The Alternate Survivor

Selected for consideration by not one, but three reality TV shows, Sue Pollard tells the story of her strange but true casting adventures with the reality TV serials: Survivor, Big Brother, and the Amazing Race.In this unvarnished (and unauthorized) retelling, Sue takes the reader through the entire casting process of Survivor, revealing little known secrets about the shows unconventional operation. And she does so while providing her own no-nonsense insight into the psychological fallout of the process as well.Named first alternate for SurvivorAmazon back in 2002 Sue was days away from becoming a contestant after learning that one of the finalists would not be able to take part for medical reasons. But a few days, and a handful of last minute inoculations, later Sue was informed that the other woman had been cleared by doctors to participate.Disappointed that her Survivor dream did not come true, Sue turned her sights on Big Brother and then the Amazing Race. But her heart had never truly let go of Survivor and Sue determined to write this book not just to share her story with fans who were curious about the show, but also to challenge Mark Burnett to give her another chance.Through it all, this book is the tale of Sue, a small-town girl from Maine who has always refused to take no for answer.