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Mike Gabler How hard are you studying? Survivor really is. The season 43 contestants are struggling after a massive storm overnight left the Baka tribe drenched and exhausted. “I’ve never pushed my physical boundaries this far in all my life,” Mike, 52, said in a confessional in the second episode. “And I played football, ran track, was a boxer. I hike a lot. But I have food. I have water. I can stop and do anything. This is just… you never dry. This game is blowing my mind right now. “
Mike’s grateful people all care about him. Luckily, he’s guaranteed safe at the next tribal council because he has a hidden Immune Idol. But Mike will have to suffer a lot more if he wants to win the game. Here’s everything you need to know about Mike.
“I am 20 to 30 years older than some of my teammates. But I don’t want them to see me as fat.
Mike is from Texas.
Mike is from Houston, Texas. But his current residence is Meridian, Idaho. He spends a lot of time outdoors which he records Instagram.
He is a heart valve specialist.
Mike works as a transcatheter and aneurysm valvular specialist. He works at Edwards Lifesciences, a medical technology company. “I play a role on the cardiology team, working with top surgeons and top cardiologists,” he says. Parade about his work. Mike also explains that there are “high-pressure situations” happening at work that he thinks can help him navigate Survivor.
He was married with two children.
Mike has two daughters with his wife. The whole family was Survivor fans for a long time. “We are one of those families watching with the pause button,” he said Parade. “So when something big is about to happen or drop, we pause, we wait in line in the room. I will ask my two daughters and my wife what they think. We all give our best guess. And then we bet the game. “
He is the oldest contestant in ‘Survivor 43’.
At 52 years old, Mike is the oldest contestant in the world Survivor 43. The second oldest contestant is 43 years old Nneka Ejere, who is from a different tribe than Mike. For comparison, the youngest contestant in the season was Mike’s Baka, 19 years old Sami Layadi.
He wants to play the same game as Jeremy Collins.
Mike is a huge fan of Survivor: Second Chance winner Jeremy Collins. He said Parade he wants to play like Jeremy and admires his “intensity”. Mike also named Survivor: Hero Vs. Healers Vs. Hustlers champion Ben Driebergen is another winner he wants to compete with on the island.
