Sonja Christopher

Season: 1 Borneo Finish: 16th place / 1st boot / Day 3 Booted: 4-3-1 DOB: 1/28/37 Age during show: 63 Age now: 70 Marital Status: Single Occupation: Musician Hometown: Walnut Creek, California Luxury Item: Ukulele Biography: Sonja was born and raised in Olympia, Washington. Her studies at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, the University of Oslo in Norway, the University of Washington in Seattle and the University of California, Berkeley, produced a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology, along with a teaching credential. Before retiring, Sonja worked as an investment counselor, tennis teacher and elementary school teacher. She currently works part-time as a music therapist, playing the banjo as she leads sing- alongs at Alzheimer's centers. She also enjoys performing in local community theater. Her favorite sport is swimming, although it used to be tennis, which she played competitively for a number of years. She also enjoys playing Bridge. In December of 1997, Sonja was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. She underwent pre-surgical chemotherapy, followed by lumpectomy and radiation and has resumed a full, healthy life. Sonja describes herself as courageous, open and fun-loving. In describing her perfect day, Sonja would wake up feeling good and counting her blessings. She would enjoy a cup of coffee while reading the paper before heading out to exercise (walk, bike, swimming or yoga). Afterwards, she would connect with a friend by phone or over lunch before or after performing at a nursing home. At some point in her day, she would discover a new interest, "be there" for someone in need, have a new idea or fix something around the house and find that all the desk work which requires a good deal of her time would miraculously get done by itself. Capping off her perfect day would be an evening at the theatre or movies with a dear friend, after which she would crawl into bed with a good book. Sonja currently resides in Walnut Creek, California, about 45 minutes from her son, Dan. She is on the Board of Directors at her the Unitarian Universalist Church and was instrumental as a fundraiser in the building of the Regional Center for the Arts. She is also is a member of the Diable Light Opera Company and Contra Costa Musical Theatre, and also participates in local video and computer clubs. Her birth date is Jan. 28, 1937. Final Words

Episode: Well, I think this has been an awesome experience. Being the first to be voted out is a little humiliating, On the other hand, the team did the right thing. They’re a terrific group of people, they’re very strong physically, and I think in their shoes, I’d probably do the same thing.

CBS Site: I think being a Survivor has been an awesome experience. Being first to be voted out is a little humiliating. On the other hand, I think the team did the right thing. They are a terrific group of people, very strong physically, and I think in their shoes, I would have probably done the same thing - vote out the weakest member. Last night at the competition, I certainly felt like I made the team lose. But I am going away with the feeling that I really bonded with these people in a genuine way and I know that's the rules of the game. And maybe tonight I will get a shower, and a meal!

Trivia

Challenge Record: 0% (0/1) Sonja has the worst challenge record of her season, and competed in fewer challenges than anyone else on her season. Voting Record: 0% (0/1) Sonja was the first player to be booted 4-3-1. Confessional Average: 2

Sonja was the first player to ever be voted out of Survivor. Sonja’s luxury item, a ukulele, was the first to ever be featured on the show.

Quotes

• "I think this will be one of the greatest adventures of my life. I can imagine that every skill I've ever learned -- as well as ones I'll have to develop on the island -- will be called into play. I can hardly wait!" • “I’ll fight to the finish. I have my blisters and whatnot, but I’m doing okay.” • “Go get ‘em, you guys.” Interviews

http://www.seniorwomen.com/articles/cullison/articlesCullisonSonja.html She'd always wanted to do it. Since childhood Sonja Christopher has wondered if she could survive on a desert island. As a child the stories of Robinson Crusoe and Swiss Family Robinson fascinated her. Did she have the right stuff to endure such an adventure? Once, as a teenager, she set out in a boat alone on the bay near her family home* in Olympia, Washington to test her survival skills. As an adult she journeyed to a remote island in Tahiti. But always the answer to her question eluded her. Guided by a father who admired the philosophy of Henry David Thoreau, Sonja's family lived as much as possible on the fruits, vegetables, livestock, and poultry raised on their ten-acre farm. From an early age, Sonja learned to make use of the resources around her, to live simply and independently. She began collecting quotations that inspired her to "go for it", to challenge herself and to live life to the fullest. By the time she reached the age of 63, Sonja had faced a number of life's serious challenges such as divorce, single motherhood, a benign brain tumor, breast cancer, and a recent relationship that ended in painful estrangement. When she learned that CBS was seeking applicants to participate in a simulated television reality series called Survivor during which sixteen people would be left to fend for themselves on a remote South China Sea island, she hoped that her youthful fantasy might at last come true. Sonja submitted a video that friends at Rossmoor, a retirement community in Walnut Creek, California where she lives, helped her make. In the video Sonja pitched her qualifications by singing and playing the ukulele, entertainment she performs regularly for Alzheimer patients in convalescent homes. "I wouldn't be doing it only for me...but also for the millions of other seniors out there looking for new images of aging," she explained. After she was chosen from more than 6,000 applicants, friends and family members began voicing concern about her health and safety. Her son objected to her involvement in an experiment designed to force contestants to vie against one another in order to stay on the island. Sonja began to realize that she might not like being away from her active life at home for two months or giving up her privacy by appearing on national television. She worried that she might not be able to hold up physically. But when she went to the telephone to cancel, she felt an overwhelming sadness. "That told me I should go for it," she said, and so she did. She dove into the first challenge of getting ready. She practiced tying knots, read survival manuals, and worked with a personal trainer who was told only that Sonja was going on a tropical expedition. After she joined the other Survivor candidates, CBS gave them one an d a half days of training that included boat and helicopter rescue procedures. They learned about edible plants and how to make shelters out of palm fronds. Secrecy prevailed during this time, and only when the contestants were on the boat and headed for their island were they allowed to talk with each other. After they arrived on the island, the sixteen adventurers were divided into two tribes of eight. Sonja spent three days on the island. "The experience was absolutely real, like very rugged camping." They had no fire and little food but plenty of bugs, rats, and snakes. She quickly learned that the wet sand got as hard as cement when she tried to sleep on it. Sonja thinks that the games contrived by CBS to deselect the participants intruded on the real experience of trying to survive on the island. When a tribe lost a competition, they had to vote one of their own off the island, hardly a way to build team spirit and cooperation. Sonja's tribe lost the first game, and she was the first person to leave the island. She had worn sturdy leather sandals with socks on the day of that first beachside competition, while everyone else wore sneakers laced securely to their bare feet. The sandals and socks created a drag while she was swimming and caused her to stumble once her feet could touch bottom in the water. She was unable to regain her footing as she and her team struggled to bring a raft to shore, and they lost the race. Feeling responsible for the loss, she apologized to her Survivor teammates. The psychologist, who counseled the candidates as they left the island, explained that her apology gave the team permission to eliminate her. "I knew they were going to vote me off, and I was prepared in my mind for it," she said. No one wants to be the first to be sent out of the game. We all must have childhood memories of that fear coming true. As a championship tennis player and a successful actress in regional theater, Sonja knows well the ups and downs of competition. This knowledge surely came to her aid the next night when her team's first tribal council was called. Together they hiked for an hour and a half through the rainy dark jungle and were stopped twice by six-foot long poisonous snakes in their path. "You could feel the tension," she said, for not only was that first vote about to be cast, but they all knew that the scene would be broadcast on national television. Sonja's grace and composure as she accepted the vote against her has been widely acclaimed by the media and justifiably so. She stood up, smiled warmly at her teammates, and said, "Go get 'em, you guys." Later she would explain, "It was all, after all, just a game." Sonja says that if she had it to do over she'd dump the heavy sandals and socks and bring lighter shoes that were broken in well. She also wouldn't hold back as much of herself as she'd done. In her efforts to accommodate and adapt, she feels that her teammates didn't get to know enough about those survival strengths she'd been honing since childhood. They didn't have time to weigh the true value of her "never give up" attitude. "I didn't have any illusions about going the whole way," she admits. Although she didn't want to be the first to go, it's turned out to have some advantages. As the first Survivor identified by name, Sonja has traveled from coast to coast and given countless interviews. She also won the booby prize, as she calls it, a cash award of $2,500, which she has donated to her church to be used to start a fund that will build a new fellowship hall. And she did show to her fellow seniors a new way of looking at life, that "we have the opportunity to choose to start anew every day, to change our thinking, to heal ourselves, and to enhance and inspire our inner spirits." Thank you, Sonja! http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=201671n?source=search_video Julie: You watched the show last night. How’d you feel watching it? Sonja: Well, it recalled some poignant memories, I must say. Julie: Do you think the producers cut it in a way where the viewers kind of knew you were going to get voted off? Sonja: I don’t know. You’ll have to ask a viewer who’s a more objective – Julie: I guess it’s hard because you were a part of it all. Now why did you want to go on this island? Was it the money or was it the adventure? Sonja: Well, do you want me to sing a song I wrote about that? Julie: If it answers the questions, go for it. Wait, before you do this, you brought this ukulele. Now, each of the sixteen people on the island got to pick one luxury item and you chose your ukulele. Sonja: Right. Because – I don’t know, I thought that it would entertain me, if no one else. But except for that one clip you saw, I really didn’t get to play it much. Julie: Oh, well, you get to play it now. Let’s go. Sonja: Oh, well, let’s see. This was a little ditty I wrote to apply for the show, so they said to be creative. This was my – alright. It’s not the island’s fare that are calling to me, It’s not the balmy air or the tropical sea, It’s the chance to survive and come out alive on an island of Pulau Tiga. It’s not the million bucks or the seven weeks of downtime, Not the chance to be on CBS primetime, It’s the chance to survive and come out alive on an island of Pulau Tiga. Julie: Very good, very good. Now I see why you made it to the island. So I have to ask you – I saw the condition on the island. Would a part of you believe you were getting off that island and back to civilization, back to air conditioning? Sonja: Yes, well, not at the moment, but when I got back to civilization as you call it, I realized it had been pretty grueling and I had some injuries that needed looking after. Well, my knee had really swollen up, so I had to have that drained and some medical attention there. Julie: How’d you cut it? We saw blood, how’d you cut it? Sonja: Actually, the swollen knee was just from an old war injury. I’m a tennis – I used to be a competitive tennis player, so it sort of re-injured something I had years ago. Julie: In the brief – what was it? – two days you spent there, did you learn anything about yourself? Did you learn anything about human nature? Sonja: Yeah, well, one thing I think I learned that I’m sort of naïve. Julie: How so? Sonja: Well, I went there with certain ideas about how we might play this as a team and sportsmanship was important, having done sports in the past. And I learned that not everybody thinks that way, so that was – Julie: I think that was apparent watching that last night. Your team had problems from the get-go. Sonja: I know. Wasn’t that funny? Julie: You guys were fighting. Sonja: We pulled that raft up on the beach and I just had to sit back and laugh because it was all chiefs and no Indians. Julie: Oh, and you think that was a downfall, because we just saw a clip of it. That was the competition that was essentially your team’s downfall, and the telling part, I think, why some people knew you were going to get voted off was when you fell. Sonja: Yeah, well, I felt that I really cost us that Immunity Challenge, so I was really prepared to – I felt that that was only justice, that I should go. I really did. Julie: You pointed that out to your team members. Sonja: I know. Julie: You shouldn’t have. Sonja: That’s what I hear. Julie: Do you think that that’s why they voted you off, because you pointed it out like, “Oh, yeah, yeah, she’s the weak link”? Sonja: I don’t know. I asked one of my teammates last night – we had a little reunion – I said, “Would I have been voted off if I hadn’t fallen,” and he said, “No,” so I don’t know. But that’s what happened. Julie: You voted Rudy off, the ex-Navy SEAL. Why? And he voted you off, we should say. Sonja: Do you really want to hear about this? Julie: Yeah, I do. Well, you edit it. I’ll leave it to you. Sonja: Okay, after – I was prepared to be voted off, and the next morning – the Tribal Council would be the next night – but Sue came up to me in the morning, you know, “Sonja, come here.” And so we’re making tinder, one more attempt to start fire, and she said, “Well, Stacey and I, and Kelly and I decided to vote Rudy off. Will you join us?” Julie: Is that allowed? Sonja: That was my first question! “Is that allowed? Are we supposed to be talking?” Julie: That doesn’t sound cool to me. Is that allowed? Sonja: Yeah. I asked a producer later when I saw him on the beach. I said, “Can we be talking about how to vote?” He said, “Absolutely. Anything goes from here on.” Julie: So you didn’t want Rudy on. Sonja: Well, it took me half a day to decide whether I could do that, and I finally - B.B. Andersen

