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“I do think that moment will haunt me for the rest of my time on earth.”
That wasTeeny Chirichillo’s reaction after building a fire that simply would not burn through a rope.
How does Teeny feel now six months later about the loss?
Teeny Chirichillo on ‘Survivor 47’.Credit:CBS
Was the wind to blame?
What did we not see in that contest?
And how does Teeny think they would have done had they made it to the end?
Teeny Chirichillo on ‘Survivor 47’.CBS
Read on for answers.
I was never told the lie.
I never asked anyone else.
Andy Rueda, Teeny Chirichillo, Rome Cooney, and Sierra Wright on ‘Survivor 47’.CBS
And all love to Sue, but my vote was going toRachel
Who beat you at fire?
Sam or the wind?
I think the universe is the answer.
Teeny Chirichillo on ‘Survivor 47’.Robert Voets/CBS
Some combination of both Sam and the wind and the universe coming into play.
You heard me kind of look to them at points for advice.
I wanted to be closer to them.
Genevieve Mushaluk and Teeny Chirichillo on ‘Survivor 47’.CBS
Rachel had helped me all day.
And then I saw that the flag was red on the seat that I sat in.
The flag was yellow where Sam was sitting.
Sol Yi, Teeny Chirichillo, and Genevieve Mushaluk on ‘Survivor 47’.Robert Voets/CBS
You’ll sit with the Gata.
I’ll sit with the Lavo.
It’s likeHeather from season 41all over again.
So I know it’s all edited down for time, but just take me through the fire-making.
We heard you yelling, “Come on!”
and “Noooooo!”
like you were in a horror movie or something.
I’ve made eight to 10 fires back at camp.
I know how to do this."
And then it’s getting bigger.
And then I just remember mine going every which way.
It was completely horizontal at points, and I look up at his and it is absolutely direct vertical.
Has it haunted you, Teeny?
I actually think that there’s no more perfect or fitting or representative ending to my journey onSurvivor.
And I can’t say that it haunts me, and I’m really happy about that.
How do you think you do if you make it to the final three?
I do not believe that I would’ve been a no-vote finalist.
I think I would’ve gottenSol’s vote.
What was it like when you got to Ponderosa?
And I just got to embrace these people who truly transcend friendship.
They’re my family.
So I got to see them after so long of missing them and it was euphoric.
And it was super emotional, but probably one of the best nights of my life, honestly.
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Do you feel the edit properly showed off your game?
I do think so.
For example, the tantrum over Sam.
I was proudly the Charlie Brown of the season.
The football was lifted up many times, and that is representative exactly of how it was out there.
And it didn’t go in many ways the way that I wanted it to.
But it’s still cool and humbling and enlightening for me to watch it back.
And I think it’s pretty representative for sure.
What has that journey been like for you since filming?
It’s so liberating.
There’s people who I had opened up to, but there’s also people who I hadn’t.
It’s ever evolving for sure, but I can say that I’m still figuring things out.
But I am proud to represent the genderqueer, non-binary people out there.
And to have that sort of snapshot be forever in mySurvivorexperience is super special.
Something I’m super grateful that was included and it’s awesome.
Part of you figuring things out was going up against someone like Sam.
You were very open about how that unlocked some insecurities for you.
In my regular life.
I feel like I operate with a sense of self-awareness that I’m proud of.
And it just taught me a lot.
And so I have compassion for myself in that moment.
Okay, wheres the unaired drunk Teeny footage?
Where are the Teeny Tapes?!?
Oh my God, I don’t want the world to get their hands on those.
Did I take it a little overboard?
Am I learning things from that as well?
But seriously, it’s so funny to watch back even.
It’s like my friends texting me just being like, “We know those eyes.
We’ve seen that person before.”
Definitely my friendship with Sol.
It was so fun.
I called myself a mini-Sol out there.
I feel like I’ve known Sol in every lifetime.
I feel like in one, we were little rascals in the back of the bus just causing trouble.
And in another, I feel like we were siblings.
And in this lifetime, we were playingSurvivortogether.
But I’m excited to do the work for that.
Did you get him a vest for Christmas?
