Sampson O'Connor

 is a contestant from Survivor: Son Doong - Elements.

Profile

 * Name (Age): Sampson (68)
 * Tribe Designation: Thavi (Earth)
 * Current Residence: Roy, Utah
 * Personal Claim Of Fame: Having four wonderful children and that resulting in five wonderful grandchildren. I'm still holding on hope for great grand kids one day, but I've been around long enough to have some patience. Either way, I feel so blessed to have each and every one of them in my life, because they're all so special and dear to me and I couldn't be prouder of all of them.
 * Hobbies: Disassembling old electronics to figure out how they work, going for long walks and learning all the current sayings and whatnot from my grand kids. I've got to me the cool grandpa, so I'll hit a dab or two if it helps - provided that's still the cool thing at the moment.
 * Pet Peeves: Bingo. I'll tell you, there's nothing worse than getting old and still wanting to go out and live life and have adventures, but all your buddies want to retire and sit back and play some gosh darn bingo! I was holding on hope that it was just a stereotype that that was what people my age were into, but for them it was dead serious!
 * 3 Words To Describe You: Still alive & kicking.
 * If you could have 3 things on an island what would they be and why?: I would bring an old, old photo book I've got lying around with letters and photos of me and my buddies from our navy days. I don't speak about it much given that I want to focus on the present and future more, but in appropriate situations I do bring it up or reminisce, and having the photo there with me for those times would be nice to think about them. Aside from that, I'd bring a spare pair of glasses, because you can never be too careful in life, and maybe throw in some postcards so I can send my family something nice and let them know how things are going if the times get tough.
 * Survivor Contestant you are Most Like: The obvious answer here might be Rudy or Joe Del Campo, but I'm going to go a bit out of left field and say Sebastian Noel. We're both just two fun-loving goofballs, and while there's a bit of an age difference, I can relate to his playful energy and spirit, and hopefully I can go as far as he did in the game, if not even further.
 * Reason for being on Survivor: Clearly, the money would be incredibly helpful in being able to put aside some money to send my grandkids to college one day or helping my kids pay off anything they need help with. Outside of the money though, I want to make some new memories. I've been all over the world, but it's always been in the context of the navy. I want something different to that, and what better way to see the world than on Survivor?
 * Why do you think will be Sole Survivor: Compared to most of the older people that come on the show, I'll be surprisingly competent in the game. I'm still active even at sixty-eight, so challenges won't be as big an obstacle as you might think. Socially, I think I get along well with people of all ages and backgrounds, and strategically I think I have the chops to get myself into an alliance, but when people start taking shots at one another, they're not going to look at me as an immediate threat that needs to go. If I can get by like that for a while, who knows what sort of damage I can do?