Cast Revealed!

Finally the cast for Survivor Guatemala has been revealed. Without further delay, here they are:

Amy, 39
Police Sergeant
Revere, MA

Favorites Highlights: not much stands out, she likes Michelob Ultra.

Bio Highlights: Former pro football player. Weight trains. Says she can motivate people and has leadership ability.

Initial Impression: She's a Hard Ass. Look for her to be an early target as she bosses people around, er I mean displays her leadership ability while motivating the others. The Japanese have a saying, "the nail that stands up gets hammered down." Amy is danger of being hammered.


Blake, 24
Commercial Real Estate Broker / Model
Dallas, TX

Favorites Highlights: likes the movie Shawshank Redemption (who doesn't?), skydiving.

Bio Highlights: Finance and Political Science degree from Southern Methodist University. Blake describes himself as "romantic, driven and gutsy." He also says that he's "so competitive it's ridiculous." Has been the president of every organization he's been a part of.

Initial Impression: He's in for a shock. Skydiving, hunting and camping with friends is one thing, starving in a jungle while competing with a group of strangers for a million dollars is another thing. He's probably not as competitive as he thinks. However if he is highly competitive and overt about it, which seems to be his personality, then the others will want him gone sooner rather than later.


Brandon, 22
Farmer / Rancher
Manhattan, KS

Favorites Highlights: Scent: scent of a woman (maybe he was thinking movies?), Board Games: prefers card games, Video Games: RPGs (Rocket Propelled Grenades? No, Role Playing Games), Outdoor Activity: mud bogging, Magazine: Four Wheeler, Alcoholic Beverage: Old Milwaukee Light.

Bio Highlights: Formerly worked as a wild land fire fighter in Montana. Brandon describes himself as "outgoing and fearless."

Initial Impression: He's a free spirit. They should like him. He has a good chance to at least make the merge (assuming there is a merge). He seems down to earth and knowing yourself is very important in Survivor.


Brian, 22
Ivy League Student
New York City

Favorites Highlights: Color: deep teal, Movie: Clue, Zoolander, Alcoholic Beverage: N/A

Bio Highlights: Originally from Connecticut. Voted most likely to succeed in high school. He's studied Survivor since he was seventeen and has written papers about it. Psychology degree from Columbia University (that would be the Ivy League school). Brian says he is prepared to "lie, cheat, steal and flirt" to win the million dollars.

Initial Impression: He's too smart for his own good. He'll let the others know just how smart he is and they will either resent it (if he's in their faces about it) or be fearful of it (if he's subtle about it). This is a guy who's overly proud of his intelligence. I bet he wanted to go to Harvard but had to settle for Columbia. That's why he lists himself as Ivy League Student and not College Student or Columbia Univ. Student. He believes himself to be the smartest one there and he will let the others know it one way or another. I sure hope he studied the way Shi Ann played Survivor Thailand, otherwise he will not go far.


Brianna, 21
Retail Sales / Make-up Artist
Edmonds, WA

Favorites Highlights: Board Game: mancala, Snack Food: mustard & carrots (together).

Bio Highlights: She says that she can already use a Hawaiian sling (the wrist-spear sling thingy they usually give the Survivors to fish with). She also says that she's a good pretender and sly.

Initial Impression: She's just a pretty face. Look for her to be under the radar. Brianna seems likable and outgoing. She was on the Early Show and her sound bite was "I sell wrinkle cream that costs $285. Does anyone really need it?" This implies that she is really persuasive. Of course CBS could be just giving her face-time now because they know she doesn't last long. I hope she lasts long enough to teach the others to play mancala. It's an interesting game that can easily be played in the jungle.


Brooke, 26
Law Student
Santa Monica, CA

Favorites Highlights: Fruit: no favorite (at least lie, say 'apple').

Bio Highlights: Political Science and International Studies degree with a minor in Spanish from Oregon State. She was an AmeriCorps volunteer for a year after college. Now she's studying law at Pepperdine. Brooke has lived abroad in Spain and the United Kingdom. She describes herself as creative and a problem solver.

Initial Impression: Not just a pretty face. I think the others may underestimate her. If she's smart she won't tell the others that she's in law school. She could go far.


Cindy, 31
Zookeeper
Naples, FL

Favorites Highlights: nothing stands out.

Bio Highlights: She was born and raised in Kentucky and has an identical twin sister. Cindy attended Ohio State University for three years. She applied to be on Survivor four times. One of her pets is an Indonesian blue-tongued skink. Former jobs: primate exhibition cruise captain (huh, I'm thinking monkeys on a cruise ship.) and pet counselor ("Snowball resents her new food that's why she's coughing up fur balls on your bed."). Cindy says that she has a short fuse and speaks her mind. She also believes in fighting for what she believes in.

Initial Impression: Cindy is a hippie chick, not that there's anything wrong with that. She can be a female Rupert if that temper of hers doesn't get in the way. Idealists like Cindy don't win Survivor. Her strong beliefs are bound to conflict with a few of the others.


Danni, 30
Sports Radio Talk Show Host
Tonganoxie, KS

Favorites Highlights: Movies: westerns, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Snack Food: Blue Diamond Almonds - salted (a few have mentioned this, what gives?)

Bio Highlights: 1992 Miss Teen Kansas. 1996 Miss Kansas for the Miss USA Pageant (finished first runner-up). Voted one of the 100 most beautiful women (it doesn't say by who). All this and she claims to be just a tomboy! She's well traveled: Italy (as a model, yeah right tomboy), Europe, South Africa, Australia and Tunisia. She has seven brothers and runs marathons.

