Ben Henry aka Benry found himself the latest eliminated outcast on Survivor: Nicaragua after he was blindsided and sent packing.
In a new interview with TV Guide, the 24-year-old club promoter talks about being blindsided by Chase and his alliance, how his competitive nature might have led to his downfall and also touches on NaOnka Mixon and Kelly Shinn quiting the game. Excerpts from his interview below –
TVGuide.com: How surprised were you to get voted out?
Ben “Benry” Henry: It was a complete blindside. It was fun to watch with friends last night because nobody had any idea who was going home. … I think it was cool. It was an episode where people were on the edge of their seats and really up in the air as to what was going on. Personally, I did not see that coming. I was completely blindsided. I had no idea what was coming and I thought going into it that we were going to vote Fabio off. I thought that was the mutual consensus.
TVGuide.com: Do you think Chase’s alliance chose to vote for you over Fabio because of how close you came to winning the immunity challenge?
Benry: Yeah, I think so. Definitely between Fabio or I, I think they looked at it and they really saw me as more of a physical threat and that I had been more of an asset to the tribe in pre-merge game … [They thought] I would have been a dangerous person to sit next to in the top three. I think they also thought Fabio is kind of dumb and would play along, so they sort of had him in their back pocket. They saw me as being a little more intelligent, a little bit more aware so I was the bigger threat.
TVGuide.com: At least you can say you gave it your all, unlike the quitters.
Benry: It’s a bummer. They have no regrets, but if it were me, I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night still. I heard a good quote the other day: “Quitters never win and winners never quit.” … I think it’s unfortunate that they pulled the plug with 11 days left, but it just goes to show that what kind of people they really are.
TVGuide.com: A lot of people are upset that they’re still on the jury. What do you think about that?
Benry: There was definitely a lot of talk about that and I didn’t think they would be allowed on the jury. There’s really two sides to everything. Part of me says that they’ve been involved in the game and involved in conversations so their vote is somewhat valuable. Another part of me says that if there seven on the jury instead of nine then the vote still would have been there. I don’t know.
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