U.S. States Viewer Voting #23 (REJOIN)!

After this elimination, we will have 25 states left. I said there would be a triple rejoin at the halfway mark, and after nearly three years of competition, here it is.

However, this means that if your state does not rejoin after this episode, then their position will be locked in. Our final 28 will be set.

As for lore being the main reason to vote a state out, I will try to give each state a distinct personality that aligns with the lore of eps. 7-21 in their VOTE PITCHES.

Also, starting episode 24, I will create a list of ALLIANCES that the states are in, so you can vote strategically, and they can pitch strategically as well.

Gekko0923: Last time, the Wild West and the Rebels were up for elimination. There were 10 states UFE this time, let's see who goes!

Safe are:

Colorado (2 votes)

Florida (2 votes)

Texas (2 votes)

Montana (3 votes)

Wyoming (3 votes)

Now there's a bit of a gap to the next people.

Nevada (6) and Idaho (7) are safe.

do you get it ^

The bottom three are the three rebel M states, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Minnesota. Sounds like their alliance is about to be crushed!

Massachusetts: Damn it. The fans are catching onto us. They want the Southern states to gain traction...

Minnesota: I knew this wasn't a good idea...

Michigan: Well, whoever goes down, the other two have to win.

Well, you, Michigan, are NOT going home. (14 votes)

Massachusetts, Minnesota, you are the bottom two. Let's see who goes!

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Massachusetts (26)...

is eliminated. Minnesota only had 15 votes.

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Any last words, Massachusetts?

Massachusetts: Nope. This only strengthens my resolve. When the rejoin comes around, I will make sure that...

Funny you bring that up! The rejoin is happening now.

Massachusetts: Excellent.

50th: Arkansas

49th: Indiana

48th: Mississippi

47th: Nebraska

46th: Oklahoma

45th: Tennessee

44th: Delaware

43rd: Wisconsin

42nd: Rhode Island

41st: Ohio

40th: California

39th: Louisiana

38th: Alabama

37th: New Jersey

36th: North Dakota

35th: Missouri

34th: Kansas

33rd: South Dakota

32nd: New York

31st: Connecticut

30th: Utah

29th: Georgia

28th: Illinois

27th: Oregon

26th: Massachusetts

Wild West: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado

Outsiders: Alaska, Hawaii, Vermont, Washington

Rebels: Michigan, Minnesota, Florida, Texas

Avengers: Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Arizona, Virginia

Underdogs: Iowa, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Maine

Cardinals: South Carolina, West Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland

Here's what will happen:

All 25 eliminated states will be up to rejoin!

Well, here's the format:

TOP FIVE

List your top five states that you want to rejoin the game:

For example,

1. Pluto (bro was robbed)

2. Planet X

3. Mars

4. Jupiter

5. Venus

In this case, #1(Pluto) would be your favorite state, and #4 is a state you still like. For each vote, #1 gets 7 points, #2 gets 5, #3 gets 3, #4 gets 2, and #5 gets 1. The THREE STATES with the most elimination points will rejoin the show!

As seen through my Pluto note, please feel free to elaborate and/or defend your votes!

Please note that this is the ONLY OPPORTUNITY that states have at rejoining. After that, our top 28 will be locked in, and 29th-50th will be banished for good!

Here are our 25 eliminated states! As promised, each state now maintains their distinct personality from the lore through their pitches!

States, please keep your pitches short and sweet. There are 25 of you.

Please pardon my horrible attempts at state accents and dialogue.

50th: Arkansas

First state eliminated is always deserving of a second chance. Y'all wanna keep up this motive of helping the southern states? Start by voting me back in. Flower was the first one eliminated from BFDI, she went on to win Season 4. Gimme that chance.

49th: Indiana

I'm not a flyover state, so please don't fly over my pitch!

I feel like I'm a generally neutral and inoffensive state, much like Iowa, my cornfield buddy! Let's be real; if I rejoin, I know I'm not winning. You can take me to the final 28 if you want to block one of your least favorite states from rejoining! It's a win-win!

48th: Mississippi

#JUSTICE FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES!

It is our chance to even up the numbers and have an even game at the halfway point of this contest. Please make it happen!

47th: Nebraska

Fun Fact: I'm the only triply landlocked state, counting Canadian provinces as outlets, and I'm the only state you should triply, I mean, third! (to himself): If I get a 3rd place vote from everyone, I should make it, right?

46th: Oklahoma

I got them basketball championship back in June. Let's keep this streak going! If you're willing to give y'alls pity onto Arkansas, might as well lump me in there as well.

