Janet Carbin thought she had a clear path all the way to the end.
Little did she realize there was a giant idol nullifier standing in her way.
How did it feel for Janet to fall just short?
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Does she think the game was hers if she made it to the end?
And would she consider playing again?
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Youre sitting there with an idol and the best fire-making skills on the island.
You thought you had your ticket punched to the final three.
I was absolutely crushed, because I did not allow myself to believe I could win the game.
I was taking it step by step by step.
And it was crushing, because a nullifier with five people left is ridiculous.
I never expected it.
Do you lose to anyone if you make it to the final three?No.
I dont think so.
And does that make it that much harder?Thats why they needed to get me out.
And having a nullifier…
I believe then that that was my fault, you know, at that point.
But having that idol in my pocket… okay, bring it on.
Lets talk about your vote.
Dean lied in his answer to me.
Noura didnt take responsibility for some of her actions, and Tommy did take responsibility.
As much as it upset him, he took responsibility for his actions.
So that made the decision for me.
You talk about how you made that vote based on a moral decision.
We saw how difficult that was for you out there when it happened.
So I had no idea that that was what was going on.
I believed my truth was what my truth was.
So I felt all those emotions on everything.
Have you been able to enjoy this experience outside of that?
I have enjoyed it.
I am friends with all of the people in real life.
Everybody who was on cast with me is a friend of mine, and I have enjoyed it.
I made a decision to enjoy it, because there was a period of time that I was not.
Lets look into what we can bring out of this and go forward with it.
And yeah, Ive been enjoying it.
Im glad to hear that.
And you talk about being close with the cast.
Being that I work with 150 young people, lifeguards, theyve taught me so much in my life.
I respect young people, so that makes it so they respect me.
You know, you kind of get what you give off.
If you dont have that stigma… people know it.
Its like a dog that senses a person they dont like.
People can feel who you are.
I was just a part of them.
Yeah, I was a mom, but not your regular traditional mom, I guess.
I have to be physical in my job, being physically capable is part of what we do.
And dealing with the public and young people on a regular basis.
That tickles me to no end.
And I feel very blessed that theyre in my life.
Theyre my training ground.
They taught me how to deal with all kinds of people.
You know what I mean?
Why am I getting praise?
Im just doing what a normal person would do.
Im very appreciative of it.
And it made me nervous.
And then when my tribemates were being hated… you know, hate is a strong word.
I felt my heart broke for them.
And then it started to change and then I was like, Okay, let me embrace this.
And what can I do with it?
And I am overwhelmed and appreciative of the support.
Would you come back and do this all over again?
They have to hold down the fort, as well as my lifeguards.
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