"Survivor" Scandal?
Contestant's Tale Of Woe Gets $50G From Show Honcho, But Was "Lunch Lady" Lying?
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Did Survivor Lunch Lady Lie?
Did Survivor contestant Denise Martin lie about losing her job as a lunch lady? She faces off with her former boss moderated by Julie Chen.
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Survivor Winners Will Travel
The first and second place winners of "Survivor: China" talk about what they'll do with their money. Russ Mitchell talks to Todd Herzog and Courtney Yates in New York.
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Survivor Gets $1M Check
Todd Herzog, the first place winner of "Survivor: China" came to New York to receive his check for one million dollars. Russ Mitchell did the honors.
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Nancy Lane, left, and Denise Martin on The Early Show Tuesday (CBS)
"I went back and I talked to the food service director, and they didn't give me my job back," Martin said, "so I ended up having to go -- I'm a janitor now. I clean the toilets, I wash the floors of the bathrooms, I vacuum the kids' rugs. I miss dinner with my family. I haven't been to a field hockey game yet. I'm missing out on a lot more than I originally had planned on doing."
Near the end of the show, host Jeff Probst announced a surprise for Martin -- a spontaneous one, at that.
"This is very much a live show, and our boss and the creator of this show, Mark Burnett, was backstage listening to Denise's story. And, I'm not kidding: Just now on a break, he said to let Denise know that Mark Burnett is going to give Denise $50,000!"Photos: "Survivor: China" Finale
The next day, school officials where Martin works received thousands of e-mails accusing them of treating her unfairly.
But it turns out, the lunch lady's story may be out to lunch.
Nancy Lane, the superintendent of Douglas Public Schools in Massachusetts, says Martin didn't portray what happened accurately -- and had in fact been promoted, at her own request, to the new position, which pays better and has better benefits.
The two of them faced off on The Early Show Tuesday -- with Lane in New York, and Martin in Los Angeles.
To watch the video of their confrontation, click here.
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Photos: "Survivor: China" Finale



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See all 119 CommentsHow could she think she would get away with this fabrication?
It''s all part of the "DUMBING-DOWN OF AMERICA".
What an embarrassment..haha
HER BOSS NEED TO GO ON THE SURVIVOR SHOW,
EVERYBODY LIES,, ALL OF US, WHO GOING TO THROW THE FIRST STONE ??? HOW CAN YOU GET A SPLINTER OUT OF HER EYE WHEN YOU HAVE A 2 BY 4 IN YOURS.
Give Denise the money,
Her Boss lady looks very unrelenting, unforgiving, unbending, unsympathetic,and disapproving.
The real working people in America knows what it is like to " suck at live " and be humiliated by having a thankless job.
Denise take the money and help you family, take this ticket and work it and get into celebrity house,GET AN AGENT, When life hands you manure, real Americans make fertilizer, make more money Denise so you can tell your Boss lady how you actually feel about her, I could see you fear her..
Walk tall, "Take The Money and Run!"
I think she should offer the money back and the producer should decline it back. If nothing else, donate it back to the school or town that she say''s she loves and then everyone will be happy. The producer shouldn''t have hoped on better ratings by offering this on the night of the announcement of the winner and maybe should have done the homework and if it proved good, to award it to her the day the check was issued.
This whole show is based on rewarding those who can pitch the biggest pile of bull.
The show''s name should be changed to Lie, Cheat, & Slander or maybe Who''s The Next Congressperson.
DO I scare you ?? cut out of the same mold..LOL do you fear the truth if not you should, Her Boss did not have any empathy, She was COLD, her eye hardly even BLINKED in the interview, If you want the TRUTH, then I say;
Give Denise the money,
Her Boss lady looks very unrelenting, unforgiving, unbending, unsympathetic,and disapproving.
The real working people in America knows what it is like to " suck at live " and be humiliated by having a thankless job.
