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RealityFreakWill:
Age: 29
Bike-Shop Manager
Lindon, UT
Tribe: Timbira

Witty, charming and arrogant is how Tyson Apostol describes himself. This former pro-cyclist and swimmer believes that his natural athleticism, combined with his "life of the party" personality, will get him far in he game. His favorite movie is "The Jerk" and that’s how some people just might describe him.

He compares his game strategy to that of some of the most entertaining castaways to ever play the game. Much like them, he is willing to do almost anything to win one million dollars, including implementing the use of lies and deceit to feed off the "emotional weakness" of the other castaways. A Brigham Young University drop-out, he is actually very well traveled and skilled in street smarts, previously spending two years in the Philippines as a Mormon missionary, in addition to six years as a cyclist in Switzerland, Belgium and Austria.

In many ways Tyson can be brash, egotistical and unapologetic but, oddly enough, he has no tolerance for "know-it-alls" or individuals who lack common courtesy. In addition to, as he describes it, "looking awesome," his favorite hobbies are exercising and sunbathing. If he becomes the next sole SURVIVOR, he plans to use all of the money for selfish purposes, starting with "the most smoking motorcycle around."

Tyson currently resides in Heber City, Utah and his birthday is June 17.

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Jobby:
Pre season hate and probably will be the same for the entire season. (:;)

Ruth:
I dislike him as much as I dislike Coach but same thing, he'll probably go very far.

RealityFreakWill:
“I Say Awesome Stuff” – RealityNewsOnline’s Exclusive Interview with Survivor: Tocantins’ Tyson

Tyson Apostol was one of the biggest characters – and certainly the best quote machine – of Survivor: Tocantins. But he found himself voted off when he thought Sierra would be headed home. What was his strategy? What does he really think of Sierra, and why? Did we see the real Tyson or was it an act? And how did this experience compare to the real world for him? Tyson answers all these questions and has much more to say, right here!

After watching Tyson on the show, you might guess that talking to him is quite an experience – and you’d be right! A mere typed record of the interview cannot fully capture the true Tyson experience, but it’s all we have so let’s get to it.

RealityNewsOnline: Hello, Tyson, and thanks for taking the time to talk to RealityNewsOnline!

Tyson: It’s my pleasure – what else would I be doing today?

RNO: Starting at the beginning, what was your strategy coming into the game?

Tyson: My strategy coming into the game was to win friends with my beaming personality and just have a good time. I knew I would have to lie and cheat, so I didn’t have a problem – I planned on lying and cheating. But I was so bad-ass in the challenges that I really didn’t have to lie and cheat that much.

RNO:What thoughts were running through your head as you saw your name starting to come up at your last Tribal Council?

Tyson: The first time I saw my name, I was like, “It’s Sierra’s – who cares?” The second one, I was like, “Dammit, it’s me, I know it’s me.” I knew there was no other explanation for two votes. As the second vote came out with my name on it, I was pretty sure it was going to be me.

RNO: Before watching last night, did you think that Sierra had plotted with the others?

Tyson: I kind of had, except for her reaction at the end of Tribal Council. Even still I thought, maybe she had plotted against me and wasn’t sure if it was going to work. I thought it was a big move and didn’t think she was that good of a thinker, so I was shocked, but she didn’t.

RNO: What was your endgame plan if things had gone your way at last night’s Tribal Council?

Tyson: First off, my plan a would have been to win every challenge. As long as it was a challenge that required a small amount of skill or talent, I probably would have won. Last night was just close your eyes and fling that puck. There’s a small amount of luck on the show and that’s the way it has to be or else people like me would win every season.

I was playing with a bunch of girls who were blindly tossing these pucks. I was trying to block the path and play strategically and I still almost won it. I think anything that would have relied on any amount of skill I would have won, unless they had a roller skating challenge – I’m not very good on roller skates. Or the same exact weight lifting challenge where J.T. held up 220 pounds.

[Besides that, my plan was to] take Sierra out and then Erinn and then I knew those three had an idol and didn’t know where it was. I figured I would make them think I was voting for one of them and vote for another, thereby flushing out the idol and ousting somebody.

RNO: Speaking of that group, did you have any idea they were wavering between your alliance and Brendan’s after the merge, or that they could potentially turn on you the way they did?

Tyson: They actually came to Coach and myself and told us everything Brendan was saying. They’d come over and tell us everything. So we weren’t really worried. We were a little worried because we knew Brendan was talking to them but we weren’t worried because we knew everything they said. We knew Coach was going to get voted for.

RNO: You and Coach appeared pretty close, but there were moments you appeared to doubt him. What exactly are your feelings about Coach?

