Survival of the Finish
For fans of American junk-TV Survivor is a kind of perennial background noise. However if you’re interested in watching a local version it can be a little harder to find. In Finland it has been off the air for five years, returning in 2018 with a celebrity season.
Originally developed for Finnish television by MTV3, Selviyitjat Suomi (Survivor Finland) ran for one season and died. This latest Celebrity season revival was put together by a different channel: Nelonen (meaning “Four”), and as you might expect for a Scandi celebrity programme it includes a degen or two.
From the poker world, Ilari Sahamies – better known online as Ziigmund – was repping the game.
The Fire Next Time
Ziigmund has a little under $2 million in tournament winnings but his real challenge was not card sharks or dodging bullets but keeping ahead of his teammates who have just voted him off the show.
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He did pretty well, being praised throughout for out-strategizing his foes but he failed his last immunity challenge and was sent to the island’s rail in fourth place without a medal and having lost about 33 kg.
The poker pro is clearly considering upping his TV game if he can wrangle a next time saying:
“If I would participate again, I could perhaps come up with an even better strategy.”