If you would have told me a month into the show that Steve was going to be the winner I would have laughed in your face. There were weeks you forgot he was in the show as he got no air time. He was essentially the guy at the back of the class that everyone forgot about for the first half of the show. As people started getting evicted he became more of a player but still he and Johnny Mac were kind of the outliers that were either pawns or used for their votes. IMO he's one of the worst players to win the game.
I actually think the Liz did pretty well overall as she was a central figure from week one involved in the major alliances. I don't think it could have been that easy during the twin twist when she would be out of the house for days missing out on talk and then coming back in trying to pretend she was involved in conversations or competitions that she was never part of. She actually performed well in competitions but not being the brightest bulb hurt her in the questioning as she just didn't have the rehearsed answers that you need to emphasize what you did and why you should win. That said I would have voted for Steve just because he did more on a strategic level.
As for Vanessa I didn't like how she played the game but she did play a great game albeit against one of the weaker groups of game players we have seen. IMO she made the critical mistake of underestimating the nerd. She had to know that Steve was too smart to ever consider bringing her with him to the final two and IMO she may have been better off trying to take Austin instead of Liz to the final three. Sucks to play such a good game and be the last person just miss the top 2 money.
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