Initial Impression: Watch Out! She could go very far. She seems well grounded and modest. Also I bet she's a people person. Seven brothers, beauty pageants and being a talk show host should help her read people.


Gary, 46
Ex-NFL QB / Real Estate Developer
Grand Haven, MI

Favorites Highlights: Sports Teams: no favorite.

Bio Highlights: The usual stuff. He's outdoorsy and into sports, married 24 years, four kids, dog, cat, three horses, volunteers in the community.

Initial Impression: Bland and boring. Smartly he has chosen to hide the fact that he was an NFL quarterback even-though it was before the big money in football (according to Gary).


Jamie, 39
Water Ski Instructor
North Hollywood, CA

Favorites Highlights: Magazine: Playboy (is that still around?), Books: JK Rowling, Cereal: Fruity Pebbles (is that still around?).

Bio Highlights: Born and raised in Georgia. Bachelor degree in finance from Central Missouri State University. He's an aspiring actor who appeared on All My Children in 2003 as well as a few other projects. Jamie describes himself as "loving, compassionate and adventurous." He can "read and connect with people." If he wins he will pay off student loans and buy his mother a home.

Initial Impression: He may be a fan sentimental favorite, however game-wise I don't think he has any idea what he's in for. He probably wont be around for long.


Jim, 63
Retired Fire Captain
Northglenn, CO

Favorites Highlights: Color: Marine Corps green, Board Game: chess, Magazine: New Scientist, Flying, Experimental Helo, Cereal: cold-rolled Irish oats.

Bio Highlights: Joined the Marine Corps at age eighteen and took part in the quarantine of Cuba in 1962. After the Marines he joined the fire department and moved up in the ranks. He also earned an associates degree. In 2002 Jim retired from the fire dept. as a captain. In retirement he's traveled to India, Tibet, Nepal and Peru. He now spends his days building a jet turbine sport helicopter and learning to fly.

Initial Impression: If this were Gilligan's Island Jim would be the Professor. He seems to be the grandfatherly type, however he could be a hard ass. I would advise him not to boss around the young whippersnappers.


Judd, 34
Hotel Doorman
Ridgefield, NJ

Favorites Highlights: Movies: The Jerk, Less Than Zero, Magazine: Sports Illustrated, Books: Old Yeller (who didn't cry when Old Yeller died?).

Bio Highlights: A real family man. He's married and proud of his daughter. His brother, an identical twin, and sisters all live in the same town as Judd and they are all still close. Judd says he has the ability to make people laugh and can see through and read people.

Initial Impression: Everyman. Judd is just a regular guy who should appeal to viewers and the other Survivors. We shall see just how well he can play this game of ours.


Lydia, 42
Fish Monger
Lakewood, WA

Favorites Highlights: Magazines: Gourmet, Bon Appetit.

Bio Highlights: Lydia is a self described Marine brat. Her father was in the Marines when she was born on Okinawa, Japan. She married an US Army soldier and lived for five years in Germany. Now divorced, she has one son. Lydia has a fear of heights but will do anything necessary to win the million dollars even jump out of a plane.

Initial Impression: Soccer Mom.


Margaret, 43
Family Nurse Practitioner
Chardon, OH

Favorites Highlights: Scent: Stephanotis (a flower, I think), Fruit: pink grapefruit peeled and eaten like an orange, Snack Food: Blue Diamond Almonds (there they are again), Candy: Terrone (an Italian nougat) and frozen Baby Ruth candy bars.

Bio Highlights: The first sixteen years of her career were spent in Emergency and Aeromedical nursing (maybe she can talk flying with Jim). She earned a Masters degree in nursing from Case Western Reserve University. She works some in free clinics. One husband, two sons and two dogs.

Initial Impression: Prissy Super Mom. She may have a hard time food-wise if she's as picky a eater as it seems. Her nursing experience may help her in reading people.


Morgan, 21
Magician's Assistant / Waitress
Decatur, IL

Favorites Highlights: Board Game: chess (that makes two chess players, maybe they can make a chess set).

Bio Highlights: Attended Millikin University and was a cheerleader and a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She lives with her boyfriend and two cats. Describes herself as resourceful an conniving.

Initial Impression: Just another pretty face.


Rafe, 22
Ivy League Student
Providence, RI

Favorites Highlights: Movies: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Scent: Acqua Di Gio cologne, Sports Teams: Utah Jazz, Runnin' Utes, Sydney Swans.

Bio Highlights: Born into a huge Salt Lake City Mormon family. His mother Lani is an artist and his father Ren is an inventor. He attended Sewickley Academy in Pittsburgh, PA. He attended Brown University (his bio doesn't say if he graduated) and studied biology and anthropology. Managed BOLT - Brown Outdoor Leadership Training - which was into "intense wilderness training." Rafe can play Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" on the piano with his toes (wtf!). He has visited all fifty states and fourteen countries. Rafe currently resides in Pittsburgh with his mother, father and brother.

Initial Impression: Rafe is a Goodie-goodie. It looks like he was born with a silver titanium alloy spoon in his mouth and has lived in a cocoon. I doubt that he has the interpersonal skills to really compete in Survivor, but I could be wrong (it has happened before). I don't how strong his Mormon beliefs are but the last Mormon in Survivor didn't last that long (Ashlee, Survivor Palau, second voted off).