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19 (tie). BRETT CLOUSER, 23, T-Shirt Designer, Los Angeles, CA.



Overall Finish: 4th Place

Casting Story:
Recruited while selling clothing at a trade show in Las Vegas.

Commentary:
My apologies to all the Brett fans, especially Paris Hilton, Ahora, and SurvivorNinja! I hate to disappoint you guys. If I was ranking favorites, Brett would be close to the top of my list, but I'm being objective here in terms of what they brought to the show. I think he's a nice, likable guy, but like with Mick, it just doesn't translate well on screen. Still, I realize it was part of his strategy to be quiet and I love all the Brett Watch moments like "Point," "Aiga," and "180." He deserves credit for being the last Galu standing and for coming in 3rd in the Sprint Player of the Season vote.

Personality/Character: Brett originally became memorable not because of his entertaining personality but for being the most ignored character of all time and for his lack of facial hair even halfway into the season. I think he has more of a personality than Mick, but he's still pretty monotone and not the most exciting character. Had he been shown more at the beginning of the season, he could have been even more popular and a great Galu underdog for the audience to root for in the end. Unfortunately, he was ignored for far too long.

Strategy: Despite being so hidden by the editors, it's clear that he played a very strong social game and had relationships with just about everyone on Galu. In fact, almost all of the Galu jurors claimed to have had a super secret alliance with Brett and they all wanted him to win. Apparently he was also the first person to bring up booting Yasmin in Episode 4. Brett did very well at staying in the background (obviously) and not being a target to be voted off. Once his tribe started falling apart, he won three key Immunities when he needed them and gave it his all in the last challenge, coming up just short and losing the million dollars because of it. While this isn't necessarily strategy, Brett kept fighting and didn't give up, which I admire. The fact that he would have won the game unanimously if he got to the final Tribal Council is a testament to how great he was as a social player.

Even though I'm putting him at #19, to some, he is and always was the true star of Samoa.

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19 (tie). KELLY SHARBAUGH, 25, Hairstylist, Los Angeles, CA.



Overall Finish: 11th Place

Casting Story:
Recruited after leaving a Whole Foods store in Santa Monica.

Commentary:
I had to put Kelly as a tie with Brett because I couldn't really rank one of them higher than the other: I give Brett an edge strategically and I give Kelly a slight edge on personality. However, Kelly was probably the most INSIGNIFICANT person of the entire season. If not for being blindsided, which made her somewhat memorable, she would be completely forgettable. She really had no impact on the season at all and as if it wasn't enough to be ignored all season, Jeff ignored her at the Reunion too.

Personality/Character: I have to say that in her pre-show interviews, she definitely showed some signs of personality and life to her, which is the sole reason she wasn't ranked last. Too bad it was like the personality was sucked out of her once she set foot on the island. Jeff also kept playing up that she had the words "Caution" and "Trouble" tattooed on her as if it was supposed to be a part of her character, but it ended up having no importance whatsoever. I think most of us knew she would follow in the footsteps of the other young, attractive blonde women who get ignored by the editors. She was even so bland that she avoided the UTRN edit that Laura and Monica got in a few of the early episodes.

Strategy: Since she was barely ever shown, it's difficult to discern what she contributed strategically. She was obviously aligned with Monica and Laura, and had a secret alliance with Brett, but she never had to do anything other than just be an extra vote on Galu. She even said at one point that she didn't think Galu would ever have to go to a second Tribal Council so she hadn't thought about who she would vote for. Okay. There's really nothing else to say here.

I think, overall, Kelly is one of those people who seemed like they might be okay on the show, but faded out very quickly and was not an aggressive enough person to get to the end of the game. For being one of the most forgettable people this season, she gets #19 (along with her secret ally Brett).

#17 (Tomorrow):

Spoiler [+]

Someone out of the game early.