Telly Vision

Okay, here is my audio of my conversation with Jaime Dugan.

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20071107/NEWS/711070351/1015/SJ10611117.MP3

The highlights:

--Jaime said she was targeted by the former Fei Long tribe first because Erik Huffman was sick and was not a threat to the Fei Long members at that time.

--Jaime said Jean-Robert alerted her to the fact that she was going to be going home and she knew for an entire day that she was leaving.

--She didn't have enough time to inspect James' bag to make sure she had the right hidden immunity idol. He walked right up on her while she was snooping.

--Jaime said she was tricked into wearing that orange dress. She said she wore workout clothes on the plane. That's why she made the fuss about not wearing a bra. The dress did have one of those sewn-in bras.

--Although she said they weren't dating at the moment, Jaime left the door open for a future relationship with Erik. She also said she was too hungry to think of a relationship while she was in China.

--Jaime said she lost 20 pounds while she was on "Survivor." She said she intentionally gained weight, at least 15 pounds, before she left to be on "Survivor." She said she worked out at Rock Solid Fitness in Spartanburg.

--Throwing the immunity challenge. Jaime said this had been discussed when Frosti and Sherea were still part of their team. She and Peih-Gee decided at the last moment to lose the challenge when they saw James talking to his old teammate Todd during the competition. They knew they would have to lose two challenges. They didn't have time to discuss this with Erik.

--Jaime said she and Peih-Gee had the giggles because of Jeff Probst's questions and also James' questioning of them. They weren't laughing at throwing the competition.

--Jaime had good things to say about every tribe mate except Dave and the Chickenman. She was polite and didn't say anything at all about them.

--Jaime said she knew Jeff Probst would make a dramatic presentation of throwing the hidden immunity idol. She also said the tribe was not laughing at her but laughing at Jean-Robert's reaction. Jean-Robert didn't know anything about any hidden immunity idols. He thought he might be going home if Jaime's idol proved to be the real deal.

--Jaime felt her team had an unfair advantage. "The teams were set up so unfair. (Unlike past seasons), our teams were prepicked. They had Jean-Robert who was 6 foot 6 inches; James who is a human Hercules and Aaron who was as big as biggest competitor Erik."

--Jaime's delightful quotes. "Not as dumb as I look was completely taken out of context. I was asked in an interview, 'So you're not as dumb as you look,' and I replied, 'No, I am not as dumb as I look."

--Jaime also said she didn't like the way she was portrayed by the producers but understood why she was portrayed the way she was. She wished they had shown more of the great friendships she formed while she was on the island.

--Jaime said the living conditions were horrible, especially for her tribe. They had no fruit trees so they ate snails and moldy rice.

--The remaining tribe members:

Frosti: She was disappointed in Frosti turning away from her tribe but she said he was a gifted athlete and thought he would do well in individual competitions.

Todd: She said she got to know Todd the most when she was kidnapped by their tribe. She said he is very smart in the game and has good standing in his tribe.

Jean-Robert: Jaime really liked Jean-Robert and said they got along great. She just said that he was out of his element on the island.

Courtney: Jaime really liked Courtney and her sense of humor.

Amanda: Jaime said Amanda was very quiet and didn't get to know her too well.

Denise: Jaime said Denise had three daughters and was like a mom out there. She also said Denise was a hard worker.

James: Jaime said James was nicknamed Hercules. She also worried that since James is such a physical threat that people will go after him.

Peih-Gee: Jaime said Peih-gee loved being out there and was definitely in her element on the island.

--Jaime also said she loved pro wrestler Ashley and Sherea. She also said Leslie was like a mom to her and understood why she liked the Zhan Hu tribe over the Fei Long tribe. She said she had several alliances in the game. One was with Ashley and Sherea. Another was with Frosti, Sherea and Erik and another was with her and Erik.

--At her USC campus, she is always asked "Are you that 'Survivor' girl?"

Here is a link to a slideshow of photos:

http://www.goupstate.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=SJ&Dato=20071107&Kategori=PHOTOS05&Lopenr=1107003&Ref=PH