Mole 2 Players-BOB
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Car54 | Saturday, May 25, 2002 - 02:03 pm     Bob Hometown: Redlands, CA Age: 25 Birth date: January 25 Height: 5' 9 1/2" Weight: 170 Zodiac Sign: Aquarius Eye color: Blue Hair color: Blonde Children: None Occupation: Financial Consultant College: University of Redlands Married: No Tattoos: None Piercings: None Glasses: No Contact lenses: No Allergies: Cats Foreign languages spoken: None Smoker: No Pets: None Musical instrument: None Favorite relaxation activity: Computer games Best quality: Optimist Worst quality: Over-critical Bad habits: None Most embarrassing moment: Fell over a chain in the Kmart checkout line trying to impress a girl Are you high maintenance or low maintenance: Low How long to get ready in morning: 10-15 minutes Favorite drink: Newcastle Favorite music: Rap Fears: None Place of birth: Rhode Island Favorite game: Ice Hockey Favorite artist: Van Gogh Favorite color: Blue Childhood hero/idol: Dad Favorite food: Mexican Lucky number: 4 If you could live in another country, what would it be: Australia Way to deal with pressure situations: I handle it as it comes and play dumb Most proud accomplishment: Making it through six weeks of fraternity pledging What will your fraternity brothers think of you being on Mole 2?: They'll probably laugh and call me a "poseur," to which I'll reply that they're just jealous I got on TV Besides clothes and toiletries, what did you pack in your Mole 2 suitcase?: Holy water, pictures of my immediate family and a photo of the mountain in June Lake loop near Mammoth, CA. Oh yeah, and a stick of gum, a paper clip, a twist of aluminum foil, a clicker pen, dental floss and trash can twisties (I like to fancy myself like "MacGyver") Are you a good liar?: I prefer to think I'm good at deception |
Webkitty | Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 09:52 pm     ~1st executed~ |
Car54 | Friday, May 31, 2002 - 06:59 pm     Mole 2: The Next Betrayal Execution Interview with Bob Just after Bob was executed on the first episode of Mole 2: The Next Betrayal, ABC.com had an opportunity to sit down with him and discuss the game. Here is the transcript from that exclusive interview. So … the Burn Bags game. Everyone's talking about how horrible it was, but they warned you, didn't they? They gave us a clue. They told us, "Take everything out of your bag that is important." In all fairness, I didn't take out my pictures — I thought they meant what was important for the night. You know, like eye-drops, or whatever. In my bag, I had pictures, and I really wasn't all that upset about it. Did you get the feeling that people were really upset about the Burn Bags game? Well, my mind-set going into the game was that they're going to do things to mess with you all the time, just to get a reaction, so I expected things like that to happen. Whether or not people really felt upset, yeah, I think a lot of people felt really bad, and then some people were acting a little bit more, and then there were some, like myself, that were, "Yeah, whatever, let's see what happens later on." The Crossbow/Biathlon--how easy was it to shoot that crossbow, because it only took each player no more than two tries to hit the bulls-eye. It wasn't as easy as it appears. When you go down that hill, it was easy going down, but coming back up that hill in that altitude was hard, combined with the fact that I didn't know how to switch gears. I crashed the bike, and then I ran up the hill, got the bike going again, and got the crossbow from Anderson. There was a wind factor, coming from the left. I aimed at the top left of the target with the crosshairs, knowing the wind was coming from there, and the arrow hit just outside the target on the bottom right. So the second time I aimed even more out there, and I just barely got it inside the bulls-eye. Then when Bribs and Rob went, I gave them a clue that they needed to aim at eleven o'clock on the target. It was a little more difficult, but I helped clue them in on how to do it. So, in a way, you won someone $40,000. Yeah (laughs). How much of the game would you say is pure luck? The first round is entirely a crap-shoot. You have three days with these people, and it's difficult to make a judgement call if someone is the mole, because everyone on the show could be the mole.In Kathryn Price's Mole Insider column on this Web site, she observed that your strategy was to be an incredible flirt. Was this an accurate observation? I think there's definitely validity to that point. I was definitely flirting with the girls, trying to get information out of them. Yeah, I think it's pretty valid. How do you feel being the first one executed on Mole 2? Well, I think you're going to remember the mole, the person who won, the person who came in second, and the first person executed. So it's not so bad. How much does strategy work in this game, or is it just luck the whole way through? I think the first part of the game is pure luck. I think the strategy starts to take affect when people start to figure out who the mole is. Then in the end, it's just a matter of who knows more and who can take the quiz the fastest. So it's really in the middle of the game when the game is played, not really the beginning or the end. Did you form any coalitions? Yes, with Darwin. It was pretty cool. They didn't show it, but we had some pretty good ideas. We had a good vibe about what questions they were going to ask. We know where everyone sat at the beginning of the show, we knew what kind of wine everyone drank, we even memorized who sat in what van on the way up to the cabin. We knew what the quiz was, we knew what the questions were, I just obviously didn't have enough information about who the mole was. Do you think Darwin is on the right track? I don't know. If he's not the mole, I hope he goes all the way, because I had a bond with him. And Ali's cool, too. I'd like to see her go all the way. How much information did Anderson give you all? He didn't give us much at all, but he was enjoying our suffering. He was really into elbowing you in the ribs. He really enjoyed that we didn't get any of those questions right in the Burn Bag game. Is there anything viewers should know? I don't know if they're going to show it, but there's a lot more coalitions among the players. There were a lot more formed throughout the first episodes than they were able to display. Is this an easy game to play? Or a stressful game? No, it hits you in all areas, mentally, physically, and psychologically. I got home and I had these dreams about all the things that were happening. In my mind, I kept turning over all the things that were said, and you look back and say, "Oh, I can't believe I don't get that." It's like The Usual Suspects. I just started seeing all this dialogue, and things that happened. After seeing in the promos what everyone else has to wear in the next episode, are you glad you got executed now? No, I'm not glad to be removed from the game at all, but I would have opted not to wear what Patrick has to wear. I mean, I played water polo in high school, so it's no big deal, but running around Switzerland in a Speedo? That's a different story. It's cold there. What was the best personal moment for you while you were on this adventure? The best moment was before the game even started, I was in my hotel, and I crashed out for a few hours, and I had the back doors open and I could see the mountains, and the alps, and the snow falling. Totally quiet, totally silent, and I had the hot air from inside and the cold air from outside. Did they at least let you stay a few extra days, or was it straight home? You know those pneumatic tubes they send mail in? They put me in a little package and shwoom! My sister was like, "Jeez, what'd you do, turn around and come straight back?" Most people don't realize that for the players, The Mole is not just a game, but an all-around experience. How would you describe and rate this experience in your life? I would rate it as a 9.8, because I don't give 10's. It's as high as I've ever given a rating. It's just incredible, it's something I won't ever forget, and I highly recommend it to anyone. Can you give a little advice to people who might be applying to Mole 3? If you do a video, I'd say do something that will catch people's attention, and have a good time, just be yourself. Be as comfortable as you can. Who do you think is least likely to be the mole? As I stand right now, the least likely person to be the mole is Lisa. So … who do you think is the mole? Everyone on the show is a possible mole. Elavia could be a great mole, Bribs could be a great mole. Ali is someone I wouldn't think is the mole, but that's why she could be. |
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