SURVIVOR Host: Hi Kathy! Thanks for being here today. Are you ready to take some questions?
Kathy: I sure am.

Sakai: Kathy, you looked great on the morning show! Do you think you waited too long to start your game?
Kathy: No. I was playing an excellent game from day one. I formed an alliance of three with Lex and Shii Ann. You need an alliance of three to get to the end. When I got to the merge, it brought me down in numbers, but I was still standing when other strong players were voted off. My demise was one singular decision, to bring a friend's number-one chick, Amber, over. Otherwise, I think I was playing a pretty strong strategy.

Mommarabbit: Kathy, how interesting was the reunion between you and Lex? What was the first thing you two talked about?
Kathy: Immediately after being voted off, Lex and I gave each other a big hug and talked for hours about friendship and how far our friend Rob M. will go to win a million dollars. We went over our strategies and felt massive regret and disappointment, but hindsight's 20/20. It felt right at the time. We tried to rally afterwards and were looking forward to being on the Jury.

probstess: Hi, Kathy. You seemed to be a nicer, gentler person this time. Did that backfire on you?
Kathy: No. I think playing undercover for a bit helped my game. Believe it or not, the reason why the Jury was going to give me the million dollars in Marquesas was because I actually showed them I was a decent human being, compared to the beginning of the show when I was opposite. It's important to gain respect from your potential Jury members if you want to try to win the million dollars.

woodstock: Kathy, is it true that none of you knew who all 18 players were going into the ALL-STARS game, and what was your initial reaction when you saw Boston Rob on the Chapera Tribe at that very first meeting of the three tribes?
Kathy: It is true we did not know who the 18 players were, but I took a good calculated guess and worked with a corporate psychologist to guess who the players would be and to analyze the players. I came up with my own roster, and Boston Rob was on it because he was such a character, so I wasn't surprised at all he was there.

Twinmom: Kathy, Do you honestly think that friendship should be a factor in this game when you are all there to win $1 million?
Kathy: The paradox of SURVIVOR is that it is about real relationships, something that viewers don't know. No one knows, unless you're on the show. Friendship is an element, especially if you go into the game knowing members of the cast. I think it's hard when playing any game if you have your friend on one side and strangers on the other to gravitate toward the strangers and not bring your friends along to the Final Four. I challenge anyone to not trust their friends if faced with the same decision.

Kathyfan: Kathy, I am SUCH a big fan of yours. You've played the game with class and candor, which I greatly admire. After you were voted out, you mentioned something about thinking you had Rob convinced (or something like that). What exactly were you referring to?
Kathy: I was thinking that I had Rob understanding the critical friendship connection, and I think he was thinking deeply about what he should do versus keeping his word to the first alliance. So I think I was making headway, but obviously not enough.

DanieuB: Hi, Kathy. Were you blown away by the three-in-one--Reward Challenge, Immunity Challenge and Tribal Council--all in one day?
Kathy: We are always blown away at what we're thrown into regarding the Challenges. Yes, having to watch my family video, which brought us to tears, then having to run this tough physical Challenge after 27 days living in the rain with little food. So yes, I was pretty mesmerized at how tough it was combing all these challenges as well as a reward. It was tough.

Sakai: Kathy, why was Lex's head shaved? Did he have bugs too?
Kathy: (Laughs) Lex did not have bugs in his hair. He's on a warpath, hence the Mohawk.

MassGirl: Any chance we will see you in a matching Mohawk?
Kathy: (Laughs) I debated about cutting my hair into something from the movie "Matrix Reloaded," a short, black, diabolical, I'm-going-to-get-you hairdo, but Lex talked me out of it.

Tommy: Kathy, Is Rob the punk in person that he portrays on the show?
Kathy: I'll be fair to Rob: he's not a punk. He's diabolical. He has the capabilities of being a culprit. And that surprises me; it makes me sad. I actually don't get it. It's not gamesmanship; it's something deep-seated that makes me sad.

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