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Thursday, January 04, 2001 - 12:24 pm Click here to edit this post

CBS Reveals 'Survivor' Contestants
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By David Bauder
AP Television Writer
Thursday, January 4, 2001; 12:09 PM


NEW YORK –– Place your bets: Will it be the Harvard Law School student, the Army intelligence officer or maybe a couple of bartenders?


They are among the 16 contestants in the Australian edition of CBS' "Survivor" game. The network, banging the drumbeat of publicity for the show's Jan. 28 debut, unveiled the new cast on Thursday.


Time will tell if any make as indelible an impression as Richard Hatch, the fat naked guy who took home $1 million by winning the first game this summer, or his cranky co-conspirator, Rudy Boesch.


"I won't be bringing my handcuffs," said one new contestant, Maralyn Hershey, a 51-year-old retired police officer from Wakefield, Va., on the CBS "Early Show" Thursday. "I think primarily it's going to be mental skills."


Hershey already knows her fate. The series was filmed at a desolate location near the Herbert River in northeastern Australia. CBS, as it successfully did for "Survivor" last summer, is going to extraordinary lengths to keep the results a secret.


Other contestants are talking tough, like 40-year-old Keith Famie, a chef from West Bloomfield, Mich.


"All of us who are playing have some degree of confidence," he said. "This game is not for the meek and mild."


The first "Survivor" finale was the television event of 2000, drawing 51.7 million viewers in normally sleepy August.


After its debut immediately following the Super Bowl, the second "Survivor" will air mostly on Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET through April.


Besides Hershey and Famie, the contestants are:


–Rodger Bingham, 53, a teacher and farmer from Crittenden, Ky.


–Amber Brkich, 22, an administrative assistant from Beaver, Pa.


–Nick Brown, 23, a Harvard Law School student originally from San Francisco.


–Alicia Calaway, 32, a personal trainer from New York City.


–Colby Donaldson, 26, an auto customizer from Christoval, Texas, now living in Dallas.


–Debb Eaton, 45, a corrections officer from Berlin, N.H.


–Elisabeth Filarski, 23, a footwear designer from Providence, R.I., currently living in Newton, Mass.


–Kel Gleason, 32, an Army intelligence officer from Murphysboro, Ill., now living in Ft. Hood, Texas.


–Kimmi Kappenberg, 28, a bartender and free-lance production assistant from Long Island, N.Y.


–Jerri Manthey, 30, an aspiring actress and bartender living in Los Angeles.


–Mitchell Olson, 23, a singer-songwriter from Vermillion, S.D., now living in Union City, N.J.


–Michael Skupin, 38, a software publisher and distributor from Farmington Hills, Mich., now living in White Lake, Mich.


–Jeff Varner, an Internet project manager from Greensboro, N.C., now living in New York City.


–Tina Wesson, 40, a mother and part-time nurse from Knoxville, Tenn.


© 2001 The Associated Press

Twiggyish

Thursday, January 04, 2001 - 05:48 pm Click here to edit this post

I thought the mix looked good for the next show. I can't wait for it to start.

Prince

Thursday, January 04, 2001 - 07:41 pm Click here to edit this post

Videos of the contestants and their audition tapes in case you missed it from CBS's site.
Auditions One
Auditions Two

Enbwife

Saturday, January 06, 2001 - 08:44 am Click here to edit this post

Julie Chen on CBS' The Morning Show interviewed a news correspondent, Hattie Kauffman on Friday. Hattie visited the set of Survivor II on Day 3 of the taping. She was not allowed near the survivors however reported the following:
There are 250 crew working on Survivor II, who are living in a makeshift village. Crew consists of medical staff, set designers, rescue divers, hellicoptor pilots, and of course camera crew, etc. In their village, they have TVs, pool tables, Internet access, a bar, blankets, towels, tents and cots.

The ozone layer is almost depleted over Australia, and therefore, sunscreen and medical staff are always available. Crocodiles, exotic insects, snakes with lethal bites are also everywhere.

The challenges are always set up perfectly and hellicoptors and rescue divers are all around, in case of any kind of accident.

Very interesting interview.

Sbw

Saturday, January 06, 2001 - 04:46 pm Click here to edit this post

CBS has posted the player profiles on their site.

Admin

Monday, January 08, 2001 - 07:10 pm Click here to edit this post

Suvivor II Cast

Enbwife

Monday, January 15, 2001 - 04:28 pm Click here to edit this post

ET did a bit on Survivor II tonight saying that one of the Survivors, Debb Eaton, a 45 year old prison guard, is in the papers because she is dating her 34 year old stepson. Also, Rodger Binghan (53) is the eldest survivor, and has been married for 33 years.

Max

Wednesday, January 24, 2001 - 02:17 pm Click here to edit this post

"Debb Eaton, a 45 year old prison guard, is in the papers because she is dating her 34 year old stepson."

EWWWWW!!! Are you sure that wasn't a preview of a Jerry Springer show?! Just kidding, I believe you, but EWWWWWWW!