Trish Dunn, the 42-year-old marketing executive from Annapolis, Maryland became the sixth person voted off on Survivor:The Pearl Islands. Her suprise departure, at the hands of Rupert Boneham (also known as the "star of the show") put the Drake and Morgan tribes in a dead heat at 5-5 heading into the oft-speculated Merge™. Where all of the early signs pointed to a Drakes coffee-cakewalk all the way to the Final Two, now all bets are off ... not to mention the rumors of a third tribe joining the fray.

We caught up with Trish at the edge of the Tribal Council set. Looming before her was the Long Walk of Shame™ out of the game. We spent a few moments with her before she began that embarrassing journey. But during the entire brief interview, I couldn't shake this feeling that Trish was being coy about something. This time, I didn't go in with guns blazing, because there may be more chapters left in this particular book.

Being Jeff Probstovich: Trish, I've got to say, we're all a little surprised that you're out so soon. Are you as surprised as I am?

Trish: Yes, I absolutely am. I thought they did a great job in spinning the game their way and while I was very surprised that they voted me off, I also had a lot of respect for the game and that anything can happen.

Being Jeff Probstovich: Why did you turn on Rupert so early? Don't you think you should have at least waited until there was a tribal merge?

Trish: Rupert always had his underwear with him. He was wearing them when he jumped off the ship. Unfortunately for everybody, he would choose not to wear them for most of the day so that they could dry out. So, we had quite a full view of Rupert each and every day.

Being Jeff Probstovich: Well, at least his underwear was clean. As you probably know, Jon was the real puppetmaster out there. Was it tough watching him manipulate the game like he did?

Trish: Jon is a wrestling hero in his own mind. Jon really believes that he is a puppet master. Jon was obnoxious. And Jon was very believable.

Being Jeff Probstovich: Don't all of those traits add up to some sort of mental disorder?

Trish: I have no idea what you're talking about.

Being Jeff Probstovich: Shawn thinks the game is his now. Who do you think was more annoying: the bugs, Jon, or Shawn?

Trish: The bug bites are worse than Jon's mouth. As for Shawn, I think that Shawn has no idea really how to play the game, and he pretty much believed anything that anybody told him. I think his ego really could not let him go beyond his own immortality. In fact, we told him he was immortal. And he believed that too.

Being Jeff Probstovich: You guys found a hammock in the hidden treasure chest, but no one spent time in it. Why not?

Trish: We put the hammock up to try to dry it out and get rid of the mold, but at the end of the day, it smelled so foul that no one would get on it. When it finally aired out, Rupert started using it. And then it smelled like Rupert. Ditto.

Being Jeff Probstovich: Here you are at the challenge, and you have both Osten and Christa holding the same amount of weight ... except maybe in their heads. At that point are you thinking, 'Either Christa's a real Amazon or Osten's a really chump?'

Trish: The latter.

Being Jeff Probstovich: Sandra talked a lot of smack at Tribal Council. Did you feel she was talking too much, especially when you thought that Rupert was the one going and not you?

Trish: Well, Sandra decided to come to TC and slam anybody that was going to get voted off. I think Sandra was an important key to our village success. She was awesome in the village, but other than that, she was useless.

Being Jeff Probstovich: So what's going to happen this week, when you come back and re-enter the game? Will I have to conclude this interview in Part Two?

Trish: I have no idea what you're talking about.

Being Jeff Probstovich: Trish, it's time to go ... for now.

She turned and left the game ... but something told me it wasn't forever. Next episode could get very interesting. Who'll be voted out next?

This is Being Jeff Probstovich.