Season: 1 Borneo Finish: 15th place / 2nd boot / Day 6 Booted: 6-2 DOB: 1/18/36 Age during show: 64 Age now: 71 Marital Status: Divorced Occupation: Retired Contractor Hometown: Mission Hills, Kansas Luxury Item: Towel Biography: Originally from South Dakota, B.B. studied Civil Engineering at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, before becoming a general contractor and real estate developer. His talents eventually allowed him to own and operate a successful construction and development company. Also active in politics, Andersen was appointed by President Reagan to the Advisory Board of the Defense Intelligence Agency where he then served for 11 years. It was also known that he declined several ambassadorships that were offered him during the Bush administration. An adventure-seeker by nature, B.B. has toured through Mexico, the western United States and the Great Lakes on his motorcycle. An avid sailor, he had a 53' ketch built in La Rochelle, France and sailed it from the Bay of Biscay into the Mediterranean Sea where he eventually moored it in Hyere, France. In 1993, he sailed from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida across the Atlantic to Lisbon, Portugal and the Canary Islands. While skiing remains his favorite sport, he is also a certified scuba diver. Additionally, he has logged over 8,500 hours of flight time as a private pilot and holds multi-engine, commercial and instrument ratings. B.B. currently divides his time between Mission Hills, Kansas, and Vail, Colorado, with his wife and their daughter. He has four additional children who live and work around the country. Still active in real estate development, he is currently a member of World Presidents Organization, Kansas City Presidents Organization and the Vail Valley Foundation. His birth date is Jan. 18, 1936. Final Words

CBS Site: The vote doesn't surprise me. I solicited it. I told the group that I felt that my job was done and I learned what I wanted to know about myself. I enjoyed being with all of these people very much and all but one of them respected my wishes. I am happy to be voted out and I think they needed for me to be gone, because of the age difference.

Trivia

Challenge Record: 66.67% (2/3) Due to his short stay in the game, B.B. has the best tribal reward challenge, tribal challenge, reward challenge, and overall challenge records of his season. He would maintain this record until Africa. Voting Record: 0% (0/1) B.B. was the first player to be booted 6-2. B.B. had the largest percentage of possible votes cast against him in his season. B.B. had the smallest number of votes cast with him in his season. Confessional Average: 5.5

B.B. was the first player to ever ask to be voted out. B.B. was the first player to ever consider throwing an Immunity Challenge.

Quotes

• "Fantastic, what a challenge!" • “If we don’t keep some humor, we’ll go mad.” • “You can’t have lazy people.” Interviews Stacey Stillman

Season: 1 Borneo Finish: 14th place / 3rd boot / Day 9 Booted: 5-2 DOB: 8/11/72 Age during show: 27 Age now: 35 Marital Status: Single Occupation: Attorney Hometown: San Francisco, California Luxury Item: Camera and film Biography: Stacey lives in San Francisco and practices corporate law at a law firm that specializes in representing technology companies. She earned her JD degree from New York University School of Law in 1998 and completed her undergraduate degree at the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1994, with a combined BA degree in both Physics and the Politics & Philosophy of Law. Although she now resides on the West Coast, Stacey spent the majority of her life on the East Coast, growing up on Long Island and attending school in upstate New York and Manhattan. The three adjectives Stacey uses to describe herself are intuitive, direct and sarcastic. She is most proud of remaining optimistic about life and people despite experiencing some emotionally difficult times, including overcoming thyroid cancer. Her perfect day would be taking a long hike along the coastal bluff and redwoods, followed by a foot rub and nap, and, finally, enjoying a gourmet dinner with good wine and great friends. She has just been approved as a volunteer for the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of San Francisco program, and is awaiting assignment to a little girl. Stacey is currently single and enjoying her own "reality" living situation with four roommates and one dog. Her birth date is Aug. 11, 1972. Final Words

CBS Site: I hear that those guys had to hike back in the thunder, lightning and the torrential rain, which I'm pretty happy about, because I'm really pissed off that they voted me off. They kicked off their bug-eating hero instead of their food stealing, stumbling, ornery old Navy Seal. I don't know how I feel about that. I think Rudy pulled a brilliant political move with his little ageism speech. I think he got a couple of guilt votes that way. Sean probably would have been the swing vote. I think Rudy pulled Sue over to his side. She's an interesting character. Before the first vote too, Kelly and I spoke about who we were going to vote off. She was really strongly against Rudy, because we wanted to keep Sonja around. We thought we could keep a woman majority and probably keep a balance of power that way. Sue told me one thing then did another and she did the exact same thing on the last vote. She told me she was going to vote Rudy off and she voted against me when the vote came out. I turned to her and said," You changed your vote again Sue. "Then I walked away. It will be interesting to see how Sue's dynamic plays out for the rest of the show. I think largely the reason I was voted off was because the group feels physical strength is the most important quality to win the immunity challenges, which I completely disagree with. The fact is they don't know how strong I really am, because they are all so busy proving their own strength. I don't think they really value mental strength in that camp yet. I think the contributions I made for the camp are more quiet contributions. I think I probably came off as shy, which is rare for me. I've never been in such a magnanimous group before.

Trivia

Challenge Record: 40% (2/5) Voting Record: 0% (0/2) Stacey was the first player to be booted 5-2. Stacey was the first player to vote for the wrong person at two consecutive Tribal Councils. Stacey, along with Richard, was the first player to vote for the same person at two consecutive Tribal Councils. Confessional Average: 3

Stacey is the only player to ever allege that producers manipulated the votes against them.

