View Poll Results: Who's going home?
Coach
3
16.67%
Debbie
11
61.11%
Erinn
2
11.11%
JT
0
0%
Stephen
1
5.56%
Taj
1
5.56%
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Survivor: Tocantins - The Brazilian Highlands - 5/07/09
05-08-09 | 09:38 AM
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Re: Survivor: Tocantins - The Brazilian Highlands - 5/07/09
Maybe Coach's family is so used to him concocting wild stories about his purported adventures that they didn't actually believe he was on Survivor. 
05-08-09 | 10:17 AM
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Loved how stephen memorised the puzzle.
Jeff seemed equally impressed
Jeff seemed equally impressed
INSIGHT: The Immunity Challenge – let me be clear about something. What Stephen did was jaw dropping amazing. We rehearsed that challenge several times. Our smartest guys practiced that challenge. Nobody came close to memorizing the numbers in one pass. Stephen was so far behind, much further than we even had time to show, that I wasn’t even paying attention to him. I thought J.T. had it in the bag. Stephen finally returns and like a mad scientist starts scribbling numbers down as fast as he can. I was checking my cheat sheet, I couldn’t believe he had it right. You can even see me double checking it again after he said he had it. I had to make sure I wasn’t missing something. Our crew was talking about that for a couple of days. Very impressive.
05-08-09 | 10:28 AM
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For a moment, I thought Stephen and JT will blindside Taj. Glad they voted Debbie out. Can't stand her acting so fake. Who the fuck would tell anyone that they would have no problem being #3? What is the pointing of playing this game if you settle for #3?
05-08-09 | 10:53 AM
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Does anyone have the puzzle? It bothered me because it appeared that they were not following the order of operations. My first thought was that if I was in that challenge and did the math correctly, I would get the "wrong" answer. If someoone could post the puzzle I'd like to solve it to see what answer I get.
05-08-09 | 02:26 PM
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Meet Mitchell--Coach's Assistant:
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05-08-09 | 02:48 PM
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Re: Survivor: Tocantins - The Brazilian Highlands - 5/07/09
I don't think they were following the order of operation. Stephen basically did it from left to right, instead of doing the division and multiplication first.
Stephen's memorization was f'n amazing. I was impressed that he came up with a whole memorization scheme. It worked out well, certainly better than my and everyone else's strategy of running to the end, memorizing as many as possible and then repeating them in my head until I get back to the beginning.
Does anyone have the puzzle? It bothered me because it appeared that they were not following the order of operations. My first thought was that if I was in that challenge and did the math correctly, I would get the "wrong" answer. If someoone could post the puzzle I'd like to solve it to see what answer I get.
Does anyone have the puzzle? It bothered me because it appeared that they were not following the order of operations. My first thought was that if I was in that challenge and did the math correctly, I would get the "wrong" answer. If someoone could post the puzzle I'd like to solve it to see what answer I get.
05-08-09 | 03:03 PM
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Coach is like a Ben Stiller character. Over the top ridiculous and totally un-self-aware: A level of obliviousness and self-delusion that is at once hilarious and jaw dropping.
05-08-09 | 03:16 PM
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05-08-09 | 05:06 PM
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Plus, keep in mind that by this time they're 1) living in constant paranoia, feeling they can't trust anyone and a family member gives them a HUGE refreshing break from that and 2) most importantly, they have NOTHING to do 24 hours/day every day but think about their lives and their family. Being away for a month for them would be like being away from your family for a year without so much as a word. For many people, that would be very hard.
05-08-09 | 06:02 PM
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Stephen's memorization was f'n amazing. I was impressed that he came up with a whole memorization scheme. It worked out well, certainly better than my and everyone else's strategy of running to the end, memorizing as many as possible and then repeating them in my head until I get back to the beginning.
He was pretty astonished.
05-08-09 | 06:51 PM
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i too would like to see an image of the puzzle. i think i saw JT's board with "PEMDAS" written on the side. i wonder if jeff said to solve the math from left to right, disregarding any order of operations.
05-08-09 | 07:05 PM
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I assumed it was left-to-right without regarding order of operation. Stephen seemed to working it left to right rather than prioritizing mulitiplication and division.
