The Spoiler

About the Book

Could someone have actually spoiled an entire season of Survivor? That was the question everyone was asking back in January, 2003, an entire month before the season premier of Survivor: The Amazon.

On January 9th, I started an Internet message board thread under the assumed alias of "ChillOne," and debriefed my intelligence, "would-be" confidential information that I uncovered while vacationing in the Brazilian Amazon, including contestant names, game dynamics, location details, and Tribal Council "boot order." In that report, I named Matt Von Ertfelda and Jenna Morasca as the two finalists and pointed to Jenna as the player who was better liked of the two, providing a tantalizing hint of a possible final outcome!

Over the next four months, my information would be under the microscope; picked apart and analyzed piece-by-piece by thousands, while at the same time gaining national attention. In the end, ChillOne became one of the most talked about, if not the most talked about, informants in Survivor spoiling history.

About the Author

The ChillOne is an avid fan of reality television, especially Survivor. He enjoys eco and adventure travel, is a part-time ferryboat Captain, an aspiring USGA rules official, and a health and fitness enthusiast. His professional life has included surveillance-related consulting assignments for the FBI, NSA, RCMP, and Australian Federal Police.