Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player.
Oh, howSurvivorhistory could be so different.
That first Tribal vote still haunts the Savaii folks later who made the merge.
Whitney Duncan on ‘Survivor: South Pacific’.Monty Brinton/CBS
Just ask Whitney Duncan.
When asked about her biggest regret from the game, the answer is clear.
“Not voting off Cochran at the first Tribal!”
Whitney Duncan on ‘Survivor: South Pacific’.Monty Brinton/CBS
“Sorry, it’s true!
WHITNEY DUNCAN:Well, a lot has happened, but I’ll hit the highlights.
I am also a head coach at Orange Theory Fitness and love it!
What is your proudest moment ever from playingSurvivor?
Gotta be when I won immunity!!
Having Probst slip that necklace on was pretty freaking cool.
What is your biggest regret from yourSurvivorexperience?
Not voting offCochranat the first Tribal, ha!
Sorry, it’s true!
How in love Keith and I were while the game was going on.
We never would talk about it on camera, which is why they didn’t show it.
Part of me wishes we would’ve just showmanced the heck out of it, ha!
My first alliance is my alliance for life now… 10 years and going strong!
How do you feel about the edit you got on the show?
I wasn’t really shown, lol, but that’s fine.
What was it like coming back to regular society after being out there?
Was there culture shock or an adjustment coming back?
It was an adjustment for sure.
I slept on the floor for a bit, because I couldn’t stand how soft the bed was.
My hips were completely numb for a few months from sleeping on the bamboo.
Also being in Samoa made me realize how much we take for granted here in the U.S.
I’ll for sure go back one day to visit.
Beautiful place and great people.
I’m very glad now, but at first, I felt guilty.
I regretted leaving my family during a difficult time.
So I was truly a mess mentally.
But I never got any, and when I got back home, nothing new had come up.
It took many years for her case to be solved, and is still difficult for our family.
Whom do you still talk, text, or email with the most from your season?
We are still friends withJim.
Keith talks to him almost every day for like an hour.
It’s kinda ridiculous, haha.
We all vacation together several times a year.
He also married us, which is pretty cool!
I also keep in touch withDawn, I just love her.
I hung out withSophieonce in NYC when I was onSay Yes to the Dressback in 2013.
It was a really great group of people.
Of course I still watch, but I have missed a season here and there.
Hands downWinners at Waris my favorite!!
It was cool to see the best play against each other.
Who’s one player from anotherSurvivorseason you wish you could have played with or against and why?
Hmmm that’s a hard one maybe Stephenie LaGrossa.
She just always came across like a cool girl and was a beast in challenges.
She was one of the players that inspired me to do the show.
If you could make one change to any aspect ofSurvivor, what would it be and why?
No more Redemption Island, yo.
When someone’s voted out, let them be gone.
Immunity idols have also gotten a little outta hand.
Let’s make them rare again.
Sorry, I guess that’s a couple changes.
Finally, would you play again if asked?
I’d like to play the game again, because I feel like we got robbed.
