Days before the game started, Kyle told Entertainment Weekly that in Fiji, and he was absolutely correct.
As the jury awarded the undercover attorney the coveted title of Sole Survivor and the associated million dollars, Kyle was declared the winner of Survivor 48.
Kyle and Kamilla Karthigesu, his partner-in-crime, played the game together, but after Kyle won the last immunity challenge, he broke things off with Kamilla, who was then targeted by Eva Erickson.
However, if Kamilla hadn’t informed him beforehand that she intended to carry out the same action? How does he respond when the jury declares that Kamilla would have prevailed in the end?
We questioned the recent millionaire about all of that and much more, such as which votes shocked him the most and how close he was to doing his own fire. Continue reading for the champion’s advice and insights!
KYLE FRASER:
Absolutely not. I was aware of Joe’s serious danger. Eva posed a serious risk. Both of them had their very last Tribal moments during the season, and I had seen them sort of speak at different points in time.
They discussed their game. I was therefore quite afraid. Eva could speak, I knew. Joe could talk, I knew. I was kind of prepared to face them because I know I can talk, but I must admit that I was quite afraid.
Could you feel momentum swinging your way during Tribal?
Shauhin was going to be the swing, I knew that. I was keying on him the entire time because I had no idea how it would turn out. On the last day,
while we were having breakfast and I was going over each juror, including Cedrek, Shauhin, and Chrissy, the three of us had parted ways. I saw Shauhin sort of swinging, but they didn’t display some of those relationships. I could tell momentum was building there.
What votes surprised you the most?
Mary, in my opinion, was the most unsure vote. When she entered, I don’t think anyone realized how dangerous she was. And Mary really asked me,
“Kyle, are you out here playing the game that you want to play?” before she was voted out. I was also unable to share my game with her. I found it extremely frightening as a result.
I was aware that I was playing the precise game I had intended to play. I was aware of my threat. Although I was aware that I would have some freedom to express myself at the final Tribal,
I was unaware of her rubric. We had a good relationship out there, so I was kind of waiting to see if I could get a hint during the entire final Tribal.
We were never able to form a strong bond. She was going to surprise me more than anyone else, even though we were in the most hostile situation.
That’s why it’s funny. One thing that wasn’t shown in the scene where I tell Kamilla that I’m a lawyer is how complex the conversation was, as the reason I asked her was because Mary and Star had already left.
“Joe is a huge threat,” they said as they were leaving. Are you competent at what you’re doing? And I said, “Definitely.”
“Does it move the needle, Kamilla, if you know that I’m a lawyer and I have one more thing?” I asked her, although I was confident in my abilities.
That, in my opinion, speaks to Kamilla and my relationship because it is insane to fully trust her in that situation just to workshop it—”Can I win?”
However, I do believe that there was a part of me that was reluctant to disclose that. That was my whole game at the same time. I believe the theme of my entire game was playing in the shadows,
and I had to admit that at the final Tribal, “Hey, you don’t know who I am.” I’ve played this game, but you already know who I am. All along, it has been right in front of you. I’m also happy that they were open. If you didn’t notice, I put on my little blazer.
