Individuals lie about all kinds of issues on the islands of Survivor. After all, they’re just about at all times mendacity on the subject of the sport, as a result of mendacity is the sport. However there’s additionally a lot extra to lie about. They lie about their age. They lie about their career. They lie about the place they went to high school and what they studied. Typically they even lie about their household. LIARS! THE WHOLE LOT OF THEM!

So what would be the cast of Survivor 48 be mendacity about when the season kicks off Feb. 26 on CBS? We requested the 18 opponents precisely that in Fiji simply days earlier than filming started. Learn on for the intel on all of the gamers that their tribe mates will not be getting.

Kamilla Karthigesu

I don't need individuals to know I'm a software program engineer. I really feel like individuals hear the phrase engineer they usually're like, “Oh, that particular person's good.” Regardless that I’m a software program engineer, I work with many not-smart software program engineers. There are numerous silly ones out of us. However I don't need them to know that. They may suppose I'm good, and I really feel like I do job simply naturally in the best way I converse of dumbing myself down.

I don't have an enormous vocabulary, and my sentence construction is fairly easy. And likewise, once I can't consider a phrase, I take advantage of s— as a alternative for that phrase. And so I don't sound clever in any respect. So I really feel like that'll assist get individuals to suppose much less of me, and that's type of what I need initially. I don't need to be seen as a menace and I'm assured in my means afterward to articulate — that's an enormous phrase — my recreation and my technique and stuff, however I don't need them figuring out that upfront.

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Justin Pioppi

I really transferred to Yale. I used to be certainly one of 26 out of two,800 plus candidates to have that status and honor and I'm very, very grateful for the chance to have gone there and graduated and studied. My mother and father labored very laborious to place me in that scenario, and I'm deeply appreciative. I simply don't need anybody to know that out right here. I don't suppose that may fare nicely for me. However I feel I conceal that fairly nicely. I don't actually discuss like a Yale grad. I don't actually seem like a Yale grad. I don't have a conventional work expertise of a Yale grad.

I bought some associates on Wall Avenue, I bought some in enterprise capital, I bought some doing educating levels and PhDs, and I'm making meatball sandwiches on Friday nights for my mother and father. So it's a little bit bit totally different, however I feel that helps me. I nonetheless have all these expertise that I discovered and all that have that an Ivy League schooling may give me and I'm grateful for it. I'm not going to overtly share that out right here.

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Mary Zheng

I imply, I'm a 90 p.c open ebook, however the 10 p.c that I'm going to maintain near my guard is I don't need individuals to know that I'm a social employee that works with adults. I do remedy, whether or not it's for substance abuse counseling or for personal apply. I’ve volunteered at suicide hotlines and emergency departments, and I don't need individuals to know that I work with adults in that capability. I'm going to lie and say that I work with children as a result of I really feel prefer it's much less threatening. The primary dialog killer at a celebration is after they're like, “What do you do?” And I'm like, “Therapist.” And so they're like, “Oh, nicely, what am I pondering proper now?” Or, “Wow, I ought to actually discuss with you about my mother.” And it's similar to, “Yeah, no, I'm not going to be therapizing you proper now.”

So I've discovered to say that I'm a social employee. However for this recreation, I'm going to knock it up a little bit bit and say that I work with children. After which I additionally don't need them to know that I’m a planner and am pondering a number of steps forward, as a result of I really feel like I gained't be capable to conceal that I'm a competitor. That's going to come back out within the challenges and I'm not going to cover that. I'm additionally a social butterfly, so if I additionally didn’t conceal that I used to be strategic, it might be just some days earlier than I used to be voted out.

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Thomas Krottinger

I imply, I’ve an enormous secret that I'm a music writer and I've signed some massive pop stars. I’m going to speak about my job, however to not the fullest of extents on the subject of this recreation, simply because I don't need everyone to know what I do for a residing fully and what degree that I work at. So I really feel like I'm strolling into this recreation with an enormous secret. Possibly everybody else has secrets and techniques too, however I can solely converse from my perspective, and it seems like I’ve this massive secret that I'm going to need to maintain from the sport for all the time. They don't must know all of that. They want to consider me as simply Thomas, the lovable man from North Texas.

Chrissy Sarnowsky

I don't need to conceal something. I'm an open ebook, so no matter comes out my mouth, I'm saying it. I used to be by no means good at actually holding too many secrets and techniques about myself. I'm fairly happy with what I do and who I’m. But when it's going to assist me within the recreation, I’ll maintain again if I’ve an idol or one thing like that. However so far as me, it's all good. When you lie, you bought to do not forget that lie, after which one other lie, and one other lie.

