February 3, 2009: Andy Dehnart of Reality
Blurred blogging fame posts a
late pre-game interview with Joe.
Among the highlights:
"Joe was recruited, although he said 'I wish I would
have' applied because he has 'always kind of followed' the
show and 'really enjoyed every episode that I had caught.'
When I asked if he was recruited, he said he didn’t know,
but apparently was just unfamiliar with the process (all those
who are recruited create tapes, regardless of where they are
in the casting process, as casting director Lynne Spillman
told me back in December). 'I don’t know exactly
how it took place; I sent in a tape but I think Lynne had contacted
me to send in a tape,” he said, adding that a “friend
of a friend was a casting director.'"
January, 2009: CBS gets around to putting
up S18 content:
"This 26-year-old southern gentleman and savvy businessman
was raised in a single parent household along with
his sister. Joe is eternally grateful to his mother
for all the sacrifices she made while he was growing
up. He currently works in real estate investment sales
and enjoys spending his free time strumming his guitar,
tossing around a football and hanging out with friends.
He is definitely a man who takes pride in hard work
and being a Texan.
Joe truly is a genuine Texas Cowboy.
After a rigorous selection process in combination with
a high GPA from the University of Texas at Austin,
he was selected to join the Texas Cowboys, which is
a service organization where members act as ambassadors
for, according to Joe, 'the greatest university
in the world,' the
University of Texas. When he is not working or volunteering
his time, Joe enjoys playing basketball and golf in
addition to spending time working out and running.
He
feels that he will be the next person to win Survivor because
he is dedicated, goal oriented and plans to use a strategy
he calls 'persuade and evade.' He intends to constantly look
for alliances and win challenges, all while staying just
below the radar. He doesn't like overly dramatic people and
hates to lose. Unfortunately he may be faced with both in
his attempt to become the next sole Survivor.
Joe Dowdle is single and resides
in Austin, Texas. His birthday is June 29."
Joe's CBS intro video (until it's removed, anyway):
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