The brand new 'Survivor 45' contestants introduce themselves and break down their winning characteristics.
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00:04 >> My name's Austin.
00:05 I'm going to win Survivor 45 because not only my physical threat,
00:08 but I've also got the strategic game and the social game to back it.
00:11 In fact, I think my physical game will be the weakest of the three,
00:14 so I'm really excited to see how this goes.
00:16 >> My name's Brando, and I will win Survivor 45
00:19 because I have an insane attention to detail.
00:22 As a software developer,
00:23 I spend a lot of my time digging through code and looking for bugs,
00:27 and that's something that's really going to help me excel out here.
00:29 >> My name is Brandon Donlan,
00:30 and I'm going to win Survivor 45 because in the words of one of my heroes,
00:34 Tyson Apostle, "I'm a good guy to be around."
00:36 >> My name is Bruce Perrault,
00:38 and I'll win Survivor 45 because I love this game,
00:41 and I'm listening, and I'm seeing what's going on,
00:43 and I'm going to read people,
00:44 pit them against each other,
00:45 and utilize their strengths and weaknesses to help me out.
00:49 >> My name is Divya Dariz,
00:51 and I'm going to win Survivor because I'm going to have the biggest heart out there.
00:54 >> My name is Drew. I'm going to win Survivor 45 because I'm smart,
00:58 I'm well-spoken, I'm sociable,
01:01 and the trifecta of these three things is going to carry me right to the end.
01:04 >> My name's Emily, and I'm going to win Survivor 45 because I'm
01:08 a player who doesn't have a lot of skill sets that would make me a target early on,
01:13 but a lot of these soft skills that are going to slowly wear on people over time,
01:17 really get in there, and then I'll sneak to the finish line without anybody realizing.
01:21 >> My name is Hannah Rose,
01:22 and I'm going to win Survivor 45 because I have
01:26 enough people skills to just read people and know what they're thinking,
01:30 and get ahead of the game.
01:31 >> My name is Jake,
01:32 and I will win Survivor because I am strong,
01:35 I'm intelligent, I'm social.
01:37 I'm going to bring all these different factors to the table.
01:39 Am I stronger than anyone else here?
01:41 Probably a couple of people.
01:43 Am I more intelligent than other people here?
01:45 Probably a couple.
01:46 Am I more social than other people here?
01:48 Probably a couple, but obviously not all.
01:50 It's about having different strengths in different areas,
01:52 but obviously not maxing out your threat level in any one of those areas.
01:55 That's what I think I bring to the table.
01:57 >> Hi, I'm Jay,
01:58 and I will win Survivor 45 because I'm adaptable.
02:01 I've operated in a ton of different spheres in my life.
02:03 I've always made it through with hard work and a can-do attitude.
02:08 I take big risks when I need to, and they pay off.
02:13 >> Hi, my name is Julie,
02:14 and I will win Survivor 45 if the Survivor gods deem it so,
02:20 because some of the best players out there have not won.
02:23 But I think I'm going to win,
02:27 one, because I want it very badly,
02:30 and I made it this far.
02:31 So I'm going to use that to win it all.
02:35 You're probably going to ask, what's your strategy?
02:38 It's just the hardest question.
02:41 I think it's one,
02:43 I really am excited to get to know these other players.
02:47 I know what it took me to get here,
02:50 to be on the show.
02:51 So I want to know their story, honestly.
02:55 I really want to know,
02:56 and I want to build those connections.
02:59 I know I'm going to have to vote them off in order to win.
03:03 But part of my strategy is,
03:05 I don't want them to want to vote me off.
03:09 I want to be needed.
03:10 I want to work hard.
03:12 I want to build their trust.
03:13 I think I'm going to win.
03:14 >> My name's Caleb. I'm going to win Survivor 45
03:16 because even though I might not be the brawniest,
03:19 although I'm pretty athletic and I might not be the smartest,
03:22 although I do okay,
03:23 what I'm really great at is getting people to listen.
03:26 Is getting people to come onto my side
03:29 and really understanding what motivates them
03:31 and keeping their self-interest at heart.
03:33 So I think what's going to make me go really,
03:35 really far and then eventually win this game
03:37 is not only the fact that I'll understand
03:38 how to make things happen when I need to on the show,
03:40 but then also understanding what they're looking for at the end
03:43 in order to vote for a winner.
03:44 >> My name is Keturah,
03:46 and I'm going to win Survivor 45
03:48 because there is no other person
03:51 that has all the skills and tools
03:53 that I have to win this game.
03:54 >> Hi, my name is Kelly, and I'm going to win Survivor 45
03:58 because as a critical care nurse,
04:00 I'm super used to being in an inherently stressful
04:03 and chaotic environment.
04:05 And not only am I used to being in that environment,
04:07 but I'm used to using my brain,
04:09 being physically exhausted on a 12-hour shift.
04:12 I work three years of night shift.
04:13 I oftentimes can't take a break to go eat,
04:16 you know, if someone's crashing.
04:18 And when I think of nurses,
04:20 I think you think of someone who has great emotional intelligence
04:22 and really good bedside manner.
04:23 And connecting with people in a hyper-vulnerable,
04:27 scary place is a skill set that I have
04:29 and that I think I can really use out here to my advantage.
04:32 >> I'm Kendra, and I will win Survivor 45
04:35 because I'm determined and use my gut in sync
04:39 to make decisions, which are pretty much always right.
04:42 >> My name is Sabaya, and I'll win Survivor 45
04:45 because I am a Marine veteran.
04:48 I served in the Marines for four years, active duty,
04:53 and traveled all around the world.
04:56 But the main thing that this is comparable to,
04:59 I feel like, is boot camp.
05:01 It's, you know, you're leaving home.
05:03 You don't really know how long you're going to be gone.
05:06 You know, you're going to be stuck with a bunch of people
05:08 in the middle of somewhere doing a lot of stuff
05:11 that you felt like you couldn't do when you got there.
05:13 We call it the machine, kind of.
05:15 Everybody that goes in comes out a Marine,
05:18 and everybody that goes into the island, you know,
05:21 comes out a part of the Survivor family.
05:23 And you, in my case, the winner.
05:26 So I'm very, very excited to just let the elements
05:32 kind of mold and shape me
05:34 into what the Survivor 45 winner looks like.
05:38 So I feel very prepared for mosquitoes.
05:42 I mean, we got mosquitoes in Parris Island.
05:45 We got, you know, mean drill instructors
05:47 that are a lot more nice than Jeff, you know?
05:51 And you have, you know, some of the meanest,
05:53 toughest ladies that wear their uniforms every day,
05:57 you know, me being one of them.
05:59 So I'm excited. I'm really excited.
06:02 -My name is Sean, and I'm going to win Season 45 of Survivor
06:07 because I know how to build and make connections with people
06:12 that I can leverage to get me way into the game,
06:15 ultimately, to win.
06:17 -My name is Sifu, and I will win Survivor 45
06:19 because I have the grit, determination,
06:21 and drive to do this.
06:23 I'm going to put my all on the line for myself, for my family.
06:27 I want to gain a new perspective out here on the island,
06:29 and I know I'm going to do that and push myself
06:31 as hard as possible to gain that sole Survivor title.
06:35 (whooshing)
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