# Cast of Survivor: Guatemala Announced **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 11, 2005, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587 "2005-08-11T14:42:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2005, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/1 "2005-08-11T14:42:26Z")
The season premier is Thursday, September 15 at 8:00 PM Eastern. The cast was announced this morning on the CBS Early Show. I couldn’t find details on the CBS website, but I _did_ find it on [survivorfever.net](http://www.survivorfever.net/index11.html). The cast, in alphabetical order (cut and paste from the Survivor Fever website): BRANDON BELLINGER 22 Manhattan , Kan. Farmer/Rancher DANNI BOATWRIGHT 30 Tonganoxie, Kan. Sports Radio Talk Show Host MARGARET BOBONICH 43 Chardon, Ohio Family Nurse Practitioner BRIAN CORRIDAN 22 New York City originally from New Milford, Conn.) Ivy League Student CINDY HALL 31 Naples, Fla. Zoo Keeper GARY HOGEBOOM 46 (turns 47 on August 21) Grand Haven, Mich. Ex-NFL Quarterback/Real Estate Developer RAFE JUDKINS 22 Providence, R.I. (originally from Pittsburgh) Ivy League Student JIM LYNCH 63 Northglenn, Colo. Retired Fire Captain MORGAN McDEVITT 21 Decatur, Ill. Magician’s Assistant/Waitress LYDIA MORALES 42 Lakewood, Wash. (originally from Okinawa) Fishmonger JAMIE NEWTON 24 N. Hollywood, Calif. (originally from Douglas, Ga.) Water Ski Instructor AMY O’HARA 39 Revere, Mass. Police Sergeant JUDD SERGEANT 34 (turns 35 on September 13) Ridgefield, N.J. Hotel Doorman BROOKE STRUCK 26 Santa Monica, Calif. (originally from Hood River, Ore.) Law Student BLAKE TOWSLEY 24 Dallas, Texas Commercial Real Estate Broker/Model BRIANNA VARELA 21 (turns 22 on Oct. 29) Edmonds, Wash. Retail Sales/Make-Up Artist We’re all going to sound like Elmer Fudd trying to remember which B-name belongs to who! ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2005, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/2 "2005-08-11T15:05:37Z")
Thanks! Now all that remains is for **rockle** and I to decide who to love and who to hate. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![waits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df788c/32.png) [@waits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waits)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/3 "2005-08-11T15:13:55Z")
I honestly read the title of this thread as **Cast of Survivor: _Guantanamo_ Announced**. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2005, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/4 "2005-08-11T16:57:12Z")
> [@waits](#): > > I honestly read the title of this thread as **Cast of Survivor: _Guantanamo_ Announced**. :eek: Now _that_ would be interesting! ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/5 "2005-08-11T20:33:38Z")
A friend of mine is a… well they don’t call them missionaries any more…sincethey don’t actually ocnvert anyone anymore they jsut work with the already converted community… he’s a Bible Dude that works a lot in Guatemala. I’m sure he’s have some rants about this when it comes on. ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_Venom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2005, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/6 "2005-08-11T20:38:17Z")
It’s on the CBS Website now Hmm…Don’t they usually put up the tribes as well? ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/7 "2005-08-11T20:59:51Z")
> [@Lady Venom](#): > > Hmm…Don’t they usually put up the tribes as well? They used to, but I can’t recall if they did last time. I would like to see everyone live together from the get-go, and then be randomly divided into teams at challenges. That way, alliances are that much harder to form, and this season’s Tom and Ian (I still love you, Ian!) can’t sweep quite everything. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/8 "2005-08-11T21:11:24Z")
I don’t know how the filming schedule works, but if these guys saw last season, then anyone even vaguely resembling an alpha male is probably history. I can’t believe Tom made it as far as he did. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/9 "2005-08-11T21:20:21Z")
I grew up in Lakewood, Washington. I didn’t know we even had any fishmongers. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2005, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/10 "2005-08-11T21:25:11Z")
Hmm, a police officer. An ex-NFL quarterback. A doorman. A magician’s assistant. A Kansas farmer. Quite the mix. ---