Quotes

• "I'm excited and anxious to get to the island and meet the others. I'm waiting to explore the pristine tropical habitat and see how or even if I can handle the challenge." Interviews http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article1108.art&page=1 We begin with Stacey, who says she had two separate experiences on Survivor – the one she actually lived through on the island and the one she watched on television. She says a product was sold to the public as pure reality, but that’s not what was actually going on. Furthermore, she later found out from Dirk that Mark Burnett had supposedly suggested that he vote for Stacey instead of Rudy Boesch. This revelation was first revealed in Lance’s The Stingray and formed the basis for her later lawsuit…. Stacey contradicts this in what appears to be a brand new piece of information. She says she saw Burnett manipulating people when he spoke to the jury before the final vote of Survivor I. She claims he dropped in statements like “Rich played the game better” at least three times but then said he was not telling people how to vote. She claims she stood up and said he had done just that. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/06/21/DD99988.DTL She ate three yellow, wiggling bug larvae for the sake of her group. She endured the enmity and contempt of a man old enough to be her grandfather. And in the end -- on national television, before an audience of 23 million -- Stacey Stillman was rejected by people she considered her friends. For three weeks, Stillman's ups and downs were captured on the hit CBS reality series ``Survivor,'' until last week, when the San Francisco lawyer was shown being voted off Pulau Tiga, an island in the South China Sea off the coast of Borneo. Gone was Stillman's chance to win $1 million. In its place: a $4,500 consolation prize from CBS and an opportunity to explain what went wrong on a program that has 10 episodes left. ``I was OK with being voted off,'' Stillman says in an interview at a San Francisco coffeehouse. ``That's the game. . . . And getting a free trip to Borneo and to have the experience -- it's worth going through all this on TV.'' By her own admission, Stillman often came across on ``Survivor'' as uptight and spoiled. CBS producers focused on her trying moments, editing out scenes where she laughed and joked with members of her ``Tiga Tribe.'' Stillman, 27, accepts being stereotyped, even though it means she is getting hateful e-mail messages from viewers. One person said she was ``worse than Hitler.'' ``I'm perfectly OK with the way they're representing me as the sort of Heather Locklear-`Melrose Place' bitch,'' Stillman says. ``What did I expect? I knew they cast me as the lawyer. So they were totally playing in to the stereotype.'' The highest volume of e-mails, she says, has come from friends of Rudy Boesch, the retired 72- year-old Navy SEAL from Virginia with whom Stillman clashed on the island. ``They're calling me a brat and saying, `How dare I say things about their buddy, the SEAL,' '' she says. ``I'm just, `Grow up. He signed up for this show and that's the way it is. And he said worse things about me than I said about him.' '' On the second show, a tired and hungry Stillman told the CBS cameras that Boesch was a ``liability to us. We've all seen him eating extra food. He's opening goods without asking anybody.'' On that same show, Boesch said, ``Me and her wouldn't get along if we were friends on the outside. She's too prim.'' The next week, Boesch led the majority of Tagi Tribe members who forced Stillman off the island. Susan Hawk, the 38-year-old truck driver from Wisconsin who became the ``matriarch'' of the Tagi Tribe, also voted Stillman off the island -- a betrayal that still seems to rankle Stillman. At one point during the series, which was filmed from March 13 through April 20, Hawk told Stillman that she wouldn't vote against her. On the second episode, Stillman even won an ``immunity challenge'' for her tribe by eating beetle larvae faster than a member of the rival ``Pagong Tribe'' -- a feat that she thought would earn her greater respect and allegiance from Hawk and others. ``There's an element of purposeful deception'' with Hawk, Stillman says. ``But I also think Sue really believes she is not doing anything untoward toward anybody. She changes her mind a lot.'' Stillman won't say what happens next in the series, which has a Web site that profiles all the contestants and details each episode after it airs. Each of the 16 contestants signed a $5 million gag order, which means that they have to pay the network $5 million if they prematurely reveal who gets kicked off the island or who wins the big prize. Stillman's close friends have tried to coax information out of her, even plying her with booze. ``We tried to get her liquored up and tell us,'' says Zack Bodner, a friend of Stillman's who watched the first show with her. While Stillman admits that ``I was a little more candid about my fellow castaways in their presence than I have been in the media,'' she hasn't broken the gag order. Even her mother didn't know that Stillman was going to be voted off at the climax of last Wednesday's airing. ``The whole show hinges on what happens next,'' Stillman says. ``The (gag order) is totally understandable.'' After leaving Pulau Tiga, Stillman stayed in that part of the world for five weeks, committed to keeping her early exit a secret from her colleagues at work. (Stillman's firm, Brobeck, Phleger and Harrison, gave her a seven- week leave to participate in the show.) Stillman traveled around Borneo and Thailand -- mostly by herself -- and got her diving certificate on Sipadan island in Malaysia, at a resort that made international headlines two weeks later because of a terrorist attack. Muslim rebels kidnapped 21 people at the resort, including diving instructors Stillman knew. ``I feel terrible about it,'' she says. Stillman has been back at work for almost two months. She says her appearance on ``Survivor'' has helped her law career, giving her a higher profile at her firm, where she works in the business and technology division helping companies incorporate, merge and acquire other companies. ``People know who I am now,'' Stillman says. ``In a large firm, it's really who you know and what connections you make. And word gets passed down informally.'' She adds that people at work have been ``in total support of me and think this is great.'' Media attention has also cascaded on Stillman in the past week, which has included appearances on CBS' ``Late Show With David Letterman'' and ``The Late, Late Show With Craig Kilborn,'' where she met her childhood idol, actor Rick Schroder (``he knew who I was!''). She also has been recognized on the streets of San Francisco. During a break in the interview, when Stillman put quarters in a parking meter, several people pointed at her. ``They said, `That's the chick from ``Survivor,'' ' '' Stillman says. ``I just turned around and said, `Hi.' '' Other castaways can't talk frankly about their experiences until their fates are resolved on the air. ``I'm lucky,'' Stillman says. ``I know a lot of them are frustrated because they can't talk yet. . . . There will come a time when Sue and Rudy have their say about me, which is why I'm trying to temper my remarks about them. I really don't have anything personal against them.''

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/06/15/entertainment/main206132.shtml?source=search_st ory The first two weeks of the million-dollar Survivor adventure series saw two of the older competitors voted off the island. But Wednesday night, it was one of the younger castaways who fell victim to the tribal council, reports Early Show Co-Anchor Jane Clayson. In the real world, Stacey Stillman, 27, is an attorney from San Francisco. "I knew before the council I was the one going to go," she said. "I had a personal conflict with some of the people and I felt that I was physically the weakest one on our tribe, and they were concerned about the physical ability of our team for the challenges." People perceived her as a bit of a whiner. "Well, I mean, I did get cranky," says Stillman. "We hadn't eaten in nine days. People have seen 45 minutes of each 72-hour period. There were happy times, too." This week's Early Show Survivor round table discussion, moderated by Anchor Bryant Gumbel, featured comedian Robert Klein, anthropologist Helen Fisher of Rutgers University, and Andy Borowitz, a columnist for The New Yorker magazine and author of a new book, The Trillionaire Next Door. All were eager to discuss Wednesday night's installment in terms both intellectual and whimsical, although Borowitz was sorry that Rudy the former Navy SEAL was not eliminated instead of Stillman. "He kept on telling everybody what rope to use. I don't need that. I'm having enough time surviving everything else without Rudy saying, 'Use this rope,'" he said. But Klein observed, "A guy who knows what rope to use is more handy than a lawyer in almost any situation." Stillman said the tribal council meetings felt like junior high school. And that's a feeling with some scientific basis, noted anthropologist Fisher: "For millions of years, we were traveling on these grasslands of Africa, and ostracism was death. We have a feeling we want to be included." For Stillman, it was a little more immediate. "When you're in junior high and they are picking teams, you have a feeling that, you know, you might be the least desirable one," she explained. "And at the council, I knew I was going to go. It was a matter of getting out of that monsoon and getting into a warm bed, pretty much." She ate three bugs for her team; actually, beetle larvae. What does a grub taste like? "A writhing egg yolk," reported Stillman, adding that the bugs popped when she bit down on them. And didn't that count for something? "I think it did count for something, but I really feel you're only as good as your last few hours on the island," she says. "There is no predictability. People will be amazed to see what happens." After she left the island, she didn't go home right away. "I stayed in Malaysia for the full seven weeks," she explained. "I couldn't go home because if I had just showed up on March 24, eerybody would know what happened." Was it because she was embarrassed that her co-workers would know that she had been eliminated so early? "Not really," she replied. "I would do the show again if I was the first one kicked off." Clayson asked Stillman to give one- or two-word descriptions for each of her teammates. Dirk: "Religious virgin." In fact, Klein, Fisher, and Borowitz agreed that Dirk's ideology will probably be his downfall. Said one: "You must separate church and island." Kelly: "Resourceful. Crunchy (down to earth)." Richard: "The Grimace." Sean the doctor: "Jerry Seinfeld." Rudy: "Surprisingly adjustable." Sonja (the first voted off the island from Stillman's tribe): "Sweet." Although they were not in her tribe, Stillman commented on two other contenders, whom she got to know on the boat en route to the island. Gervase: "Suave, charismatic." Gretchen: "Resourceful. Very capable. Very nice. I hope that she wins." Clayson pointed out that other people, when voted off the island, looked relieved. But Stillman seemed angry. "Yeah. I don't know why I looked that way," she replied. "I didn't feel as angry as relieved. I did feel very relieved. I got to have a shower. I heard my team had to walk back in the rain through the jungle to their camp. I was happy about that." What did she like best about the whole experience? "The sunrises and building a shelter out of bamboo. Like adult Lincoln Logs." Would she do it again? "In a minute." Ramona Gray

Season: 1 Borneo Finish: 13th place / 4th boot / Day 12 Booted: 4-2-1 DOB: 1/20/71 Age during show: 29 Age now: 36 Marital Status: Single Occupation: Chemist Hometown: Edison, New Jersey Luxury Item: Journal Biography: Ramona is a research chemist whose company works to fit together chemical compounds that may potentially unlock combinations that will be used to develop disease-fighting drugs. Growing up in a single parent home in Hampton, Virginia, Ramona credits her mother for helping her live up to her potential. In 1993, Ramona received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Howard University in Washington, D.C. Continuing her studies at Howard, she received her Masters of Science degree in chemistry in 1997. Ramona describes herself as independent, out-going and meticulous. In her spare time, she enjoys skydiving, kick- boxing, basketball, martial arts (she has a black belt in karate) and basically any other form of activity that gives her a good workout. She is a fan of the television show "ER" and the feature film "The Matrix." Ramona musical interests include gospel, jazz, pop, R&B, classical and rap. Ramona currently resides in Edison, New Jersey. She is a member of the American Chemical Society and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She regularly attends the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, New Jersey. Her birth date is January 20, 1971. Final Words

CBS Site: Well I just got booted off and I'm a little bummed of course. I guess I felt vulnerable anyway, but deep in my mind I was like, they're not going to vote me off. I've proven I'm a crucial part of the team, but those are the breaks. I feel kind of sad, but I think it's a win- win situation. I think I won in just getting here. There were over six thousand applicants, they chose sixteen people and I was one of them. I believe nothing happens by chance and God ordains everything. I think I was here for a reason. I don't know. Maybe I taught somebody something, or somebody learned something from me, or I learned something from somebody else, so I can't be mad. I got a trip to a country I've never been to before. I've seen some of the most beautiful sunsets of my life. I've seen a phenomenon that I don't think I could see anywhere else in the world. I really feel extremely blessed. That doesn't discount the fact, that yes, I'd like to stick it out until the end. But I think I did pretty good for a city girl, totally out of her element in the jungles of Borneo. I'm not too bummed. I just want to say I have no hard feelings whatsoever towards my team. Pagong forever man! I hope you guys kick butt. I hope someone on the team wins this whole thing. Maybe I'll find out the reasons people voted me off, later down the road. I think the first two days I was sick really hurt me, those first two days were crucial in forming relationships. I really didn't get a chance to do that because I was so sick. Those are the breaks. Everything happens for a reason, so I'm not mad.

