safe in the house were duos (You and Frankie, Nicole and Christine, Cody and Derrick). As much as you hate Victoria, she made it to finale night. Sorry ’bout it. But like you said, you regret nothing in the house. “Big Brother” is an amazing game. As crazy as you were, you respected that the whole time.
If you’re ever back in Gainesville (you’ll be back, letsbehonest), I’d love to take you for a beer, or however many pitchers the same amount of money would buy at Beat the Clock. I’ll bring the Froot Loops too.
Enjoy the fifteen minutes of fame. Enjoy your time with your new boyfriend in Germany and your new famous sister-in-law.
Good game, ya fruit loop dingus.
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