Candace Smith was the second person voted out of Survivor: Tocantins and the first person voted out of the Timbira tribe. It seemed like it was a toss up between her and Sierra, but when the votes were read…it was unanimous. I talked to Candace on Friday about her best friend Coach, Sierra and Brendans “fire pit”, and how she thinks things would have ended up differently if she had been on Jalapao.
Candace Smith: Hi Billy!
Billy Debney: Hey Candace how’s it going?
CS: (laughs) How do you think I’m doing????
BD: Alright first question I have for you, what’s your story in getting picked for Survivor?
CS: Yea someone that works in casting contacted me and said…hey Candace we think you should apply for Survivor…we think this would be a great opportunity for you. I said no. I never seen the show. And they were like, Candace with your personality….you need to watch the show and then come back and tell us. So I said ok and went and crammed. I literally watched every episode. And I became fascinated with it…because I am a competitor. And I’m like ok…this seems like it’s actually real. I mean I’ve been offered reality shows before that seem really cheesy. And I’m like ok…this is some serious shit. And I was like this would be a great challenge for me. So I applied…never actually thinking I would end up on it. Next thing you know….I’m in Brazil!
BD: That challenge…that was one of the most entertaining challenges in a while in my opinion. I looked tough! Tell me a bit about it.
CS: Oh my gosh it felt like it was 3 days straight. We were out there for hours in the freezing rain. I don’t think anyone has any idea how difficult it was. I mean to move in that water. It was high…and it was a river. So it had a current! We were running against the current. I mean…it was insane! It was exhausting…and brutal…and probably one of the most difficult challenges I could imagine.
BD: Alright I wanna know a little bit about camp life. Maybe even a little bit about coach!
CS: OH NO!!!! Why do you wanna know about this douche!! Ok…what was camp life like? I worked my ass off all day and night…tending the fire…cooking day and night… collecting fire wood…cleaning pots….getting fresh water. What did Coach do??? Talk a lot! If anything he will be suffering from laryngitis right now. Cause all the kid does is talk. He doesn’t actually do anything. Ok…so what was camp like. SO we had that going on. And then we had people like Debbie who was so far up Coaches ass…like it was disgusting. She was running around the whole time being like…”Hey what do ya need coach? Coach Coach!!” You know like referring to this man as a coach. First of all you’re older then him. Why are you calling him coach?? And she was like “Hey want me to wash your boxers coach?? Want me to get you some rice and beans coach?? Coach! Coach! That’s what camp life was like. And it was….nauseating.
BD: Now I gotta ask about Brendan and Sierra’s “fire pit”. Did everyone actually buy that??
CS: Yea they did! Yea they bought it completely. I think I was the only one who found that to be completely illogical. If you remember Debbie skipping around the corner like a complete idiot…Attention Deficit cougar…saying “Oh my god can you believe Brendan and Sierra dug a fire pit the size of a meteor crate?! Isn’t that so nice of them?!” I mean come on…we are on Survivor…this isn’t Laguna Hills. When are we going to have a beach party?? If we’re already having a tough time keeping enough fire wood for this fire…why would we make a huge fire on the other side…on the other beach. Like it makes so sense what so ever. And there was a lot more talk that you didn’t see. I was like…its illogical…like how do we get the fire over there?? They say we take a torch. Oh yea that’s smart! And set the Brazilian Highlands on fire. We are in the driest area in the world and you’re going to carry a fire torch through the woods. And meanwhile Brendan and Sierra are looking at me like…you smart bitch. And then Debbie is looking at me all like…Aw she’s Debbie Downer, I wanted to have a fun beach party. I was like, am I in the twilight zone?? Yea that’s how I felt about the fire pit.
BD: Do you think there is anyone else from Timbira that should have gone before you?
CS: Ummm lets start with Debbie. Who is like physically the size of an oompa loompa. Mentally she was like so all over the place and so discombobulated all the time. She would walk from one side of camp to the other and completely forget what she was doing. Like I didn’t know if she should be on ridilan…or what she needed. I was like there is no way that she can stay cool in mental challenges. Like get her outta here! It was a toss up also between Erinn and Sierra…they both needed to leave. But Coach was one of the weakest people period! Like he made no contribution at all. Like he was lazy and he was weak!
BD: So it doesn’t really sound like you enjoyed being on Timbira…would have rather been on Jalapao?
CS: Hell yea!! Go Jalapao! I mean I just think overall there tribe was just way more focused and didn’t have as many ulterior motives. Or as Coach says…underlining cancer. I mean I think they are more about winning and being a team…and having strong players around. And that’s what I’m like. As for who I would like to play with….JT seems really cool…Spencer seems cool….you know I think I would have faired a whole lot better over on Jalapao.
BD: Well that’s all I have for ya Candace. Thanks for taking the time to talk and good luck with everything in the future!
CS: Thanks Billy!