Shauhin Davari

I used to be a lawyer and I'm positively not telling them that I give up that. However actually that coaching trains your mind to suppose a sure approach, which makes you a menace. And I don't need to inform them that. And I'm not going to inform them that I’ve something to do with speech and debate as a result of I feel that positively makes me a menace in a last Tribal approach. Like, “Oh, he’s going to have nice speeches and blah, blah, blah, blah.” I'm going to inform them that I'm a university professor, that I train within the Scholar Success Heart, and that's type of what I'm going with — serving to college students determine school, which isn't actually a lie, in that I actually do assist college students determine issues out.

That's type of how I view myself as a speech and debate coach. And I'm not only a speech and debate coach. I'm among the best that's ever finished it on the group school degree. We've gained extra nationwide championships whereas I've been there than another workforce has gained on the locations that we go to compete. So we're very, very profitable, and we're one of many largest groups as nicely. I’ve an enormous group, and I’ve to handle all of them and run them and know what motivates them. And I’ve college students that come from all totally different backgrounds, from people who find themselves returning of their thirties to people who find themselves contemporary out of highschool, and I feel that makes me an enormous menace. It’s a small lie, not one thing that I'm going to be like, “Wow, take a look at me” if I win. It’s simply exhibiting that I considered this from loads of other ways and I’ve to reduce my menace profile with out making myself an even bigger menace by getting caught in a lie.

Star Toomey

That's the powerful half. I'm caught between: Do I need to inform everybody about my household and my 11-month-old son? Once we get to speak, some individuals may say, “Hey, she has a narrative, I bought to get her out of right here.” It’d sound so good till we really get into the sport they usually can base my story off of my recreation strikes. So I'm simply caught on what ought to I inform. Ought to I come off and be an open ebook or ought to I keep a little bit closed off and take heed to different individuals's backgrounds and tales and may use that to my benefit to create my alliances or my friendships throughout the space?

Kyle Fraser

I'm a litigator. I'm really working for a decide proper now for a one-year factor, however previous to that I did white collar felony protection work. And I positively don’t want individuals to know I’m a lawyer. Possibly I even don't need them to find out about that at a last Tribal, if I'm lucky to get there. I'm going to say I'm a trainer. The explanation I'm going to do this shouldn’t be as a result of I feel legal professionals are smarter than academics or something like that. I simply suppose that one, now it's only a trope. You possibly can't say you're a lawyer on Survivor. And two, I feel that'll make me a little bit bit extra relatable. Individuals have this notion that legal professionals are misleading, so I'm making an attempt to form of get round that. And I used to show, really. I bought loads of fodder, loads of tales, and I miss working with children on daily basis. So I feel it'll be a great way to form of have some enjoyable and never have to speak in regards to the legislation.

Bianca Roses

Pay attention, I need to come out right here and be pleasant and be myself and never put up any limitations. However, on the identical time, I don't need to be seen as a menace as somebody that may be a social butterfly and join with any single particular person. I additionally don't need anybody to know that I’ve a really lengthy profession in public relations and that I've constructed a residing. And previously 12 months of enterprise, I left the company I used to be at for nearly eight years to start out my very own firm.

So I don't need them to know loads of that proper now. I work in occasions. I'm an occasion supervisor serving to with company occasions. So I really feel like PR individuals have a nasty rap, have that type of salesy vibe. I don't need to come out right here and be a Kaleb. I don't need individuals to suppose, “Oh, Bianca is simply in PR. She's going to spin a narrative. She's going to lie simply. She's going to have the ability to riff and improvise and be strategic and all that stuff.” And possibly I'm overthinking it, however I don't suppose I’m. I feel PR is a pink flag. It began as legal professionals and medical doctors — you can’t be that. However I really feel prefer it's shifted to insulting salesman. I really feel like PR can fall into that.

Mitch Guerra

I'm positively not liar, so I’m a fairly open been ebook. I'm fairly aggressive, so making an attempt to maintain that as chill as attainable, which truthfully, I in all probability gained't do job doing. The previous 12 months and a half, I began doing a bunch of working, so I've finished a few half marathons, I did a full marathon. So it was one thing to type of take my thoughts away from not getting the chance to come back out and play Survivor. After which the following factor, I'm out right here. So it labored!

Charity Nelms

I positively gained't be sharing the very fact of how a lot I've traveled as a flight attendant and the privilege I've gotten with that. It doesn’t mirror my checking account. Additionally, I feel I’ll in all probability be dialing again my tenacity a little bit bit. I’m very tenacious, very daring. I’m a go-getter. Something that I resolve to do, I do 100% and I'm going to be the most effective at it. Similar with any sport I've performed.

