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RNO: Now that you've seen the episode, what do you think of the events leading up to you being voted off?

Joel: Having seen it and seeing the conversations going on when I wasn't around, quite honestly I applaud them. Cirie specifically, good job, well done, and well played. There was a plan that as far as I was concerned was set in motion. Until Cirie heard it and then she worked her butt off to change it. She saw the "strong" people on the tribe were going to vote off the "weak" people on the tribe. She knew she would follow Chet shortly thereafter. She didn't want that to happen and she worked her tail off getting that to change.

RNO: Did you realize Cirie could be so strategic and devious?

Joel: No. I had no idea. In fact, she was so non-threatening, she flew completely below my radar. When we first did the tribe shuffle, Ami approached me and Ozzy approached me. Both separately said we should vote Cirie off because she's running things. But I said, "Are you kidding me?" Ozzy said don't tell Ami; Ami said don't Ozzy; both said they wanted to vote off Cirie. And I was like, something's going on here that I'm not aware of.

I tried to do my own thing, but my own thing was no longer based on the numbers, but on my emotions. If I had continued to play the way I had been playing, I would have gone to Tracy and Chet and said the two of you, Erik, and myself will agree to never vote each other. Worst case scenario we'll have a four-four tie at Tribal Council. But emotionally I didn't allow myself to view things that way, that got the best of me and that was my downfall.