SURVIVOR Host: We're chatting with the most recent Survivor to walk the plank, Trish Dunn. We'll get to as many of your questions as we can. Let's get started! Hey Trish! Thanks for being here today. Are you ready to talk to take some questions?
Trish: Yes! Shoot!


Mommarabbit: Trish, you were pretty low-key until last night. What provoked you to suddenly stick your neck out like that?
Trish: Actually, I wasn't low-key in the game, although they portrayed me as being more low-key than I was. We were definitely concerned about Rupert the last two days before the Immunity Challenge, and people were realizing that his strategy was to be extremely important to the Drake tribe. What made people start to feel uncomfortable was that he was becoming extremely important to the Morgan tribe, and we realized he was much more votable than we thought he was going to be.


When Rupert started to help them build their shelter and catch fish, and when he won the Challenge for them, and then ultimately, when Andrew came over and took our food source (rice) when we'd always said we'd never touch Morgan's food source, we realized that Rupert cut a deal with Andrew behind our back. We were shocked that Rupert had made this deal with Andrew regarding our rice. A couple of days before the Challenge, everybody was talking about Rupert and how he was playing both tribes against one another, and we realized that Rupert would be extremely hard to beat going into the merge. We were all there to win the million dollars, and we decided we didn't want to sit back and let Rupert cruise to the Final Two. It was a very difficult decision for me personally, because I really liked Rupert.


Sage: Trish, you mentioned that your tribe was upset at Rupert "giving away your food." Did you NOT understand that food was what the Morgan tribe needed most and could have, if not for Rupert, taken ALL of your Rice?
Trish: Yes, we understood that they could have taken all of our rice, but our strategy would have been to disguise the rice in a different container, which is what they did to us. So, we had no intention of sitting back and letting them take all of our rice.


DanieuB: How could you trust Shawn after you saw how he flipped on Burton and Michelle?
Trish: I didn't trust Shawn at all, but we decided to let Shawn know he wasn't going to get voted off, and we were trying to be nice. We never thought that after we just saved his butt he would then go to Rupert.


dixiedarlin: How did you feel about Sandra's comments about the person that was going at Tribal Council, once you realized it was you?
Trish: Well, Sandra decided to come to Tribal Council and slam anybody that was going to get voted off. She did that to Michelle, and she did that to Burton. I really didn't like that about Sandra:she has a real mean streak. When she said that, I felt very bad for Rupert obviously thinking he was the one who was going to get voted off. When my name came up it was obviously quite a surprise, but if that's the way Sandra felt, I have to respect her feelings.


Rhino: I thought your Final Words were classy. Do you still consider the people on Drake as friends?
Trish: Yes, I absolutely do. I thought they did a great job in spinning the game their way, and while I was very surprised that they voted me off, I also had a lot of respect for the game and that anything can happen. To this day, I hope that a Drake wins the million dollars.


DanieuB: Hi Trish. Did you feel guilty leaving Jon in the position that he is in?
Trish: No, I don't feel guilty at all, because Jon was part of the plan to continue to play the game. We could have just sat back and let Rupert take the game away from everybody because he was so dominant with both tribes. We chose instead to play the game, because if the merge happened and Rupert was still intact, there wasn't a doubt in anybody's mind (including Sandra's and Christa's) that Rupert could all the way. Sandra and Christa, for the record, always said that they would never go to the Final Two with Rupert because nobody felt that they could win against him.


LETS_GO_Yankees: What was worse: bug bites or Jon's mouth?
Trish: [laughs] The bug bites are worse than Jon's mouth, but Jon's a very close second.


Rhino: Trish, who will win:Yankees or Marlins?
Trish: [laughs] The Yankees.


thankgod: Trish, Rupert was wearing underwear last night. Where did those come from?
Trish: Rupert always had his underwear with him. He was wearing them when he jumped off the ship. Unfortunately for everybody, he would choose not to wear them for most of the day so that they could dry out. So, we had quite a full view of Rupert each and every day.


Scooterrific: It seems like Shawn was really getting you guys mad at him, with his work ethic. Was he really lazy?
Trish: I didn't think he was that lazy; however, he was very obnoxious in just playing the game. I felt he was really playing the game more for the publicity than for the million dollars. He'd talk incessantly about who was getting interviewed and who wasn't getting interviewed. But I had a lot of good talks with Shawn, and there was a part of him that I liked very much.


WalkThePlankMatey: Okay Trish, we all know that you and the other bootees come back next week. Were you shocked when you heard this was going to happen?
Trish: I have no idea what you're talking about.


kerriella: Were you shocked to see that Jon treated Morgan the way he did or the determination in Andrew as a result of it?
Trish: No, I wasn't shocked at all to see how Jon treated Morgan, because frankly, that's how Jon treated us. Jon is someone who says what's on his mind, and he really doesn't hold back anything. I don't think Andrew's determination had anything to do with what Jon said. I think it was more about immunity for Morgan than what Jon said.


Sage: What did your tribe think of Christa holding as much weight as Osten?
Trish: We were really proud of Christa. We thought she did a great job, and she had a lot of pressure on her (literally). I think she should be very proud of how she competed in that Challenge.


pearlgirl: Hi Trish. Did you have a strategy from day one, or did you play day by day?
Trish: I was playing day by day, but my overall strategy was not to go under the radar and not to be the person being the one sticking my neck out. When I felt strongly about something, I said so, and if something didn't matter to me, I was quiet. I was surprised at how much I liked everybody and what a great tribe we had. Frankly, the game was very easy for me. Physically I was prepared, mentally I was prepared, and socially there wasn't one night where I thought I was going to be the one voted off. I genuinely liked everyone and got along with everyone.


dizzyupthegirls: What do you think were the greatest strengths and weaknesses of the Drake tribe?
Trish: The greatest strength was how well we got along with one another. Every once in a while a fight would flare up, but it would dissipate just as quickly with no hard feelings. Our greatest weakness was letting Burton go too early.


Pearlfan: Did you closely follow previous seasons of SURVIVOR?
Trish: Yes, I've seen every episode of SURVIVOR.


rattler: Trish, great job! Being about your age, I took interest in you. What is the toughest thing for a 40ish person?
Trish: I didn't think there was anything tough for a 40-ish year old person. I really believe age has nothing to do with it. I was the oldest member in a very young tribe and in a very young game, and I never felt that was a handicap. I was also extremely physically fit, and I made sure everyone knew it.


dizzyupthegirls: Did your family think you were crazy when you went off to play on SURVIVOR?
Trish: No, my family didn't think I was crazy. My family always thought that I was perfectly suited for SURVIVOR because I live life to the fullest, I love adventure, I'm very competitive, I'm easy to get along with and I like money, so they were extremely supportive and excited when I made the show.