Of those that got here onto the bus to compete in Vacation spot X, Christian “Biggy” Bailey was the least traveled of all of them. The skilled sports activities bettor from Tennessee discovered himself going toe to toe with contestants with jobs like flight attendant, pilot, and journey influencer — all careers that appeared to provide a definite benefit in a sport that turned all of Europe right into a sport board. Nevertheless, regardless of that drawback, he nonetheless made all of it the best way to the highest three, besting 9 different contestants, thanks partly to hitting the books and learning geography to organize but additionally his sturdy social sport. Biggy was a foe to nobody — till that got here again to chunk him.
Within the finale, Biggy lastly realized that Rick Szabo and Peter Weber had been in a secret alliance, they usually conspired towards him to narrowly cease him from advancing to the grand finale. Contemplating Biggy was one of many few folks to work with Rick from the start, after he’d been labeled persona non grata, he was visibly devastated by the revelation. With that, he positioned third within the NBC competitors collection.
So why didn’t Biggy see Rick’s betrayal coming, and what would he have completed in a different way if he’d recognized? TV Insider caught up with Biggy Bailey to search out out!
To begin with, congratulations. High 3 is a giant deal. Whenever you first joined the present, did you assume you’d make it that far?
So I knew how aggressive I’m, and I knew going into the present how a lot I’d studied as a result of look, to be trustworthy with you, Amanda, earlier than I acquired on the present, I knew nothing about Europe. The one factor I knew was that Italy appeared like a boot. That’s it. I couldn’t let you know the place international locations had been… nothing. So I studied about as laborious as I might as a result of I knew if I used to be the primary one out, I might by no means hear the top of it from lots of my associates and my household. So I studied, and simply being the aggressive individual I’m, I knew that I used to be gonna work as laborious as attainable, and I used to be gonna play lots of the social video games. So I hoped I might make it far, however I imply, in a sport like that, all it takes is one factor of dangerous information from any person or lacking a pair clues, and also you’re toast. So I assumed I might do nicely, however with it being just about based mostly on the European geography, I knew I might have been in just a little hassle as a result of my information wasn’t essentially there.
So talking of that, clearly, you hadn’t gotten to journey a lot earlier than the present, however did being on it unlock your sense of wanderlust and need to journey there?
Oh my gosh, sure. As quickly as I get the chance to return to Europe, I’m doing it. Really, I used to be alleged to go along with Ally [Bross] and Mack [Fitzgerald]. They’re gonna return over, they usually’re gonna go to all of the spots that we truly went to on the present, and I used to be alleged to go along with them. Sadly, one thing got here up, however sure, I wanna return so dangerous and have the ability to truly see issues aside from the within of a bus, or the within of blacked-out goggles. So yeah, ’trigger it’s beautiful over there. It’s simply … the wonder is unbelievable. Magnificence that I’ve by no means seen in my life, so I’ll undoubtedly be making a visit again for certain.
You talked about Ally and Mack. I perceive that you just guys have stored up, and also you’ve additionally stored up with Shayne [Cureton]. Is there anyone else you’ve stored up with, and have you ever guys seen one another for the reason that present?
Yeah, so Mack and Ally, they really got here on the town final week. I frolicked with them in Chattanooga. I noticed Shayne fairly quickly after filming. All of us went right down to New Orleans, frolicked for Halloween, had some enjoyable, and I sustain with Kim [Conner] ’trigger Kim is completely hilarious — one of many funniest girls I’ve ever met in my life, and I speak to Peter [Weber] now and again, too. The bus was simply filled with so many good folks. That’s what made it so laborious. There’s so many good folks on the bus. I needed any person I might hate, any person that might be really easy to be like, “Look, dude, I’ll misinform you and I received’t even assume twice about it.” That wasn’t the case. So yeah, I undoubtedly attempt to sustain with as a lot of them as attainable as a result of simply having shared that have with them, it’s like no person can actually perceive until you’ve truly been there to expertise it. So yeah, I undoubtedly sustain with just a few of them.
Talking of having the ability to misinform somebody’s face, you appeared actually actually shocked to search out out about Rick’s alliance with Peter. Shayne informed me final week that he clocked it immediately. What do you assume it was about that she simply didn’t see that?