Tyson: (Laughs) A lot of people really dislike people Coach. I don’t know if you’ve heard that.

RNO: No, not at all!

Tyson: Despite what you see on the show, he really is truly sincere, so I knew I could trust him. Everything he said, he said from the heart. He came at me with so much love that there was no way I could hate him.

RNO: What did you think of his stories?

Tyson: They were pretty awesome. I didn’t know they were all going to be this rad or I would have told my stories about making my own spaceship or traveling around the world with chimpanzees. If I had known about his true stories, I wouldn’t watch movies anymore because movies are boring compared to him.

RNO: Why do you think you and Sierra never got along?

Tyson: Oooooh. This is going to get me in trouble, David. She is one of those people that doesn’t know she’s stupid and doesn’t know she’s annoying, I don’t mind stupid or annoying people as long as they have some idea that’s what they are. When they don’t, I take it upon myself to tell them.

I thought this would be a good experience for Sierra because finally, on national TV, she’ll get a chance to see what an idiot she is and she can grow and learn from it. But apparently on the show she’s a quiet sweetheart, and we know TV never lies so apparently all my impressions of her were wrong.

In all honesty, she does have a good heart, like she cares about people and yeah she’s genuine. She just probably doesn’t even have a GED or equivalent. Intelligence-wise, she is annoying, but I don’t hate anybody. A lot of people hate me just because I’m so awesome – but that’s just jealousy.

RNO: Even so, why did you taunt Sierra when it appeared to everyone that she was next in the pecking order and would be on the jury?

Tyson: Nobody out there liked her so it wouldn’t have hurt my chances at all. I said it the episode before, me taunting her would probably lose her vote on the jury but would gain me everyone else’s. Even J.T., the sweetheart of the South, had negative things to say about her last night.

RNO: Why do you think you were so successful in the immunity challenges?

Tyson: Going out in the game at first, I was a bit intimidated but I forgot I’m a 30-year-old man who plays every day and most people have… what do you call them?… jobs and responsibilities. We got out there and the first challenge I’m just killing everybody and thinking this is going to be really easy. Before the merge, I was never worried about being voted off because I was superior in all the challenges. Sure, I never caught a ball in the face, but we had these things called rackets and I thought we were supposed to use those. J.T. tried to catch a ball with his mouth – if I had known, I’d have done that. But he has fake teeth anyway, so what, another replacement.

RNO: Why didn't you and Timbira stick to your original plan and eliminate the Jalapao Survivors?

Tyson: I had known that Brendan was up to something with the other tribe on Exile. I knew that because he had told us that we should send Taj to Exile every time in order to break her, but the one challenge where they won reward, instead of taking Taj at the moment that it would have broken her down the most, he chose Stephen. I had no concrete proof except I saw he was being kind to Taj by not taking her away from the reward. From that moment on, I knew Brendan had some kind of relationship with the Jalapao tribe. On top of that, when the Jalapao tribe came to our camp and merged, the first thing they told us was Brendan wanted me and Coach out.

RNO: Did you feel vindicated in watching the show and seeing that you were right about Brendan having made connections on the Jalapao tribe?

Tyson: I pretty much already knew I was right – it wasn’t that hard to figure out. Sierra never would have figured it out – she still didn’t know what alliance she was in or what our tribe name was or what country she was in.

Earlier before challenges, you’ll see Coach talking and he thinks everybody is listening to him. Brendan and me are talking about the smartest way to do the challenges. Debbie is agreeing with everybody even though we have opposing ideas. And Sierra is standing there not knowing where she is or what’s going on.

RNO: You were quite a quote machine while on the show. Were you playing to the audience or is that just who you are?

Tyson: I would say that’s who I am. Some people would say I tried pretty hard out there, but I didn’t try at all. Sometimes things come to my mind and I will laugh before I even get it out. I’m pretty funny. But I knew the camera was on so I wanted to say awesome stuff – but I say awesome stuff anyway. I’m saying awesome stuff now and there’s no camera.

RNO: We’re running out of time, so do you have anything else you’d like to tell us about your time on Survivor?

Tyson: It’s way easier than having a real job – way easier. People get out there and say it’s the hardest thing they’ve ever done. That’s bull$#!t. You’re there, not paying bills, sleeping as much as you want, eating free food, getting a ripe tan. There’s nothing hard about it. All I can say is I’m not afraid of the apocalypse because I’ll just take my shirt off and lie down by the river.

RNO: Thanks again, Tyson!

Tyson: Love you, David.

RNO: … Thanks.

Tyson: Love you, David.

RNO: … Love you too, Tyson.

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