Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player.
Some people have talked eloquently about the hardships they endured during reentry.
The sex was unbelievable!
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Damn right, it was!
Thats just some of the info (some might arguetoomuch info) that Matt is dispensing in hisSurvivorQuarantine Questionnaire.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: First off, give the update as to what youve been up to since appearing onSurvivor.
I also started another band calledSoulgroup, which is more acoustic style stuff.
Stay tuned and check it out!
What is your proudest moment ever from playingSurvivor?
Unfortunately, onCaramoan, my tribe only won one challenge when I was in the game.
So the first immunity challenge that Gota won was amazing.
Fans vs Favs seasons are so unfair because returnees know how things work and us newbies are clueless.
When we won that first amazing Tower challenge, it was the greatest feeling in the world.
I am glad I got to experience at least one victory.
Honestly, a lot of the challenges were very close and we had a decent shot at winning others.
This was a very proud moment.
To be able to share and live the experience with so many of my friends and family was awesome.
And for my 2 boys to see their dad on TV was the ultimate!
These experiences will be with me forever.
What is your biggest regret from yourSurvivorexperience?
I should have declined a Fans vs Favorites season and played an all newbie season instead lol.
For me, I was a victim of the dreaded tribe swap.
I was in a sold alliance with Michael and Julia, and I love them both dearly.
I tried my best to get in good with the favorites so I could stay in the game.
At first, I felt pretty good.
Boy, was I wrong… hahahah!
I also felt good with Phillip, Corinne, and Cochran.
I am a social player and I felt pretty good with my relationships.
The Favorites were paranoid one of the fans had an idol.
I confessed, and was totally honest that none of us had one and not to worry.
My regret is I should have not been so honest about the idol.
I know you are asking my biggest regret, lol, but now my mind is going crazy.
I regret just getting Shamar out of our tribe.
I could not stand him in the game.
I wish I would have just voted him out early on to get that bad vibe outta there!
Michael and I were off on a trail one day and we came upon a coconut tree.
He said I should try and climb it and get the coconuts down.
I started climbing up the tree and he convinced me to keep climbing.
I am scared of heights, but climbed it anyways.
I felt like Ozzy!
I got to the top and got down tons of coconuts.
The camera guy was stoked and I really wish that had made the show.
I still have the memories though!!
How do you feel about the edit you got on the show?
Overall, I feel good about my edit.
At the end of the day, it was positive.
The experience I had and still have with fans is amazing and I dont have anything to complain about.
What was it like coming back to regular society after being out there?
Was there culture shock or an adjustment coming back?
It was definitely a culture shock.
I had just experienced playingSurvivor,then getting voted out and going on a pre-jury trip.
It was a vacation of a lifetime in Malaysia.
Every day was a fantasy.
I was away from my work and my wife and children and life for nearly 2 months without contact.
To go from the mental, physical, and emotional toll ofSurvivorback to real life was a big adjustment.
I had a real issue with food.
The sex was unbelievable, lol!
And I started sobbing crying when I saw my kids for the first time.
That was the hardest thing for me, being gone for so long from my kids.
I learned to appreciate the small things like cold water and roof over my head.
It was a life-changing thing that still affects me to this day.
I am such a huge fan ofSurvivorsince day 1.
Whom do you still talk, text, or email with the most from your season?
Caramoanwas a weird season as far as people staying in touch.
Half the fans tribe werent actual fans so they pretty much dropped off the earth in theSurvivorworld.
Michael Snow is my greatest friendship from the show.
We stay in contact regularly.
I love Snowy and he is a very smart and good player.
I stay in contact with Dawn and Corinne from the Favorites.
We have also done a bunch of podcast stuff with Brandon Hantz and Eric Reichenbach.
Besides Michael from Gota, I have always been close with Laura and Julia.
It is good to be able to stay connected via social media and text.
But as you know, life goes on and staying in close contact drifts away.
I love all my cast for the most part and would love to have aCaramoanreunion at some point!
Do you still watchSurvivor, and if so, whats your favorite season you were not on and why?
Oh yeah, I loveSurvivorand watch it all.
Fairplay and I are heavily active in theSurvivorcommunity because of our podcast.
I would sayPearl Islandsis one of my favorites.
So many great characters heroes and villains with people like Fairplay and Rupert and the theme itself.
ClassicSurvivor.Africawas also a season that I adore.
Whos one player from anotherSurvivorseason you wish you could have played with or against and why?
Lex Van den Berge.
Lex is my dear friend and one of my favorite Survivors.
If you could make one change to any aspect ofSurvivor,what would it be and why?
Bring back other locations throughout the World.
Im tired of seeing Fiji every season.
Part of what made me fall in love withSurvivorwas the different cultures and parts of the world.
It made me appreciate all the different places and learning about the locations.
Climate, scenery etc were always different and created different and memorable seasons.
Fiji is beautiful, but is stale to me.
Finally, would you play again if asked?
I would leave tomorrow to play.
I have a ton of game still to play and would love to have the chance to play again.
Call me, Probst!
