Kenneth's Jury Questions and Final Statement:
"Ken, oh Ken… where to begin. When trying to speak with you in the past I’ve done nothing but try my hardest to communicate in a civilized manner, and you made me feel like shit when attempting to talk to you. You said some very hurtful things to myself and others in this game, on a very personal level. I disclosed some personal info to you as a friend, and then you used it against me in the game by claiming I like to play the victim. That may not seem like a big deal to you, but for someone struggling with mental illness, it is very hurtful… considering all the negative stigmas attached to mental illness. I’m not a victim, I will never be a victim. You also called me racist and claimed that I hated men when I didn’t agree with a game move you made, you told me I was a rude person, and talked to me the last week of the game as if I was dirt. Basically, you, Nik, and Cody were like the plastics… only without the cute clothes and witty catchphrases. You guys weren’t the funny mean girls, you all were just mean. I wasn’t hurt by your votes or lies, you’ve played a really good game. I was hurt by the treatment and how quickly it turned from you being my good friend, to you spitting in my face. My first question to you is how did treating myself and others in this game poorly help with your gameplay? Was it even part of your gameplay?
My second question is why do you think you’re better than everyone else? Because, from where I’m standing, your shit smells just as bad as everyone else’s."
"Honestly Skyler, after the vote can you show me or remind me of this? Because I've heard for a few weeks now that you've said I was using your personal issues to make fun of you, but I honest to God can't remember any of this. The worst I thought I did was telling you I was sick of being told nothing I said mattered to you and I never wanted to play a game with you again. Like I don't remember any racism accusation, or misandry (lol ew) accusations either from me... unless maybe I was joking. But I honestly dont recall saying anything too personal to you or about you so after the vote talk to me about it and we'll get to the bottom of it. I say after the vote just cause I dont want you to think I'm trying to kiss ass to win your vote. Anyways onto your questions:
1) My intentions with guilting you and Roxy were to basically make you feel like it was your fault. I knew after the vote I'd come under fire, and before I could try to hide my vote I was already exposed so I just tried to basically make it seem like I did it because I felt forced to, in the event you or Roxy won the next HoH. I didnt mean to make you feel like I treated you poorly, I just wanted to seem regretful and I guess I went too far on it? I still don't remember all these things though.
2) Who said I thought I was better than anyone lmao? For the most part I think I stayed pretty humble this game, besides maybe a few jokes again. The only time I got really uppity was once again when I tried to blame my betrayl on you and Roxy and you guys weren't buying it."
"Ken, what do you think your strongest move in the game was? And ONLY based on that one move, do you think it would be strong enough to win the game?"
"Someone else asked me what my biggest move was, so can I give you another one? Because they want me to exclude someone in their question. ONE of my biggest moves was vetoing Mia instead of Aaron at F10/F9, and securing a deal with her through that. In this game, there were 3 times total I was in any sort of danger: Week 1, when I won veto. Week 8, when you and Cody returned and there was a chance I was going to get backdoored. And at f4 when I didn't win either competition. However, thanks to my loyalty in Mia (and possibly some talks I made with others? Idk how much of my game factored into yalls) she didn't use the veto at all which kept me safe Week 8, and also saved me in the vote at F4. So aligning with her was a big asset in the few times I was in danger. I think this move, as well as my others does deserve a win. I obviously knew who to get close to in order for me to make it here."
"Kenneth, name your three biggest regrets in order."
My three biggest regrets in ascending order:
3) Basically bullying Skyler for the sake of a game move that didn't even work
2) Getting Cody in trouble for what his negative comment about a trans* person when it didn't need to be brought to Ryan's attention (though it was fucked up lets be real)
3) Putting a lot of stock in Nik being here in final 2 with me. Cody was supposed to get 4th in my plans, but then Nikola disappeared and I had to make a lot of changes and think in a different direction for the last round. Thankfully, and Cody admitted this too, everyone in the F4 would've taken me to F3. So while I lost a good F2 opponent in Nik, my game wasnt in direct danger.
1) "do you regret being a dickwad, i mean good ruthless player, or do you think it was neceessary for you to do to get to the point that you’re at now?"
2) "you said in your hoh speech that you’ve mulled over the decision of who to take to f2 for weeks, does this mean that the game played out exactly as you wanted it to? what were your criterion for deciding?"
1) "That's a tough call. Here's the reality of the situation. I was gone for the first couple days. That made me automatically stand out in everyones eyes. When I came back, I knew I couldn't play some under the radar game, and I had to go guns blazing at some point because people would notice my social game if I didn't. It's Big Brother, and sometimes part of Big Brother is being cut throat. I do regret causing Skyler a lot of non game related grief, but a large part of my game was building trust in the early weeks and then using that trust to manipulate people into targetting each other."
2) "My plan was to take you out at final 5 because I was unsure how youd vote in f4. From there, Cody was supposed to get 4th because I was afraid he would win the endurance HoH, but that didn't work out and I ended up losing Nikola, who was someone I really wanted to make it to the final 3 with at least before I chose between him and Mia (though I think I would've chose him right now.) That final 4 week, and the first week are the only times the game didnt really go my way. I guess the criteria was who would trust me the longest? The blindside with Aaron happened because I could feel the doubt coming from him and I already assumed he would be a dangerous player in the future. And basically when I didn't trust you or felt you were losing trust in me, it was time for me to plan your eviction."
1) "Why do you think the jury should vote for someone who has personally scorned a few of them?"
2) "Name your biggest move that didn't involve manipulating Mia to make it happen or be involved."
1) "Well here's the thing. I think I played a phenomenal game. But Big Brother is all about a balance of social and strategic game. I think my strategic game was amazing, and my social game was good until I started to destroy it and play cutthroat. But if you all believe my game moves don't forgive my actions in this game, I cant say I deserve to win because I obviously didn't manage the jury well enough in that scenario. But I do want to say that had it been some of you in my place, you would've delivered a speech about how you played these flawless games and how the jury never saw their eviction coming. Why is it different with me? Because I played a hard game? Because I basically set up every single eviction besides Heidi?"
2) "My biggest non Mia move... that's tough because I really did so many. The Aaron evicton is up there, but that was a really risky move and it only paid off because you won the next HoH. So I think maybe it would be the week that either you or Nikola were supposed to go home on Skyler's HoH, and I turned the tables completely and not only got Skyler to veto Nik but also ensured that almost everyone would save you and send Riley home (and it ended up being unanimous)."
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KENNETH'S FINAL STATEMENT:
"Hey everyone! In conclusion, I want to point out that I'm the ONLY person of this season who didn't quit the game AND never got a single vote to evict. I was only nominated twice in 90 days, and only stayed nominated once. I played this game with risk and it paid great dividends. Some of you may question, "well it's just an online game. Why did you have to play so hard?" And to that I ask: "It's just an online game, why are we arguing the non- game points of it?" If you think I'm a terrible person, that's fine. If you don't care for how ruthless I played, that's fine. But let's remember that in BB14 Dan played an AMAZING risky game, and even saved himself from his own certain eviction, only to lose because of people who didn't care about the gameplay and were more concerned with him already winning the game once before. Let's remember that Andy and Derrick both played very safe games that earned them a win, but it was boring and painful to watch. I feel like I did a good mix of both, never giving too much of my hand away, but being willing to be flexible so the game wouldnt become stagnant. And I truly hope what I've done merits your jury votes. Thanks, and good luck and good job to Mia as well."