**Author:** ![Airblairxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Airblairxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airblairxxx)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2005, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/11 "2005-08-11T21:52:43Z")
Three of the contestants have identical twins. You just know the producers are going to work that in somehow. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2005, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/12 "2005-08-12T23:31:06Z")
I am excited about another season of Survivor. This cast seems interesting, but it is going to have to really shine to even hold a candle to last season’s incredible cast. A few quick-reaction takes on the cast. BRANDON BELLINGER 22 Farmer/Rancher _Could be a fan fave around here. His “favorites” include RPGs, Family Guy, South Park, Playboy and Tolkein. Have we ever seen a “fanboy” on Survivor?_ DANNI BOATWRIGHT 30 Sports Radio Talk Show Host _1996’s Runnerup in the Miss USA Pageant. But, she may be the perfect woman, because she is a freaking SPORTS Radio talk show host. I may love this woman! Wait. She lists Cranium as her favorite board game! WE HAVE A WINNER!_ BRIAN CORRIDAN 22 Ivy League Student _Brian’s bio looks like he is applying for grad school instead of Survivor. He plans to use his new Ivy League Psych degree to play people. I’ll bet he rubs people wrong and is booted in the first four shows…COLLEGE BOY!_ CINDY HALL 31 Zoo Keeper _Seems kinda “granola” at first appearance. She has applied to the show four times and finally got on it. But since it says she has no trouble expressing herself about any topic and her fuse is easily ignited, I expect her wait will not be rewarded._ GARY HOGEBOOM 46 (turns 47 on August 21) Ex-NFL Quarterback/Real Estate Developer _Cool. A semi-celeb. I like that. He said somewhere that he wanted to keep his status a secret. Yet with a kid from Dallas (Blake) and a Miss USA/Sport Radio Host (Danni…oh DANNI!) on the show, will he be able to hide it? I’m calling this guy makes the merge._ RAFE JUDKINS 22 Ivy League Student _An Ivy Leaguer…if you count BROWN! I’ll bet he is the cliche “religious” guy. It is a Mormon this time around. His favorite cookie? Peanut Butter with a Hershey Kiss on top! Though he can play “Ode to Joy” on the Piano with his feet, I predict he will cry more than once and vote for the least deserving candidate if he makes the jury._ JIM LYNCH 63 Retired Fire Captain _An older player who was a firefighter. What is this? A sequel? I just hope it is better than the sequel to Love Story. Damn you Candace Bergen! He lost his true love! Let him mourn her! Bergen really was good in Murphy Brown though. Oh yeah. I am supposed to talk about Jim. Sorry. He’s 63. He’s not going to win._ MORGAN McDEVITT 21 Magician’s Assistant/Waitress _Oh, you’re a vixen aren’t you, Morgan? Kinda looks like Amy Poehler. A Magician’s Assistant? I’ll bet it sounds cooler than it is. Still, I’ll bet you could make my heart disappear!_ JAMIE NEWTON 24 Water Ski Instructor _Don’t be confused. This guy is not Jack Black. He just looks like him. As a college wrestler, he may do well in physical challeneges…that’s all I got. Other than the fact that this guy could comfortably wear the nickname “Mungo.”_ AMY O’HARA 39 Police Sergeant _An early boot. She’s a female police Sgt. She has to be tough. Tough women often get early boots. I am interested to see why she lists “Texas Tech Golf” as a favorite team despite living in Mass. her whole life._ JUDD SERGEANT 34 (turns 35 on September 13) Hotel Doorman _A hotel doorman. Ain’t that some shit? He lists Candyland as his favorite game. Maybe that explains the lack of upward momentum in the old career track, eh? Interestingly, he is one of several players this season with a twin. He has a twin brother, yet he is named Judd Sergeant IV. This raises a question: what, as a newborn, did he do to get the legacy tag that the other brother didn’t? How do you choose which baby to give the name to when there are two of them. This question will stay with me for a while…_ LYDIA MORALES 42 Fishmonger - A fishmonger. Also another Candy Land fan. I see a pattern here. I could see her bonding with Jim. She is a Marine Brat. Jim was a Marine in the blockade of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Both are older players. \* MARGARET BOBONICH 43 Family Nurse Practitioner _Her favorite movie is Pearl Harbor. Let us never speak of her again._ BROOKE STRUCK 26 Law Student - Actually, she is a recent graduate of law school. Has done the Americore volunteer program and gains points for liking the movie “Better Off Dead.” I’m calling sweetheart of the show. That’s right. A lawyer is the show’s sweetheart!