Denise take the money and help you family, take this ticket and work it and get into celebrity house,GET AN AGENT, When life hands you manure, real Americans make fertilizer, make more money Denise so you can tell your Boss lady how you actually feel about her, I could see you fear her..
Walk tall, "Take The Money and Run!"
What ever you call me I do not take it personal;
I just keep it simple
Give Denise the money,
Her Boss lady looks very unrelenting, unforgiving, unbending, unsympathetic,and disapproving.
The real working people in America knows what it is like to " suck at live " and be humiliated by having a thankless job.
Denise take the money and help you family, take this ticket and work it and get into celebrity house,GET AN AGENT, When life hands you manure, real Americans make fertilizer, make more money Denise so you can tell your Boss lady how you actually feel about her, I could see you fear her..
Walk tall, "Take The Money and Run!"
So, back to Denise, she had no idea that she would get any money for a story that elevated her. It''s not that her taking the money bothers me. It''s what she did to her words of honesty to Todd. Honesty is washed away when money is applied to it. God help america.
Even the Dalilama wrote
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly,"
Give Denise the money,
Her Boss lady looks very unrelenting, unforgiving, unbending, unsympathetic,and disapproving.
The real working people in America knows what it is like to " suck at live " and be humiliated by having a thankless job.
Denise take the money and help you family, take this ticket and work it and get into celebrity house,GET AN AGENT, When life hands you manure, real Americans make fertilizer, make more money Denise so you can tell your Boss lady how you actually feel about her, I could see you fear her..
Walk tall, "Take The Money and Run!"
Lets keep this real,, most every RICH PERSON on this planet, I said MOST, not ALL.. lied, cheated, to get their wealth and to hold on to it..most companies have two sets of books, If you want to play by the rules and be all high and mighty, I have some toilets for YOU to CLEAN !!!
Even the Dalilama wrote
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly,"
Give Denise the money,
Her Boss lady looks very unrelenting, unforgiving, unbending, unsympathetic,and disapproving.
The real working people in America knows what it is like to " suck at live " and be humiliated by having a thankless job.
Denise take the money and help you family, take this ticket and work it and get into celebrity house,GET AN AGENT, When life hands you manure, real Americans make fertilizer, make more money Denise so you can tell your Boss lady how you actually feel about her, I could see you fear her..
Walk tall, "Take The Money and Run!"
AND on the reunion show she said that they did not give her, her job back. She made out that the other job was worse, when in actuality she is getting better pay and benefits. When she said it I thought that it sounded stupid because it is obvious that the janitor job would pay more money. She may not have known that she was going to get $50,ooo but the fact is she still lied and she made the people she worked for look BAD in front of the WHOLE world.
She needs to give the money back because if she doesn''t she will end of having to MOVE because people are not going to be very nice to HER now.
Another thing, when Jeff was announcing that she was going to get the $50,ooo, he hadn''t even said it yet and you could tell by the expression on her face that something was going to happen. So maybe this was what she expected to happen by giving her LYING sob story.
You sound like you are one of those poor people that think everybody owes them something just because they have more money than you.
I know someone just like you.
Denise GET Johnny ROTTEN AGENT, make a better life for you family,
And for these people who shame you, and call you names, do not take it personal,, they do not pay your bills, they are SHEEP, with malice in there heart, and they live in a bubble.
I just say make money, it is AMERICA the best country on the planet !!!!!!
Even the Dalilama wrote
"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly,"
Give Denise the money,
Her Boss lady looks very unrelenting, unforgiving, unbending, unsympathetic,and disapproving.
The real working people in America knows what it is like to " suck at live " and be humiliated by having a thankless job.
Denise take the money and help you family, take this ticket and work it and get into celebrity house,GET AN AGENT, When life hands you manure, real Americans make fertilizer, make more money Denise so you can tell your Boss lady how you actually feel about her, I could see you fear her..
Walk tall, "Take The Money and Run!"
Not poor? Then you must be a liar and a thief, I guess.
