Rick Devens

And I'm going, where are these little kids coming from out here in Fiji?

And it turns out they've been doing this show for so long, 50 seasons now.

And now they've been in Fiji for at least 10 years that the producers can bring their families out because they film two seasons back to back out there.

So they're out there all summer.

And so they bring their families to the challenge.

So I'm out there missing my kids and there's other little kids just running around as we're getting told what we're about to do.

It's actually, it was a huge career benefit, especially when I was on the news because it was just a huge amount of exposure.

And it did go so well for me the first time.

And I'm typically, I can be a little polarizing.

Some people are going, oh, he's scheming too much.

But most people, because I'm very positive and joyful out there, are receptive to what I'm putting out there.

Positive and joyful.

I'm like the Mr. Tony of Survivor.

And so it was great.

Like a lot of TV stations, you just need that right survivor fan in that right position and it can change everything.

So they're not everywhere, but the ones that are out there are passionate.

I wanted it so badly.

Embarrassingly badly, honestly.

It had been seven years.

It was the greatest adventure ever.