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Challenge Record: 60% (3/5) Ramona was the first person (and one of the few people) to have been voted out after not participating in the Immunity Challenge that would have saved her. Voting Record: 50% (1/2) Ramona was the first player to be booted 4-2-1. Ramona was the first player to ever be voted out after having cast a vote for the correct person at a previous TC. Confessional Average:

Quotes • "Going to the island is a once in a lifetime opportunity that I plan on opening up to and totally embracing." Interviews

http://www.survivorfire.com/viewtopic.php?p=434544&sid=8cb05bd0e6eb413da095d32336f72c 58 SF- Its been a good while since the very first season of Survivor has ended, what have you been doing since we last saw you come seasons end at the reunion? RG- Wow...it's been four years! So many things happened as a result of being on the show including appearances on/in: Live with Larry King, Politically Incorrect, David Letterman, The Weakest Link, the Oxygen network, Real World/Road Rules Extreme Challenge 2000, MODE magazine, New Jersey Life, cover of TV Guide, TIME, Rosie (magazine), Heart and Soul, Chemical & Engineering News, Entertainment Weekly and numerous web sites. I also served as a judge for the Miss Teen USA Pagent, signed with the APB Speakers Bureau and traveled abroad to Thailand, Bali and South Africa. At present, I am happily working back at my 9-5pm as a Research Chemist for Merck & Co., Inc. I'm quite content; I bought a house last summer and am currently looking for a boxer puppy to complete the family! SF- So many people apply for Survivor these days, but how and when did you apply for the original? Where did you find out about the show and did you do anything special on your tape? RG- I'm a self proclaimed adrenaline junkie: I ride a motorcycle, I've skydived, rock climbed and will be going whitewater rafting next weekend. I'd never heard of Survivor until a friend of mine sent me an email about it. I went to the site, thought it was cool and figured I'd give it a try. NO REGRETS! My video was VERY simple.....I just sat in my apartment and talked about myself, went to the train station and talked about my job and then on Halloween did a Blair Witch spoof with the flashlight under my chin begging them to give me a chance! LOL! SF- With this being a brand new experience for the 16 of you, what did you expect going in since you had nothing to previously compare it to? RG- Honestly, I didn't have a CLUE! I was thinking we would be REALLY be forced to find our own food. And while we did, some food was provided which I wasn't expecting. That was the biggest surprise. SF- Eventually, you settled in at camp and started living the day to day life. What were your first thoughts of the other 7 members of Pagong, and how/if did they change as time went on? RG- Jenna: full of engergy, VERY talkative Colleen: happy, funn Gretchen: tough Joel: all american white boy, cute Gervase: down to earth, comfortable BB: grumpy Greg: excentric, different I don't think my initial thoughts changed any while I was there...... probably didn't have enough time to. SF- As mentioned before, this was obviously the first season of the show. Did you guys feel lost out there the first few days not really knowing what to do or how to act? RG- I don't think we ever felt lost. We were a very 'young' group and were all about having fun...... we had people who knew what to do and what needed to be done so we hit the ground running making fire the first night. SF- As i recall, alliances were never a factor during your stay, they didnt pop up until later in the game with the Tagi alliance. With that said, how did you vote then? Did people talk to each other on who they were voting for, because that is a semi-alliance correct? RG- It was never shown, but alliances were brought up in our tribe pretty early on, but the other women didn't what to participate. They wanted to "vote their conscious". SF- Unfortunately for you, and your tribe, you became really sick a short ways in. Do you know how it happened or about how long it lasted? RG- I know exactly how it happened. When we initially jumped overboard, I swallow a LOT of sea water. In addition to that, I DON"T LIKE DRINKING WATER!!....which, out there, quickly leads to dehydration; It lasted about the first 3-4 days. SF- I, personally, think season 1 of Survivor was the best and you guys really had to deal with hardships out there. I mean you guys ate rats! Were you really that hungry and what did they taste like? RG- YES, we were really that hungry! Tagi were eating fish everyday...... it seemed like all the fish were on their side of the island! LOL! We had no protein so we had to do what we had to do. And they were quite tasty....a little small, but very tasty!! Not quite 'like chicken' but with the texture of dark meat....they had their own unique flavor. SF- Speaking of the eating aspect of the game. How much food did you guy seat on a typical day? RG- We had a bowl of rice 3 times a day with some occasional fruit....so not much. SF- What was the overall mood leading up to and going to Tribal Council? Is it just a terrible place to be? RG- Anytime we went to tribal council, I had a knot in my stomach...it was the WORSE feeling. Not only going, but having to vote someone off OR being voted off yourself! SF- Did you really know you were gone the night you ended up leaving? Or did you think you were around for at least another 3 days? RG- I kinda knew, but was hoping that I would be staying...... SF- What was the first thing you did once voted off? RG- Took a shower. SF- After you left, and the tribes merged, the game got very ugly with the alliances forming and lying and all. Were you kind of glad you were gone before the ugliness reared its head or would you have liked to try and go head to head with it all? RG- I'm not sure I would've been able to handle that ugliness. I'd like to think so, but maybe I'm a little too naïve. I think my physical strength would've gotten my far, though. SF- When we watch on TV, and challenges come on, we see the rules explained briefly and then a short summary of the challenge. How long could they end up taking? Were the rules thoroughly gone over so there would be no disputes? RG- Depending on the challenge and whether we had questions or not, the explanation could take anywhere from 5-15min. And so that there were no disputes, they were definitely thoroughly gone over! SF- Speaking of challenges, that was basically the only place where you were allowed to see the other tribe. Did you know them well and were you allowed to speak to them at all? RG- The only time we were allowed to speak to the other tribe was on the boat before we were 'tribes'. And that we the first time we'd been able to talk since going through the process of being on the show! SF- Season 8 is about to wrap up filming, and season 9 is right around the corner. The game has definately eveolved over the years into basically a totally different game. What do you think has changed in it and why? Which style do you prefer? RG- I think out of necessity the game has had to change; otherwise it would be way too predictable. I say make it as challenging as possible....also, I'd like to see America get in on the vote. From the final four on, let America have one vote! SF- Explain the process of rewatching yourself and your adventure on TV. Did anything others said about you hurt you? What about things you said towards others, anything embarrasing? RG- Watching and hearing what other people said definitely hurt.....nothing embarrasing. I think it was a matter of pride. I knew how physically competitive I could be, but I was never in a position to really showcase that. SF- Who would you consider your few closest friends out there? RG- Gervase and Joel SF- How about the one thing you miss most about being in Borneo? RG- The unknown SF- What was the single most hardest part for you? Why? RG- Being vulnerable and knowing that you couldn't trust anyone. SF- Who do you still regularly keep in touch with from Season 1? Others from the following seasons? RG- I regularly keep in contact with just about everyone from my tribe except Greg and Colleen (and that's only because no one has any contact info for them). We're all pretty cool. I'm probably closest to Gervase and Gretchen. SF- I know you always said you wanted to play again, so one would guess that you have remained a fan of the show and watched seasons since. Is this true? Are you watching All Stars, if so who were you pulling for? RG- I've watched EVERY season and I was pulling for Rupert in the All-Star version. SF- How/if at all, has Survivor changed your life? RG- Anyone who says Survivor hasn't changed their lives is lying!! Being on the show, in that situation, made me realize a lot about my self and things I'm willing and not willing to do for money or at the expense of others. Outside of the show, it helped me appreciate the life I have and reminded me of REALLY important things like friendship. SF- What are your plans for the near future? Long term goals? RG- Plans/Goals: travel, have a child, find my passion and continue to find a way to touch someone's life in a positive way. SF- In your own words, define a true Survivor. RG- A Survivor is some who overcomes difficult situations, obstacles and odds and comes out on the other side victorious. http://www.channel3000.com/sh/entertainment/stories/entertainment-20000622-165344.html NEW YORK -- "Survivor" contestant Ramona Gray said she wasn't surprised that she got voted off the adventure game show in its fourth episode. She was surprised by who voted for her. During her time on the island, Gray, an African-American 29-year-old chemist from New Jersey, said that she hadn't had a white person as a friend since she was a teenager. But on the island, she became friends with Jenna Lewis, a white 22-year-old college student. "Even though she tried to redeem herself, a little too little too late," Lewis said when she voted for Gray to leave the island. The two held hands as the votes were being tallied at the tribal council and hugged when it was time for Gray to go. Gray told the CBS "Early Show" that her experience on "Survivor" has left her a bit distrustful of people, despite making amends with Lewis. "She voted the way she thought she had to," Gray told Jane Clayson. "I've talked to Jenna and I'm not mad." Gray said the two castaways have not "kissed and made up," but Gray has made peace with Lewis' decision. I don't think you can really trust somebody in an environment like that. I'm non-trusting anyway," Gray said. "I did hold out hope that we would make a connection, that we would be friends. I think we'll keep in touch, but I don't think it will be to the extent that I had hoped." Gray said she knew she would be voted off the island early in the 39-day contest because she had been ill for most of her 11 days on the island. She said she usually doesn't drink water and was very dehydrated and felt nauseous. "I think of myself as a superwoman. There is nothing I cannot do -- nothing," Gray said. "For me to be vulnerable, (I knew) it was not good." Even though the island's simple diet of water and rice made Gray ill at times, she readily ate a bug larva during an immunity challenge in the show's second episode. The two "Survivor" tribes faced the immunity challenges every three days. The losing tribe must then vote for one of their own to leave. "I'm a competitor. When it's time to compete, it's time to compete," Gray said. "I would have eaten three of those bugs if it meant we would have gotten immunity." Gray's Pagong Tribe lost that immunity challenge and voted B.B. off the island. In the third episode, the Pagong Tribe ate some of the rats that were on the island after their attempts at fishing failed. Gray said the rodents had their "own special flavor. It was really good." http://media.www.districtchronicles.com/media/storage/paper263/news/2003/09/25/StudentLife/ Students.Get.Real.On.Tv-531167.shtml On her birthday, Ramona Gray got a phone call from CBS giving her the good news that she was selected for an interview for Survivor, the reality show stranding strangers together in a remote location. It had been two months since she sent in her five-page application and 30-minute video. Ever since then, Ramona would rush to her phone with tightly crossed fingers every time it rang.

