In previous seasons of Survivor when tribe members made fake immunity idols to alter their course in game, the planets have never aligned the way they did in last week's episode of Survivor Gabon. When Bob made his own fake immunity idol after being exiled, it was business as usual like previous seasons. But when Bob told California pin-up model Sugar what he did, the faux idol sealed the fate of outspoken wedding videographer Randy Bailey.

At the same time, Randy knew that in order to remain he had to not only hope that Bob found the hidden immunity idol but also convince the high school teacher from Maine to give it to him to save his butt. But little did Randy know that after receiving Bob's fake idol, Bob had already flipped alliances and was in on the plot with Sugar to oust him from Gabon in dramatic fashion. And when Jeff Probst made the call to play the hidden immunity idol at Tribal Council, Randy was forced to play the fake one while Sugar and her alliance waited with evil eyes and sinister giggles for what was to come.

Despite being duped in the most dramatic note a player could leave the game on in regard to a fake idol, in many ways Randy was one of the smartest players in recent seasons. The only problem was that he was too smart for his own good, which is either an advantage or a nail in your coffin depending on your tribe members. Randy attempted a last ditch "hail Mary" to turn the tables by being an A-hole to everyone so they'd all vote for him while he had the immunity idol, which would have sent Susie packing after a recount. It would have been a brilliant play if it worked, but in the end it was as if Randy took his life savings to Vegas and bet it all on one roll at the roulette table and lost.

The morning after Randy had his torch extinguished and took a seat on the jury with Marcus and Charlie, we hopped on the line for one of the most entertaining and enjoyable calls we've done for Survivor. When talking to Randy, we learned how he felt about getting shafted by Bob, what went down with both immunity idols, how he dealt with the herd mentality of tribe members, his early time with G.C., and what he thinks life would be like if things were... Well, let's just say, hilariously simple.

THE DEADBOLT: Hi, Randy. How are you doing?

RANDY BAILEY: Hey, Troy. I read your stuff every week.

THE DEADBOLT: Thanks, man. What did you think when Bob revealed that he knew where the real second idol was at the end of the show?

RANDY: I think you’re talking about next week’s preview.

THE DEADBOLT: Yeah, after the commercial break. So he knew where it was the whole time?

RANDY: You know, I watched it for the first time with you. The preview that they’re showing, I’m at Ponderosa drinking beer.

THE DEADBOLT: Well, does it irk you even more that when he gave you the fake one, he knew where the real one was?

RANDY: I know what you’re talking about but I can’t answer that question. You’ll see next week. Well, in two weeks. Next week is the recap.

THE DEADBOLT: What was your plan during the food auction, because it seemed like you were just trying to get rid of all of your cash?

RANDY: Yeah. What’s five hundred bucks? Like Corinne said, nothing tastes better than five hundred dollars except a million. You know, I just wanted some food and to have fun and five hundred - The plane tickets alone to get to Africa are like three-grand that CBS just gives to us. So no, I didn’t want to keep five hundred dollars. I even tipped Jeff Probst.

THE DEADBOLT: How much?

RANDY: Twenty. That’s all I had left.

THE DEADBOLT: So your plan wasn’t to go in and shake things up at the food auction?

RANDY: Actually, my plan - I knew that thing under the blanket was a bathtub. My plan was to buy the beers and buy the bath and just sit there in the bath drinking beer the whole time and not say a word. And Suzie outbid me for the bath so I bought some spaghetti instead.

THE DEADBOLT: What were some of the things you liked about Africa?

RANDY: You know, I’ve never been overseas. I’ve been to Costa Rica, Mexico, Hawaii, Canada, and Alaska, and stuff like that, but I’ve never been across the Atlantic. So it was amazing, you know? What a way to see it for the first time, a seven week, all-expense paid vacation with games. And then they film it all and they take home movies and you get to watch it on TV. It was great.

THE DEADBOLT: Was there anything that really surprised you, or did you have preconceived notions of what it would be like before you arrived?

RANDY: Yeah. The location was revealed a month or two before we had to take off. I did a good bit of research on the country, so the landscape and the climate and everything was pretty exactly what I expected. You know, I was checking weather.com every day looking at the highs and lows and rainfall in Libreville [the capital of Gabon]. So it was what I expected.

THE DEADBOLT: When Marcus suggested getting rid of that second idol, what was your take on that?

RANDY: The one we found at the beach?

THE DEADBOLT: Yes.

RANDY: You know, at the time there were ten people left in the game. I was in a strong alliance and it sounded like a great idea. I didn’t want immunity because I didn’t need immunity. Throwing it away was great. It kept it away from somebody else getting it. Had we known that we were going to draw numbers out of a hat in an hour and split up again, then of course it was stupid. But this is Survivor, and at ten people you merge, you don’t pull numbers out of a friggin' hat.

THE DEADBOLT: If the idol that Bob gave you was real, what were your long term plans?

RANDY: If it had been real, it would’ve bought me three more days.

THE DEADBOLT: So you were just looking for the three extra days?

RANDY: No. It was - You know, when Marcus got voted out I knew that was the beginning of the end for me. If you get three more days, anything can happen. Matty said, "Randy’s not going to win any immunity challenges from here on out." How does he know? Early on they were about physical strength and endurance, and being twenty years old, yes, Matty’s going to kick my ass every time. But if it comes down to a challenge of thinking yourself out of a wet paper bag, I’ll win every time.

THE DEADBOLT: What did it feel like being part of the tribe when you knew G.C. was a problem?

RANDY: Actually, I liked G.C. for the first several days of the show. And G.C. said it right at his confessional, the situation just got to him. You know, it reduced him to somebody that he didn’t like. And yeah, G.C. does not have the leadership qualities for the situation. I think he’ll be the first one to admit it. But yeah, it was frustrating. I was biting my tongue the entire time for the first ten days.

THE DEADBOLT: Were you thinking much about what you’re going to say at the finale?

RANDY: Actually, when ten people were left I was thinking about what I was going to say at the end. But I was thinking about what I was going to say to the jury, because I was a finalist in my mind. Then when things started going South - I’m just going to tribal councils and partying at Ponderosa with my friends. And you don’t start thinking about questions until you know who the final two or three are going to be, and it’s still going to be awhile before we know that. If Corinne makes it to the finals, I’m going to be asking her if we have a future together. If Bob makes it to the finals, I’m asking him why he duped me like he did. [laughs]

THE DEADBOLT: How tough was it to play the game when you knew it was all just about dealing with the herd mentality?

RANDY: You’re talking about being in the original Fang?

THE DEADBOLT: Yeah.

RANDY: It was difficult. And not to put a target on my own back I had to be part of the herd even though I knew a lot of the stuff we were doing was stupid. But the only thing that would be more stupid was to speak my mind. Remember the scene with G.C. and I and the rice? You boil the water and then you throw the rice in, and whether you know it or not, it’s a twenty four hour a day job keeping boiled water available to drink, especially when there’s eight or nine of us left in the game. G.C. could not comprehend that we were doing the work twice and he insisted - You know, he made the statement, "Randy, we’re surrounded by water. There’s a lake right here. All we have is water." That’s true, but we only have about four or five canteens of drinkable water and it was the most frustrating thing in my life.

THE DEADBOLT: Basically, it’s like what you mentioned earlier in that stupid people don’t know they’re stupid.

RANDY: Yeah. You know, I envy them. I would love to be stupid. If you’re stupid, you don’t know you’re stupid and you don’t know that smart people exist. Yeah, life would be great.

THE DEADBOLT: Ignorance is bliss.

RANDY: Yeah. You could have a horrible job, an ugly wife, and love every minute of it.