Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance switched up the tribes again and concluded with the new Ta Keo tribe voting out Yung "Woo" Hwang during Season 31's sixth episode Wednesday night on CBS.
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Woo, who previously competed on Survivor: Cagayan, became the sixth castaway voted out of the game. His new Ta Keo tribe ousted him via a 4-3 vote instead of Spencer Bledsoe at Tribal Council on Night 16 of the game.
Woo stayed a Ta Keo tribe member through two swaps although the castaways he played the game with continued to change. Woo's alliance turned on him when his closest ally Andrew Savage began to emerge as a leader and Ciera Eastin, who found out she was at the bottom of the alliance, wasn't going to let that fly so she flipped things upside-down.
In an exclusive interview with Reality TV World on Thursday, Woo talked about his Survivor experience. Click here to read Part 1. Below is the second portion of his interview. Be sure to check back with us soon for the rest.
Reality TV World: You had sworn loyalty to Abi-Maria Gomes after her vote saved you in a prior Tribal Council, but everyone knows she's unpredictable, a wild card. Were you excited or frustrated to still have Abi on your tribe after the latest swap? Did you really think you'd both stay loyal to each other?
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Yung "Woo" Hwang: You know, at that point, before I got blindsided, Abi and I, we went through a lot and she definitely gave me another chance to play when she decided to vote out [Jeff Varner].
So that was a testament of, "Hey, Abi considers me a friend," because she's known to keep grudges on people. And the fact that I wrote her name down twice, and she still saved me by voting out Jeff, right there we kind of solidified, "Hey, let's start working together."
So when we got back to my original Ta Keo, I felt good that Savage had Ciera and [Kass McQuillen] and I had Abi, and we were all together as one. Yeah!
Reality TV World: Once the merge happens, how do you see the dynamic changing of your new tribe? Do you think Savage and Kelly Wiglesworth will try to stay with the group who just betrayed them or join forces with other people?
Yung "Woo" Hwang: At the merge, I feel like Savage is great. Savage will bring Abi in with [Tasha Fox] and [Jeremy Collins] and [Keith Nale] and [Stephen Fishbach]. I feel like, at the merge, Savage is in a good position. He's with [Joe Anglim] as well, so. He's got a lot of numbers come the merge.
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Reality TV World: In some of her interviews last week, Monica Padilla suggested the producers played a role in her exit in that they made some comments to castaways about liking the idea of keeping fan-favorites Spencer and Wiglesworth around. Monica also said it was funny timing a swap occurred right when Spencer was the next target to go. What are your thoughts on that, do you think Monica is just a little bitter or there is some truth to what she said?
Yung "Woo" Hwang: Well, [sigh] it's hard to tell. You know, the episode producers, when they take you out or in your confessional, they throw a lot at you, and I feel like they do that for the sole purpose of keeping it interesting, keeping it alive, keeping the contestants out there on their feet, and keeping their heads [in the game].
I don't think they dictate anything. We're all entitled to our own opinions and what we want to do, but I feel like people can be influenced by these episode producers with the questions that they ask.
Reality TV World: So do you think Kass' decision in last night's episode to go after you instead of Spencer was a genuine change of heart on her part or do you think she might've been influenced there?
Yung "Woo" Hwang: I feel like it genuinely happened. It just makes sense. I guess she didn't really feel very close to Savage, because if she did feel close to Savage, then I'm sure Savage would've told me, "Listen part of our alliance is the original Bayon tribe with Kass."
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And the fact that he didn't say her name, and the fact I was so adamant and keen on being such good friends with Tasha and Savage, she definitely took that as a threat. [She thought], "Woo is definitely not going to be working with me. He's on Savage's side. It's better to get rid of him now before the merge to start cutting down Savage's numbers."
Reality TV World: Thus far in the game, Kass has really played up her sympathetic, emotional and kind side. It seemed like everyone was buying it for a while until she shocked people, especially Savage, last night by bringing "Chaos Kass" back. Were you just waiting for that to happen or were you convinced Kass was a totally different player this time around?
Yung "Woo" Hwang: No, I wasn't convinced at all. I know who Kass is playing with her and even having a relationship with her friend-wise after our [Survivor: Cagayan] season. You know, she's a clever player and she never really has a dull moment.
I feel like that's her go to for Survivor, is she's been such a fan for a long time and I'm sure she just had so many ideas and things she wanted to do and implement before she got on. And now she gets a chance to showcase that on the big stage, and she's doing it! She's doing it well.
Click here to read Part 1 of Woo's exclusive interview with Reality TV World. Below is the second portion of his interview. Be sure to check back with us soon for the rest.
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