Out of 6,400 applications only 500 were selected for the interview in the casting of the first Survivor episode. Gray was one of them. After the interview, the applications were narrowed down to 50 and she was still around.

Following what seemed to be endless interviewing, CBS scheduled psychological and medical appointments for Gray and the other potential cast members. An interview with the president of CBS was conducted and finally, two weeks later, Gray got the phone call letting her know she was selected along with 15 other contestants to travel to a tropical island in the South China Sea to compete for a million dollars.

"I was so excited," Gray said. "It wasn't even about the money; I would have gone even if there wasn't any prize to win!"

Like many other adventurous "adrenalin-rush junkies," as Gray describes herself, she believes that being on Survivor helped her live out her competitive nature and gave her the push she needed.

Gray is a Howard University alumna, holding a Masters degree in Chemistry. By the time she made her television debut on Survivor's inaugural season, Gray had already graduated from Howard.

"Being on Survivor was a unique experience which I wouldn't have had anywhere else. Shows like these can give students the chance to be exposed to different cultures and surroundings. It is a lifetime experience which can certainly broaden their horizon," she said.

According to Gray, the main reason people audition for reality shows is because they want to be noticed. "It seems like a lot of people have the need for attention. There is nothing wrong with that, unless it is the only reason for going," she said.

Gray's only concern is that young people might try to portray themselves the way producers of reality shows want them to. She warns students not to make that mistake. "Just be yourself; there's nothing wrong with who you are!" http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,85331,00.html Ramona Gray, a 29 year old biochemist from Edison, N.J., is the cast-off most likely to endorse Dramamine. She got seasick on the raft to the South Pacific island, and hurled her way through the first week. Did you have any idea you’d become so famous from this show? No! I really just thought people would see me on TV for the four shows and that would be it. I figured I wouldn't be on long enough for people to recognize me on the street or anything, but NO! Have people been doing weird things to try to get you to spill the beans? Oh my gosh, yes! I was at the spa, and this lady told me, ''I'm going to get my checkbook. We’ll see if we can get you to talk!'' I was like ''unless you have over $4 million in your bank account, you might as well keep your check,'' since that’s how much CBS would sue me for if I leaked the winner’s name. You came off looking pretty miserable. Do you think you were fairly portrayed? In general I think it was pretty fair. It's funny, though. I just got my hair cut today and my barber was like, ''Come on up here, Lazy,'' and I'm like, ''I did do some work!'' I take one nap and that's the piece that gets put on the freaking show! I really did help out. Honest. What’s the most annoying thing the camera crews did? I was having a bad day, during the days when I was sick, and I was doing an interview with one of the producers. I just like broke down in tears and the cameramen were just right in my face. I tried to turn away, but of course they would reposition themselves. ''Come on,'' I told them, ''Give me a break!'' One last question. If CBS created a sister show called ''Sir-vivor,'' which Sir would you like to be paired with: Sir Alec Guinness or Sir Elton John? Probably Sir Lancelot. He was a warrior and could have slayed us some better meals than the rats that we ate. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/06/22/entertainment/main208428.shtml?source=search_st ory True friendship is hard to come by, especially when you're stranded on a deserted island with $1 million on the line. Wednesday night, the latest victim of the Survivor tribal council found that out the hard way. Ramona Gray, a 29-year-old biochemist from Edison, N.J., is the latest contestant to be booted from the CBS adventure game show Survivor. One of those who voted her off was her teammate, Jenna, who hugged Ramona as she was disqualified. "She voted the way she thought that she had to," Ramona says. "I've talked to Jenna, and I've quashed everything. I'm not mad." Even though Jenna was acting like her friend right up until she voted her off? "I don't think you could really trust somebody in an environment like that," says Ramona. "I'm non-trusting anyway. I did hold out hope that we would make a connection, that we would be friends. I think we'll keep in touch, and we have. But I don't think it's going to be the extent that I would hope it would be." What about the hug? Was it phony around the tribal council after they voted and then she's hugging you? What was that about? Ramona says simply, "I don't know." This week's CBS News Early Show Survivor round-table discussion, moderated by Anchor Bryant Gumbel, featured comedian Julia Sweeney, actress Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island, and Jim Poniewozik, who wrote the Time magazine cover story on voyeur TV. Sweeney watched Survivor for the first time Wednesday night. "I wanted to hate it," she says. "I wanted to be above it, and I ended up getting drawn in." Poniewozik chimes in, "That's the experience. You despise yourself for watching, and you despise the show, yet you must look." But Wells says she does not despise the show. She views it as a study of human nature, adding, "We're looking at civilization." Ramona was sick for the first week on the island, partly because she was not drinking enough water and became dehydrated. But she did muster up the courage to eat the bugs in competition and, when she was hungry enough, to eat rats. "They have their own special flavor...Rat taste," says Ramona. "It wasn't chicken, (but) it was good." Ramona looked so miserable. Was she as miserable as she seemed? Did she enjoy any part of her island adventure? "I enjoyed the whole thing, believe it or not," Ramona asserts, adding that "the most miserable point" was the night it rained without stopping. "I didn't sleep at all. I was soaking wet. I had the rats in the hut with me. It was bad." Ask her to describe some of her teammates in one word and here's what she says: Greg: "Crazy." Gretchen: "Survivor." Jenna: "Cheerleader." Joel: "All-American boy." Gervase: "That's my boy. Gervase is my boy." But that doesn't mean there is a love connection between Ramona and Gervase -- unlike the one between Greg and Colleen, which Ramona terms "hot and heavy." In reply to several questions from Early Show viewers, Ramona says she did write in her journal during her time on the island, and she is toying with the idea of writing a book. She was not scared at all during the game, and she thinks if they ever make a movie version of Survivor, Angela Bassett might be a good choice to play her. What did she do when she got get off the island? "Took a shower! It was cold water, but it was still soap and water," she recalls. "I took a shower for about 30 minutes." Would she play Survivor again? "Yes, even if there was no prize money," Ramona replies. "I wanted to try out for the Australia one. They said I couldn't." Dirk Been

Season: 1 Borneo Finish: 12th place / 5th boot / Day 15 Booted: 4-1-1 DOB: 6/15/76 Age during show: 23 Age now: 31 Marital Status: Single Occupation: Substitute Teacher Hometown: Spring Green, Wisconsin Luxury Item: Bible Biography: Dirk graduated from Sauk Prairie High School before earning his bachelor's degree of arts in Religious Studies from Seattle Pacific University in Washington. He currently works as a substitute teacher while also helping to take care of his family's dairy farm. Dirk loves fishing, dancing and blind dates. Having played basketball in high school and college, it is hands-down his favorite sport. He prefers to watch "The Simpsons" and "Saturday Night Live" on television, and declares "Indiana Jones: The Lost Ark" and "The Matrix" as his favorite movies. Describing himself as energetic, funny and loud, he is most proud of being involved with helping disadvantaged kids reach their full potential. He lists Martin Luther King, Jr. and Larry Bird as his personal heroes because he believes they are two examples of effective leaders who led by example. Dirk's perfect day begins with an early morning fishing trip, followed by a competitive game of basketball until it's time to head for dinner at his favorite pizza place. Afterwards, he and his friends dance the night away. Dirk resides in Spring Green, Wisconsin. His birth date is June 15, 1976. Final Words

