‘Survivor 46’ preview: Ben Katzman says ‘all you can really go with is your gut’ [WATCH]

“Survivor 46” contestant Ben Katzman sees gut instinct as one of the hallmark attributes of a strong game. The 31 year old from Miami will move through the game using the skill of listening to your gut that he picked up as a musician and teacher. Watch their full CBS preview interview above.

In his pre-game interview, Ben describes getting involved in music early in his life as a way to overcome speech impediments that caused him feelings of not fitting in. Music became a lifelong love that led to a career making commercials and TV shows as well as being a guitar teacher. One of the lessons about guitar that he teaches his students is “to try and see where your gut serves you.”

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Ben plans to apply that same lesson to the “ultimate test” of playing “Survivor,” noting that “all you can really do is go with your gut.” But in the unfortunate circumstance that he’s voted out first or early in the game, he already has an exit line to tell Jeff Probst as he leaves Tribal Council: “That does not rock.”

Don’t miss Ben compete as an original member of the Siga tribe sporting this season’s green buff when “Survivor 46” premieres with two-hour episodes on Wednesday, February 28 and Wednesday, March 6, followed by 90-minute episodes thereafter. The new season features 18 new players divided into three tribes and they’ll vote each other out until only one remains on Day 26 as the $1 million winner. Do you think Ben will be the newest champion?

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