Mac Mini Yosemite Install - Reboot Back to Mavericks

I finally decided to upgrade my Mac Mini HTPC to Yosemite. I run the installer, says it's going to install, reboots, does the spinner for a bit, reboots again and I'm back at the login screen in Mavericks. If I login, it's like I never tried to install. No errors, no messages, just ... back in Mavericks.
I downloaded the installer a second time to see if the one I had was corrupted, same result. I scanned the console quickly and while there are messages there, nothing seems like a smoking gun to me.
Suggestions?

Tried repairing permissions. Downloading installer yet again to see if it's changed with 10.10.3 and fixed something. Posted the same question on apple.stackexchange.com.     

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