CBS Site: I guess I want to start by just thanking the Lord for this unbelievable blessing. This whole thing has been a wild trip. I want to thank the Lord for first of all sending his son Jesus Christ to die for me and for his entire creation so I can join him in Heaven one day. I want to thank him for sending me to another part of his beautiful creation. I want to thank Jesus my Lord for just giving me the strength and the mind, the body and the health just to be part of something like this. I want to thank the Lord for the beautiful team he blessed me with. I want to thank the Lord for Sonja and the person he created in her. I want to thank the Lord for Stacey and the person he created in her. I want to thank him for Sean. I want to thank him for Rudy. I want to thank him for Richard. I want to thank the Lord for everyone else involved in the cast. I want to thank him for the crew and everybody involved. It has been an incredible blessing for me. Thank the Lord for Mark for allowing me to be here and for everyone who picked me. I want to thank the Lord for the beautiful weather we've had here. I want to thank the Lord for the protection we've had since we've been here. I want to thank the Lord for the blessing of food every day. I want to thank the Lord for his plan. I want to thank the Lord for allowing me to fail. If I've failed in some way, I'm very surprised. I thank the Lord for the surprise of being here tonight. I'm completely surprised for being taken out this early. I thank the Lord for that because I know he's got a plan for me to move on somewhere else. I've got to thank God for the awesome opportunity. If anybody watching hasn't had the opportunity to meet God through Jesus Christ, let me tell you it's unbelievable. The spirit will change your life today. If you want to take care of it, just come talk to me we'll handle it right now. I'll whip the word. Actually I left my bible back at the camp just in case anybody needed it, just in case I was voted off tonight. Anyway, we can still pray tonight. The Lord has given me so much and this show is just a continuation of it. Tomorrow I have no clue what the Lord will give me and I'm so thankful for this entire event in my life. It just blows my mind. It's a blessing from God and I know that. I'm not sure why he yanked me so quick, but I know I tried my best. I had the most fun I could. I worked the hardest I could. I went after it and some people didn't see it that way, so I'm gone. The word tells us we're more than conquerors. What does the Lord not have his hand in? He has his hand in everything. I was voted out for a reason. I don't know that, but the Lord will make it clear. I still can't believe I couldn't catch a fish. Maybe I'm not as good a fisherman as I thought, but you know something like this challenges you. I felt like I answered the call the best I could. Obviously it wasn't good enough. I couldn't go the distance. The only reason I came here was to go the distance and there wasn't a day until I saw that third vote I didn't think I would make it. Until I saw that I thought I was going the distance. I did in my heart what I thought was right. I thank the Lord for the strength to be able to stand up, just to do what's right. It's not a problem for me to be cut tonight, because I'll be kicking it somewhere else tomorrow and somewhere the next day. I'm very thankful. Thank you God. Thank you Lord. Thank you Jesus Christ. Thank you Holy Spirit. Thanks for all those supporting and praying for me. I love you guys. I love everything going on here. You guys take of your selves. I've got some partying to do y'all.

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Challenge Record: 50% (4/8) Voting Record: 66.67% (2/3) Dirk was the first player to be booted 4-1-1. Confessional Average:

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• "I feel like this adventure has been a blessing from God, and I can't wait to be a part of every moment." Interviews Joel Klug

Season: 1 Borneo Finish: 11th place / 6th boot / Day 18 Booted: 4-2-2 DOB: 4/13/72 Age during show: 28 Age now: 35 Marital Status: Single Occupation: Traveling Salesman Hometown: Sherwood, Arkansas Luxury Item: Shampoo Biography: One of four siblings, Joel grew up on a dairy farm approximately 20 minutes outside of Green Bay, Wisconsin. During his junior year at Reedsville Public High School, Joel joined the United States Coast Guard where he remained with a reserve unit for approximately one year. He then worked various jobs, included working for a sheet metal company, as a landscaper and also as a construction worker, before accepting a job at a health club. In 1997, Joel relocated to Little Rock, Arkansas, after being recruited by a financial company whose primary clients are health clubs. At 25 years old, Joel was hired as a National Account Manager and became one of the youngest individuals working in his position, although he quickly proved himself to his peers. In two-and-a-half years, his contributions have helped the company generate record-breaking growth. Joel describes himself as confident, strong-willed and adventurous. When not traveling the country, Joel enjoys playing football and golf. His favorite television show is "Arliss," and his favorite feature films are "Usual Suspects" and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." His perfect day would start with a chartered fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico, followed by a dinner of grilled snapper and mackerel. Enjoying the sunset from the deck of a condo in Sanibel Island, Florida, he'd smoke a great cigar while listening to the surf. Joel currently resides in Sherwood, Arkansas. He is a member of the International Health & Raquet Sports Association. His birth date is April 13, 1972. Final Words

CBS Site: To Mark Burnett, CBS, and everybody else out there, thanks a lot. It was a great experience, a life changing experience. I'm a little disappointed that I went before the teams merged. I always predicted that I'd go right after the teams merged. The main thing that came down was Gervase's statement the other day. The girls really took offense to that. I think I was the only one that was really outspoken. A lot of times when somebody wanted something said, the group knew it had to be said. I was the one that said it. I think I drew a lot of the fire that way, but that's me. I'm not the kind of guy that is going to sit there and not say anything. If something needs to be said, I'm going to say it. People can say what they want, that I was stupid to say anything, but if I wouldn't have said anything, we'd be sleeping on the ground in the jungle. I did what I came here to do, to compete, to give everything I had for the team and for myself, and to prove I could do it. Eighteen days in the jungle, it was cool and I made it almost halfway. I wish I could've made it a little longer. I think the girls on the team; maybe a few of them had a little inferiority complex. They took some of the remarks wrong or too serious. My mom always taught me open the door for a lady, help her, never walk in front of her, always let her go first and make sure everything is okay. I went into it with that attitude and I got complaints about it. So I started treating everyone like one of the guys and I think some of the girls wanted their cake and eat it too. They wanted to be equal with all of the men on the team, so I treated them equally with the men. They wanted their pleases, and for us to give them a little bit of leeway because they were women. I'm definitely not a chauvinist. I think a woman can do anything that a man can do. That is why I had every faith in the world in the team. I'm gone because I questioned some of the decisions and I didn't take everything automatically at face value when something was said. These are all questions the rest of the team wanted to ask. Whoever voted against me for that reason, maybe it was Gretchen, these weren't questions I thought of on my own, these were questions that people came to me and said "what about this?" I was just the one who said them. So think what you want to think. Good luck with everything everybody. I don't have any ill will towards anybody. I'd just like to say hey, I'm sure I'll think at night tomorrow or the next day of things I wanted say. I know I always think of things I want to say later. Thanks to CBS, thanks to Mark Burnett, thanks to Survivor for giving me a chance to come out here. It has just been a totally amazing experience. This is the ultimate game. This is the whole deal. I'll have a few drinks for you guys. See you soon.

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Quotes • "It's been a surreal experience so far and I'm totally psyched to get the competition started." Interviews Gretchen Cordy

Season: 1 Borneo Finish: 10th place / 7th boot / Day 21 Booted: 4-1-1-1-1-1-1 DOB: 2/7/62 Age during show: 38 Age now: 45 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Homemaker Hometown: Clarksville, Tennessee Luxury Item: Toothbrush Biography: Originally from New York City, Gretchen attended Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She spent six years as a survival instructor for the US Air Force where she earned the Cadre Award from her survival instructor training class (for being the person who most exemplifies the spirit of survival). Gretchen describes herself as strong-willed (stubborn), compassionate and open-minded. The two things that she is most proud of are her children. She enjoys camping, hiking, canoeing and swimming. Gretchen's hobby is working in her yard, and she likes listening to alternative music. When describing her perfect day, it would be camping with her family in the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington State. Gretchen currently works part-time at a preschool in Clarksville, Tennessee. Happily married for 14 years, she and her husband have two children, one dog and a ferret. She is a member of Amnesty International and her children's PTA. Her birth date is Feb. 7, 1962. Final Words

CBS Site: Everything was beautiful and I really enjoyed everybody I met. It's all pleasant memories for me. It really is all pleasant memories. It's scary to me, but Greg reminds me a lot of my son. I would be happy if he grew up like Greg. Greg is a very intelligent man, he likes to have fun and he likes to play with people. The voting is definitely the hardest part of the game. I loved BB, I understood him and I could work with him. The only reason I voted for BB was because he told me he wanted to go, and up until the last minute he wanted to go. I loved Ramona. I really liked Joel. It came down to where we had to vote for people, so I had to put everybody in a lineup and pick somebody out. It was a difficult job. There is nobody I could say I was glad that person went, even with the other tribe that we met. I thought Rich and I would conflict a little bit. Personally I liked Rich in the time I got to talk to him. There was nobody I had a conflict with. Well it's my turn. I came, I saw and I didn't conquer. But I had a great time playing, and I'm really glad I came.

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Quotes • "There is no failure except in no longer trying, and I don't plan to fail!" • “I don’t know you, but I know human beings.” Interviews Greg Buis

Season: 1 Borneo Finish: 9th place / 8th boot / Day 24 Booted: 6-3 DOB: 12/31/75 Age during show: 24 Age now: 31 Marital Status: Single Occupation: Journeyman Hometown: Gold Hill, Colorado Luxury Item: Frisbee Biography: Born in Plano, Texas, Greg Buis is one of four siblings (two brothers and a sister). He studied anthropology at Brown University, graduating in 1999. He is currently based in Gold Hill, Colorado, although he continues to travel around the world. He has lived in Ridgewood, New Jersey; Providence, Rhode Island; Boulder, Colorado; Santa Barbara, California and Australia. Along the way, he has been employed as a survival skill program director, boat mechanic, a stone mason and a restaurant manager. Greg describes himself as energetic, hardworking and dedicated. His favorite color is green and he loves the smell of a pine forest. He says his perfect day would entail stalking a wild animal slowly and quietly enough to surprise it by touching it. His birth date is Dec. 31, 1975. Final Words

CBS Site: I'm glad you could all join me here. It has been quite an evening. A twist of fate that maybe some didn't expect and some did. It seems I've been voted off. There are a few things I would like to have done had I remained on the island. Climb a tree, some vines perhaps, and go for a bit of a run. It's hard to say otherwise. It's an excellent game, well manufactured and well thought-out. A microcosm of humanity and humanitarianism possibly, possibly not, possibly just a game. Confess my deepest, darkest secrets, is that what we're here for? I'm not sure. In fact I'm not exactly sure what I'm here for anymore. I know that we're here; it's just me, you, and those around us. I'm not sure when they'll start closing in. I hear noises in the jungle now. Things might be happening. Things might be taken over sooner than we think. Whether the rebel forces will be able to counteract with something like Operation Tapioca, I will not say. But if it does happen, I know nothing about it. I was never part of any such operation or involved with any people that were. I'm just saying something big may happen soon. This is the deep dark heart of the Bornean jungle. Never underestimate what could happen.

