Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player.
But now, more than a decade later, Randy doesn’t blame his tribemates for voting him out.
He blames himself for showing up in the first place.
Randy Bailey on ‘Survivor: Gabon’.Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images
“I never should have doneHeroes vs. Villains,” says Randy.
To participate onSurvivor, your mind has got to be right and mine wasn’t.
My piss poor performance inHvVdefinitely tarnished my legacy.
Randy Bailey on ‘Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains’.Robert Voets/CBS via Getty Images
I should have doneGabonand ended it and left fans wondering ‘Why has Randy not returned?'"
That’s not all Randy reveals.
Duck for cover, it’s a Randy Bailey Quarantine Questionnaire!
Teachers out there know what I am talking about.
I have my evening cocktail or two.
I watch my favorite reality shows.
I do a couple of Cameo videos per week.
I do aRob Has a Podcastinterview once or twice a year.
And life is perfect (for me).
What is your proudest moment ever from playingSurvivor?
I am talking about the casting process.
I began sending in audition tapes forSurvivor: Africa.
I knew some day I would make it.
Finally, my phone began ringing forSurvivor: Fijiand I blew it.
A year or so later forFans vs.
Favorites, Lynne Spillman told me that I was too old.
It was Lynne and the rest is history.
It took 8 years and 14 audition videos for me to crack the code and do the almost impossible.
I am most proud of this.
So applicants… Don’t give up!
What is your biggest regret from yourSurvivorexperiences?
I never should have doneHeroes vs. Villains.
To participate onSurvivor, your mind has got to be right and mine wasn’t.
My piss poor performance inHvVdefinitely tarnished my legacy.
I should have doneGabonand ended it and left fans wondering “Why has Randy not returned?”
I have told so many of these lame ass stories over the years.
Everyone has heard the Randy/Corinne constipation story.
Everyone has heard the story of the leech and tick on my penis.
I don’t think I have ever told the one when I had to examine Marcus Lehman’s butthole.
We were both laughing our butts off as were the two cameramen filming.
Can’t believe it did not make air.
And I am happy to report that Marcus’ ass was leech free.
How do you feel about the edit you got on the show?
I thought my edit forGabonwas pretty accurate.
What was not accurate was other people’s edit.
But how could I not be okay with myGabonedit?
MyGabonedit gave me another opportunity withHvV.
I just wish I had been more prepared.
I did not get much of an edit forHvV.HvVwas not about me.
Production could have really destroyed me if they had wanted, and I am grateful that they didn’t.
Instead, they chose to make Russell and Rob look great instead of making me look bad.
What was it like coming back to regular society after being out there?
Was there culture shock or an adjustment coming back?
Before I didGabon, I lived in my lake house in the woods by myself.
I did not interact with regular society much.
A leopard doesn’t change its spots.
I talked earlier about regretting doingHvV.
And my students think it is the coolest thing in the world that their substitute teacher was on TV.
I often catch them watching YouTube videos ofGaboninstead of doing their assignments.
Whom do you still talk, text, or email with the most from your seasons?
ForGabon, you probably guessed that I keep in touch with Corinne Kaplan.
In fact, I spent Christmas in Colorado with her this year.
I visited Marcus Lehman a few years ago in Cincinnati.
Kenny Hoang and I swap an occasional text or DM.
We still text and Skype.
I check in on Cirie Fields every now and then with a text.
We became close in Ponderosa being third and fourth voted out.
And yes, that includes Crystal Cox.
Chris Hammons and Bret LaBelle and I went to Vegas together fall of 2019.
Chris paid for everything, as usual.
And I must mention T-Bird Cooper, who takes care of me.
And I am sure they feel the same about me.
That is just how the cookie crumbles!
(Heehee, I said cookie.)
I have to watch.
As much as I don’t like what has become of my favorite show, I have to watch.
I am an old school guy.
I lovedBorneo,Australian Outback,Vanuatu,Pearl Islands,Palau, etc.
The game back then was so simple, so pure, so real.
Who’s one player from anotherSurvivorseason you wish you could have played with or against and why?
I would have loved to have played with Rudy.
What can I say?
The guy is an icon.
I was lucky enough to speak with him a few times and he is as real as it gets.
He should be the prototype for casting.
If you could make one change to any aspect ofSurvivor, what would it be and why?
I would have to make two changes.
First, the game has become too complicated.
I can’t even follow it anymore.
I miss the old days of a good old fashioned Pagonging, which is no longer possible.
Second, CBS needs to stop using the show to shove their politics down our throats.
I am not saying that I agree or disagree with their agenda.
We can go to Fox News or CNN or watch the Oscars for all that other stuff.
With that being said… what do I know?
The show has been on for 21 years and is still going strong.
They must be doing something right.
And I would be a liar if I told you I was not looking forward to the premiere ofSurvivor41.
I guess you could say that I have a perfect love/hate relationship withSurvivor.
Finally, would you play again if asked?
I would make the trip to Fiji and begin the game.
After the marooning in my first confessional I would QUIT.
