1. Kept aiming for her own name because she was running the house the whole time.

2. Ball didn't roll properly after the stink from her hands corroded the edges.

3. Game involving coordination, aim, and control completely biased against martial artist.

4. Magnets inside balls turned off during Jordan's turn.

5. Holding back her mad challenge skillz for Part 3.

6. Actually did win: the producers lied!

7. Tried to use Jeff's answers for confirmation, then remembered she'd gotten him out -- two hours later.

8. Was afraid victory leaps would damage the engagement ring.

9. Has been throwing challenges for so long, you can't reasonably expect her to stop now.

10. Saw label on the side: 'Designed by Michele.'

11. Karma.

• RE: Excuses for Natalie losing the Skeeball competition.,vince3, 09:12 AM, 09-11-09
• RE: Excuses for Natalie losing the Skeeball competition.,FlowerChild, 10:19 AM, 09-11-09
• RE: Excuses for Natalie losing the Skeeball competition.,kingfish, 10:23 AM, 09-11-09
  • RE: Excuses for Natalie losing the Skeeball competition.,Estee, 10:32 AM, 09-11-09
  • RE: Excuses for Natalie losing the Skeeball competition.,jbug, 12:08 PM, 09-11-09
• RE: Excuses for Natalie losing the Skeeball competition.,zazzy, 02:35 PM, 09-11-09
  • I like #1 the least,IceCat, 02:51 PM, 09-11-09
    • That's because,Estee, 03:32 PM, 09-11-09
      • RE: That's because,kingfish, 04:36 PM, 09-11-09
• RE: Excuses for Natalie losing the Skeeball competition.,Belle Book, 07:17 PM, 09-11-09

Appropriately for today, I think 9 and 11 are the best answers......

She had the same problem that Dr. Will had in All-Stars: She was so used to throwing competitions, that when she needed to win it, she choked. Heck, she won the Fact or Fiction competition purely on a little bit of luck and Michele and Jordan both choking on the final question and tiebreaker......

Also, Karma..... it's a biznatch, ain't it?

Ha! Excuse numbers 3, 4 and 11 are my favorites!!

I loved how Nat was back in the house explaining to Kevin how the game worked...and how she screwed it up. Excuses excuses.

(insert super annoying voice now)

You had to account for the balls that went into the wrong holes....and like if a ball went into the wrong hole.....you had to like....skip that hole......and like.......

No $hit Sherlock? Admit it. YOU ARE AN IDIOT. Oh wait. You still think you are a queen. Queen of some other planet maybe.

I also really liked how Julie corrected Natalie after she said that this was a mental challenge and she knew every single thing that happened in the house - Julie said, "actually it was a mental AND physical challenge".

Ugh. And duh Natalie. You leave your fate in Kevin's hands? You jump off of the log even though you swore up and down that he couldn't beat you at that challenge? Hmmm...strange, wasn't Natalie the one who did the little twirl and almost fell? Yea. Ok. Natalie. I can't wait to see you walk out the door.

I don't think I've ever felt so nauseated by one person. I truly hate Natalie. Loathe her. Ugh.

1. Jordan cheated. She actually knew something.

2. Well, I kept rolling it up and it kept going in to the next hole, so I had to move over and skip that hole but it still went in the wrong hole so I had to move over again then I couldn’t remember Chima (This is for you Chima!) and I was true to my word and never lied then at the end the producers miscounted and the rule books should have stated that I was the winner but it didn't so the producers cheated me and how can I sue the producers?

3. And oh yeah, Kevin should have let me win the first contest, I shouldn't have been in the second contest because I jumped off the log on my own so that doesn’t count as a fall, right? The Producers should be made to show that tape to show that I actually won the first part. It's in the rule book, or if it isn't, it's the fault of the producers and Jordan, who cheated by remembering all those HoH's

4. (Fingers in ears...lalalala)....

We should really review the footage to see if she forgot to take the rubberband off the ball.

They changed the rules! The winner was the person who got the fewest correct!
But then they changed it! They cheated me!

I like #1 the best.

... because it does not describe the actual game play.

The HoH names were on the balls not the holes.

So...

1. Kept aiming for her own name...

Should really have been:

1. Kept aiming with her own name...

Sits waiting wearing the I-just-pooped-in-your-shoe face that only cats can do.

I didn't watch last night: I just intermittently followed along on the ESCT. The only way this season could get me back would be with a triple medical emergency. Simultaneous for bonus points.

My mental image of a typical skeeball board had two game options: either name on the ball aiming for a given target hole, or names on the holes (making some shots more difficult than others) aiming with generic balls. Obviously I went with the wrong combination of balls and holes, which is remarkably easy to do no matter how much experience you have.

I just did a total Derek Newcastle there.

LAST EDITED ON 09-11-09 AT 06:55 PM (EST)

And you thought a dog chewing on your slipper was annoying.

LAST EDITED ON 09-11-09 AT 07:18 PM (EST)

I love #10: it was designed by Michele!

However, it's more likely that she either threw challenges for so long that she forgot how to actually win one when she needed to, or that it was karma for all that she did.