The Eight Gentlemen contending for the title of Sole Survivor…

Hello everyone,

Introducing, the eight men , out of the total sixteen contestants, who are going to slug it out on Survivor: Tocantins - The Brazilian Highlands which is premiering on 12th February, 2009.

Benjamin Wade - Based in Bolivar, Montana, Benjamin is a soccer coach and a part time orchestra conductor. His taste for adventure can be gauged from the fact that he has kayaked, about 6,132 miles from Baja in California up till Colombia, all on his own. His take on the competition: “I’m in this game because I want to change it …. It’s become survival of the weakest. I want the strongest to survive.”

Brendan Synott - An entrepreneur living in New York City, thirty year old Brendan had sold Bear naked Granola to Kellogg’s for about $122 million. He considers this quite an enriching experience for his character. In his words: “I think it’s healthy to have everything taken from you and then have to rebuild.”

James Thomas Jr. - James is an out and out country boy. The twenty four year old cattle rancher belongs to Samson, Alabama, and trusts his extensive experience in the fields to help him out of the stiff competition. He says: “Deer, turkey, wild hog, coyote-everything you’re allowed to hunt in Alabama, I’ve hunted.”

Jerry Sims - A US Army sergeant has also found his way to the game, in the form of forty nine year old Jerry Smins from Rock Hill, South Carolina. And no, he does not want to do everything in the show, army style. “I don’t want to be the boss … The leader gets axed too early,” he says.

Joe Dowdle - The twenty six year old commercial real estate broker belonging to Austin, Texas has his tactics all planned up: Either move away when the going gets difficult or better still convince people to remain at his side.
But will this strategy work? He says “If it works, I will have pulled off something miraculous … If not, I’ll get pretty far anyway.”

Spencer Duhm - The youngest contestant, in the history of the show ever, all nineteen years of age is Spencer, a college sophomore residing in Lakeland, Florida. An avid fan of the show, he has been following the Survivor since he was eleven. His take for the show, “You have to assume they’re going to screw you before you screw them over.”

Stephen Fishbach - A corporate consultant based in New York City, twenty nine year old Stephen is called by many names, but does not wish to be called by his nickname ‘fish’ while in the game. And the reason, you may ask? He answers it for you: “I can’t [use it] here because when I can’t fish, I’m going to look like an idiot,” he said.

Tyson Apostol: The current season of Survivor, features a bike shop manager as well. Twenty nine year old Tyson, from Lindon, Utah has been a professional cyclist in the past while cycling at around 31 mph. His plans for the game are simple, to push other people’s buttons. Confident on winning he says “A $1 million in two months isn’t a bad paycheck.”

Interesting profiles, I must say, this season is surely going to rock. Check out the details of the ladies in the fray as well.

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