Monet Stunson's time in the Big Brother house can be summed up with four words: "more money, more problems." The model, 24, had a target on her back after the first competition in which she won $10,000. She tried to fade into the background but that only caused an attention-needy Rachel to gun for her eviction. And once conniving Matt got into the picture, Monet may as well have waited out the eviction ceremony next to Julie Chen. Sitting down with PEOPLE, Monet talked about how the cash prize ruined her, her pugilistic catchphrase and why she should have trusted her instincts about Matt. –Reagan Alexander
To the casual observer, it didn't seem like you had any strategy at all. What was your game plan?
I did have a strategy and that was not to win the first HOH and not to win a large prize early on in the game. However, I did win the money so that changed my strategy and put a huge target on my back.
Matt seemed to play you and everyone else in the house. Did you see it coming?
Yes and no. My initial reaction to Matt was that I didn't trust him, but I kind of let that slide. I trusted him a little too much once he was put up as a replacement nominee. I should have expected it.
Besides Britney, is there anyone in the house you see yourself keeping in touch with?
I might attempt to keep in touch with Kathy or maybe Lane. I will definitely keep in touch with Britney.
You called just about everyone in the house "stupid." Do you think you played a smart game?
I don't think I called them stupid to their faces. I tried to play a smart game, but having such a huge target on your back makes it hard.
You left the house with nothing more than a "bye." Now that you've had some time, what would you say to Rachel?
Rachel – I don't have anything to say to her. If I did say something it probably wouldn't have been nice which is why I opted to only say goodbye.
What would you say to Matt?
Matt – Good job. I don't like what he did, but it was a very bold move on his part and it worked. He is a strong competitor and a game player. I don't have any hard feeling towards him.
Rachel's case against you was that you had already won $10,000 and that you never tried to warm up to her. Knowing what you know now, would you have passed on the money? Would you have been friendlier to Rachel?
I didn't want to win the money – don't get me wrong, I'm happy I have it now – it's just kind of what happened. As far as Rachel goes, I probably would have pretended to like her more ... pretended we were long lost friends.
You'll probably be remembered for saying that you wanted to punch in their face. Was that smart? Is that going to be your BB legacy?
I don't know if it was smart game play. I never said that I wanted to punch anyone in their face to their face, so I don't think that it matters so much.
What are you going to do with the money you won?
I'm going to save it.
Andrew's goodbye message basically said that he had no idea what you were doing in the house. What would you say back to him?
Right back at you! I don't know what he was doing in the house either. I don't think he knew what he was doing in the game.
Looking back, what would you have done differently?
I would have aligned myself with the other girls. I would have been nicer and pretended to like them.
The show seemed to take a toll on you. Would you do it again?
I would do it again. It was hard. It was extremely emotional. I didn't expect it to be that hard. Now that I have done it I know what to expect so I think that would make it a little easier if I were to do it again.
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