Was it always his plan to reveal his mothers stage 4 lung cancer right before the voting?
How does he think he would have done against David and/or Jay?
And what did it feel like to share his win with his mother before she passed away?
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ADAM KLEIN:Yeah, I read your recap so I knew youd be asking me this question.
[Laughs]I honestly did not plan on talking about my moms cancer at the final Tribal Council.
He asked about personal growth and transformation and it wasnt really about that for me.
It was about what the growth was for my family and the story of my family.
And I knew I would win without it.
I didnt need to drop this bomb to get to win the game.
Im a human being.
This is a true story.
And I havent been able to share it with these people, and I do love these people.
It just felt right.
This is not something that people normally have to do.
It wasnt a decision that the editors made to shove that story down the viewers throats.
No, this was literally what I was going through.
Im honestly just sort of glad that that part of the live show is over.
She lived it 100 percent and she inspires me to do the same every single day.
And then hopefully we can raise a whole bunch of money for lung cancer research as well.
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Like you all said, it was very cinematic.
I had absolutely no idea what I was coming home to.
My mom did not want to pull me from the game.
That was not an option in her mind.
I said on the show many times that I wanted to watch the episodes with her.
Otherwise, I would have been home.
And by that point, I was already on my way home.
And I believe that she waited for me.
You also said she was making videos for you.
And I just wish there were more and we had more moments and more time.
Youre a huge fan of this game so lets get back to the game stuff.
So he had to go at final five or final four.
And I wasnt sure Ken would be able to do it.
Ultimately, he was and that was great for me.
But I was really worried about that.
So I was starting to get up there as one of the top threats in the game.
Jay and Dave both had to go.
So, to me, that was the perfect final four.
Jay was willing to go to the end with me, and thats great for him because he wins!
But for me, it didnt.
The relationship between you and Jay was probably the most-fascinating one in the season.
You loved and hated each other, simultaneously in different ways.
What have you guys been like out of the game?
Jay will always be a brother to me.
And we are so different in so many ways.
But there is this special bond that still exists to this day.
And I hate him, but I love him ten times as much.
And hes like a brother to me and always will be.
How do you do in a fire-making tiebreaker challenge against David?
Any chance you beat him?
I was able to do it pretty easily with the knife, but not as easily with the machete.
He slept in the fire!
So this guy was gong to be really, really, really hard to beat in a fire-making contest.
You mentioned you were confident you had won to the point where you told your mom.
Did you think you would get a clean sweep like that?
And I felt that just by looking at the jury throughout the Tribal Council.
Who are they not really liking out here?
And those are the people that I want to go to the end with.
And by the time I left I was even more confident.
So the second Dave was gone you were pretty sure you had won the game?
We know you are donating $100,000 of your winnings toStand up To Cancer.
Are you treating yourself to anything?
Honestly, I am so not a consumer.
Yeah, well, Uncle Sam might have to say something about that $900,000 figure.
Yeah, especially living in California with 12.3 percent state income tax.
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