“Survivor 46” finalists reveal how they want to handle the jury

And the rest of the cast explain what they would have said had they made it to the end in an exclusive video.

Many a Survivor contestant has played a strong, well-rounded game to get all the way to the end… and then failed to stick the landing when faced up against the jury. But enough about Amanda Kimmel, let’s talk about the Survivor 46 final five!

Maria Shime Gonzalez, Charlie Davis, Liz Wilcox, Ben Katzman, and Kenzie Petty have made it all the way to the finale of Survivor 46. Huzzah! But who will seal the deal to walk away with the $1 million prize? That’s not entirely up to them. That’s because the Survivor 46 jury will have the ultimate say on whom will become an instant millionaire during the May 22 finale on CBS. So how do Maria, Charlie, Liz, Ben, and Kenzie plan to approach the jury? We asked them — along with the entire cast — exactly that out in Fiji before the game began, and you can see the answers from all 18 contestants in the video below.

We realize 13 of the answers are relatively moot, but are you seriously going to sit there and tell us you aren’t a wee bit curious as to how our main man Jelinsky planned to address the jury? Or a tad inquisitive as to what exactly Bhanu’s plan was to win a million hearts… or, in this case, at least five? Those answers can be found in the video below, along with the entire cast. And we also transcribed the final five’s responses for you below the video because, hey, they earned it.

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Maria Shrime Gonzalez

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I think that my approach in this game would also be my approach to the jury, which is help them understand how well I got to know them. Because part of my strategy is really using my parenting coaching experience to connect with people and to be vulnerable and to build trust and to let them know that “I know your kids' names, I know where you're from,” and to really connect in that way. And also to obviously defend the game that I have and not lie about it — own up to my moves and be really proud of the fact that, “Yeah, I was part of that blindside and I'm sorry it was you, but you have to respect a good game.”

Charlie Davis

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I think the most difficult aspect of managing the jury is owning your game without pissing anyone off — without disrespecting people. And so you've got to sort of walk the line of stroking the jury's egos while also taking credit for what you did. Hopefully being in the final three, I've been responsible for a lot of the people who are sitting on the jury who have to vote for me, so I'd want to take credit for that, but in a way that doesn't make someone angry or feel like they were written out of the story or anything like that.

Or at least be able to deflect some of the heat with humor. Make a joke when you're talking about how you voted someone out. Get someone to laugh. Hopefully make fun of yourself a little bit. Stay humble, adapt to whatever the jury thinks of you. I think that's also key, is you've got to figure out how they perceive you and lean into that and form a story. You've got to be able to tell a story of how you got there and make it make sense to them.

Liz Wilcox

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In this game, everyone always says information is currency. It's like, okay, well I can have all the information in the game, but if I don't have any insight into what that information means, then I'm gone. I'm going to leave penniless. So as far as the jury making it to the final three, I'm not just going to spew information at them. I'm going to share my game in relation to the insight I have to them.

So somebody might really, really like the social aspect. That's information I have that gives me insight into who they are and how I need to speak to them. And so leading up to final Tribal Council, I want to get to know everyone so I have not just the information: “Oh, that's Dalton. He wears a backwards cap and his kids do cross country.” What does that mean about his Saturday mornings? How many kids? Which one's his favorite? I won't tell, but I'll sure use that as insight to craft my argument for each individual person. And I feel like the person that does that the best always wins.

Ben Katzman

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“Congratulations, jury. I have fooled you all. Y'all thought I was some one-trick pony cartoon character full of catchphrases, but instead, I was out here making connections, chilling hard, getting to know y'all, and then guess what? You're there. I'm here. What's up?”

Kenzie Petty

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I want to own my game and I don't want to apologize. So if I hurt someone's feelings, I'm going to own that. And in my life, generally, I am a very people-pleasing kind of person, but here, it's a different game. This isn't my everyday life, and I'm excited to give it all I got for a million dollars. This is a selfish venture for me. This is my time to do whatever I need to do to get to the end. And I'm not going to apologize for that. I'm sorry, I'm not. At the end of the day, I hurt your feelings and it is what it is. I'm here, you're there. I'm going to own that completely, fully.

To see how the rest of the cast would have handled the jury had they made it that far, watch the video at the top of the post. And keep your eyes peeled for many more exclusive Survivor goodies leading up to the finale Wednesday, May 22 on CBS.

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