Enzo's Opening (not as dirty as it sounds) :D

[Enzo Palumbo]

Hii there Amanda, Kristen, Casey, Justin, Amy, Brian and last but most certainly not least, James.

It's been a long and crazy journey as we've finally reached the end of this game. When the game first started, I had confidence in myself to do well and to go far but if you had asked me if I would be in the final 2, I don't think my response would've been, "Hell yes! I'll be there!" There were far too many polarizing personalities and amazingly strong competitors to think this game would be a breeze... and a breeze it was definitely not. This was one of the most intense games that I've ever been a part of in the whole time I've been playing org's. I always put my all into each game I play and I feel like I've worked extremely hard to be successful here, so it's a great feeling to be here in the final 2 and especially with an ally.

I have not played a perfect game by any means. I have indeed made mistakes along the way but I also feel like I have adapted to the ever changing dynamics each and every week. Although some might disagree, I think that I made the right strategic decisions for myself each week as well. That can be disputed but every decision I made helped me get to this point and here I am. I cannot say that I played a completely honest game because I didn't. There were times that I did lie, where I did backstab and when I did have to get blood on my hands. I never shied away from doing my own dirty work. I tried my best to not lie intentionally or to hurt people in a malicious way. Emotions ran high in this game because we were all here to win and no matter how things happened, people were bound to get hurt. Balancing good relationships with people and maintaining a strategic mindset throughout the entire game while coming out smelling like roses in every situation is an extremely difficult thing to do. All of the choices I made helped me get here but all of you helped me get here as well because at one time or another I was working with each of you in some capacity. I always kept my options open and looked at each of you as someone who I could help and work with to potentially help me get further. I still did have loyalty to quite a few of you for as long as I could. The thing is, I can see how some of you are upset with me about how I handled things. I will admit that too. There were times where I could've handled things in such a better way for sure and I definitely put myself in those situations to make hard decisions. I never backed down from taking risks or doing things that might seem questionable but it was for the greater good and that greater good was getting to the end of this game with a chance to show you all why I deserve to win.

I think it says a lot about my game that I was never nominated by another houseguest until the Final 4 and I have never faced an eviction this entire game. I was part of the In-Crown once, won 4 HoH's, won the first PoV of the season and the last. Everyone knew that I was strong in competitions and would be a threat later on down the road. So in that aspect, I did have to rely heavily on my social game so I would not be nominated and also to put myself in a position where people would see me as an ally or at least someone they could have a good conversation with; which does lead to trust. I also had luck on my side too. Rachel using veto on me is another reason why I'm here. Her winning that veto was fortuitous not just for me but for herself as well. If Amy didn't get confused on what to do with the friend/foe portion of that veto competition, who knows what may have happened. I definitely could've been in Kristen's place. But I believe everything happens for a reason. I made two Final 2's this entire game. One with Kristen and one with Rachel. Kristen and I have an amazing friendship that I would not give up for anything in the world. I was just completely comfortable telling her everything while she was in the game and I knew she would never ever break my trust. Rachel and I have been friends for a while now and we work really well together no matter what game we are in. We have simliar personalities, we think alike strategically and she is someone else that I put my complete trust in. She's great and I totally appreciate her. I hope she knows that. So now, I want to quickly do a run-down of all the alliances that I had in this game. By making these alliances, it shows a couple things; One being that my social game was pretty good because people actually wanted to work with me. Another being that I had to adapt each week and observe everyone else's position in the game so I could assert myself in the right place and at the right time. To me, timing was everything in this game.

Alliances/Deals:

[Kristen and myself] - Start of the game and maintained until the Final 8
[Rachel and myself] - Start of the game and maintained until the Final 2
[Kristen, myself, Amanda, Jason, Laura, and Kevin] - Week 1 we formed this alliance to protect one another. It's too bad it didn't work out as Kevin was the first boot and Laura quit.
[Kristen, myself, Amanda, Jason] - Final 4 alliance created after Laura and Kevin went back to back.
[Amy and myself] - About week 2 or 3, we had a watch each other's back deal and became a Final 3 alliance with Rachel after Kristen was evicted. The final 2 deal Amy and I had turned out to not be valid on either side.
[Britney and myself] - This was never an official alliance at all. Britney and I just got along amazingly well. She is hilarious and she made me laugh the most. It was more of a we enjoyed talking to one another and amusing ourselves type of thing. If she made it further and wasn't against Rachel in an eviction vote, I would've totally wanted to work with her legitimately.
[James, Brian, Casey, Kristen and myself] - Was created by James after he was evicted and he re-entered the house. If Kristen had stayed and not been screwed, I would've loved to have a final 4 with her, James and Brian.
[Jason, Justin and myself] - This is where Justin and I disagree lol But I think he created this alliance and he says Jason did. Too bad Jason isn't around or else he could verify which one of us is correct. Either way, Justin named the alliance. That I know for sure. We were called Recylinati and while this would've been an interesting alliance, it ended up not working out because Jason disappeared shortly after this and was evicted. It also coincided at the same time that James wanted to create the 5 person alliance that I previously mentioned so there was a total conflict of interest here.
[James, Brian and myself] - Even after Kristen left, I kept my cool and decided that it would be smarter to continue working with these two specifically instead of going against them. I stayed loyal to both of them for as long as I possibly could without backstabbing one of my original allies in Rachel. This was one of/if not my most favorite alliance I had in the game.

That may seem like a lot but in the grand scheme of the game, all of them were necessary to propel myself further each week. People wanted to work with me because I feel like I am a likeable guy and I am intelligent/strategic/logical and on top of my challenge skills in this game, I was a total asset to almost everyone. That was my strategy each and every week. Be liked, social, strategic and just someone that people wanted to have around. If there was anyone who wanted me gone, I had to help ensure they got evicted first and that is what happened. I've busted my ass this whole game and there wasn't one week where I just sat back and let someone else dictate how the game was going to go as far as I was concerned. I could keep going on and on because there was so much more to my game but I want to explain it all while answering all of your questions.

I just want to thank each one of you for making this game what it was. I wouldn't have had the same experience without all of you and it's been my pleasure and a privelege to play with each of you. I also want to give a BIG Thank you to Julie Chenbot. I know that I can be a total pain in the ass sometimes but you know me. I am very passionate about everything I do, and that includes your games and both of your series'. You're an awesome host and if you were ever to host again, I would definitely be interested in playing if you'd have me.

Thanks again everyone for your patience and for reading my novel. lol
I look forward to your questions and being able to answer them. So please ask me anything. Hard, easy or anything in between. I will put my all into answering each of them honestly and have fun while doing it because that's one thing I have done the entire game, no matter how intense, stressful or hectic the game was. Always have fun. Let's leave everything out on the table so that you seven are able to make the right decision on who should represent Big Brother Recycled Allstars II.