I am coming to that conclusion because you don''t seem to think anything wrong with her lying and taking (stealing) money that was given to her under false pretenses.
Although there are some pretty stupid reality shows, I don''t consider Survivor to be one of them. I prefer to watch this REALITY show over some of the make-believe shows, which is what is mostly out there. You see the difference between you and me is, YOU choose to live in lala land and I choose to live in REALITY.
You live in an OBSESSIVE world with your little old GUNS.
TKSK53
Ungrateful for a family, a job (that pays $17 not $7) a husband, a home, health, experience of a lifetime on Survivor, etc. Be thankful for the many blessings you have, and if what you have is not enough, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! Haven''t you ever seen a Dr. Phil episode?
And the "for a 40-yr-old woman" comment?
Uhhhmmm, there are thousands and thousands of "40-yr-old" women who keep themselves FIT & HEALTHY, maintain good hygiene, look presentable, etc. Being 40 doesn''t mean lay down and die because life is over, boo hoo hoo.
Rise above your background Denise, have some pride, be a positive example for your daughters. You have an education, some college experience, certification, etc. Life is too short to live as a loser.
I want to comment on Courtney%u2019s comment about her sucking at life. Courtney has since apologized. But even still, I don%u2019t think Courtney is deep enough of a person to realize that Denise is probably the biggest winner. She has a great husband and a great kid. She%u2019s a genuine person and kind and loves people. Somebody like Courtney can%u2019t appreciate that.
What makes her even more pathetic is continue with the lies at the reunion show when she knows they are no longer playing the game. Sad sad woman. She just puts her whole family to shame. I just feel bad for her kids.
Did you watch the show? If you did then you would know that there was NO misinterpretation by the show or the millions of people that watched it. SHE LIED.
I hate to say this, but she must be pretty stupid if she thought that she could lie and get away with it, that it wouldn''t come back to haunt her. I mean millions of people were watching, did she not think that the people she worked for wouldn''t hear it or would let her get away with making them look EXTREMELY BAD?
The most pathetic part is when at the end, she accuses the others of lying. Geez.
Don''t be so gullible. If you watch the reunion show, its easy to see she was using her sob story to fish for a break. If not a helping hand from the network, then from some well meaning fans of the show. She even went as far as to appeal to anyone watching the show that might need a ''Lunch Lady'' to contact her. As she told her sob story, which later turn out to be lies, it was obvious she was attempting to convey an image of how particpating in Suvivor ruined her career as a Lunch Lady. Dont allow yourself to be conned!!!
Is that what you do? With a name like "tiddsanbeer" I think we can all tell what your pasttime is.
"I''m glad you all can look me in the eye, that''s nice. Um, I''m a lunchlady. I dedicate my whole life to being honest, being fair. You guys all came up to me, shook me in the hand, looked me in the face and said, "You''re with us." None of you wanted to be standing there next to me. You all thought I''d play the kid game. I believe the jury would have voted for me, but because I''m not there one of you has to get it. Amanda has lied. She said, "I don''t lie, I''m not gonna lie, I''m an honorable person. You HAVE lied. You''ve not only lied to me, you''ve lied to Jean-Robert, you''ve lied to Frosti, you''ve lied to James. Todd, he has such a deceptive side to him, you never know when he''s telling the truth. If you have these things in you, that you can do that to people without even thinking about it or batting an eye, your conscience needs to be cleaned. You need to turn over a new leaf. Look inside yourself as well and realize what you do affects a lot of honest people." - transcribed by a poster on a reality tv website.
Dayum! I honestly think she believes her own lies.
Thank you for that post. That should help those that didn''t see it and refresh the memories of the ones that did.:)
And for those of you who are telling us to turn our TV off, I think you are just as fascinated by this show as we are, otherwise you wouldn''t be on this website reading all these. So quit being a hypocrite, hmmmk?
It may be acceptable to lie DURING the game but it isn''t acceptable to lie AFTER.
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