Survivor's Stephenie LaGrossa and Baseball Player Kyle Kendrick Marry
Survivor: Guatemala---The Maya Empire
Survivor: Guatemala — The Maya...
Survivor: Guatemala — The Maya EmpireDanni won! Yay! She made the right decision by taking Stephenie to the final two instead of Rafe. I think it would have been a much closer vote if she had chosen to go the other way. Plus, she looks amazing now that she's not all emaciated. Let's go over some stats:- 22 minutes: How late the show was in starting tonight, and how late it ran past 11 pm. - 3: The amount of times you can air one commercial during one normal-length break. Seriously — they aired the Pontiac Torrent ad so many times, I could recite it, but when they aired it back to back and then again after another commercial, it was really too much. - 1 million: the amount of money Danni will be taking home pretax because she starved herself for 39 days and t
Survivor's Quarterback Gets Sacked
While most of us were stuffing our faces on Thanksgiving, Survivor: Guatemala's Gary Hogeboom was sitting at home with his family watching his torch get snuffed. The former NFL player — who lied throughout the game about his pro career by claiming he was Gary "Hawkins" — finally fell to the dominant alliance of remaining players. The 46-year-old called TVGuide.com after the holidays to discuss his rapid weight loss and why he decided to fib in the first place. TVGuide.com: I was skeptical at first, but it seems that your strategy of lying about your background worked in getting you pretty far in the game. Gary Hogeboom: I had a game plan going in, and I wouldn't have changed it. I'm thinking that the
Survivor's Jamie Gets Blindsided
With little to no warning last week on Survivor: Guatemala, the dominant alliance decided against following their original plan to vote off Gary and instead voted off one of their own. Water-ski instructor Jamie Newton was the one whose torch was snuffed after his tribe mates decided that his paranoia was starting to drive them crazy. So surprised was Jamie that he shouted, "Blindsided, nice!" when Jeff Probst read off the deciding ballot. TVGuide.com caught up with the affable 24-year-old to find out if he is miffed that the other players called him crazy. TVGuide.com: I've got to ask — what was the deal with you and Bobby Jon? Jamie: We are just very competitive guys. He started in when he had his legs raised in the air [du
Survivor: Guatemala — The Maya...
Survivor: Guatemala — The Maya Empire Finally the show managed to break out of its predictable rut of the former Yaxhas eliminating their competition one by one. Instead they voted out one of their own — Jamie. Even he seemed excited by the twist of fate — "blindsided... nice! Now that's how you vote somebody out." True words, Jamie, true words. And a good reaction considering how he had seemed so paranoid that someone was going to take him out. Loved the mud task — and that the reward surprisingly included some videotapes from home, because one of the most charming moments of the night came from Gary's kid: "Hope you haven't got hit in the head with a coconut yet, but if you have... 'Hi, my name is Jaime and I'm your daughter.'" Funny kid. I like that. Now I might ha
Second Time Not the Charm for Survivor
Not many people get a second chance to win a million dollars, but Bobby Jon Drinkard — who was on the constantly losing Ulong tribe on Survivor: Palau — got such a shot during Survivor: Guatemala. While the sweet 27-year-old from Alabama didn't become the sole Survivor, he did achieve his goal of making it to the jury. TVGuide.com asked Bobby Jon about his feud with Jamie and tried to find out why he and Palau pal Stephenie just didn't get along. TVGuide.com: On your first day in Guatemala, you were hiking through the jungle and ended up dehydrated with your eyes rolling back in you head. Were you thinking, "What the heck did I get myself into?" Bobby Jon: You totally hit the nail on the
Survivor: Guatemala — The Maya...
Survivor: Guatemala — The Maya EmpireOK, Survivors ready? Today's challenge is for my own purposes. Raise your hands if you've lied in the last few days. Stephenie, Judd, Jamie, Gary... I'm not seeing those palms in the air. people.... remember that we are taping this show and people at home will be judging you.... No? Alrighty then, congrats on finding that immunity idol, Gary, you've saved yourself for another three days at least. Hope you are feeling good about yourself telling Mr. Probst outright that you haven't lied in this game.... Do the words, "I'm not Gary Hogeboom, the former pro-football player" ring any bells? Stephenie, I used to worship you when you were on Palau and struggling. I admired your underdog spirit and dogged determin
Survivor Farmer Put Out to Pasture
On last Thursday's Survivor: Guatemala, the Nakum and Yaxha tribes merged to form Xhakum. But the merge was really in name only, since the Nakum members, outnumbering the Yaxha six to four, remained loyal to their tribal alliances and sent home Brandon Bellinger. The 22-year-old farmer was given a bit of fair warning and made it his mission to find his one saving grace: a 6-inch-tall immunity idol hidden in the jungle. Though he has some experience with haystacks, that didn't help him find what was basically the equivalent of a needle in one. TVGuide.com caught up with Brandon after his torch got snuffed to ask how he managed to stay calm, cool and collected even in the face of losing. TVGuide.com: How did you maintain your laid-back demeanor during the game? It amazes me!Brandon Bellin
Buh-bye Brandon. I'll miss that...
