 It was an insane situation in which all of the potential cast members were staying at a hotel and all of the producers would go in and just sometimes wake them up in the middle of the night to ask them questions. They also gave them psychological tests. They were trying to nail down that cast to figure out how they could get a diverse set of people who would have really wild and impressive personalities on the air that would capture the nation, but could also be on the island of Borneo starving and competing.