'Survivor' couple Rob and Amber Mariano go head to head over show trivia
For a show about endurance, it’s fitting that Survivor has survived for 40 seasons. Its latest edition, Survivor: Winners at War, it pits past winners against one another. Two members of the latest lineup are married couple Rob and Amber Mariano, who first met in 2003 on Survivor: All-Stars. Before social distancing became the norm, the Marianos recently stopped by Reality Star Showdown to play a game called 5 Second Rule, where they each had five seconds to answer a question. The competitor who had the most points at the end of the game won.
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ANDY LASSNER: Hey, everybody. It's Andy. This is "Reality Star Showdown." And today in the queue, we have "Survivor" champs Rob and Amber.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Now you two have been through a lot of challenges on "Survivor," and today, we've got a new one. We're going to be playing Five Second Rule.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[BELL RINGING]
I'll ask you a question. You'll have five seconds to name three things, then hit this buzzer. Each question is worth one point. The person with the most points wins.
ROB MARIANO: Got it.
ANDY LASSNER: Ready for this?
AMBER MARIANO: Ready.
ROB MARIANO: Ready.
ANDY LASSNER: OK. Amber, name three competitors you'd want to have in your dream tribe. Ready? Go.
AMBER MARIANO: Rob, Jeff Probst, and Ellen.
[DING]
ANDY LASSNER: Oh, wow. Rob, name three things you do to show your love to each other. Ready? Go.
ROB MARIANO: Give her money, give her kisses, and give her chocolate.
[DING]
ANDY LASSNER: Nice.
[LAUGHTER]
Amber, name three rewards you can win from a challenge. Ready? Go.
AMBER MARIANO: Food, comfort, and--
[DING]
I don't know!
ROB MARIANO: Tarp.
[BUZZER]
AMBER MARIANO: Darn it.
ROB MARIANO: Tarp.
AMBER MARIANO: Tarp.
ANDY LASSNER: Rob, three things you do when cameras aren't watching.
ROB MARIANO: You sleep, you go to the bathroom, and you talk about other people.
[DING]
ANDY LASSNER: OK, that's a point. That's definitely a point. Here's a tough one. Amber, you ready?
AMBER MARIANO: Oh, gosh. Why a tough one?
ANDY LASSNER: Name three "Survivor" couples that are still together. Ready? Go.
AMBER MARIANO: I have no idea. Me and Rob.
ANDY LASSNER: One.
AMBER MARIANO: And Ethan-- I mean, not Ethan.
[BUZZER]
Parvati and John. And I don't know anybody else.
ROB MARIANO: Joe and Sierra.
AMBER MARIANO: Oh.
[DING]
ANDY LASSNER: Joe and Sierra. Rob, name three tribes you've been a part of. Ready? Go.
ROB MARIANO: Maraamu, Selle, Chapera.
ANDY LASSNER: OK. I don't see Selle on here, but I'm going to trust you because you--
ROB MARIANO: That's the new one.
ANDY LASSNER: Oh, there you go. That's why it's not on here.
AMBER MARIANO: Oh.
ROB MARIANO: Oops, spoiler.
ANDY LASSNER: Oh, a nugget! We got a nugget from Rob!
[LAUGHTER]
So I got to give you that one. OK. Amber, name three competitors that start with the letter J from "Survivor, All-Stars." Ready? Go.
AMBER MARIANO: Jenna Lewis, Jennifer Morasca, and Jerri Manthey.
[DING]
ANDY LASSNER: She got it!
AMBER MARIANO: Oh!
ANDY LASSNER: That was so good.
AMBER MARIANO: That was not easy. That was a hard question.
ROB MARIANO: That was good.
AMBER MARIANO: Man.
ANDY LASSNER: OK, Rob, three things you say when you've lost a challenge. Ready? Go,
ROB MARIANO: Oh, [BLEEP], oh, [BLEEP], damn.
[DING]
ANDY LASSNER: That's an easy way to do that.
AMBER MARIANO: This is a family-friendly show.
ANDY LASSNER: We got beepers--
ROB MARIANO: Oops.
ANDY LASSNER: --in the post. You know what? It's all good. It's all good. Amber, three things you say when you've won a challenge. Ready? Go.
AMBER MARIANO: We won. We're going to get to eat, and yay the other team. I'm not getting voted out.
[DING]
ANDY LASSNER: And she's a mom. You can tell. She's a mom. She's a daytime viewer. You can tell. Rob, named three "Survivor" competitors from "Survivor" you'd want to have in your dream tribe. Ready? Go.
ROB MARIANO: Amber, Joe Anglim, and Tyson.
[DING]
ANDY LASSNER: There you go. He didn't make it--
AMBER MARIANO: At least he said me.
ANDY LASSNER: I know.
AMBER MARIANO: You know?
ANDY LASSNER: He started with you too.
AMBER MARIANO: Yeah, you have to.
ROB MARIANO: That was smart. When she said me, I was like, wow, that was a quick, easy one.
ANDY LASSNER: That was a-- then you just need two more. Amber, three go-to meals on "Survivor." Ready? Go.
AMBER MARIANO: Pizza, fish, and bugs.
[DING]
ANDY LASSNER: Pizza?
AMBER MARIANO: Well, in a reward you can win pizza.
ANDY LASSNER: Oh, in a reward.
ROB MARIANO: Yeah, I would have went with rice.
ANDY LASSNER: Rob, name three competitors from season 40 that you've already competed against in seasons past. Ready? Go.
ROB MARIANO: Amber, Tyson, Sandra.
[DING]
ANDY LASSNER: So, Rob, you won. You are the Reality Star Showdown Survivor. You both did great. We can't wait to see what's happening this year on "Survivor." Anything we should look for?
AMBER MARIANO: This is the 40th season. You know people are going to do anything they can to win, so--
ROB MARIANO: The name of this season is winners at war, and you're going to see a war.
ANDY LASSNER: Thanks for coming to the cube. See you next week. Bye.
