Survivor: Worlds Apart's merged Merica tribe eliminated Joe Anglim during the eighth episode of the CBS reality competition's 30th season.

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Joe, a 25-year-old jewelry designer from Scottsdale, AZ, was the ninth person voted out of the game. His Merica tribe got him out on Night 24 at the season's ninth Tribal Council session.

Joe knew he was everyone's target so he tried to create himself a fake hidden Immunity Idol. He gave it to Mike Holloway in the hope Mike would save him for that one vote, but Mike ended up playing the idol and host Jeff Probst revealed it was fake. Regardless, Mike and his majority alliance had already cast their votes to oust Joe.

In an exclusive interview with Reality TV World, Joe talked about his Survivor experience. Below is the concluding portion. Click here to read the first portion.

Reality TV World: How long did it take you to make the idol? Last night's episode made it seem like you were so rushed and Mike was looking for you like a trained dog or something.

Joe Anglim: It probably took me, like, an hour-and-a-half. I mean, I had everything ready, so it wasn't too, too long. At least an hour-and-a-half in Survivor isn't too, too long. It looked like I got it done lickety-split, but it was maybe a little longer in real time.

Reality TV World: Did you get the sense Mike was running the show out there? Because when I've talked to other castaways so far this season, I get mixed responses on that.

Joe Anglim: Hmm. I don't know if he was running the show. I think everyone was running their own show to be honest. I think he was very aware of his Blues and what everyone was kind of doing and it's just, you know, the way the numbers fell and the way that the game kind of played out.

I mean, him and [Dan Foley] and [Rodney Lavoie Jr.] even orchestrated throwing a challenge. I mean, that's just great gameplay (laughs) to get me or [Joaquin Souberbielle] out and to have that option. Everyone was playing and everyone was playing to win. And the game can change so fast, so it's tough. It's really tough to say. Anyone can win.

Reality TV World: How confident were you that Shirin Oskooi was actually going to vote for Jenn Brown instead of you? She was obviously tight with Jenn but knew you were the bigger threat.

Joe Anglim: You know, I think I kind of realized it at Tribal. She gave some responses that didn't really help. I mean, for me sitting there at Tribal, I was thinking, "Oh boy, I don't know if Shirin is onboard with me now." And I still -- not to say I never fully trusted -- I never fully trusted anybody in the game, ever.

Reality TV World: Oh wow, not even Jenn?

Joe Anglim: No. You just can't. You never trust anybody fully in this game, and I knew going into the merge that I was the first target No. 1. So, it was, yeah I mean, don't get me wrong, we were in an alliance. But if I didn't win [immunity], yeah, I think it was safe to say it was an 11-1 vote.

Reality TV World: Did you have any idea Rodney was working with  Carolyn Rivera, Will Sims II and Tyler Fredrickson on the side? And why didn't you approach Rodney about possibly working with him since you picked up on the fact he was making fun of Mike and therefore didn't like him very much.

Joe Anglim: I did go to a bunch of different people, Rodney included. But I was just such a big threat that no matter what I pitched to people, it was falling on deaf ears. They didn't want to work with me.

Reality TV World: You clearly became a huge threat because you won three Individual things right in a row. Looking back, do you think that was a mistake, that maybe you should've thrown one or two of them?

Joe Anglim: No, it's not in my nature to throw a challenge. And I knew, "If I don't win, I go home." There's no hiding who I am. I mean, everyone saw me in the first half of the game and they knew, "This guy's got to go." And, you know, I was just aware of that. I knew that coming in. So, I have to win. So, I got to try. I got to shoot for it.

Reality TV World: Do you think Jenn will change her mindset going forward about being in the game or do you think she's just going to look for every opportunity now to get out?

Joe Anglim: You know, I think it could go both ways. I think it could be strategic and she's trying to make people bring her to the end because she doesn't want to be there. And I think there's a part of her that's kind of sad and just wishes [Hali Ford] was still in the game and I was still in the game.

I think she's maybe buying her time a little bit, or at the same time, maybe she's thinking strategically to advance herself in the game. So, when I got voted out, I was like, "You know what? It could go either way." I think it's a little bit of both -- half and half.

Click here to read the first portion of Joe Anglim's exclusive Survivor interview with Reality TV World.


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