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Quotes • "Everything not forbidden is compulsory." Interviews Jenna Lewis

Season: 1 Borneo Finish: 8th place / 9th boot / Day 27 Booted: 4-3-1 DOB: 7/16/77 Age during show: 22 Age now: 30 Marital Status: Single Occupation: College Student Hometown: Franklin, New Hampshire Luxury Item: Journal Biography: Jenna currently attends classes at New Hampshire Technical Institute. Previous occupations include work as an insurance claims analyst, daycare worker and waitress. Jenna describes herself as energetic, competent and athletic. Her favorite sports are football and track & field - she'll add basketball to this list only if she's playing. Her favorite television show is "Ally McBeal" and her favorite feature film is "Austin Powers." Her musical tastes run the gamut of teen pop to hard rock to rap. A perfect day for Jenna begins with an early hike up Mt. Cardigan before going for a swim. She would then take her daughters to the playground, followed by a raucous game of paintball with six of her close friends. At night, she'd go dancing. Jenna currently resides in Franklin, New Hampshire with her twin daughters, Sadie and Sabrina. Her birth date is July 16, 1977. Final Words

CBS Site: Well, I had a good time, a great time on the island. I was ready to go home, not that I wouldn't have liked to stay for the million. There were a lot of alliances going and I felt like I was targeted tonight, 'cause they knew that Sean would vote for me alphabetically. So they knew they'd get an easy off from me. Which is cool. I had a good time. So they had more rice in their pot, and I just want to let everybody know that it was great. Until it got malicious and evil, and I didn't really want to play anymore anyway. 'Cause it was no longer who could survive, and enjoy the competition. It was becoming alliances. They were more powerful because Pagong went into it a little naïve. So, do I have any hard feelings? Sort of, but I'll just chill with them until I'm back on the mainland. So, that's it. I had a really good time. No hard feelings and nothing's taken personally.

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Quotes • "Veni, Vidi, Vici!" Interviews Gervase Peterson

Season: 1 Borneo Finish: 7th place / 10th boot / Day 30 Booted: 5-2 DOB: 11/2/69 Age during show: 30 Age now: 38 Marital Status: Single Occupation: Youth Basketball Coach Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Luxury Item: Playing cards Biography: Gervase hails from Philadelphia and currently lives in Willingboro, New Jersey. He is a youth basketball coach and his previous occupations include an auditor, a field representative for Nielsen Media Research and a test technician for I.B.M. He attended Lincoln Technical Institute for two years. Gervase's proudest accomplishment is living to the age of 30. His perfect day would consist of playing with his kids, enjoying a game of basketball and football, followed up by a large incredible meal. His hero is his mother for all the sacrifice and love she gave after his father passed way when he was fifteen years old. His three favorite hobbies are watching movies, basketball/football and anything revolving around actress Salma Hayek. Gervase describes himself as confident and responsible, but has trouble dealing with indecisive people who are afraid of trying new things. His birth date is Nov. 2, 1969. Final Words

CBS Site: First off I'd like to say that I don't hold any feelings toward Rich and Sue or anybody in Tagi for picking us off one by one. That's the smart thing to do, and that's what I was trying to do to them when I was with Pagong before the merger. It's just that my tribe didn't want to do that they wanted to keep it as an open game, fair is fair let the best person end up winning the million dollars. That's where Pagong made the mistake, not knowing that this is a game and there are a million dollars on the line and people will pretty much do anything for a million dollars when it comes down to it. So I really don't have too much to say. I had a great time here, the best time of my life. It was really all on me when it came down to it, to win these challenges for immunity and I didn't. I fell short and that's why I'm not in the tribe any more, I'm sitting right here. So, that's all on me and I can live with that. I gave it my best shot, I tried my hardest to win these challenges, I was going for broke every time and just couldn't muster up enough to come up on top. I'm very proud of myself cause I really didn't think I was this tough to last thirty days on a tropical deserted island. I've amazed myself in a lot of the things I've done out here. I'm pretty sure all my friends and family will be happy for me and proud of me for all of the things that I accomplished and that's what matters when it comes down to it. I'm about to go home to my little boy Gunner and I can't wait to see him and everybody else. I am proud of myself, I'm happy, and I love everybody home. I'll be coming to see everybody real soon.

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Quotes • "I'm excited beyond belief!" Interviews Colleen Haskell

Season: 1 Borneo Finish: 6th place / 11th boot / Day 33 Booted: 4-2 DOB: 12/6/76 Age during show: 23 Age now: 31 Marital Status: Single Occupation: College Student Hometown: Miami Beach, Florida Luxury Item: Soap Biography: Colleen currently attends college at Miami Ad School where she is working to make a portfolio that she hopes will eventually lead to a job in creative advertising. Previous jobs include working as an intern for Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. and waitressing. Born and raised in Bethesda, Maryland, she attended college at the University of Georgia in Athens where she was able to study abroad in London, England on a six month internship with the London Film Festival. Upon graduation, she spent two months in Ghana, West Africa followed by two months traveling in France. Colleen describes herself as talkative, independent and a bit spacey. Her favorite topics at a dinner party are stories and jokes ("I still believe in storytime"). In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and cooking, and prefers to listen to talk radio. An avid lover of French films, she admits that Kevin Costner's "Robin Hood" can still make her cry. Colleen currently resides in Miami Beach, Florida. Her birth date is Dec. 6, 1976. Final Words

CBS Site: This past week was actually the hardest part of the whole thing. And in the rainstorm I came to a revelation that was: is it worth it, and how bad do I want it? I think the answer to that is not as bad as I thought I did. I think today I could have won the immunity challenge, there was nothing keeping me there. I wasn't wobbling, I didn't feel like I was gonna fall, and out of nowhere I started walking. One of the reasons I started walking was because Kelly and I started talking about voting and it started to stress me out. If I thought that was bad it's only going to get worse. I would have had to win the next immunity challenge, and then it would have been cut throat and mean. It's not my style, it's just not my style. In ten years I think I could kick ass, really. I learned a lot. I met a lot of great people. Rich you're included, I talked enough bad stuff about you, but I'll let you know now you redeemed yourself. Kelly, I was wishy washy with you, but you're pretty cool yourself. I'm excited now for the next step. I want to sit in the jury box and watch them all play round two. I'm glad they let me stick around as long as I did. If I came into this game differently or on Tagi's team I think I could have won. I'm saying it now after I've been kicked off and I didn't win, but I feel it. So maybe Survivor part II I'll come back on the conniving wicked team and I will reign. Who am I kidding? All I want now is a bowl of ice cream, actually I had so much crap today I would love to eat some ice. There's no point to ramble on and on. That's all she wrote, the end.

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Quotes • "I’m going to Malaysia to try and win a million dollars. . . how exciting is that?" Interviews Sean Kenniff

Season: 1 Borneo Finish: 5th place / 12th boot / Day 36 Booted: 4-1 DOB: 11/27/69 Age during show: 30 Age now: 38 Marital Status: Single Occupation: Neurologist Hometown: Long Island, New York Luxury Item: Razor Biography: The middle child of three, Sean was born in Massapequa, New York. His father worked as a firefighter for New York City while his mother maintained her work as a homemaker. Graduating from Massapequa High School, Sean immediately began his studies the following fall at the State University of New York at Binghamton where he eventually received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. While other kids opted for spring break in college, Sean stayed behind to save his money in order to get through medical school. He attained his M.D. through New York Medical College. Upon graduation, he then spent four years with the Long Island Jewish Medical Center (a division of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine), serving his last year as their Chief Resident. As a neurologist, Sean maintained a private practice that allotted him the privileges to work for the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, the North Shore University Hospital (an affiliate of Cornell University) and St. Francis University Hospital (an affiliate of Columbia University). At age 30, with full intentions of resuming his profession at a later date, he's taken a break to explore other avenues of interest. An amateur writer, Sean wrote a yet-to-be published psychological thriller which he hopes to someday develop into a television show. He's also written the sequel. He indulges his artistic impulses through sketching and writing poetry. He also finds time for boxing at the Westbury Police Athletic League. Sean currently lives in Carle Place, New York. His birth date is Nov. 27, 1969. Final Words

CBS Site: They want me to say something after I just took that lonely walk when your friends slice your throat wide open on national TV. Nah, I'm just kidding I don't have any hard feelings towards those guys, they played the game. I think that they know how they conducted themselves. They conducted themselves in a pretty sinister fashion and I think that will show up on tape, I think the American public will know that.

I think the jury right now is in a tough position because they are going to have to decide between people they dislike, myself included, depending on the result. There are people that I genuinely like on there, but there are some very callous, cold, and duplicitous people remaining in the contest. I like to think I was the last good person down. I hope that is the way America remembers me. I conducted myself very well here. On this island you have the good the bad and the ugly but unfortunately right now the ugly is prevailing. I think most of the good people are sitting on the jury pool. I did gain fifteen friends, well maybe twelve or thirteen which nobody remaining can say, and when it comes down to it that's pretty priceless.

