Feb

12

Jeff Probst Thoughts on Tocantins Cast

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February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Jeff Probst, host of Survivor, weighs in with his thoughts on this season’s contestants.
He says that this will be a completely different season from Gabon, as there are so many likable castaways this season. He says this is a fun cast.
Tyson is one of Jeff’s favorites this season. Jeff says Tyson has Richard Hatch’s [...]

Feb

12

Meet Tyson Apostal

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February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Tyson Apostal is a professional cyclist from Utah. His favorite hobbies are exercising and sunbathing. He has a ‘life of the party’ personality and he is often viewed as arrogant. His strategy on Survivor is to win friends, be funny and be approachable.
He feels his athletic background will be an advantage. He [...]

Feb

12

Meet Tamara “Taj” Johnson-George

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February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Taj is another Survivor contestant who doesn’t need the money. She’s married to former NFL player Eddie George, she’s the member of Grammy-nominated vocal group Sisters With Voices, and she’s an author. She’s also the mother of 2 boys.
She grew up in Brooklyn as a complete tomboy. She’s snappy, has [...]

Feb

12

Meet Sydney Wheeler

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February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Like Sierra, Sydney is also a model living in California. Unlike Sierra, I don’t think Sydney is going to make it very far in the game.
Sydney currently lives in San Diego, but her hometown is Raleigh, North Carolina, She moved to California to pursue modeling and interior design. When people look [...]

Feb

12

Meet Stephen Fishbach

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February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Stephen is an Internet Marketing Director from New York. He’s the self-proclaimed ‘geeky boy’ of this season. He’s a Yale graduate, but he plans to keep that fact hidden from his fellow tribe mates.
Stephen boxes and lifts weights, is manipulative and a prankster. He thinks he looks like a Muppet, although I’m [...]

Feb

12

Meet Spencer Duhm

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February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

At 19, Spencer Duhm is the youngest Survivor contestant ever. He has watched Survivor since Day 1, when he was just 10 years old. According to host Jeff Probst, Spencer would have been chosen for Fans vs. Favorites, but he was too young at the time.
Spencer attends the University of Florida [...]

Feb

12

Meet Sierra Reed

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February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Sierra reminds me a lot of Sugar from last season’s Survivor: Gabon. Not sure why, but that’s just my impression. I think it’s because she’s cutesy, but I have a feeling she’s tough.
Sierra is a 23-year-old model from LA. She’s a self-proclaimed adventure junkie who is used to roughing it. She [...]

Feb

12

Meet Sandy Burgin

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February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Sandy Burgin is a 53-year-old bus driver from Louisville Kentucky. She is the oldest contestant this season. Her motto is “If You Believe, You Can Achieve”. Let’s hope she has strong beliefs, because if history is any indicator, generally the oldest Survivors are gone very quickly. She knows that she will [...]

Feb

8

Meet JT

Posted by Beth

February 8, 2009 | 3 Comments

James Thomas Jr., known as JT, operates a Registered Angus Cattle ranch in Alabama. People think he’s a dumb hillbilly because of his accent, but he’s really very smart. He does all of the paperwork and marketing for the ranch in addition to working with the cattle.
He has always been the outdoors type, [...]

Feb

8

Meet Joe Dowdle

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February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Joe is a strong, confident and well-rounded individual from Austin, Texas. He sells commercial real estate. While at the University of Texas-Austin, Joe was a service ambassador known as a Texas Cowboy. He is dedicated and goal-oriented, and his pet peeve is drama kings and queens.
He has a strategy he calls [...]

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