The ousted player also says that Carolyn did not like her “as a human.”
As Sarah Wade learned during her 9 days on the island,Survivoris a game of constant adaptation.
What she didnotknow, however, was that new Tika member Josh Wilder had an immunity idol.
Sarah Wade from ‘Survivor 44’.Robert Voets/CBS
Not only that, but he had aligned withCarolyn Wigerto shift the power dynamics in the tribe.
When Josh played his idol at Tribal Council and Carolyn flipped her vote, Sarah’s game was done.
Sarah’s pockets were not empty upon her ouster.
The Tika tribe and Jeff Probst on ‘Survivor 44’.Robert Voets/CBS
What was Sarah’s reaction when she found out about Carolyn’s hijinks?
Where is the fake idol now?
And why didn’t she play what she thought was the real idol after Josh played his?
Sarah Wade and Jeff Probst on ‘Survivor 44’.Robert Voets/CBS
We asked the fifth eliminated contestant all that and more.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Tell me your reaction when you found out your immunity idol was fake.
Sarah Wade on ‘Survivor 44’.Robert Voets/CBS
SARAH WADE:I could not have been more happy.
I will be able to sleep at night if I know this is fake."
So I was incredibly thankful.
The Tika tribe on ‘Survivor 44’.Robert Voets/CBS
So, extreme relief, I would say, is what I felt.
Probably not going to be playing the game that well, but she’ll be fun to watch."
And then we see her doing all this stuff.
One thing that they haven’t shown as much is, Carolyn knows the game.
In terms of how she communicated with us, we knew she really knew the game.
She plays in the online groups and she is a bigger fan than anyone.
So we were certainly in tune with the fact that she knew the game.
You said if Josh played an idol that you would play yours, but then you didn’t.
That would make sense from what Yam Yam and I thought was going to happen.
When it first started, I was like,Oh, this is good.
The plan’s going right.
So then Carolyn and Josh start conferencing.
It turns into a live Tribal moment.
Those two are whispering.
I didn’t want to play scared and overplay the idol.
I think it’s far better to playSurvivorscared than it is to play not scared.
That’s probably where I went wrong.
Why do you say that Carolyn doesn’t like you as a human?
I think the way that she was expressive is so admirable and, honestly, brave.
There were signs out there that she didn’t like me that much.
It was little things like that where I knew I’m just not her jot down of gal.
Where’s the fake idol now?
I wish I knew.
When you get voted out, you don’t get to keep your things.
I might get it sometime down the road, which would be fun.
But the fake idols are a fun twist.
But that makes for phenomenal TV.
I think it’s understandable that they’re out there and fun that they all exist.
So there’s chaos going on right now.
Do they at least let you keep the Inheritance advantage parchment or do they take that too?
Again, I think we get it back, but I don’t have that right now.
Any consideration of playing the Inheritance Advantage at that Tribal?
So, a hundred percent if I was going to play my idol.
You play both, right?
Because that’s basically a boomerang idol because you just get it right back.
And so it almost made me be like, let’s save it.
Stuff like that I was too forward with.
I know you have an idol."
And he’s like, “No, it’s so unfair.
They didn’t give me one.”
Oh yeah, we were like, a hundred percent he has an idol.
That’s why we needed him to believe in such depth that he’s fine.
And I think he really did believe that me and Yam Yam were voting for Carolyn.
What happened on the manta ray puzzle?
[Laughs] I mean, it didn’t go well!
The career thing felt absolutely nuts.
Stuff like that we were like, we don’t trust Josh.
You put yourself out there, not just on that puzzle, but the snake maze as well.
Any trepidation about doing that?
I was kind of default put into it and I wasn’t worried about that.
[Laughs]
So I really wasn’t worried about that in that way.
What was your reaction to that?
Yeah, so the no vote thing I was like, we can get through this.
I think, one Tribal, no vote, not ideal, right?
But we can get through it.
I had told Helen and Carson that I didn’t have a vote.
Carson even came to me pre-Tribal and was like, “I think Helen has an idol.”
I wasn’t offended by it.
It’s a game, and as a fan you’re like,That’s a sick move.
So it was just very much like, we need to get back together.
I was just hoping that over time Carolyn would show herself as being less reliable than I was.
How have you emotionally handled being voted out early in the game?
Some people really struggle with that.
Yeah, I mean, it totally sucks.
It sucks to feel like you’re bad at something.
It’s such a funny, unique experience.
We were doing little pranks and had many good laughs.
Finally, why do you onlyhug your brotheronce every five years?
It’s actually so funny.
I actuallydidhug him when I came back fromSurvivor.
We’re going to teach you how to hug people."
I was like, “I hugotherpeople.”
And actually, in that moment, Yam Yam cried for me.
He was like, “That’s so sad.
I love my brother so much.”
I was like, “It’s okay.”
