Liz, Ben, Kenzie, Charlie, and Maria spill the beans in an exclusive pre-finale interview.
They made it all the way toSurvivor 46finale, airing Wednesday May 22 on CBS.
Congratulations to them all.
Kenzie Petty, Maria Shrime Gonzalez, Liz Wilcox, Ben Katzman, Charlie Davis, and Jeff Probst on ‘Survivor 46’.CBS
But we too have questions!
And we too demand answers!
Thats why we reached out to the final five with a few questions of our own.
Liz Wilcox on ‘Survivor 46’.CBS
Questions about their greatest strategic triumphs and lowest personal moments.
Read on for our exclusive pre-finale interview with theSurvivor 46final five!
(And also double-check to check out ourexclusive chat with the jury.)
Charlie Davis, Ben Katzman, Kenzie Petty, Liz Wilcox, and Maria Shrime Gonzalez on ‘Survivor 46’.CBS
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What is the move you were most proud of in the first 23 days?
BEN KATZMAN:TheQsmoke screen without a doubt.
It was lit, and I dont think even Jeff knew what was going on!
Kenzie Petty, Charlie Davis, and Maria Shrime Gonzalez on ‘Survivor 46’.CBS
LIZ WILCOX:Just one?!
This is so hard.
I’m most proud of my unique gameplay.
Charlie Davis, Ben Katzman, Kenzie Petty, Liz Wilcox, and Maria Shrime Gonzalez on ‘Survivor 46’.CBS
I think playing so “out of the box” is a move in itself.
Who wouldn’t want to look for idols?
What throw in of person thinks out there “I can get to the end without any allies.
Ben Katzman on ‘Survivor 46’.CBS
In fact, I should put my entire tribe on the jury?”
It went off without a hitch, but it was not easy!
This kerfuffle is why I picked Liz and Kenzie for the family reward!
Maria Shrime Gonzalez and Ben Katzman on ‘Survivor 46’.CBS
MARIA SHRIME GONZALEZ:Winning the first individual immunity was incredible.
Heres a perfect example: Our crazy clothes at the Q tribal were actually part of the plan pre-Tribal.
No scrambles, no side convos just the six of us trying on a bunch of dirty clothes.
Jeff Probst, Charlie Davis, Ben Katzman, Kenzie Petty, Liz Wilcox, and Maria Shrime Gonzalez on ‘Survivor 46’.CBS
Strategy with a smile, wouldnt have it any other way.
Everyone was so excited to just be onSurvivorand out in the elements.
Above the song naming battles, the salsa dances, the snorkeling, and whatnot…
Soda Thompson, Tevin Davis, Hunter McKnight, Tiffany Niclole Ervin, Venus Vafa, and Q Burdette on the ‘Survivor 46’ jury.CBS
I think my favorite was just seeing six people have a go at vibe and work as a tribe.
LIZ WILCOX:Oh my gosh!
It’s not nice to pick favorites, Dalton!
Other than laughing a lot with people like Kenzie, Venus, and Ben…
I loved when Tevin would sing.
It’s making me tear up just thinking about it right now.
Tevin made up two songs about our experience.
The evening one was so peaceful and slow and beautiful.
It’s a gorgeous lullaby and something I will treasure my entire life.
It’s unique to us.
To Tevin freaking Davis.
Then we pulled inTiffanyto be the sideline reporter, and she also went all in.
It was just so fun because we all got super into it!
When Maria pulled off an epic double jump on Q, we went wild!
That was really memorable.
We caught crabs for Liz almost right away.
And then we all ended up just having some really great conversations.
This was the same night Venus jacket caught on fire, which was insane!
She was so funny about that.
We bonded at a depth that transcended the game.
What was your lowest moment out there over the first 23 days?
When Tim got voted out, I really didn’t trust anyone.
Q had told people I not only had an idol but played it on Tim to go home.
I really felt like I had no one.
LIZ WILCOX:Oh lawdy!
As if you ain’t seen me get low enough, now you want more?
My lowest moment for sure was somewhere around the merge when we were painting the flag.
It was an off-day, and everyone was talking about home.
What they did for fun.
People are painting their little torches on the flag and they all look beautiful.
And for some reason, I just started getting super down on myself.
(Maybe the lack of calories?
I digress…)
“Liz, you suck.
you’ve got the option to’t even paint something on a flag.
All of these folks talking about their friends and hobbies and you don’t have either one of those.
Kenzie saved me from myself that day.
and she sat with me for a long time and listened.
She was a real one that day, for sure.
It was just a bummer to say goodbye to three Sigas in a row.
Any Barlie shippers out there?
MARIA SHRIME GONZALEZ:Well, I am pretty sure that was abundantly clear after the last episode!
I was absolutely devastated not being able to read my babies letters.
KENZIE PETTY:The night of the storm on Yanu beach.
I was freezing, I was soaking, our shelter was terrible, we still had no fire.
I couldnt tell if it was rain on my face or my silent tears.
If I could survive this, I could pull through to the finale.
And when youre out there and youre in it, it becomes your reality.
BEN KATZMAN:I personally think for me the coolest threat to win the game was Tiff.
You see in one episode where we do that challenge together that we were tight for a minute.
Would love to see her rip another season.
LIZ WILCOX:My brother in Applebees, of course!
I know it sounds wild, but after Q was used as a smokescreen for so long… Quit playing around!”
In other words… “You used Q to get me out and now Q is at the end?
it’s possible for you to cancel Christmas if you think I’m voting for you!”
With that said, Tiffany definitely stood out to me.
She is really smart and savvy, and shes very fun to talk to and hang out with.
(5) Q-skirt madman in the best way, hilarious, ambitious.
For me personally, Tevin was unbeatable.
KENZIE PETTY:All of them were a threat, thats why they were sitting over there.
But in my opinion, the biggest contender was Tiff.
Shes one of the most amazing people Ive ever met and a lot of people share that sentiment.
Shes so funny and so strong and social, I was in awe of her.
Tiff was great in challenges, she always had the most perfectly timed jokes, and is so self-aware.
She found her idol, had a great read on the game, and the girl came to play.
Shes someone that people not only respect, but also like.