Buh-bye Brandon. I'll miss that strong, silent farmer and his thoughtful ways. Until now I always thought that chewing on cornstalks was only something done in the movies. Guess I was wrong, but if I was that hungry, I'd probably be chomping on anything I could get my hands on. I did think it was really interesting that the people complaining most about the lack of food were not the ones who looked the most emaciated. Stephenie, Rafe, Lydia and Jamie practically dove onto that big buffet, knowing their butts were safe, but I really want to give Danni, Cindy and Gary a pizza or something. They are looking so thin, isn't it about time for one of those food-auction challenges? But it seems like this is the season of s
Survivor Cop Is Relieved of Duty
Just minutes before the Yaxha tribe merged with Nakum on CBS' Survivor: Guatemala — The Maya Empire (Thursdays at 8 pm/ET), the remaining members decided to vote off Amy O'Hara. It momentarily seemed like the Yaxhas might have kept the 39-year-old tough-talking Massachusetts police sergeant, who so stoically struggled with a battered ankle, in favor of ousting repeat Survivor wannabe Bobby Jon, but the last-minute plan failed and Amy was sentenced to leave. TVGuide.com asked Amy about her ouster, her plans to bust Gary for lying and which opponent she would have arrested for foul play. TVGuide.com: I thought you had a chance there, when Danni suggested getting rid of Bobby Jon. Amy O'Hara: I know, and I worked it the best I could. When I look back, I wouldn't have done anything differently. I worked hard and tried a few different thin
Burning Survivor Questions Answered!
Vomiting? Early tribe-switching? An apple for a meal? You asked for explanations about CBS' Survivor: Guatemala (Thursdays at 8 pm/ET), and TV Guide's got 'em, courtesy of host Jeff Probst, series creator Mark Burnett and unit manager Dick Beckett. TV Guide: Why did you bring back Palau's Stephenie and Bobby Jon? Jeff Probst: We believed that people wanted to see them again. Steph was this underdog. Everyone thought, "What if she could have been on a tribe that had won one or two challenges? She might've won that damn game." And Bobby Jon was never voted out. The only reason he left the game was that it came down to him and Stephenie, and we had a fire-making competition, and he had taught her how to make fire — and she b
Was Survivor's Blake a Big Boob?
If you think Survivor's Blake has a lot to say, be sure not to miss our Insider Q&A with The Apprentice's Toral! The odds were against it, but last week on Survivor: Guatemala, Blake Towsley was picked off by the newly formed Yaxha tribe, and the 24-year-old model-real estate broker never saw it coming. No, he thought that since his old Nakum alliance had an advantage over the original Yaxhas, he was set. But that was before he opened his mouth and started talking about, well, everything. (One particular comment about the size of his girlfriend's breasts may have been what did him in!) TVGuide.com spoke with Blake about the "DD" girl, getting stabbed in the shoulder by a poisonous tree and stabbed in the back by Bri. TVGuide.com: You seemed surprised that your torch got snuffed. Did you recover from t
Survivor's Brooke Runs Dry
Brooke Struck learned the hard way not to put all her eggs in one basket on last week's Survivor: Guatemala. The tough 26-year-old law-school graduate had a solid alliance with most of her tribe mates, but Jeff Probst pulled a Survivor switcheroo: While Brooke remained on Nakum with three others, four of the tribe's strongest members were involuntarily traded for a quartet of Yaxha players — and Nakum loyalty meant little to Judd, who was more concerned with saving himself and elected to oust Brooke instead of one of his new teammates. TVGuide.com caught up with Brooke to see if she was miffed at the turn of events. TVGuide.com: I feel like we didn't get to know you that well. Brooke Struck: I know, nobody did! I didn't get a lot of airtime. TVGuide.com: Was your strategy to lie low?Brooke: It was
Survivor Magician Runs Out of Tricks
On last Thursday's Survivor: Guatemala, Morgan McDevitt was unable to pull a rabbit out of a hat and save herself from a tribal trouncing. The Yaxhas thought that the 21-year-old magician's assistant was more than a tad bit lazy, and decided to keep workhorse Lydia around camp instead. Unfortunately for Morgan, her fellow castaways didn't give her a heads-up on the change of plan, so she was stunned by their betrayal before she disappeared from Guatemala for good. TVGuide.com: Were you surprised you got voted out so early?Morgan McDevitt: Oh, my gosh, I was shocked! TVGuide.com: I saw the look on your face right after you gave that whole speech on unity; it didn't seem happy.Morgan: I gave this whole speech about honesty and us telling each other what was going on, and that wasn't the case at all. TVGuide.com: Do you have anything you plan&
Survivor Fireman Gets Snuffed First
From the outset of Survivor: Guatemala, the Nakum tribe seemed strong, winning the first reward challenge by beating Yaxha to the plum campsite, but many of their men soon began to falter, including the first ousted, Jim Lynch. The 63-year-old fire captain led his team through the jungle — without the help of MapQuest, mind you — and plugged along while others got injured or dehydrated. Yet during the first immunity challenge, Jim tore a muscle in his arm, an injury from which he wasn't able to bounce back. TVGuide.com spoke with the dogged competitor about his brief island experience and that cute commercial that featured his wife. TVGuide.com: How is your arm now? Jim Lynch: It's not very good. The biceps muscle was torn. Most people know about [tearing] an Achilles tendon, and this is the same thing, only it is in your arm. They don't heal quickly, especially when you are 63 years old.
Survivor is in Guatemala, and...
Survivor is in Guatemala, and the big twist is that two popular players are back for a second shot... and they are Stephenie and Bobby Jon from the losing Ulong tribe on Survivor: Palau. While Jeff Probst gives them a lot of credit, calling Bobby one of the hardest-working players ever, and Stephenie one of the toughest women, I think that from the outset, these two are at a disadvantage yet again. That fear is only slightly boosted when, after a 24-hour, 11-mile trek through the jungle, Bobby is dehydrated and his eyes are rolling back in his head — creepy. But he's not even the most laid-up person on his new tribe, Nakum, which I can only assume is ancient Mayan for "injured," "unlucky" or "filled with weak men." One day into the game and Jim is vomiting and has torn a muscle in his arm; Bobby's got the rolling-eyeball thing going on; Blake has been hit by what looked like a porcupine stick and can't move his sh
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