"Survivor: Second Chance" kicked off in Cambodia last week, and it turns out a lot more went down behind the scenes than what was shown on TV, as it typically does with reality shows.
This season, one major issue, which has been an issue on the show in the past, was that contestants tried to sneak stuff in without production noticing, according to Inside Survivor. Two different contestants thought they'd be able to get away with it, but production eventually caught them.
Peih-Gee Law, originally from season 15, was the first to make the attempt this season. As a jewelry designer, Law knew a thing or two about disguising items to look like jewelry, so she attempted to bring flint, fishing wire and hooks onto the island. While she was successful at getting them onto the island and past the initial check-in, she made the mistake of announcing what she had done to her fellow tribe mates, causing production to quickly confiscate all the "jewelry" she had made.
"@PEIHGEE is gangster," contestant Jeff Varner tweeted on Friday. "She smuggled in flint, fishing wire and hooks-all disguised as jewelry. Got confiscated. But I was impressed." Law responded, saying, "OMG calling me out boo!" but Varner made sure she knew he wasn't. "Naw," he tweeted. "I'm giving you the praise a queen deserves!"
Following tribal council, Xfinity caught up with Vytas Baskauskas, who was the first to go home, and asked him about the smuggling incident. "As part of her wardrobe, she's a jewelry designer, she had worked flint into a piece of clothing," he explained. "It was like a decorative adornment. Production didn't catch it. So, when we hit the beach, she was like, 'Hey guys, I have a flint. Let's make fire.' Production was like, 'Um...nope. You're not allowed to have that.'" He then joked that she should have smuggled in something more important, like a cheeseburger.
Monica Padilla, originally from season 19, also tried to sneak some stuff in and failed in a similar fashion. She brought sleeping pills and "other stuff" onto the Bayon beach but also somehow made the mistake of telling everyone while the cameras were around. Makes you wonder how often this kind of stuff goes down on the hit show and if anyone's smart enough to get away with it.
Tune in to "Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance" Wednesdays at 8 p.m. EDT on CBS.
@PEIHGEE is gangster. She smuggled in flint, fishing wire and hooks--all disguised as jewelry. Got confiscated. But I was impressed.
— Jeff Varner (@JEFFVARNER) September 25, 2015
Naw. I'm giving you the praise a queen deserves! #smuggler #Braceletgate https://t.co/bzcQwb7PQy — Jeff Varner (@JEFFVARNER) September 25, 2015
