Tyson Apostol was definitely a contender to win Survivor: Tocantins, but his head ended up getting too big and he was blindsided on last week’s episode. He is a self-described arrogant jerk, and he spent the entire season proving it. From his harsh comments about fellow castaways, to his outright manipulation and deceit to his backstabbing trickery, Tyson was not the classiest dude. But he was strong and he kept winning immunity… once he lost it, his tribe saw an opportunity to get rid of him. Smart move!
Here’s what he had to say following Thursday’s show:
Was there any inkling at all before the Tribal Council or during the Council discussion, or did you not suspect anything until you saw your name start coming up?
Tyson: I really didn’t expect anything, I should have. I mean you’d think that with [Survivor host Jeff Probst] firing all the questions at me and Sierra that it would be one of us two, but I really didn’t suspect at all until the second time my name was called, because the first time I just figured that was Sierra’s vote.
You also came across as a bit of a narcissist in your confessional interviews. Was that a situation where you were just enjoying the game and playing for the cameras or is that part of your real personality?
Tyson: It’s both. I mean the beauty of the game is that they cast me to be myself, some reality shows don’t. So they put me out there and just had me do my own thing. And yeah if I thought of something clever I definitely wanted to say it for the camera.
How did you see the Final 4 playing out?
Tyson: I saw myself just winning all of the challenges all the way up to the finale and then choosing whoever I wanted to go to the finale with. The one thing I didn’t foresee was competing in a challenge that required absolutely no skill or talent.
Did your opinion of Coach change at all as the game went on? It seemed like he kinda became increasingly strange and ridiculous as the game has continued — at least based on what’s been shown on TV.
Tyson: That happened in real life. I think just [because of] the lack of food and the conditions he became more agitated with everyone around him. He was never agitated with me so it wasn’t that bad, but I would hear about everybody else. So there was a time when I kind of tried to distance my self a little bit, but still be in the alliance. I still wanted keep them close but, I was just having a hard time because he would come up and say “so-and-son’s doing this and it’s buggin’ me so bad!” I [was] just like, “You know what dude, we’re here for a million dollars. We’re not here to complain about people.”
I was really happy to see Tyson go, but if Coach isn’t sent packing soon, I might lose my mind. That dude’s a total nutjob!!!
[image: CBS]
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