05-08-09 | 11:12 PM
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Plus, keep in mind that by this time they're 1) living in constant paranoia, feeling they can't trust anyone and a family member gives them a HUGE refreshing break from that and 2) most importantly, they have NOTHING to do 24 hours/day every day but think about their lives and their family. Being away for a month for them would be like being away from your family for a year without so much as a word. For many people, that would be very hard.
05-09-09 | 03:50 AM
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Funny thing to mention. I looked up Coach's (Benjamin Wade's) Bio where he coaches at (Southwest Baptist University) and it doesn't look like he works there anymore.
http://www.sbuniv.edu/athletics/wsoc...hes/index.html
Seems like you either have to quit your job, be unemployed or self employed to be able to spend 36 days away from Home.
http://www.sbuniv.edu/athletics/wsoc...hes/index.html
Seems like you either have to quit your job, be unemployed or self employed to be able to spend 36 days away from Home.
05-09-09 | 08:50 AM
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05-09-09 | 01:51 PM
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Meet Mitchell--Coach's Assistant:
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05-10-09 | 01:31 PM
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Re: Survivor: Tocantins - The Brazilian Highlands - 5/07/09
Stephen's solutionLucky for Taj not to have Eddie George come to camp
"Y'know what they call me? The dragon-slayer."
Who besides you? (though then Taj brought it up at council)
05-10-09 | 01:34 PM
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Once you are casted, you have to sign a confidentiality agreement and not reveal to friends, family or co-workers where you will be going. That's why so many previous contestants either have to quit their jobs or lie about their whereabouts in order to compete in this show. Same applies with the Amazing Race.
05-10-09 | 02:52 PM
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Once you are casted, you have to sign a confidentiality agreement and not reveal to friends, family or co-workers where you will be going. That's why so many previous contestants either have to quit their jobs or lie about their whereabouts in order to compete in this show. Same applies with the Amazing Race.
05-10-09 | 03:56 PM
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I'd have to see the agreement for the specifics because you can ask for an unpaid leave of absence at your workplace, but you don't necessarily have to reveal "why" you need the time off.
05-10-09 | 04:49 PM
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Once you are casted, you have to sign a confidentiality agreement and not reveal to friends, family or co-workers where you will be going. That's why so many previous contestants either have to quit their jobs or lie about their whereabouts in order to compete in this show. Same applies with the Amazing Race.
Douglas Public Schools superintendent Nancy T. Lane released a statement about Denise Martin:
“…stated that she was demoted from her position as a cafeteria worker upon her return from taping the show. This statement is false. In fact, Mrs. Martin held a full-time position as a custodian prior to her participation in the series, and she returned to this same position upon her return from China. Mrs. Martin was granted — at her request — an unpaid leave of absence so that she could participate in the ‘Survivor’ program. We were pleased and excited to support Denise, and have enthusiastically cheered her on throughout the duration of the show.
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05-10-09 | 05:10 PM
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And don't forget about all those family members and friends that show for the family reunion episodes (plus, how about Jonny Fairplay using his friend to share with him the death of his grandmother).
I would guess the signing of a confidentiality agreement (disclosure to family and friends, employers) has more to do with WHERE the contestant is going and how well or poorly they did in the game, but not whether that they have been cast to be on a season of Survivor, in order to protect the secrecy of the results throughout the game.
I would guess the signing of a confidentiality agreement (disclosure to family and friends, employers) has more to do with WHERE the contestant is going and how well or poorly they did in the game, but not whether that they have been cast to be on a season of Survivor, in order to protect the secrecy of the results throughout the game.
05-10-09 | 05:30 PM
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I would guess the signing of a confidentiality agreement (disclosure to family and friends, employers) has more to do with WHERE the contestant is going and how well or poorly they did in the game, but not whether that they have been cast to be on a season of Survivor, in order to protect the secrecy of the results throughout the game.
Everyone knows the general area they are going to from the finale of the previous Survivor anyhow.
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05-10-09 | 09:58 PM
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I would guess the signing of a confidentiality agreement (disclosure to family and friends, employers) has more to do with WHERE the contestant is going and how well or poorly they did in the game, but not whether that they have been cast to be on a season of Survivor, in order to protect the secrecy of the results throughout the game.
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