Aparri/BrawnCliff Robinson. Big basketball player.
The big question for Cliff is how many people will recognize him.
Cliff: Even though I'm 6'10" I'm still trying to fly under the radar.
On the down-side there's a major league baseball president out here. Who I'm certain knows who Cliff Robinson is.
David: Uncle Cliffy is his nick-name.
Going in, what he's probably hoping is... 'I'm gonna admit that I play some sports but I'm gonna try to avoid saying I played in the NBA.' Because people equate the NBA with cash.
Sarah's a favorite. I think the audience is gonna love her.
Sarah: Cops have never done well on this and I've never understood why. I'm a different kind of cop.
She seems to be really good with people and knowing when I need to get physical and trust me, if I do, I'll take you down. And one I can say can go without the cuffs. You're all right.
Interesting thing about Tony, who is a cop, Sarah said before she ever heard him speak
Sarah: He seems like that jerk cop that I was just talking about.
Tony: I'm gonna bring everything but... Honesty, Honor, Integrity, Loyalty.
I like Tony but I don't think Tony can win this game. Because I don't think Tony's gonna be able to relate to people in the way they need to be related to.
Lindsey is somebody that I really like. And she wants you to notice her otherwise she wouldn't dress the way the way she does.
Lindsey: I own a very edgy salon.
She takes a lot of pride in the fact that as a hairdresser, I'm creating a look like this for somebody else. If she can find that quality in the game, I think she's really likeable, and I think she's really scrappy.
Woo is instantly likeable. Because he's just so open.
Woo: I can accomplish anything when I put my mind to it and that goes for this game and claiming the next Sole Survivor.
I can't figure out if that's all there is to Woo is what you see or if there's a lot more going on that he hasn't shown. Woo could be Fabio. He could be a new version of the young kid who ends up in the end and you go, HUH?
I really like Trish, she'll tell you her story it's not been an easy one.
Trish: You know, we don't have the stuff that you can buy. But the three of us have everything that money can't buy.
But she's taught her kids never give up on your dreams.
Trish: Cause when your dreams die, your soul dies.
Trish's story is going to be relatable to a lot of people. And if Trish can outlast the I'm the old person syndrome, she has a real shot.
Luzon/Brain
David Sampson is the president of a major league baseball team, the Miami Marlins. This guy makes decisions that are sometimes involving probably hundreds of millions of dollars.
David: I'm viewing this 39 days as a full baseball season. I have to be very careful what I do in the beginning because they say you can't win the pennant in April but you certainly can lose it.
The thing going against David is the other 17 people probably don't live the world you live and they're not gonna come play your game. You're gonna have to go play theirs.
J'Tia is a big question mark for me. I get many different women when I talk to her.
J'Tia: My strategy is to be very very relatable. I know I'm gonna be complainin'. I be like, It's hot, I'm tired. Shut up. Leave me alone. I'm really looking forward to building the shelter cause I already drew it out ; We're gonna have 2 poles that connect and have a teepee laying on it. So it's gonna be good. It's not gonna be fancy but it's gonna be sturdy as hell.
My question for J'Tia going into this game is... Who are you, really?
Man, I love Garrett. Cause Garret is probably the brightest guy out here. Big time poker player, he's clearly the most physically fit.
Garrett: And the fact that I've dedicated my entire life for the last 6 months, over 2000 hours, to mastering survivor strategy.
And yet, his chances for winning survivor aren't that great. He doesn't see that people see through the bravado and it's not that people don't appreciate how hard he works in life. It's that it's gonna come across as disingenuous.
Kass is another question mark for me. I don't think Kass knows who she's gonna be in this game and we're getting dangerously close to starting so she needs to figure it out.
Kass: I was gonna be a mom villain. I like to cheat at things and win a lot.
If Kass comes out and tries to be the clever one or tries to be the villain, it's not gonna work.
Spencer has zero chance of winning this game. He's waiting to be blindsided. He's so unaware of how he comes across. He's young, arrogant, thinks he's the smartest guy to ever walk the face of the planet.
Spencer: I've always said I wanna play this game with idiots and you guys seem to have provided me with many an idiot.
Spencer needs to spend less time thinking about how right he is and spend more time trying to understand why the other guy doesn't think he's right.
Latasha is someone I liked the second we met her in casting. She came in with this bright energy. A big asset, I think, for Latasha, you don't know how old she is. She's almost 40. And she can play as though she's 22.
Latasha: I'm able to change my colors whenever I want to to fit whatever the situation is.
The question with Latasha is, can she integrate into a group and make it stick.
Solana/Beauty
Brice is an early favorite. I dunno if he can win the game, I don't know if he can last long enough but I like Brice because he knows who he is.
Brice: From the looks that the cast made, somebody needs to make them laugh. They look like they need a little Brice in their life. So how bout dat.
Brice doesn't care. This is me. I'm gonna look good I'm gonna have fun. Brice is a great representative on the beauty tribe because he shows you, it's not just on the outside, it's on the inside.
Alexis is somebody I'm gonna root for to do better than I think she will. I think Alexis is gonna have a hard time getting to the end because I think she might get outplayed by somebody with more life experience. For her I would want to align with some guys.
Alexis: If guys keep you around just cause you get them a little excited, then why not.
I love Jeremiah.
Jeremiah: I'm from *mouthfull of backwoods* North Carolina. My father raised me and my brother to hunt and fish.
And one day somebody says I'll pay you a lot more money doing this if you just come sit on this tractor for me.
Jeremiah: I been a model for probably going on...8 years now.
Is he JT, he can get it done and he can charm the women but he's not afraid to get dirty and he's not gonna rely on his looks or is there any part of Jeremiah that is segued into I'm a good lookin' dude. And that matters.
Morgan is probably the biggest fish out of water out here.
Morgan: I'm a flirt. I mean, I have to be.
She gets what she wants because of how she looks and how she conducts herself. Out here, no one cares. What you need on survivor is a lot more than pretty hair.
LJ is a favorite for me. I think LJ knows that he is good looking, that he's strong and that he's good with people and I think he's aware of how people see him.
LJ: I don't think initially people see me as the smart guy.
The perception of me is gonna be this, so how do I play to it.
LJ: That's why I got to really dummy down. And then I have to just outsmart the smartest kids at the end.
Of all the young girls, Jefra has the best shot at winning this game. She's attractive. She's got this great spark of life that you just want to hug but she's been through some stuff. She's had some family drama she's had to withstand and she's also been a girl out in the outdoors, in the wildernes. She hunts, she fishes.
Jefra: I don't feel like I necessarily have to have the guys to survive out here. I'm very independant. I'm not scared to get down and dirty.
So if Jefra can make the right alliance. At the end she might be able to surprise them.
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