I invested in the stock market, and I bought an apartment that I'm going to rent out."Ĭhris Underwood on SURVIVOR: Edge of Extinction CBSĬhris Underwood is a 29-year-old Solar Sales Recruiter in Charleston, South Carolina. I love the students." "I just saved the money, he adds." "I paid off my student loans. "When I returned home, I proposed to my girlfriend and the next day went right back to work. But even if I won 20 million, I would still want to go work the next day," he said. "People think that you're a celebrity and you don't have to work anymore. So when it rained, they would snuggle up with us to stay dry."Ĭoming home after winning the ultimate prize, Sheehan had more than investing money on his mind. "Every night in Fiji, it was like the hurricane season. "It was really the mice and rats at night you'd put the buff over your whole face because they would just crawl all over us," he said.
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Living on the island was rough, but Sheehan learned how to adapt quickly. He has competed on two seasons of the show Season 37 and 39. Tommy Sheehan is a 30-year-old elementary school Assistant Principal in Long Beach, New York. Tommy Sheehan on SURVIVOR: Island of Idols CBS I have a family, and I know how hard it is to come across money." "I invested in a few buildings," he said. I had to survive."Īfter winning the prize money, Vlachos was more conservative with his spending. I hate the plants in the jungle life all around me I hate the sand that was on the beach. I hate sweating when the sun is beaming down on me. So when I went to this island, I hated everything. "I've never been anywhere outside of New Jersey. This was a true adventure for Vlachos, being left on an island with a group of strangers, "I'm a city boy," he said.
He has now competed in three seasons of the show and is the most winning player in Survivor history with over $3 million. He is the second person to have won the show twice, Seasons 28 and 40. Tony Vlachos is a 48-year-old police officer in New Jersey. Tony Vlachos from SURVIVOR: WINNERS AT WAR CBS Most of the money is invested, and I'm saving it, but I did buy a pair of Valentino rockstud shoes and a rare Louis Vuitton bag that I'm obsessed with." I now have freedom, and I know that I can pay my bills. "I'm still living in the same place," said Erika. "I couldn't pick up the cast iron pot or walk through the sand, and even carrying our torch to tribal council was so exhausting."Īfter returning home, her life didn't change much. "The hardest was how weak I felt and how much muscle I lost by the end of the season," she adds. "It was like you would stand up, and you would be spinning and have to wait to get your bearings," she said. Having very little to eat on the island really took a physical toll on her body. "I am very much a city girl, but my Dad taught me how to make fire and do the outdoor stuff." "I feel like I was the person who was cast who did not know anything about living outside," says Erika. She won Season 41 and is the first Canadian and Filipino to win the show. And we have a suicide epidemic."Įrika Casupanan is a 34-year-old motivational speaker living in Toronto, Canada. "We've got a severe homeless problem with veterans, PTSD, and traumatic brain injuries that are not being fully cared for by enough people. "I've been blessed, and I have worked really hard in my life," he says.
He made the pledge to donate his entire winnings to veterans. Drink our tiny glass and repeat." "The first few days are the hardest," he adds, "because you're sweating out all of your minerals, salt, and sugars, and you're detoxing."īefore the show started, he decided he wanted to do something serious with the prize money should he win, and he immediately thought about his family and friends who were veterans. We would let the water cool and then divide it up. Three of us would carry it back to the fire at camp. We would arduously carry our pot 100 yards down the trail where there was a well. "You don't want to drink out of the ponds because the microorganisms can tear you apart. They even provide everyone with bug-repellant sunscreen, which is like gold on a humid tropical island.Īnd the worst experience on the island other than struggling with hunger? "We won a flint and a cast iron pot in a challenge," says Gabler. However, there is a medical tent for treatments and required prescriptions. Watching the show, you would think contestants have nothing but the clothes on their backs, which is mostly true. Cast from SURVIVOR Season 43 Robert Voets/CBS
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