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Quotes • "I'm prepared for the unknown, and I'm ready to lock horns with Mother Nature!" Interviews Susan Hawk

Season: 1 Borneo Finish: 4th place / 13th boot / Day 37 Booted: 3-1 DOB: 8/17/61 Age during show: 38 Age now: 46 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Truck Driver Hometown: Palmyra, Wisconsin Luxury Item: Tweezers Biography: Born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Susan attended Waukesha South Campus High School. Currently employed as a truck driver, she previously owned and operated a hunting and fishing camp in N.W. Ontario, Canada. Prior to that, she worked as a horse trainer and a waitress/bartender. Susan's three favorite hobbies are hunting, swimming and fishing. She enjoys hunting birds with her dogs, Ellie and Stinky. She describes herself as motivated, resourceful, and flexible. Her favorite television shows are "The Drew Carey Show" and "Who's Line is It Anyway?" Her favorite feature film is "Papillion" (starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman) and she prefers to listen to 60's and 70's rock and roll music. A perfect day for Susan begins at 2:00 AM to walk the dogs. She would be at work by 5:00 AM delivering concrete, and be home by 6:00 PM for a quick run in the woods with husband, Tim, and of course Ellie and Stinky, who would be looking for pheasants. Returning home, they would eat dinner and retreat to the hot tub for a romantic evening. Susan currently resides in Palmyra, Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin Road Team, an organization of truck drivers that travel throughout the state to teach student drivers how to share the road safely with big trucks. Her birth date is August 17, 1961. Final Words

CBS Site: It's been a blast. It was very, very much fun. I said it would be great if I could finish in the last four or five and I finished in the top four. Hey that's good enough for me. I didn't expect a whole lot more. Outside of the weather, and being cold when it rained at night, and the sand fleas this was a lot easier for me. To make my money doing this is easier than driving a truck to Chicago every day of the week. That's a lot worse than being out here in the bush. It was neat being on a team and I'm still on a team until this is aired. Meeting the people and playing the alliance thing, it was a lot of fun. It was a lot of interaction with people. I haven't had a chance to have lot of interaction with people in a long time. Because of my job I'm in the truck and driving all day. So thank you for letting me be here and if I had a chance I would do it again.

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Susan was the first person to ever cast a vote on Survivor.

Quotes • "Thank goodness I'm getting out of the cold!" • “I’m a redneck, and I don’t know corporate world at all, and corporate world ain’t going to work out here in the bush.” • “Action, man! Action, Richard!” • “The chicks think I’m voting for one person and I’m not.” Interviews Rudy Boesch

Season: 1 Borneo Finish: 3rd place / 14th boot / Day 38 Booted: 1-0 DOB: 1/20/28 Age during show: 72 Age now: 79 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Retired Navy SEAL Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia Luxury Item: Toothbrush Biography: Rudy joined the Navy in April of 1945 and immediately volunteered for "secret and hazardous duty" with the Amphibious Scouts and Raiders, highly classified naval commando units. In 1951, six years after Scout and Raider training at Fort Pierce, Florida, Rudy completed UDT (Underwater Demolition Teams) training in Little Creek, Virginia, and was assigned to UDT-2 (redesigned as UDT-21 in 1953). He remained in UDT-21 for the next 11 years. During this period, he completed numerous specialized schools and deployed routinely to the Mediterranean and Caribbean areas with the Naval Amphibious Forces. Rudy became a proficient combat swimmer and expert in small-boat operations. In 1962, Rudy was one of the 50 hand-selected officers of the original SEAL (Sea-Air-Land) Team TWO, becoming one of their most distinguished members. In 1967, Rudy was advanced to the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer and, between combat tours, served as the senior enlisted position of Command Master Chief. From 1968-1970, Rudy completed two combat deployments to Vietnam. Among his numerous awards, Rudy earned the Bronze Star Medal for heroic action during more than 45 combat operations. During and after his stint in Vietnam, Rudy was delegated the "Chief SEAL," and set physical and operational standards at SEAL Team TWO. In the late 1980's, Rudy became the Naval Special Warfare Community "Bull Frog," a distinguishing award presented to the SEAL serving the longest time on active duty. Instead of retiring, Rudy was selected as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to USSOCOM. In August of 1988, Rudy headed to Tampa, Florida and entered into the "inner circle" of the Special Operations Command to advise on all enlisted matters of the Joint command. For his extraordinary performance, Rudy was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal - an award not often given to an enlisted man. Master Chief Rudy retired from the U.S. Navy after completing over 45 years continuous activity. He was honorably discharged on August 1, 1990. Rudy and Marge, his wife of 42 years, are now involved in extensive volunteer work. In 1992, Rudy captained a 38' power boat during the "Americas Cup 1992" event. In 1996, he captained a support boat at the Summer Olympic Games. He continues as a Red Cross Volunteer and drives support vehicles and performs essential services during disaster-relief operations. He is also a volunteer for the Virginia Beach Police Department. Involved with many organizations, Rudy is a founding member of the UDT- SEAL Association and a founding member of the Association's Board of Directors, having once served as their President. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Special Operations Fund. Rudy currently lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He and Marge have three children, Ellen Marie, Patricia Ann and Barbara Jean, and one granddaughter, Kelsey. His birth date is January 20, 1928. Final Words

CBS Site: I never thought I'd come this far, because in the beginning you needed to be an athlete to compete. I got three votes, then I got two votes, then I got one vote and then they forgot about me. I figured I was right in the middle, where I wanted to be. Today was the first time I got a vote since a month ago. It was the fatal vote. I'm sure tomorrow Kelly will win it. Just like Jeff said, Richard stepped on a lot of toes. I might have given her a bit of competition, but she probably would've won it anyway. I think my military training helped with this. I've lived on islands before for up to ninety days. I knew what to expect. I didn't think it was going to be this easy. I didn't think they were going to give us food or water or anything like that. Once I found out about that, it was only a matter of doing thirty-nine days. My advice for anybody who plays this game is form an alliance and stick with it.

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Quotes • "I'm very excited and anxious to start the adventure and see who my new roommates are." • “I don’t even know what MTV means.” • “I’ve got to fit in, not them. There’s more of them than there is of me.” • “The guy surprises me. You know, he’s fat, but he’s good.” Interviews Kelly Wiglesworth

Season: 1 Borneo Finish: 2nd place / 15th boot / Day 39 Booted: 4-3 DOB: 6/24/77 Age during show: 23 Age now: 30 Marital Status: Single Occupation: River Guide Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada Luxury Item: Bead bag Biography: Kelly is certified in swift water rescue and currently working as a guide on the Kern River in Nevada. She is a former student of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Previous employment includes a job as an outdoor guide for UNLV's Outdoor Adventures, a campus run outdoor activities organization, and working as a waitress. When describing herself, she uses the terms "creative," "confident" and "outgoing." Of her many accomplishments, she is most proud of having spent 21 days rowing her own boat through the Grand Canyon and being able to touch her tongue to her nose. She enjoys dancing, whitewater kayaking and snowboarding during her free time. Her favorite television show is "The Simpsons" and favorite feature film is "To Kill A Mockingbird." Kelly currently resides in Kernville, Nevada, with her boyfriend, Tracy, and her dog, Flower. She is a member of Swiftwater Rescue and supports Friends of the River. Her birth date is June 24, 1977. Final Words

CBS Site: There's not a whole to say. I got pretty far, of course I would liked to have won, but I didn't. It's not a big deal. I got down to the final two, and I busted my ass to get here. The only thing that got me down to the final two was me, I think. As far as tonight goes, the jury was pretty much as I expected. And as for Sue, she's thirty-eight- years-old and extremely immature. I learned early on in the game. I had befriended her; I trusted her and she betrayed me. She was lying to me, and was plotting against me from very early on. I realized that and I knew that. Therefore I decided not to trust her, not to be friends with her, not to be honest with her, for my own protection. I think she is extremely bitter that I got further in the game than she did. I think it was bad form what she did and what she said tonight. Everything she said to me was a complete description of how she acted towards me, and did to me in this game. I think it's pretty funny she's that pissed off, that bitter and that much of a bad sport that she had to resort to that. I just really wanted to get through this game as sanely as possible, and as true to myself as possible. I want to walk away proud. I didn't win, but I'm proud of myself and how far I got. I'm proud of what I did.

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Quotes • "Bring it on!" Interviews Richard Hatch

Season: 1 Borneo Finish: 1st place / 16th finisher / Day 39 Booted: N/A DOB: 4/8/61 Age during show: 39 Age now: 46 Marital Status: Single Occupation: Corporate Trainer Hometown: Newport, Rhode Island Luxury Item: Journal Biography: Richard currently runs his own business as a corporate trainer and consultant, conducting seminars on numerous topics including, conflict management, team building, practical negotiation and public speaking. In addition, he is a licensed real estate agent and has worked as a car salesman and bartender. He spent five years in the Army, initially enlisting and then becoming a West Point Cadet. Richard is halfway through the Masters' program in education and counseling at Providence College in Rhode Island. Past studies have included oceanography and marine biology at Florida Institute of Technology, management at The United States Military Academy and general studies at George Mason University. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Management and Applied Behavioral Sciences through National-Louis University. Richard describes himself as bright, rational, spontaneous and humorous - "just as comfortable running a meeting in a boardroom as attending the annual nude weenie roast of the American Society of Harley Davidson Enthusiasts." He enjoys provocative and meaningful conversation, any sport involving water (snorkeling, spear fishing, swimming, etc.) and camping. Richard is from and currently lives in Newport, Rhode Island. He is single and has an adopted son, Christopher. His birth date is April 8, 1961. Final Words

CBS Site: I'm speechless. It's life changing, it's literally life changing for me. Mentally I'm beyond exhausted, but I'm beyond elated as well right now, so much so I'm shaken. There will be more emotion when I have my wits about me and I realize what really just happened. I really feel that I earned where I am. The first hour on the island I stepped into my strategy and thought, "I'm going to focus on how to establish an alliance with four people early on." I spend a lot of time thinking about who people are and why they interact the way they do, and I didn't want to just hurt people's feelings or do this and toss that one out. I wanted this to be planned and I wanted it to be based on what I needed to do to win the game. I don't feel I was diabolical. There were ethics in this game. There was morality and I think that is a big part of why I won. I don't regret anything I've done or said to them and I wouldn't change a thing.

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Quotes • "I'm ecstatic! Surviving the island adventure and plunging into the interpersonal dynamics are what makes life fun for me." • “I’ve got the million dollar check written already. I mean, I’m the winner.” • “Subtle reasons. I’m not sure exactly what they are.” Interviews