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Roxy

Roxy is a cheery 27-year-old seminary student who is also in the US Army Reserve as a chaplain candidate. Roxy’s parents are migrants from the Caribbean, and they laugh at the Survivor contestants, saying that “this is how we used to live." And now Roxy’s looking forward to be laughed at by her parents.

Roxy says that she has a big personality, so it’s going to be hard to lay low, and she will focus on building morale. I’m glad that at least one castaway has decided to not go against their nature. Roxy says she is going to win because her training as a chaplain helps her to relate to a lot of different people, and because she has God on her side. She also talks about Matt from Redemption Island, and how God did him a solid by sending him to be away from everything, because you saw him play so well. And then rejoining his tribe, only to be sent back again?

On the plus side, she says that she is used to fasting and denying herself things. But then she gushes about this one guy who’s really cute, and how she hopes that he won’t be on her team because it’s going to be sooooooo distracting. Having reviewed the videos of all the young hot guys out there, this should not be an issue after she has met them.

Odds of being the Sole Survivor: 1 in 24

Denise

Denise is Iowa’s only certified sex therapist, which leaves Iowa without any sex advice over the next 39 days. Maybe Denise will give some out some tips in her interviews?

Denise plans to run the game, because her job is to size people up every day. She doesn’t like lazy, ignorant, or closed-minded people, but presumably she deals with them every day as well. Her strategy is to give people what they want at camp, and to save the being ticked off for the voting. Denise notes her Midwestern work ethic, and is already looking askew at those women doing their cuticles and painting their nails. I’m hopeful for Denise, but it’s a shame that all the younger, prettier women are going to gang up and vote her out.

Odds of being the Sole Survivor: 1 in 18

Russell

Of the three returning castaways, Russell was probably the saddest to be leaving the game, and also the one who came closest to death, with the eyes rolling back and everything.

Russell says that he has learned that Survivor is a marathon, not a sprint, and that he doesn’t have to be kicking ass and taking names all the time. It’s a shame he had to learn that from experience, when all he had to do was look at the titles. It says "39 days," Russell.

Russell claims that the way he went out in Survivor: Samoa is an asset, and that he plans to use his previous weakness and lack of leadership to his advantage. Seriously, he’s going with the “I sucked so bad last time, how can I be a threat?” approach. His words.

I’m glad Russell will be taking back “Russell”.

Odds of being the Sole Survivor: 1 in 12

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