Board Thread:Character submissions/@comment-31532800-20180215052417/@comment-32574574-20180301011023

Name (Age): Margaretta Müller (82)

Tribe Designation: TBA

Current Residence: Erie, Pennsylvania

Occupation: Librarian

Hobbies: Reading, Watching the News, Bird Watching, Spending Time with my Dogs

Claim to Fame: Whilst it is not something that makes me happy, it is definitely the most memorable point in my life. I am a Holocaust survivor; I spent 3 years in a concentration camp in Weimar, Germany, along with my parents, my grandparents, and my younger brother, who was 3 at the time. At the time I was imprisoned there, I was 6, and after being told children who were weak were going to be entering the gas chamber for execution, I believed I was going to die. I was planned to die several times by the Nazi guards, and I was supposed to on two occasions. There was an instance in which I was sexually assaulted by one of the guards. I remember it vividly, as it prevented me from being able to ever bring children into the world. My brother and grandparents died immediately upon entering the camp, and my mother died two months afterwards in the gas chamber. My father and I were left to protect ourselves until 1944, when he died from typhus. There was no reason for me to continue living afterwards, as I was the last member of my family left alive, and I knew that I was dead meat. I am very fortunate though, and 70 years later, whilst I do still have terrible memories about what occurred, I am greatful I am here, and I hope that my parents, brother, grandparents, etc. are looking down on me and are proud of who I am.

Inspiration in Life: Definitely my family, but aside from the obvious, there was a guard at the Bushenwald camp who ended up keeping me alive and away from execution for all the years I was trapped inside that excruciating camp. His name was Johannes and he's the person who I thank everyday for getting me through. Whenever it was my turn to get executed, he would tell the other guards that I was already dead and that he would get me - when in actuality, he just gave me his meals to eat. He also was the only person that comforted me when my father died, obviously in private because he would've been killed if he was caught. He and I both made it out of the camp alive and he lived until 2009, when he passed away at the age of 103. I am so blessed to have met someone as caring and as generous as he was, and I owe everything to him.

3 Words to Describe You: Brave, Patient, and Observant

SURVIVOR Contestant You are Most Like: I would say I am most like Christine Teal from Uruguay because we are both older women who have a great amount of knowledge and may be underestimated by other people. I hope I can play the same way as she could and I hope I can earn the same respect as she did.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: I have watched the show since it's inception back in 2000. I have always dreamt of being on the show, but my anxiety has always gotten the best of me. I know it has been about eighteen years since I first watched the show, but I think that at 82 years old, I am ready to take on an adventure that I hope I never forget.

Why Do You Think You'll Be the SOLE SURVIVOR: Because I have the ability to fly under the radar. I can be the nice and motherly woman, and also be the calculating and strategic woman that is secretly planning to blindside anyone who gets in my way. I can be very persuasive, and I would like to consider myself a good debater. I may not be Marit Bjørgen in the physical competitions, but I know what I need to do strategically to get the winner's prize. (smiling)