You recognize, I’ve my blinders on to Rick. After episode one, after Josh [Martinez] outed him on the bus, I felt dangerous for him as a result of no person would speak to him, and I used to be actually the one one that might speak to him. I don’t know if it was just like the Southern compassion. I don’t know what it was, however instantly after that the blinders had been on. I used to be like, “You recognize what? I’m gonna speak to this man. I can inform he’s a very good man.” And from then on, exterior of Mack and Shayne, to be trustworthy with you, I most likely talked to Rick essentially the most. Not lots of it was proven, however yeah, I imply, he was most likely who I used to be closest to exterior of Mack and Shayne, to be trustworthy. So actually I had my blinders on to no person on the present — exterior of Shayne; I used to be gonna belief Shayne regardless — however everyone else, I used to be form of like, I don’t know if I can 100% belief them, no matter. Rick, for no matter cause, I used to be like, “You recognize what? I can belief this dude 100%.” And that was my downfall. Having completed this now, if I get one other alternative to do one other present, I’ll make sure that I at all times am just a little cautious. I’ll by no means simply put 100% belief in anyone as a result of that was, on the finish of the day, I imply, that was my downfall, so it’s what it’s.
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I used to be gonna ask when you had recognized about Rick and Peter and JaNa [Craig], trying again, is there something you’d have completed in a different way?
Yeah, wouldn’t have shared something with Rick, from that time on, to be trustworthy with you, ’trigger we truly had — after Peter and JaNa got here on the bus, and nothing towards them, it was simply the circumstance — we had already been on that bus for 2 weeks, eradicated three folks after which these two come on, and we’re like, “So that you’re telling me after two weeks we’ve eradicated … that’s form of BS.” And once more, nothing towards them. I really like them each as folks, however simply within the sport, it was like, “Dude, this sucks.” So I introduced everyone collectively, all of the OG’s on the again of the bus. We’re all sitting round, and I used to be like, “Look, for now, let’s all staff up, all proper? Let get them going, after which we’re again to the common sport.” And everyone was, “Yep,” “in,” “in,” “in,” “in,” “in.” The one one which strayed from the plan was Rickm sadly, so. Had I completed it over, I might have shared nothing with Rick your entire time as a result of that was my downfall. That’s what value me 250, so you reside and also you be taught, Amanda.
Completely. You talked rather a lot about your grandmother and your loved ones all through the season. How is it that for them to look at you on the present?
Oh, they find it irresistible. Oh, they completely find it irresistible. I imply, they’re simply consuming it up. They ship me footage and clips, and it’s nice. I truly had a watch occasion final evening with all my household, all my associates. Some folks acquired emotional, myself included, however I’m a household man. I’ve a really shut relationship with all my household, and it’s simply been superior for them to have the ability to expertise even a fraction of what I used to be capable of expertise. In order that’s been superior for them — simply because no person in my household has ever completed something like this. So to have the ability to have them expertise that, form of what I skilled, is simply unbelievable. It’s superior.
Trying again on the season, was there something we didn’t get to see that you just thought was necessary, or something that you just needed to set the file straight that was on display screen?
I imply, there’s lots of issues, actually. I feel lots of my methods in just a few of the episodes… and you could possibly form of see it all through the season, however I feel my social video games particularly — as a result of I used to be secure from elimination for like 5 episodes in a row, I imagine. So I feel I performed the social sport fairly nicely, exterior of that, Oh, what else, man? There’s simply a lot. I want it might have proven extra of our conversations — particularly, me, Kim, and Mack on the again of the bus. I’ve laughed laborious rather a lot. I’m a laugher. I acquired a humorousness, and I can snicker. The conversations I had with Mack and Kim on the again of that bus had been the funniest conversations I’ve ever had in my life. I laughed more durable than I’ve ever laughed. So perhaps simply that. And I perceive you solely acquired like 42 minutes of TV time. It’s what it’s, however God, we had some humorous conversations and we grew to become, God, we acquired so shut.
Possibly you may request the footage.
God, I hope so as a result of I’ll simply sit and watch it for hours. I’ll binge all of it, I promise.