Survivor 42’s Daniel Strunk Explains That ‘Shit-Show’ First Tribal Council and Admits He Was ‘Totally and Utterly’ Blindsided

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He wasn’t long for this game. Daniel Strunk knew his time on Survivor season 42 would be short-lived after his very first tribal council performance.The law clerk, 30, made it clear he did not want to go to rocks, effectively giving Hai Giang all he needed to stand his ground in a deadlocked vote.

In the midst of all the chaos, Daniel also managed to upset his closest ally in Chanelle Howell.“Everyone wants to focus on that moment because it’s the most salacious moment, but the real analysis begins way before that,” Daniel exclusively explains to Us Weekly. “The real analysis begins with an understanding that Chanelle and I were – at least I thought – very tight.

I shared everything with her.”The Cincinnati native goes on to say, “I lost the game the moment Chanelle comes back from the summit and says she lost her vote.

At that point, I lost the game. I lost the game not because she lost her vote, I lost the game because it was on me and I should have in that moment gone to Hai and Lydia [Meredith] and just said, ‘Look, Chanelle’s playing you.