Survivor Micronesia Contestants

Interviews with Natalie, Cirie, Amanda

Last night in the Survivor Micronesia finale Parvati was awarded a million dollars by a jury of her peers. How did the cash slip through Amanda’s, Natalie’s and Cirie’s fingers?

Orato.com:Natalie, Everyone’s talking about your question to Parvati this morning! How did you come up with it?

Natalie: I had 12 extra days to get some insight into who Parvati is as a person. She kept her word and therefore I knew she was going to get my vote. But I wasn't going to hand her a million dollar cheque; I wanted to make her think quickly on her feet. If she answered quickly, then she earned my million dollar vote. That’s all it was – I just wanted to shake her up a little bit.

Orato.com: Amanda, how are you coping with not winning the million dollars?

Amanda: Things happen for a reason and Survivor isn’t my life; I have other things going on. It is kind of upsetting to make it to the finals two times in a row and lose both times. You get over it.

Orato.com: Ozzy declared his love for you in front of the whole world and you just said “Thank you.” What were you thinking?

Amanda: They didn’t show this, but I was really shocked. I didn’t know what to say. He’s adorable and we’re great.

Orato.com: Cirie, what about you…how are you coping with the disappointment?

Cirie: When I found out it was down to final two, I knew if I didn’t win the challenge that I would be going home. I think I was so focused on the fact that it had to be a final three that I didn’t give much consideration to "what if" it was a final two. I can hold my head up high because people didn’t expect me to make it as far as I did, this time or the last time. I don’t think I’d have done anything differently. I love the game that I played and I have no regrets.

Orato.com: Amanda, Eliza called you mean and superficial during the jury questions…What did you really want to say to her in that moment?

Amanda: Just because I’m pageant doesn’t mean I’m superficial. Just because you don’t talk all the time doesn’t mean you have nothing to say. I don’t like to hurt people’s feelings. I would never sit up there and ridicule someone for making it further than me because they played better.

Orato.com: Ozzy was sore with Parvati at that last jury. Is that still the case?

Amanda: He wasn’t good at the social part of the game the first time around, and the second time everyone knew he was a threat. He really had the odds against him. He understands it’s a game. Forgive and forget.

Orato.com: What do each of you miss most about the jungle?

Amanda: I came home and got rid of half of everything I owned and moved to the beach. I simplified my life.

Orato.com: What don’t you miss about the jungle Cirie?

Cirie: Let’s see…the rats, the bats in the caves, the little things that float around in the water we drank, having to swim, the heat…shall I go on?

Natalie: Everyday you see the coconut you’re going to eat, you see the trees and the fire that you’re going to have to make, you boil the water that you’re drinking for eight hours…you’ve survived one more day.