Welp. Period 1 is formally on life help, and the occasions of Wednesday’s (September 4) episode of The Problem didn’t assist issues.
You may assume that the eldest (and thus most skilled) Problem veterans may be extra apt to succeed at T.J. Lavin‘s favourite seasonal sport, trivia. However regardless of a Herculean effort by Aneesa Ferreira, who was the final particular person standing — er, sitting — for her group, Period 1 completed third. Then, Period 2’s Laurel Stucky carried her group to victory (with a possible help from ostensible Period 3 opponent Jordan Wiseley, who could or could not have let her win relying on who you consider).
Since Laurel and Johnny Bananas had been the profitable group’s representatives, they obtained to determine whether or not to ship Ferreira and Derrick Kosinski again into elimination or take a shot at Jordan and Nia Moore as a substitute to face the problem’s last-place finishers, Period 4’s Jenny West and Horacio Gutierrez Jr. Regardless of some heavy stress from their very own teammates, a few of whom wished to place repeat champ Jordan in peril of elimination whereas they’d an opportunity, Bananas wasn’t prepared to danger a stalemate by standing as much as Laurel, so Aneesa and Derrick had been despatched in.
Each elimination bouts had been neck and neck, as they raced to choose up large jacks within the sand earlier than their balls dropped. And in the long run, it was only one missed catch that price Aneesa her 14th elimination win.
TV Insider caught up with Aneesa to speak about her response to being despatched into the world once more, how she felt about that ultra-tight elimination, and whether or not she is on the lookout for the end line of her Problem profession anytime quickly.
(Additionally make sure to take a look at our Season 40 exit interviews with Mark Lengthy, Paulie Calafiore and Nurys Mateo, Jodi Weatherton, and Tony Raines.)
In a confessional, you stated that you simply wished to beat or tie Cara Maria Sorbello’s file for essentially the most elimination wins. Are you content that you simply completed that this season?
Aneesa Ferreira: So, it truly began earlier than that. We had Cara on the podcast and she or he stated, “And you’ll quote me right here, Aneesa, that in the event that they put you in elimination, I’ll take you out and go in in order that I can have extra eliminations than you.” And it simply so occurred that I beat her to it — or no less than we’re tied. I don’t know which one it was, however we didn’t know we had been tied, and she or he was similar to, “I’m gonna beat you.” I’m like, “That’s advantageous. Completely go in for me. I don’t care.” However sadly, we didn’t have an opportunity to try this.
So, what do you consider Tina Barta’s nickname for you, “Elimineesa”?
Effectively, it’s not Tina’s nickname. It was Derrick’s nickname as a result of we stored making all the pieces like an “eesa” phrase, and we had been standing there, and I’m like down there within the sand like, “Oh my God, Derrick, right here we go. We’ve got a brand new identify for me.” In order that’s how it began. He nonetheless calls me that.
You had been fairly miffed about Rachel Robinson letting CT Tamburello make the choice the primary time of who went in. Did you guys resolve that in a while?
I gave her hell the entire total day. I used to be simply excessive, simply guilting her, and she or he was like, “I owe you this and I’ll do that and for those who come again, you’re gonna win, it’s gonna be advantageous.” I’m like, “Positive.” I imply, I used to be mad for a number of hours and didn’t wish to converse to her after which I calmed down, processed, after which I watched it again and I obtained mad yet again. So I don’t know if she is aware of that, however she texted me at this time and I stated, “Hm, that’s nice.”
Did you and the opposite winners from the primary elimination ever type that Misfit alliance that you simply guys talked about?
No, we didn’t know the way we had been gonna be enjoying the sport. So it type of modified after we discovered that we had been going in opposition to our — we had been working as a group. So, yeah. No, we didn’t get to work on a Misfit alliance, however we might be able to sooner or later.
Why did Darrell Taylor choose you because the goal as a substitute of another person?
Pay attention, I’m nonetheless attempting to determine it out. I assume he owed Tina one thing from All Stars, and I used to be like, “Darrell, we’ve performed a bunch of reveals collectively through the years.” It simply didn’t make sense to me, however it’s what it’s. I used to be pissed.
You additionally appeared dissatisfied when Jordan obtained the sudden dying trivia spherical improper in opposition to Laurel. Did you purchase into the rumors that he was conspiring together with her?
I wanna name him and ask. I wouldn’t be shocked if him and Johnny simply shook palms and had been like, “Hey, , we gotta get Period 4 out of right here and Period 1 is no matter. So why don’t we work collectively for a number of weeks or simply this problem?” I imply, offers are struck on a regular basis. So I wouldn’t be shocked. Nor would I be offended. I’d have performed the identical factor of their place.
Did you on the time have any religion that Johnny would attempt to preserve you out of elimination?
Johnny? No, for one second… I’m like, “No, he’s not gonna stalemate for us, and it’s completely comprehensible.”
You and Jenny appeared to type a reasonably good bond and she or he gave you a very nice pep discuss. What did it imply to you to need to go in opposition to any person that you simply had been getting together with so effectively?
Effectively, we obtained alongside earlier than then, and Jenny and I had been undoubtedly speaking rather a lot earlier than the season. I really like Jenny. It’s simply, , I’ve stated it earlier than. There’s one thing to say about going in opposition to any person you’re keen on and respect. It’s exhausting however win or lose, you continue to respect them. There’s not like that bitter rivalry factor the place you’re worse, your enemy beats you and then you definately really feel like s**t about your self. It was a extremely exhausting elimination, and I believe we each put up the perfect battle that we may. It was too shut for consolation, and after the primary month residence, then I started to sleep once more. In order that was good.
Do you assume for those who had gotten that final ball … is that the one half that did it?
If I’d have caught that final ball, I’d have gained. Yeah, it completely was that shut. She threw up her final ball once I was going to catch that one. So that will have been it.
In the event you had gained, who would you’ve got given the targets?
I’d have given CT one, and I’d have given Tina one, simply because Rachel and I had been mates, and I’m such a forgiving particular person. Now, I give it some thought, I’ll have given Rachel the goal however no matter. So far as the opposite eras, I didn’t imply I didn’t even get that far. I’m not mad at them for something. I believe it will have been tougher to offer targets to different eras.
So that they confirmed a few of what’s occurring with the karma factors, however did you get to do these afterward, and might you tease what you probably did?
I imply, I went with the friendships that I had, after which those who I wished to see do effectively if this comes again in a while within the sport, which I really feel like it would. My greatest buddy [Tori Deal] clearly will get a 5. Sure individuals who I’ve been on the outs with after which obtained to know higher this season and really, we loved one another, they obtained higher factors than they’d have if we hadn’t had this season collectively. So we’ll see. We’ll see in the event that they ever present what I did.
I hope they do. There are some individuals who have retired in no less than identify solely. Will that ever be you otherwise you’re simply gonna preserve going?
I’ve tried to retire, and I don’t assume it’s working — for manufacturing or myself. I’m like, “I gotta go in some unspecified time in the future!” They usually had been like, “Don’t go away but.” And I’m like, “I get it guys however like, I simply don’t know the way rather more…” I imply, my physique can do it. Mentally, it’s a whole lot of stress.
And the way do I wanna go away the legacy? A win would have been wonderful. That is most likely the toughest that I had skilled. I used to be in headspace so far as my skills and figuring out who I’m and my friendships — or so I believed — and I felt actually good about this one, but it surely simply wasn’t within the playing cards. And I’m completely okay with that, but it surely does make you wanna return. So we’ll see.
The Problem 40: Battle of the Eras, Wednesdays, 8/7c, MTV