Why did he come up short?
What votes surprised him?
And what could he have done to change the final result?
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: First off, congrats on making it all 39 days.
Not many people have done that.DEAN KOWALSKI:Yeah, thank you.
I wouldnt say it came easily.
I was really, really confident.
So, I was feeling really good.
Leaving final Tribal Council, how did I feel?
So hats off to Tommy for that.
But going in, very confident, coming out, not so much.
It was me versus Tommy.
We would pat each other on the back afterward because some of the zingers we had were amazing.
But no, it was really good.
Why they didnt ultimately go with me?
I think it was a little too late from the gameplay perspective.
But also relationship-wise with the folks on the jury, I was already down by three.
And how do I expect to go into final Tribal Council and win already down three to nothing?
You said when you walked into final Tribal you are feeling pretty good.
So who are some of those votes you are hoping for that you didnt get?
Im guessing Missy is on that list.Oh, yes.
But yeah, I thought it was very split very by Tribal lines.
I felt pretty good about them.
I was hoping I could swing one or two over from the other guys.
Lets just say you dont win at fire.
Lets say Lauren beats you.
The finals are Tommy, Noura, and Lauren.
Whom do you vote for?I vote for Tommy.
Just cause my perspective in the Lauren-Tommy relationship was obviously very Tommy-heavy.
And obviously coming from that perspective, my truth is that he ran that partnership.
Obviously, I dont know from the other side.
Perhaps Lauren was close with Janet more than Tommy was, who knows?
And maybe they see it differently, but I was definitely going to vote for Tommy.
What do you think your best move of the game was?
Some people think Im my absolute idiot in telling everyone that that was real.
So I think theres that side.
Then the other side of Sandra saying it was brilliant.
Obviously, she stayed with me.
And were trying to work this secret alliance.
I think that was the best decision I made all game.
What about your decision when you told Tommy he was being targeted?
I was curious what the impetus behind that was.
Theres one I contemplated all day.
Tommy and I were working together and were talking a lot.
And I expressed to him like, Hey, I already know this from Noura.
However, we had to go on lockdown right there right before travel.
We couldnt discuss it more.
So I tapped him on the leg.
Then I would just be out because I didnt really have a good relationship with Noura and Janet.
So I absolutely felt I made a good decision there as well.
So, thats what I would change.
I hope he listens to that.
He promised me already, but we will see.
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