Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player.
What was said ultimatum?
You’ll have to read Zahalsky’s Quarantine Questionnaire to find out.
Mike Zahalsky on ‘Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers’.CBS é2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Is there anything this Coconutcan’tdo?
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY First off, what have you been up to since appearing onSurvivor?
MIKE ZAHALSKY:SinceSurvivor, I have been busy being a doctor and a dad.
Mike Zahalsky on ‘Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers’.CBS
I also have three children and a wife, whom I love spending time with.
What is your proudest moment ever from playingSurvivor?
I am so happy I went out and played.
Mike Zahalsky on ‘Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers’.Robert Voets/CBS
It’s difficult to pinpoint one moment that represents mySurvivorexperience.
Our tribe was in last place going into the puzzle, I did it, and we finished first.
I actually now hold the record for the most consecutive first-place finishes in a three-tribe season.
This is my proudestSurvivoraccomplishment.
What is your biggest regret from yourSurvivorexperience?
I have so many!
As everyone may remember, I went out in a tie followed by a revote at final five.
I had told everyone I was voting for Devon [Pinto] that day.
Why didn’t I?
I’m still not quite sure why I changed my vote.
Why didn’t I throw a challenge at the swap and take out Ben [Driebergen]?
Why didn’t I save my original idol?
I think about these things every single day… still, four years later.
They were being eaten and dying.
With help, we saved over 20 baby sea turtles that day.
It was such an amazing moment.
Those guys can live for over 100 years.
How do you feel about the edit you got on the show?
Well, I think I got the smart, kind, quirky edit.
It seems like everyone wants the strategic mastermind edit, and I didn’t get that one.
That does not mean that I was not strategic, I promise, but I likely overcomplicated things.
So yes, I am happy with my edit.
What was it like coming back to regular society after being out there?
Was there culture shock or an adjustment?
I have never regretted going onSurvivor.
It is and was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I would encourage anyone who dares to apply to play.
Whom do you still talk, text, or email with from your season?
Did someone say “The Coconutz”?
Joe Mena and I are still very close.
I would call everyone I played with a friend now.
It was a great group of people.
Of course I still watchSurvivor.
Since my season, season 40 was my favorite.
Going from fan to player to fan has been so fun.
Watching friends playSurvivorin this returnee season has been a great TV experience.
Who’s one player from anotherSurvivorseason you wish you could have played with or against and why?
This is a trick question.
He just makes everything more fun.
If you could make one change to any aspect ofSurvivor, what would it be and why?
It would be nice to know all the twists going into the game.
Not knowing about the fire-making challenge caused me to be eliminated.
Finally, would you play again if asked?
I think about playing again every day.
