Bobby Jon Believed The Lies
'Survivor' On His Game And How Gary Found The Idol
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Play CBS Video Video Bobby Booted Off 'Survivor' Bobby Jon Drinkard, the latest "Survivor: Guatemala" castoff, joined Harry Smith on "The Early Show" and explained why he may have been booted.
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Bobby Jon Drinkard on "The Early Show" (CBS/The Early Show)
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Interactive Survivor: Guatemala For the 11th time, players outwit, outlast and outplay one another. Meet the contestants and watch exclusive video.
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In The Spotlight Survivor: Guatemala Video Here's the video archive for the latest adventure.
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Photo Essay "Palau" Finale All the "Survivors" gathered for the big finish, as New York firefighter Tom Westman took the prize.
He did think, however, he would stay longer in the game. But like the Guatemalan heat, the lying has intensified.
"You're not out there playing for five bucks. It's a million dollars," Bobby Jon says. "People do what they got to do. That's the name of the game. There's no rules. There's none."
And Stephenie is playing her cards well this time around.
"She's a mover and a shaker," Bobby Jon says. "When you're competing, you use the best strength that you have. She has a lot of them and she can do it."
Even if the conditions are tougher this time around than when they competed in Palau.
"The heat and the humidity, which I'm sure a lot of the contestants have told you thus far, it's brutal. You can say it, but until you're there it's hard to deal with."
Well, Bobby Jon may not have won the game but he made it to the jury.
"I was hoping," he says. "But I guess it happens to the best of them."
And there are no regrets. The experience he says was "definitely very benefiting, inside and out."
Now that he is out of the game he is living in Los Angeles, he says he is pursuing acting and modeling work.
"Hopefully it works out," he says. "But, I still love Troy, Ala., and might move on back there. Who knows?"
So would he consider competing in another "Survivor" if he is asked to play a third time?
"It might be time for me to hang this up this time," Bobby Jon says.
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