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SURVIVOR Host: There are lots of great questions, so let's get to as many as we can! If you're just joining us, we're chatting live with Survivor John Raymond. To ask John a question, type it in the space below and click "Ask the Survivor." Hi John! Thanks for spending some time to chat with us today. Are you ready for some questions?
John: Absolutely, it's an honor to be here. Thanks for joining in!
SURVIVORFan: What were your reasons for signing up for SURVIVOR?
John: Growing up in Louisiana, which is the sportsman's paradise, I enjoy camping, hunting, fishing, and I knew it would be a great outdoor experience. But also, growing up as an athlete and being in the ministry gave me what I felt would be the competitiveness and the interpersonal skills to do very well. Obviously, I didn't do as well as I would have liked!
s_man: Why do you feel that you were voted out first?
John: I asked Mark Burnett that same question. He told me that he thought it was obvious that I was comfortable and capable in that environment, and that threatened other people.
Dinesh_Sook_Jai: Who did you think was your biggest threat in the tribe ?
John: I didn't see anyone personally as being a threat because we all got along very well. I think I must have missed a few key meetings, and no tellin' who said what.
msublockzilla: John, who do you think organized the plan to vote you out?
John: Interesting question...does this assume there was a plan to vote me out? If so, was there any one leader? I hope to find out one day.
MissJinx: John, as a pastor...do you really think you had a shot without being conniving and scheming? What was your plan?
John: There's only three rules to SURVIVOR: outwit, outplay, outlast. Everything else is fair. When I play basketball and fake to the left but go to my right, am I being deceptive? Am I out of integrity? Or am I simply playing by the rules? Unfortunately, I didn't last long enough to have to be deceptive, but I hope I would have been a good enough competitor to do whatever it would take to win as long as nobody got hurt in the process.
s_man: How has your church reacted to your being on SURVIVOR? What was the reaction to your being voted off?
John: The Harvest is a great congregation, and they were very supportive of my involvement with SURVIVOR. I think the church needs to step out of its four walls more than it does in order to reach people. My congregation was just as surprised as I was with my early exit, but still very supportive of me and how I played the game.
Islandman: John, were you at all thrown off by the beginning twist that occurred?
John: At first I was, but I think our team ended up with a greater level of maturity, and it showed in the Challenge as we left the other tribe in our wake, but we had a breakdown in the last part of the Challenge. Ghandia's a great girl, but the pressure took its toll.
