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Name (Age): Edwin James "E.J." Tannen (24)

Current Residence: Narragansett, RI

Occupation: Line Cook

Personal Claim to Fame: I won silver in the Culinary Arts SkillsUSA competition in my senior year of high school.

Inspiration in Life: I'd have to say my Intro. to Culinary Arts teacher, Mrs. Andrea Smith. When I entered my freshman year of high school, I had like zero direction. But as I took her class that year, she really kick-started my passion for cooking. So yeah, if it wasn't for her, I don't know what the hell I'd be doing now. Maybe I'd be in jail for murder, who knows? (Laughs)

Hobbies: Hanging out with my girlfriend, Stacey, cooking, swimming, bowling, hockey, curling, playing pool, going to the bar, drinking beer, partying, working out, playing poker.

Pet Peeves: People that are overly sensitive and can't take a damn joke! Ya' know, I'm a fun loving guy with a bit of a self-deprecating sense of humour. When I'm in a situation that makes me sad, angry, or whatever, I like to try and lighten the mood by making fun of that situation. I just can't stand it when people take those little jokes and make me out to be the f***ing Devil or something. I also can't stand it when people take the most minor things and make them into some gigantic issue by going all Chicken Little and acting like the damn sky is falling! Like, just chillax for a damn second will ya'?!

Three Words to Describe You: Friendly, Determined, Savvy

SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: I guess Jay Starrett from Millennials vs Gen-X. I'd like to think I'll be a decent strategist like he was. But the part of myself I see most from Jay is that even when he was down and out, he was still able to talk and relate to Adam like a normal human. I also liked how Jay could look at the situation he's in, or whatever mistakes he made in the game and make fun of them, and I think I'm like that as well.

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: For the money, man! The million dollars could really help my girlfriend and I find a nice house and maybe start a family together.

Why You Think You'll "survive" SURVIVOR: Plain and simple, I'm never, ever going to give up and I'll always keep fighting. Even if the game is beating me up something awful, I know that this game is only for a limited time and that as long as I use common sense I'm not going to die out there.

Why You Think You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: My strategy going into the game is to make people think that I'm just this stupid party boy. What they won't know however is just how smart I am. I have an IQ of 127 and I pride myself as someone that is very self aware. People are going to underestimate me, but I guarantee that each move I make will be calculated and deliberate. I'm not going to play an emotional game. At the Final Tribal Council, I think the jury is going to be impressed by how much they underestimated me, and since I don't plan on being an ass**** to anyone, I at least hope they'll still like me enough as a person to give me the money.