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SURVIVOR Host: There are lots of great questions, so lets get to as many as we can! If you're just joining us, we're chatting live with SURVIVOR Ken Stafford. To ask Ken a question, type it in the space below and click "Ask the SURVIVOR." Hi Ken! Thanks for spending some time to chat with us today. Are you ready for some questions?
Ken: Ready and willing!
bravesoul: Ken, about how far in the game did you feel safe ?
Did you think you were getting voted out last night?
Ken: I felt safe up until last night, when I knew I was going to be voted off. I could just tell I was going to be voted off.
rattler: Ken, was it difficult for you to lay low and not present yourself as a threat because of your profession?
Ken: It was difficult to lay low, and I did my best to stay under the radar, but Robb dragged me into the spotlight after that confrontation. I think that being a police officer probably provided me some skills to stay under the radar but still have a proactive role in the game.
JJ_inOhio: How do you think your training as a policeman helped you?
Ken: In that I was able to read people, I knew when people were lying or telling the truth. I was able to get things done the way I wanted them done without letting people know that they were doing what I wanted them to do. I was practicing verbal Judo. For instance, when I'd get an objection, I'd overcome the objection by using some certain phrases. Like if someone said, "No, I don't want to do that" I would say "I know you don't want to do that, but it would be better for them team..." I'd use deflective phrases showing that I understood but also what needed to be done.
Trxxiego: Ken, your tribe got an ass-whooping from the "little ole ladys team." How on earth did you guys let that happen?
Ken: [laughs] Well, you know, Chuay Gahn wasn't defenseless or helpless. We did lose some Immunity Challenges on purpose, but that was to ensure tranquility in our tribe. It just happened to get to where it got, and there was no way for us to know that.
vucrusader: Who did you feel was the possible "weak link" on the Chuay Gahn alliance?
Ken: I think all of them could have been a weak link if we would have had even numbers.
Brook_Lynn: When you moved to the Chuay Ghan camp you complained about the smell of the cave. Was it really that bad, and did you ever confront the others about it?
Ken: It really was that bad: it stunk, one; and two, it's a hygiene problem. That's disgusting. I did confront the tribe, and I let them know that I didn't care what they'd been doing or why they'd been doing it, but it needed to stop. To add to that, I never thought I would have to explain to adults that you can't piss where you eat.
survivor_fanatic: What were your most and least favorite Challenges?
Ken: Least favorite challenge was probably when we had to sort all the fish; that was definitely it. Most favorite was the wicker basket game, where Penny was launching the balls from the slingshot and we had to catch them.
MissCleo: What happened at the Immunity Challenge last night? I totally thought you would dominate!
Ken: The problem with that was that I probably would have dominated (I know I would have, actually) but I didn't understand exactly what we were supposed to do. During the middle of the Challenge I had to go to Jeff and ask what exactly I was supposed to be doing, and once I'd figured it out, it was too late.
Trxxiego: Ken, in one word each, describe Clay, Brian, Helen and Penny.
Ken: Clay: funny; Helen: determined; Brian: immature; Penny: sweet.
dtcutting: Ken, why do you think everyone disliked Shii Ann so much?
Is she really that bad of a person?
Ken: Shii Ann's not a bad person. It's just that her personality happened to be in direct conflict with a lot of the people there.
croc420: What was it like to see the video after so long away from your family?
Ken: It was great to see the video because it was a distraction from what was going on around camp. It was good timing for that video.
CokeKen: What's more annoying, Helen's rattling on about her recipes or Penny's smirk?
Ken: [laughs] Neither, because I didn't have a real problem with the recipes. Once in a while it got annoying, but I didn't mind hearing about it. What you call Penny's smirk, I call a pretty smile.
SURVIVOR_Fan_9: Ken, did you like the way you were portrayed on the show?
Ken: I have no choice but to like it, because that's me.