I constructed a enterprise. I awakened at some point and mentioned, “ what? I'm going to share my health journey. I'm going to construct a enterprise.” My first six weeks in enterprise, I made double what I made as a flight attendant. I’m a go-getter and so I’ve to dial that again a little bit bit as a result of I feel that may intimidate individuals and scare individuals a little bit bit, particularly on this recreation. So I'm actually simply leaning into my, “I'm very joyful go fortunate.” I'll do something to make anybody snigger, together with completely humiliating myself. If I could make you snigger, I'll do it. I’m actually type of maintaining that a part of my persona on the forefront, and maintaining the intense workhorse on the again burner.

Joe Hunter

I'm afraid of them actually figuring out the deeper secret inside me is that I'm a extremely delicate particular person. I'm type of a pushover to any person that's additionally suffered some ache, been via some troublesome occasions. I really feel like I'm an empath in that I actually know the distinction between sympathy and empathy, and typically in a aggressive enviornment that can be utilized in opposition to you. So one factor I need to conceal at sure occasions is type of that vulnerability aspect of me till I actually can perceive my place on this recreation and extra importantly, who my alliances are or not earlier than I launch that.

Stephanie Berger

I’m not going to share the diploma to which I've achieved at my job. I don't suppose I'm going to cover the place that I work at as a result of it's too difficult. I simply suppose it's necessary for me to scale it again. So if I share what I do professionally, I'll be speaking about what I did once I was an intern on the place that I presently work versus what I presently do at my job. I don't suppose people must know that I'm the boss. I don't suppose they should know that I’m pushing ahead $100 million-projects. They don't must know that the night time earlier than I got here out right here, I used to be advising VPs on what our technique must be to deal with a fairly urgent downside that I've additionally one way or the other been in a position to stroll away from for the following 5 weeks.

They don't must know these issues and that's not going to be a part of the Stephanie Berger expertise right here on the island. Actually, she's right here. I can't really take that a part of myself and be like, “I'm going to depart it in my baggage at Ponderosa and I'll come decide it up once I get again.” That's not attainable, however I don't need to lead together with her. I need to lead with among the different components of myself, the components of myself that make elaborate Mardi Gras costumes that take me 70 hours main as much as the vacation. I'm that lady at Ponderosa proper now. I've bought my tarot card deck at Ponderosa. I don't have spreadsheets, and that's very intentional. I've simply began now doing a crossword in entrance of individuals, however that's solely as a result of they gave us a crossword ebook. I didn’t convey my very own. I made an enormous mistake of doing a troublesome one although. That's on me.

Kevin Leung

I presently am a finance supervisor at a extremely massive tech firm. I bought my MBA final 12 months and graduated prime of my class, so I don't need to brag or something, however I want to say I'm a little bit little bit of a brainiac. I really like puzzles, however right here it's so totally different since you're a menace when you're strategically good at puzzles otherwise you're good. So I’m going the wrong way. I'm simply going to inform individuals I’m a finance particular person at a development or utility firm. I imply, that appears very unassuming.

Sai Hughley

There are some things I don't need them to know. What I used to do for work, initially. I used to work in advertising, so I'm actually good at speaking to all several types of individuals on a regular basis. I additionally don't need them to know that I'm a management freak. I’ve to have management in any respect factors and I type of go a little bit stir loopy. One other weak spot of mine is my emotional vulnerability. I can come off as very laborious, however that's as a result of rising up all the ladies in my life have been very robust, impartial, and resilient and we didn't cry.

I didn't hug my mother loads as a result of I didn't see it proven to me. So it's laborious for me to need to go in and hug somebody. Nevertheless, it's actually contradictory, as a result of my persona makes it seem to be I'm actually fluffy and folks need to hug me and need to excessive 5 me and I'll do this as a result of I'm a individuals pleaser. However on the within, I'm actually like “Don’t contact me.”

Cedrek McFadden

I'm a reasonably open ebook. I don't anticipate holding something again from my career or about my household. Most individuals inform me I’ve a tough time holding secrets and techniques as a result of I do have a tendency to speak to individuals and I are likely to share, and I feel that helps construct these connections. There'll be issues that I gained't readily disclose, however I do suppose if the dialog heads in a sure route, I'm open to proceed that dialog in order that each events are related over no matter we're speaking about.

Eva Erickson

I'm positively hiding the truth that I'm getting my PhD in engineering. I'm going to actually lean into the truth that I'm an athlete and that I'm a ref. I'm going to say that's my career and actually simply have everybody see me as a bodily participant whereas hiding that I'm additionally extremely smart.

David Kinne

To be honest, I feel very not often you come throughout somebody who has the brawn and the mind, and so I feel individuals are going to underestimate simply how savvy I may be at puzzles or social recreation, and I don't need them to know that as a result of I need them to simply type of see me because the bodily menace. The second they see me as something extra than simply the bodily menace, I feel I may be in hassle. So if I can simply negate a few of that and maintain again a bit, at the very least initially, after which form of wrap it up, that's going to be my technique.

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