\* BLAKE TOWSLEY 24 Commercial Real Estate Broker/Model _The token Texan. Nothing in his bio makes him sound like an interesting player. Sure, he could be a good frat brother, but he better have a good personality to draw us in. Also, he brags about how cutthroat he is going to be. The people who feel the need to say that pre-show tend to be the ones saying “I kept my integrity” from the jury in the final episode._ BRIANNA VARELA 21 (turns 22 on Oct. 29) Retail Sales/Make-Up Artist \*Favorite colors are Hot Pink and Turquoise…TOGETHER! She and Ivy League Brian should have tons of “stuff” to talk about! Her cat’s name? KITTY! She DOES gain huge **Rich Ratings** points by listing “any hot chick” as her favorite actress. \* I reserve the right to be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/13 "2005-08-13T02:55:59Z")
> [@middleman](#): > > BRANDON BELLINGER > 22 > Farmer/Rancher > _Could be a fan fave around here. His “favorites” include RPGs, Family Guy, South Park, Playboy and Tolkein. Have we ever seen a “fanboy” on Survivor?_ > > DANNI BOATWRIGHT > 30 > Sports Radio Talk Show Host > _1996’s Runnerup in the Miss USA Pageant. But, she may be the perfect woman, because she is a freaking SPORTS Radio talk show host. I may love this woman! Wait. She lists Cranium as her favorite board game! WE HAVE A WINNER!_ Combine Danni and Brandon’s bios and you have a winner. > [@waits](#): > > I honestly read the title of this thread as Cast of Survivor: Guantanamo Announced. Please, please, please let that be a **Robot Chicken** sketch. They did a great all scary movie villians Big Brother parody. ---
**Author:** ![Lady\_Venom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/14 "2005-08-13T12:31:29Z")
> [@Airblairxxx](#): > > Three of the contestants have identical twins. You just know the producers are going to work that in somehow. Oh I _really_ hope they don’t do the old switcheroo a la Big Brother. No no. That wouldn’t be good. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/15 "2005-08-13T12:45:09Z")
Hogeboom!? Cool. He should be able to ace all the physical challenges that include dropping things or throwing things out of bounds. 😉 Yeah, his hiding his celeb status won’t work, but he probably will last a good while in the game, provided he’s kept himself in fairly good shape. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/16 "2005-08-13T13:55:15Z")
> [@Lady Venom](#): > > Oh I _really_ hope they don’t do the old switcheroo a la Big Brother. No no. That wouldn’t be good. Yea, that would totally undermind the survivorness of Survivor. Besides, how do you pull that off? -You look paler and fatter than usual. -Er, I’ve been in the shade, resting. -Didn’t you cut yourself yesterday? Where’s the scratch? -Er, flesh wound. Quick healer. Runs in the family. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/17 "2005-08-13T16:11:17Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > Hogeboom!? > > Cool. > > He should be able to ace all the physical challenges that include dropping things or throwing things out of bounds. 😉 Yeah, his hiding his celeb status won’t work, but he probably will last a good while in the game, provided he’s kept himself in fairly good shape. To keep him in “the zone”, maybe Propst could yell from the sidelines “Hey Hogeboom! YOU SUCK!” ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/18 "2005-08-13T17:20:53Z")
I’m just glad there only sixteen contestants this time around instead of nineteen. Way too many people to keep track of last time, even if the end result was one of the best seasons ever. ---
**Author:** ![Unregistered\_Bull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3da27b/32.png) [@Unregistered\_Bull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unregistered_Bull)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/19 "2005-08-13T20:17:21Z")
awfully long hair for a Kansas farmer/rancher ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-of-survivor-guatemala-announced/316587/20 "2005-08-14T02:25:40Z")
I can’t believe Gary freaking Hogeboom is on Survivor. I will always remember a Johnny Carson Carnack the Magnificent bit he did in the early 80s (I think) where he held the envelope to his head and said “Hogeboom.” Then he opened it for the question and it was “The sound a pig makes when it explodes.”