45th: Tennessee

I ain't the uneducated guy they all think I am! Don't know which Southern state to vote for? I got that Southern boy charm you don't got anywhere else!

44th: Delaware

First state admitted to the Union, first state you should consider putting on your ballot!

43rd: Wisconsin

Here's some cheese for you to witness the two sob stories and one absolute meltdown of the three pitches you are about to read below me! Enjoy!

42nd: Rhode Island

In all my years, I've been known as the smallest state of the nation. It's all people remember me for.

But... hehe... I'm okay.

41st: Ohio

These recent years, I've been defined as an unfunny joke... it's all I've become.

Help. I am not okay.

40th: California

I know some of you may hate me, but only because I'm such an integral part of this nation. With the Silicon Valley, Hollywood, and even vital agricultural resources to back it up. And all that talk about the Southern states getting picked off? Nonsense. Florida and Texas are still here. And if you really want a southern state back in, keep in mind that I technically make up a southern border of this country...

39th: Louisiana

All of these pitches sound like damn NPCs! What do them humans be using these days? ChatGPT? Like, I'm supposed to give a stereotyped line about New Orleans and jazz music? Seriously?

38th: Alabama

Speaking of stereotypes, football! Football, football, Crimson Tide, football! Did I mention football?

Just kidding. I wanna rejoin to even out the numbers and reunite with my buddy Florida. Also, if my pal Mississippi could rejoin with us, that'd be great! I think she got eliminated third, which is kinda unfair if you ask me.

37th: New Jersey

Gekko was trying to stop me from having a pitch, but I escaped his grasp!

36th: North Dakota

South Dakota outlasted me, seriously? That means he gets all of the glory? Are we letting this slide?

35th: Missouri

Scroll back up to the map of eliminated states. See how I'm dead center in that big group of red guys on the map? Why don't you change that? Give my neighbors and I justice!

34th: Kansas

When you think of me, you probably think... boring state? Right? Corn fields? Plains? Nothing more? But look at us. Look at this nation. How much it has fractured politically, especially in the last few decades. I wouldn't say it's worse than when I joined the Union, but my point is that maybe, just maybe, being this "boring" state makes me the perfect candidate to rejoin. Maybe we all need a little boring.

33rd: South Dakota

North Dakota got eliminated earlier than me, seriously? That means he's going to use pity votes to rejoin? Are we letting this slide? Also, to make my pitch much cooler and longer than North Dakota's, keep in mind that I have Mount Rushmore! It's cool, isn't it? Right? Right?

32nd: New York

Adding onto California's point, I am a very important part of this country. New York City alone has more people than half of these rejoin candidates. But, unlike California, I have much, MUCH less problems to deal with. If I host the Big Apple, then California is a rotten banana, and southern states are the worms that get in the damn apples!

31st: Connecticut

I don't know what's happening, but please don't vote for New York. If I outlast him by one rank it would be so funny!!!

30th: Utah

Something has changed within me...

Something is not the same...

I'm feeling a bit... salty.

But if I don't rejoin, this new revenge personality won't reveal itself! So do it!

29th: Georgia

I think my elimination was pretty unfair. Look back at Gekko's blog and you could see that I was eliminated for being "average" a.k.a. the worst voting format! Some of these people are trying too hard to be funny! Look at the facts! I was eliminated unfairly while people like Florida sit pretty in the final 25!

28th: Illinois

There needs to be a villain this season! There can't just be nice, goody states that play fairly! Someone needs to shake this game up! I believe that part of the reason lore for this season ended was because I got out!

27th: Oregon

It's Oregon-ing time, baby!

Washington misses me. I need to return to the game!

26th: Massachusetts

Again, alluding to Illinois' point, there needs to be some sort of anti-camaraderie figure in this game. By lasting longer than all of my other candidates here today, I believe that makes me the most worthy competitor to immediately reenter. And to refute Illinois' point, no, lore did not end because she got out. It was because Gekko is a PROCRASTINATOR!

Gekko's Final Notes:

Clearly, some of you don't know the meaning of "short and sweet" because some of those pitches could qualify as paragraphs! Nevertheless, thank you for your pitches!

Good luck to the 25 of you. You'll need it.

1. Vote in the comments.

2. Use list format with five states to rejoin. Explanation of the voting method can be found above.

3. Vote by Oct 28 at 8:59 PM PST! (Comment must read as Oct 25-28 in EST zone)