User blog comment:Midnight Bandit/Season 1 Submissions!/@comment-33868704-20171220004925

Name (Age): Leander Xang (38)

Current Residence: Cleveland, Ohio

Occupations: Brewmaster

Hobbies: Brewing, partying, watching and playing sports

Pet Peeves: People who complain and rave about their pet peeves!

3 Words to Describe You: Fun-loving, crafty, resilient

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: I'll be honest here. I'm more of a casual watcher than I diehard fan, and while I do enjoy watching the show, my main drives to be here are the money and to expose my brand. However, that doesn't mean I'm not gonna play the game!

Confessional: "What the heck is up? No, not the sun. It's me! I'm up and awake and ready to go win this thing! Yeah, I have to leave my wife and kid for over a month. I've gotta leave my business. That sucks like no tomorrow. But I'm out here, the skies are clear, the waves are crashing, the fish are swimming...I'm just so ready to get started. I hope the game gets going soon!"

Strategy/Gameplay: Leander plans to be his funny, boisterous self out on the island, making friends with others like him and helping his tribe however possible. He won't shy away from making big moves, and is willing to do almost anything to get himself to win the game. He's very adaptive, and has a fluid game plan. He's willing to adapt to whatever situation he's given in the game, knowing he can't plan out every round of gameplay beforehand. He hopes people will underestimate him, and he'll play up the dumb party guy persona so people aren't worried by him. He ran marathons in his 20s and still runs quite often, so he's in rather good shape. Leander isn't the best strategic thinker so he plans to look for a quieter, more strategic mind to help him in that area, and then get rid of them towards the end so he can take credit for everything they've done. He'll talk to everyone and try to have his best social and physical game to make up for his so-so strategic game.

Predicted Placement: Either early merge or finale night. I think he's a lock for the merge due to his physicality but he could get cut right before the merge for being threatening as well.

Other Important Information: Leander opened his brewing company when he got out of college, and it soon thrived. He now has six restaurants and brews tons of beer each year for the thirsty communities of Northeastern Ohio. He wants to expand his brand further, and hopes that being on Survivor will help him do so. He married his wife Penelope when they were both 29, and they have a 6 year old son named Nathaniel that they call Nate. Penelope will take over business matters while he's away.

