Gretchen Cordy was the de-facto leader of the younger Pagong tribe and she was often seen as the tribe’s mother figure. She was deemed to be the biggest threat by the Tagi alliance come the merge. When the newly formed Rattana tribe went to their first tribal council she was the 7th to be eliminated, breaking the heart of America in the process.

“Oh my God, it’s me….”

When I asked Gretchen about her favorite moment from the show, she spoke about one of her former tribe-mates. No, it wasn’t the lovable Colleen, or the quirky Greg. It wasn’t Jenna in the famous pink bikini or laid-back Gervase. No. It was Pagong’s eldest and sternest member. B.B. Andersen

We saw on TV that B.B. wanted to leave, and stated that if he were to be sent home that he would be okay with it. But one of Gretchen’s favorite moments, and one that we didn’t get to see happened prior to his elimination at tribal council.

“B.B. and Mark Burnett had a big fight one day and it was the best! B.B. demanded to see Mark on our beach and when he showed up he told him he was leaving and Mark told him that if he wanted to leave he had to do it on camera, which he refused.”

Gretchen then told me that it was then that she realized how much money B.B. had, seeing as the million dollar prize seemed to be of no value to him.

Pagong would go on to lose the second immunity challenge and were sent to tribal council. B.B. left the island, but not on his own private helicopter like he wished.

B.B. would have most likely been the first elimination from the Pagong tribe due to his age. But the fact that he had a screaming match with Mark Burnett (who remained calm the whole time) and threatened to have a private helicopter come pick him up makes him an even bigger legend.

Thank you Gretchen for sharing your favorite moment!

PS: Today, I learned that B.B. is short for Bill Byron. Hmm